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The Irish Sun
02-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘The physios will be busy' – Jack O'Connor concerned amid Kerry injury crisis surrounding All-Star players
KERRY could be facing an injury crisis for the All-Ireland SFC Group 2 decider against Meath. Kingdom boss Jack O'Connor was forced to use three subs by half-time in their 2 Not ideal for Jack O'Connor coming into the crunch end of the season 2 Diarmuid O'Connor is already ruled out of Kerry's next match against Meath Barry Dan O'Sullivan was withdrawn after 21 minutes with a knee injury and Paudie Clifford departed ten minutes later due to a hamstring issue. Another man who failed to reappear for the second half was Paul Geaney, who damaged his shoulder in a collision with Seán Walsh. Kerry flexed their muscles nonetheless as they racked up 0-21 in the second half to seal a 1-28 to 0-20 win. However, the victory may have come at a cost. O'Connor admitted: 'The physios will be busy now for a while.' The Kerry chief has already ruled Diarmuid O'Connor out of the meeting with Meath after he was marked absent for Saturday's trip to Leeside. Read more on the GAA Having been out with a shoulder injury, O'Connor only returned from a two-month lay-off in the He explained: 'Even in the Roscommon game, he went down two or three times. He's had a bit of an issue with a groin that's going to keep him out for a bit. 'His shoulder needs continual kind of maintenance, but at the moment his groin is giving him bother. I don't know, I'm not a medical man, but you wouldn't be looking at him for the next game.' While his options in midfield would be reduced by the unavailability of Diarmuid O'Connor and O'Sullivan, the Kerry manager was encouraged by how Mark O'Shea affected the game after being called upon. Most read in GAA Football Kerry's subs had a significant impact too. Dylan Geaney, Killian Spillane and Tony Brosnan chipped in with 0-5 between them. Jack said: 'It's testament to the boys who came on, the likes of Mark O'Shea there. Tipperary GAA star 'had to do live apology on RTE' the day after cursing during All-Ireland interview - 'He gave us a great platform in the middle of the field. He caught some great ball and that's great for him. 'You lose one man, another comes in and grows. That's great for the morale of the panel. They all contributed. Killian came on at half-time and kicked two great scores. 'Tony came on and kicked a great two-pointer. Dylan is a good footballer and he showed his class when he came on. We needed them all.' ROYALS RUMBLE While Kerry are already assured of a place in the knockout stages, a ticket to an All-Ireland quarter-final will be at stake when they face Meath at a yet-to-be-confirmed neutral venue on the weekend of June 14-15. The Munster champions will seal top spot by avoiding defeat. The Royals have rebounded from their And they can advance directly to the last eight at the Kingdom's expense if they cause their second seismic upset of the season, having already stunned Dublin. O'Connor said: 'I was up at the Leinster final. I saw them live. I thought that on the day they looked to have better individual players than Louth. 'But Louth had a very orchestrated system that got them through the game and if Meath had that game all over again, they'd man-mark Sam Mulroy. He ran the game. 'I think Meath have some very good individual players, so that'll be no easy game for us. And obviously it looks now like we'll be down a few players so we'll be dipping into our reserves.' SCORERS — Kerry: D Clifford 1-8, 2f, 1tp; S O'Shea 0-9, 3tpf; P Geaney 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-2, 1tp, K Spillane 0-2, T Brosnan 0-2; P Clifford 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1, D Geaney 0-1. Cork: B Hurley 0-7, 2f; M Cronin 0-6, 5f; P Walsh 0-3; C O'Callaghan 0-2; C Óg Jones 0-1, R Deane 0-1
The 42
17-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Kerry overcome slow start to beat Roscommon by 10 points
