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The 42
15 hours ago
- Sport
- The 42
Teehan helps Offaly outlast Kerry to claim intermediate glory
Offaly 0-14 Kerry 0-11 THE TENSION OF a Glen Dimplex All-Ireland final was evident in what was a defensive and error-ridden battle between Offaly and Kerry, but on a day when an array of forwards that have illuminated the intermediate championship so far were largely kept under lock and key by their markers, Grace Teehan brought the perfect mix of talent and tenacity to drive Offaly back up to senior championship competition. Teehan registered four points from play and earned three more converted frees, producing her biggest moments in the closing stages when everyone else – on both sides – seemed to have lost the ability to find the target in the face of suffocating defensive play. Had Offaly let it slip, they would have been haunted by their tally of 13 wides and another handful of shots dropped short, though Kerry will look back at the game's most clearcut goal chance midway through the second half as their 'sliding doors' moment. Jackie Horgan's seismic battle with Amy Byrne was one of the defining individual contests throughout the game and the Kingdom stalwart finally shook off the shackles of her Faithful follower before whipping a shot off her left from 12 metres out. Emer Reynolds – who has made the Offaly custodian position her own since getting a chance against Westmeath midway through the summer - got a strong block and then reacted sharply to put off Amy O'Sullivan from knocking the sliotar into the net from a few metres out. Advertisement Ellen O'Donoghue took a point from the loose ball that followed but it was Kerry's best chance to take a lead, and instead they were always that point or two adrift, even if Offaly couldn't relax until team captain Orlagh Phelan collected the last long, hopeful Kerry delivery in the sixth minute of stoppage time, the last action before referee Donnacha O'Callaghan confirmed their win. For the opening six minutes, the Offaly attack looked every bit like the side that scored 12-71 in five games up to the final. Clodagh Leahy split the uprights from the Hogan Stand side of the pitch on the very first attack and difficult positions were to prove no obstacle to her as she also found the target with two frees, one from each touchline. A Patrice Diggin reply was quickly followed by Mairéad Teehan emerging out of heavy traffic at centre forward to split the uprights, but Kerry stemmed the bleeding from there, aided by the midlanders missing the target with their next three attempts. Diggin, Caoimhe Spillane and Niamh Leen got around the breaks on the Offaly puckout and the decision to play just two inside forwards with O'Donoghue coming back to the midfield sector added to Kerry's edge in that crucial battle. Jackie Horgan exploited the space that was left close to goal by getting out in to register one point of her own and to win two frees that were converted by Diggin. By the time Leahy struck Offaly's next point from a 45 the momentum had been stripped from the Offaly attack and it was Kerry who continued to enjoy that bit more primary possession, even if they struggled to convert it into clearcut chances at the other end. Two superb Grace Teehan points and another long-range effort from Ellen Regan ensured Offaly held the narrowest of leads at the break, though Amy Byrne and Róisín Kinsella both had to come up with big defensive plays to prevent Amy O'Sullivan and Kate Lynch from adding further scores. The defensive dominance at both ends was turned up to 11 on the dial after half-time when the first eight minutes passed without a score. Aoife Fitzgerald came up with a vital save to parry Mairéad Teehan's goal attempt and Diggin duly levelled the game from a 45 a minute later, but as was the case so many times during this game, when Offaly's need was greatest, Grace Teehan came up with a vital score in reply. A mere 0-2 each was added to the scoreboard over the next 17 minutes, but the last five minutes once again belonged to Teehan as she fired over two points either side of winning a free that Clodagh Leahy pointed to see Offaly home. SCORERS FOR OFFALY: C Leahy 0-7 (0-4f, 0-1 45), G Teehan 0-5 (0-1f), M Teehan 0-1, E Regan 0-1. SCORERS FOR KERRY: P Diggin 0-8 (0-6f, 0-1 45), J Horgan 0-1, K Lynch 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1. OFFALY: E Reynolds; A Liffey, A Byrne, M King; E Regan, R Kinsella, O Phelan; C Cleary, S Shanahan; F Dooley, M Teehan, G Teehan; C Leahy, C Maher, K Pilkington. Subs: F Mulrooney for Maher (33), C Fogarty for King (47), O Kilmartin for Pilkington (50), K Kennedy for Liffey (58), C O'Donovan for Cleary (60) KERRY: A Fitzgerald; M Costello, S Murphy, R McCarthy; R Quinn, N Leen, A Behan; P Diggin, C Spillane; AM Leen, K Lynch, R O'Connor; E O'Donoghue, J Horgan, A O'Sullivan. Subs: S Collins for AM Leen (half-time), K Ryan for O'Sullivan (50), E Conway for O'Donoghue (60) REFEREE: Donnacha O'Callaghan (Limerick).