Kerry 3-18 Roscommon 0-17 KERRY, AS EXPECTED, eased to a 10-point win in this Group 2 opener in Killarney, though the hosts needed three second-half goals after a stuttering start to shake off a resolute Roscommon side that might feel hard done by with the margin of defeat. Having trailed by five points at half time, 0-11 to 0-6, Roscommon were still just five off the pace after 49 minutes as Kerry failed to shake off their first half lethargy in those early second half minutes. Indeed, it took the home side almost 12 minutes of the second period to get their first score, from David Clifford, but when the same player goaled on 50 minutes to make it 1-13 to 0-8, there was a strong sense that the game was won right there. Paul Geaney and Gavin White followed up with further goals within the next 10 minutes and that was that. A combination of temperatures in the mid-20s and the lack of jeopardy that will see three of the four teams in each group advance contributed to only 6,814 showing up in Fitzgerald Stadium for an engaging contest, but one that lacked Championship bite. Kerry had Diarmuid O'Connor back in midfield after a two-month absence, but it was Paudie Clifford's non-appearance due to a muscle issue that blunted the hosts' incisiveness and cutting-edge for a lot of the game. Roscommon took the lead in the first minute through Ronan Daly's point, and four minutes later Brian Stack doubled their lead. Advertisement Kerry were back to parity by the ninth minute through Paul Geaney's 'mark' and a Diarmuid O'Connor point. Sean O'Shea evades David Murray. Laszlo Geczo / INPHO Laszlo Geczo / INPHO / INPHO Keith Doyle kicked Roscommon back into the lead after 12 minutes, but Kerry were back in front two minutes later when Clifford converted a two-point free from the sideline. Eddie Nolan and Joe O'Connor traded points, and Ben O'Carroll levelled it at 0-5 apiece in the 25th minute. Sean O'Shea converted a two-point free, and though Daire Cregg's 27th minute point halved the deficit, Diarmuid O'Connor and Joe O'Connor raised white flags and then a breach of the three-up rule by Roscommon presented O'Shea with another two-point free, which he converted to see Kerry lead 0-11 to 0-6 half time lead. The sides exchanged two points apiece in the 15 minutes after the restart before Clifford cut through the Roscommon defence to score the game's first goal to make it 1-13 to 0-8. Kerry added two more points before O'Shea and Paul Geaney played a slick one-two for the latter to tap in a goal on 54 minutes as the Kingdom went 2-15 to 0-8 clear. Goal No 3 arrived on the hour mark with White palming Geaney's inviting pass, and though Roscommon finished with two-point scores from Daly, Conor Cox and Diarmuid Murtagh, Kerry thoughts were already turned to a rematch with Cork in a fortnight in what should surely be a tough test of the Kingdom's credentials. Roscommon host Meath the same weekend. Scorers for Kerry: S O'Shea 0-7 (2 2ptf, 1f), D Clifford 1-3 (2ptf), P Geaney 1-1 (0-1 m), G White 1-0, D O'Connor 0-2, J O'Connor 0-2, T Brosnan 0-1, S Ryan 0-1 ('45'), B O Beaglaoich 0-1 Scorers for Roscommon: R Daly 0-3 (2p), C Cox 0-3 (2p, 1f), D Murtagh 0-3 (2p), B O'Carroll 0-2, C Murtagh 0-2 (f), B Stack 0-1, E Nolan 0-1, K Doyle 0-1, D Cregg 0-1 Kerry: Shane Ryan, Dylan Casey, Jason Foley, Tom O'Sullivan, Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Mike Breen, Gavin White, Diarmuid O'Connor, Barry 'Dan' O'Sullivan, Joe O'Connor, Seán O'Shea, Micheál Burns, David Clifford, Paul Geaney, Dylan Geaney Subs: Tony Brosnan for D Geaney (47), Graham O'Sullivan for M Burns (47), Killian Spillane for D Clifford (61), Tadhg Morley for B O Beaglaoich (62), Mark O'Shea for B D O'Sullivan (62) Roscommon: Conor Carroll; Niall Higgins, Brian Stack, David Murray; Senan Lambe, Ronan Daly, John McManus; Eddie Nolan, Keith Doyle; Dylan Ruane, Enda Smith, Conor Hand; Daire Cregg, Ben O'Carroll, Ciaran Murtagh. Subs: Diarmuid Murtagh for K Doyle (42), Tim Lambe for D Ruane (52), Shane Killoran for E Smith (55), Ciaran Lennon for S Lambe (55), Conor Cox for C Hand (57) Ref: D Coldrick (Meath)
Irish Independent
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Kerry welcome Diarmuid O'Connor back into starting team to play Roscommon, but Paudie Clifford not in the squad