RTÉ News
18 hours ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Faithful hold off the Kingdom in tense Inter decider
The tension of a Glen Dimplex All-Ireland final was evident in what was a defensive and error-ridden battle between Offaly and Kerry, but on a day when an array of forwards that have illuminated the intermediate championship so far were largely kept under lock and key by their markers, Grace Teehan brought the perfect mix of talent and tenacity to drive the midlanders back up to senior championship competition. Teehan registered four points from play and earned three more converted frees, producing her biggest moments in the closing stages when everyone else – on both sides – seemed to have lost the ability to find the target in the face of suffocating defensive play. Had Offaly let it slip, they would have been haunted by their tally of 13 wides and another handful of shots dropped short, though Kerry will look back at the game's most clearcut goal chance midway through the second half as their 'sliding doors' moment. Jackie Horgan's seismic battle with Amy Byrne was one of the defining individual contests throughout the game and the Kingdom stalwart finally shook off the shackles of her Faithful follower before whipping a shot off her left from 12 metres out. Emer Reynolds, who has made the Offaly custodian position her own since getting a chance against Westmeath midway through the Summer, got a strong block and then reacted sharply to put off Amy O'Sullivan from knocking the sliotar into the net from a few metres out. Ellen O'Donoghue took a point from the loose ball that followed but it was Kerry's best chance to take a lead, and instead they were always that point or two adrift, even if Offaly couldn't relax until team captain Orlagh Phelan collected the last long, hopeful Kerry delivery in the sixth minute of stoppage time, the last action before Donnacha O'Callaghan confirmed their win. For the opening six minutes, the Offaly attack looked every bit like the side that scored 12-71 in five games up to the final. Clodagh Leahy split the uprights from the Hogan Stand side of the pitch on the very first attack and difficult positions were to prove no obstacle to her as she also found the target with two frees, one from each touchline. A Patrice Diggin reply was quickly followed by Mairéad Teehan emerging out of heavy traffic at centre forward to split the uprights, but Kerry stemmed the bleeding from there, aided by the midlanders missing the target with their next three attempts. Diggin, Caoimhe Spillane and Niamh Leen got around the breaks on the Offaly puckout and the decision to play just two inside forwards with O'Donoghue coming back to the midfield sector added to Kerry's edge in that crucial battle. Horgan exploited the space that was left close to goal by getting out in to register one point of her own and to win two frees that were converted by Diggin. By the time Leahy struck Offaly's next point from a 45 the momentum had been stripped from the Offaly attack and it was Kerry who continued to enjoy that bit more primary possession, even if they struggled to convert it into clearcut chances at the other end. Two superb Grace Teehan points and another long-range effort from Ellen Regan ensured Offaly held the narrowest of leads at the break, though Amy Byrne and Róisín Kinsella both had to come up with big defensive plays to prevent Amy O'Sullivan and Kate Lynch from adding further scores. The defensive dominance at both ends was turned up to 11 on the dial after half-time when the first eight minutes passed without a score. Aoife Fitzgerald came up with a vital save to parry Mairéad Teehan's goal attempt and Diggin duly levelled the game from a 45 a minute later, but as was the case so many times during this game, when Offaly's need was greatest, Grace Teehan came up with a vital score in reply. A mere 0-2 each was added to the scoreboard over the next 17 minutes, but the last five minutes once again belonged to Teehan as she fired over two points either side of winning a free that Clodagh Leahy pointed to see Offaly home. Offaly: E Reynolds; A Liffey, A Byrne, M King; E Regan 0-01, R Kinsella, O Phelan; C Cleary, S Shanahan; F Dooley, M Teehan 0-01, G Teehan 0-05 1f; C Leahy 0-07 4f 1'45, C Maher, K Pilkington. Subs: F Mulrooney for Maher (33), C Fogarty for King (47), O Kilmartin for Pilkington (50), K Kennedy for Liffey (58), C O'Donovan for Cleary (60) Kerry: A Fitzgerald; M Costello, S Murphy, R McCarthy; R Quinn, N Leen, A Behan; P Diggin 0-08 6f 1'45, C Spillane; AM Leen, K Lynch 0-01, R O'Connor; E O'Donoghue 0-01, J Horgan 0-01, A O'Sullivan.
Irish Examiner
18 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Offaly savour spoils but salute Kerry's part in a 'dogfight' for senior status
Glen Dimplex All Ireland Intermediate Camogie Final: Offaly 0-14 Kerry 0-11 Grace Teehan inspired Offaly to a hard-fought three-point win over a gutsy Kerry side who 10 years ago were hammered by Carlow in a Junior B final. Their brave bid to gain senior status came up just short at HQ. It was a game that Offaly deserved to win but they made heavy weather of a contest that never rose to any great heights. Kerry wasted a gilt-edged late goal chance that would have put them within a point but in truth had made too many basics errors to have deserved victory despite the best efforts of Patrice Diggin and Caoimhe Spillane. FAITHFUL FULFILMENT: Offaly's Orlagh Phelan lifts the cup after the 2025 Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship Final, Croke Park. Pic: INPHO/Bryan Keane Offaly manager David Sullivan was relieved his side got over the line. 'It was a dogfight is the best way to put it," he said afterwards. "In fairness, we knew coming up today that Kerry were going to fight on their back for this. They weren't going to give us the time and space that people thought they were. "I think there was an impression today that we were going to come up here and run riot, but that was never going to happen. We always knew Kerry were going to fight today and we expected a war and a physical battle and that's the way it turned out. Goal chances were at a premium and it was just whoever was more clinical from the point scoring point of view. "We left a lot of chances behind us. We had 12 wides, I think Kerry had only three or four. There's a feeling when Jackie (Horgan) had that goal chance and Emer made that great save, if that had gone never know." Offaly started brightly with Clodagh Leahy making an immediate impact. She opened the scoring after just 20 seconds and quickly followed up with two well-taken frees from 45 metres, giving her side a 0-3 to 0-0 lead after four minutes. Kerry responded through Diggin, who converted a 21-metre free, before Mairead Teehan extended Offaly's advantage once more. Diggin kept Kerry in touch with another free and Jackie Horgan's fine finish after a driving run from Ellen O'Donoghue reduced the gap to a single point by the 10th minute. Kerry drew level on 16 minutes via Diggin's long-range free but Leahy's accuracy from placed balls restored Offaly's edge. Grace Teehan stretched the lead to two before Kate Lynch struck from distance to keep Kerry in contention with 24 minutes on the clock. Diggin's fourth free of the half brought the sides level again at 0-6 apiece after 27 minutes. Offaly pushed back ahead with points from Grace Teehan and Ellen Regan, making it 0-8 to 0-6. Kerry's persistence was rewarded just before the break when Diggin scored from play to leave the minimum between the teams at the break. The second half began slowly with the first score not arriving until the 39th minute when Diggin levelled the tie at 0-8 apiece with a well-struck 45. Grace Teehan quickly nudged Offaly back in front before Clodagh Leahy, reliable from placed balls all day, extended the lead from close range. Kerry threatened a breakthrough when Jackie Horgan's goal attempt was saved by Emer Reynolds, with the follow-up also denied, but Ellen O'Donoghue managed to slot over a point to narrow the gap. Leahy and Diggin exchanged scores before Grace Teehan restored a two-point cushion for Offaly in the 57th minute. A long-range Leahy free in the 59th minute pushed the lead to three, and Offaly hung on. Kerry manager John Madden was gracious in defeat but crestfallen too. 