Interestingly Paudie Clifford is not amongst the match-day 26. The Fossa man was expected back in the team – or at least the match day panel – having served a suspension that kept him out of the Munster final with Clare in Fitzgerald Stadium. Diarmuid O'Connor hasn't featured in a Kerry squad since injuring his shoulder in the NFL game against Armagh in the middle of March, but the Tralee man has been brought straight into the starting team for Saturday's Group 2 game in the first of the All-Ireland SFC group phase (Sam Maguire Cup). O'Connor's is one of two changes to the Kerry team that started the Munster final a fortnight ago. Shane Ryan returns to the no.1 jersey after the Rathmore man recovered from a leg injury he suffered in the Munster semi-final win over Cork. Shane Murphy drops back to the bench. Barry Dan O'Sullivan retains his place at midfield alongside Diarmuid O'Connor, with Joe O'Connor moving from the centre of the field to right half forward. Tony Brosnan is the player to make way to accommodate the Austin Stacks man in the half forward line. Paul Murphy and Graham O'Sullivan are named among the substitutes for Saturday, with both men having missed out on any involvement in the Munster final. Saturday's visit of Roscommon to Fitzgerald Stadium will be the first time the Connacht county will play a senior championship in the Kingdom. It will be just the 11th Championship meeting between the counties with the record standing at eight wins for Kerry, one for Roscommon, and one draw. Meanwhile, Kerry's round 2 game against Cork has been confirmed Saturday, May 31 at 4.45pm in Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The game will be broadcast on GAA+. Kerry's round 3 game will be against Meath on the weekend of June 14/15 at a neutral venue. Kerry team (v Roscommon) 1. Shane Ryan (Rathmore) 2. Dylan Casey (Austin Stacks) 3. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue) 4. Tom O'Sullivan (Dingle) 5. Brian Ó Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht) 6. Mike Breen (Beaufort) 7. Gavin White (Dr Crokes) 8. Diarmuid O'Connor (Na Gaeil) 9. Barry 'Dan' O'Sullivan (Dingle) 10. Joe O'Connor (Austin Stacks) 11. Seán O'Shea (Kenmare) 12. Micheál Burns (Dr Crokes) 13. David Clifford (Fossa) 14. Paul Geaney (Dingle) 15. Dylan Geaney (Dingle) Substitutes Shane Murphy (Dr Crokes), Tadhg Morley (Templenoe), Tony Brosnan (Dr Crokes), Armin Heinrich (Austin Stacks), Paul Murphy (Rathmore), Graham O'Sullivan (Dromind Pearses), Killian Spillane (Templenoe), Mark O'Shea (Dr Crokes), Conor Geaney (Dingle), Evan Looney (Dr Crokes), Seán O'Brien (Beaufort), Damien Bourke (Na Gaeil), Ruairí Murphy (Listry) Roscommon team (v Kerry): C Carroll; N Higgins, B Stack, D Murray; S Lambe, R Daly, J McManus; E Nolan, K Doyle; D Ruane, E Smith, C Hand; D Cregg, B O'Carroll, C Murtagh. Subs: A Brady, P Frost, T Lambe, C Neary, S Killoran, S Cunnane, C Cox, D Kenny, D Murtagh, C Lennon, J Fitzpatrick.
Irish Independent
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
GAA team news: Diarmuid O'Connor back for Kerry - but still no Paudie Clifford
Kerry hopes of a flying start to their All-Ireland SFC group campaign have been boosted by the return of midfielder Diarmuid O'Connor – but Paudie Clifford is not listed in the match-day 26 to face Roscommon on Saturday.
BBC News
08-02-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Donegal claim two-point win against Kerry in Division One
Donegal made it two wins from two in Division One as they beat Kerry 0-23 to 1-16 at Fitzgerald game was originally scheduled to be played on Saturday 25 January, but it postponed due to Storm Eowyn and rearranged for this who were once again without Michael Murphy, led by four points at half-time after an end-to-end first managed to keep the scoreboard ticking over in the second half to claim the win, despite Diarmuid O'Connor scoring a late goal for the Kingdom as they attempted another late McGuinness' side, who picked up a four-point win against Dublin in their opener, got the ball rolling as Ryan McHugh kicked an early two pointer. The two sides then exchanged points for the next half hour before Donegal pulled away in the latter stages of the first half with three scores in a row to lead 0-7 to 0-11 at the who scored three late goals to beat Derry 5-15 to 1-24, last weekend, roared back at the start of the second half with three consecutive points of their Gallen then landed another two-pointer to stretch Donegal's lead, which they extended to as much as six points at one Kingdom continued to fight until the end, racking up four straight scores before O'Connor scored a goal on 67 minutes to bring them back to within a three late scores from Tir Chonaill helped them stave off a comeback as they saw out the narrow win.