'Gutted," he said. "We did think coming up today we had a great chance, it was probably the goal chances that were a turning point in the game. Offaly were that bit better than us today, they got their scores in the second half and we didn't convert ours. That's the big picture. I couldn't fault the girls though, they were taken out on their shields" Scorers for Offaly: C Leahy (0-7, 4f, 1 45'), G Teehan (0-5, 1f), M Teehan, E Regan (0-1 each) Scorers for Kerry: P Diggin (0-8, 6f, 1 45'), J Horgan, K Lynch, E O'Donoghue (0-1 each) OFFALY: E Reynolds; S Shanahan, A Byrne, M King; O Phelan, R Kinsella, A Liffey; C Cleary, C Leahy; G Teehan, C Maher, F Dooley; E Regan, M Teehan, K Pilkington. Subs: F Mulrooney for C Maher (33 inj), C Fogarty for M King (47), O Kilmartin for K Pilkington (50), K Kennedy for A Liffey (58), C O'Donovan for C Cleary (60) KERRY: A Fitzgerald; M Costello, S Murphy, R McCarthy; R Quinn, N Leen, A Behan; P Diggin, C Spillane; R O'Connor, K Lynch, AM Leen; E O'Donoghue, J Horgan, A O'Sullivan. Subs: S Collins for AM Leen (h/t), K Ryan for A O'Sullivan (50), E Conway for E O'Donoghue (60) Referee: D O'Callaghan (Limerick)
Irish Examiner
20 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Teehan and Leahy fire Offaly back to senior camogie with victory over Kerry
All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship final: Offaly 0-14 Kerry 0-11 The accurate shooting of Grace Teehan and Clodagh Leahy proved decisive in Offaly recording victory in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland intermediate final against Kerry. With the game finely poised in the closing exchanges, Teehan and Leahy helped guide Offaly back to senior camogie once again. It was an encounter that Offaly deserved to win but made heavy weather of it in a game that never rose to any great heights. Kerry wasted a gilt-edged goal chance that would have put them a point up late on, but they made too many basic errors to have deserved victory despite the best efforts of Patrice Diggin and Caoimhe Spillane. Offaly started brightly in this tightly contested encounter, with Clodagh Leahy making an immediate impact. She opened the scoring after just 20 seconds and quickly followed up with two well-taken frees from 45 metres, giving her side a 0-3 to 0-0 lead after four minutes. Kerry responded through Diggin, who converted a 21-metre free, before Mairead Teahan extended Offaly's advantage once more. Diggin kept Kerry in touch with another free, and Jackie Horgan's fine finish after a driving run from Ellen O'Donoghue reduced the gap to a single point by the 10th minute. Kerry drew level on 16 minutes via Diggin's long-range free, but Leahy's accuracy from placed balls restored Offaly's edge. Grace Teahan stretched the lead to two before Kate Lynch struck from distance to keep Kerry in contention with 24 minutes on the clock. Diggin's fourth free of the half brought the sides level again at 0-6 apiece after 27 minutes. Offaly pushed back ahead with points from Grace Teahan and Ellen Regan, making it 0-8 to 0-6, but Kerry's persistence was rewarded just before the break when Diggin scored from play to leave the minimum between the teams at the break. The second half began slowly, with the first score not arriving until the 39th minute when Patrice Diggin levelled the tie at 0-8 apiece with a well-struck 45. Grace Teehan quickly nudged Offaly back in front before Clodagh Leahy, reliable from placed balls all day, extended the lead from close range. Kerry threatened a breakthrough when Jackie Horgan's goal attempt was saved by Emer Reynolds, with the follow-up also denied, but Ellen O'Donoghue managed to slot over a point to narrow the gap. Leahy and Diggin exchanged scores before Grace Teehan restored a two-point cushion for Offaly in the 57th minute. A long-range Leahy free in the 59th minute pushed the lead to three, and a close-range Grace Teehan free deep into injury time effectively sealed the win. Diggin's final free reduced the deficit, but Offaly's composure and accurate shooting, particularly from Leahy and Teehan, proved decisive. Kerry battled hard and created goal chances, but Offaly's defensive resilience and clinical finishing ensured they took the points in a well-fought encounter. Scorers for Offaly: C Leahy (0-7, 4f, 1 45'), G Teehan (0-5, 1f), M Teehan, E Regan (0-1 each) Scorers for Kerry: P Diggin (0-8, 6f, 1 45'), J Horgan, K Lynch, E O'Donoghue (0-1 each) OFFALY: E Reynolds; S Shanahan, A Byrne, M King; O Phelan, R Kinsella, A Liffey; C Cleary, C Leahy; G Teehan, C Maher, F Dooley; E Regan, M Teehan, K Pilkington. Subs: F Mulrooney for C Maher (33 inj), C Fogarty for M King (47), O Kilmartin for K Pilkington (50), K Kennedy for A Liffey (58), C O'Donovan for C Cleary (60) KERRY: A Fitzgerald; M Costello, S Murphy, R McCarthy; R Quinn, N Leen, A Behan; P Diggin, C Spillane; R O'Connor, K Lynch, AM Leen; E O'Donoghue, J Horgan, A O'Sullivan. Subs: S Collins for AM Leen (h/t), K Ryan for A O'Sullivan (50), E Conway for E O'Donoghue (60) Referee: D O'Callaghan (Limerick)
Irish Examiner
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Diggin's leads Kerry to a comfortable win over Kildare and book semi-final spot
Glen Dimplex All Ireland Camogie Intermediate Championship: Kerry 2-20 Kildare 0-4 Kerry crushed Kildare to cruise into the All-Ireland Intermediate Camogie Championship semi-finals as group winners in this one sided contest played in the Austin Stack Park. Kerry exploded out of the blocks with a dominant and clinical opening 23 minutes against Kildare, led by the outstanding Patrice Diggin. From the very first minute, Diggin signaled her intent with a superb long-range point to get the scoreboard ticking. A minute later, she calmly converted a free from near the left sideline after Jackie Horgan was fouled. There was no let up as Diggin added two more quickfire points, one from play and another fine effort from distance, giving Kerry a commanding early four point lead. Ann Marie Leen joined the scoring with a neat point in the 10th minute, before Diggin again showcased her range with yet another score from distance. Horgan then got on the board herself following a slick team move, expertly set up by Diggin. The pressure on Kildare was relentless, with Diggin adding another free and a further long-range effort to bring her personal tally to seven points. The momentum built to a crescendo in the 23rd minute when Ellen O'Donoghue sliced through the Kildare defence. Her shot was blocked, but a scramble in the square ended with Kate Lynch nudging the sliotar over the line, putting Kerry into a 1-9 to no score lead going into the dressing rooms. Lynch ignited the second half with a blistering strike to the top right corner, netting her second goal and pushing Kerry to a 2-9 to no score lead. Kildare finally got on the scoreboard in the 33rd minute with a well-taken 45 from Caoimhe Ní Bhuircéal, but it was a mere dent in Kerry's dominance. Diggin continued to orchestrate the attack, converting another close-range free before the half ended. Points followed in rapid succession from Jackie Horgan, Ann Marie Leen, and Ellen O'Donoghue, with Diggin deadly accurate from placed balls throughout. A disallowed goal in the 40th minute for a foul on the Kildare net minder Ellen Donovan, after Shannon Collins got the final touch to the net, did little to disrupt Kerry's rhythm. They simply pushed on, with further scores from Ruth O'Connor, Niamh Leen, and Horgan ensuring the scoreboard kept ticking. Though Kildare managed a couple of late frees from Ní Bhuircéal, the outcome was never in doubt. Kerry marched their way into the last four with a comprehensive win in the end. Scorers for Kerry: P Diggin (0-12, 7fs), K Lynch (2-0), J Horgan (0-3), A M Leen (0-2), N Leen, R O'Connor and E O'Donoghue (0-1 each) Scorers for Kildare: C Ní Bhuircéal (0-3, 2f, '45), L Edwards (0-1) KERRY: A Fitzgerald; M Costello, S Murphy, R McCarthy; Aine O'Connor, N Leen, A Behan; P Diggin, R O'Connor; E O'Donoghue, K Lynch, A M Leen; S Collins, J Horgan, C Spillane Subs: C Moloney for A Fitzgerald ( 42), Á Devlin for M Costello (42), A O'Sullivan for S Collins (42), C O'Sullivan for, A Behan, 51), E Conway for K Lynch ( 51) KILDARE: E Donovan; A Connaughton, S Dunne, S O'Brien; C O'Sullivan, S Mulligan, A Newman; N Kran, S Buckley; L Edwards, L Murphy, R Duffy; H Davis, R Maguire, C Ni Bhuirceal Subs: L Glynn for L Edwards, 42 mins), S Coffey for A Connaughton, 42), M Maguire for A Newman, 45), M Donovan for S Dunne ( 50), R Cribbin for R Duffy (55) F Hughes for S O'Brien (60) Referee: J Mullins (Clare)
