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Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
David Clifford's son Oigi steals the show in All-Ireland celebrations
David Clifford's son Oigi stole the show in the post-game celebrations as Kerry won the 2025 All-Ireland Football Championship. Oigi joined his Dad during Gavin White's speech and was also present for David's post-game interview with RTE. The youngster stole the show as he playfully interacted with the panel and as star midfielder Joe O'Connor was speaking to Joanne Cantwell, the RTE present joked: "Joe, there's a fella here trying to steal your limelight!" A proud Oigi held his Dad's hand during the interview before going off to join the celebrations in front of Hill 16. Kerry's David Clifford celebrates with his son Ogie Clifford would go on to score 0-09 during the final as he cements himself as one of the game's true greats. "We won the All-Ireland here in 2022 with a lot of the same team, and maybe you fall into the trap of thinking it's going to happen every year," the sharp-shooting forward told RTE. "Personally, dealing with the disappointment of 2023 and obviously least year losing out to Armagh as well we put a massive emphasis of getting back this year without every actually mentioning the All-Ireland. "One performance at a time is what we said and we tried to stick to it. We had to reevaluate after the Meath game but we're massively proud how we came back after the Meath game." Clifford was asking about the team feeling disrepsected and said that Kerry couldn't avoid the noise. "Absolutely, I don't think anyone goes out to read articles or anything like that but they'll get to you. Obviously, no one likes it but it's no good feeling sorry for yourself. You have to go out and prove that they are wrong. As good as our last two performances were, if we didn't get over the line, it would have been all for nothing."
Irish Times
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Well over twice as many two-pointers scored into Canal End than Hill 16
It can be very tempting to draw parallels between last Sunday's hurling final and this weekend's football showpiece . Despite being just a week apart and falling under the GAA umbrella, these are two very different sports, and the tactical dynamics that influence the games will be totally different. However, one thing will remain the same – the venue. Croke Park is sacred ground for the GAA and a great final played out on its manicured surface on Sunday. There's just one problem with the stadium, and it's starting to look more like a design flaw rather than a game-by-game coincidence. On Sunday, both teams struggled to shoot into the Hill 16 end of the ground with 0-15 tallied up there, while at the opposite Davin Stand (or Canal End), a blazing 4-30 was scored. It could well be the case that the football final will also be influenced by this strange detail, although it's likely to be a more subtle touch. The standing-only Hill end is the lowest part of the stadium, as well as the only section which is not covered by a roof owing to the train line running behind. This, as well as the large gap between this section and the Cusack Stand, creates a larger breeze for player shooting at the goals. This has proved particularly problematic for two-point shooting, with only 17 two-pointers being scored into the Hill in this year's Championship and Tailteann Cup games at Croke Park (13 in total). Down the other end of the field, there's been no such trouble, with 43 two-pointers going over the Canal End goalposts – more than 2½ times as many. READ MORE It's part of a wider pattern, where scoring is increased into those goals. In these 13 games, the scoring average (counting green, orange and white flags) was 10 in the half they kicked towards the Hill. Playing into the Canal End, teams averaged just over 12 points per half. It also appears easier to get a scoring streak going there too – the most scored in a half into the Hill was a total of 16, which has been bettered or matched five times at the other end. Counting each type of score fully again, there have been 314 points scored into the Canal End in Croke Park, compared to 260 at Hill 16. The good news for Donegal is that they are the only team to have scored more two-pointers into the terrace (3) in Croke Park than into the seats (1). The peak of Kerry's season so far occurred playing into the Davin, when they went on an unanswered streak of 14 points against reigning champions Armagh in the quarter-finals. That second half included three of their six Croke Park two-pointers, while they have shot two scores from outside the arc into Hill 16. Championship/Tailteann 2025 Total scores into Hill 16: 260 (11-17-193) Total scores into Canal End: 314 (14-43-186) Two-pointers into Hill 16: 17 Two-pointers into Canal End: 43
Dublin Live
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Dublin Live
Tyrone v Dublin recap from the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final
The second of Saturday's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals sees Tyrone and Dublin collide at Croke Park. The match has a 6.15pm throw-in time, with the action only being shown live on GAA+. A one match pass for the game costs €12. Tyrone and Dublin's rivalry has been relatively quiet over the past few years compared to the 'Battle of Omagh' era, although that could well change tonight as both sides seek to book their place in the last four of the Championship. They've met twice in All-Ireland finals with Dublin winning in both 1995 and 2018. In between times, the Red Hands had some memorable wins over the Dubs courtesy of one of the greatest goals ever scored in Croke Park by Owen Mulligan. His stone-cold staredown of Hill 16 in the quarter-final replay of 2005 after plundering another goal helped Tyrone on their way to a second All-Ireland crown and they've doubled that tally with further titles in 2008 and 2021. They arrive at the quarter-final stages of this year's Championship as possibly the most unpredictable of the teams left standing in the race for the Sam Maguire. Could Malachy O'Rourke follow in the footsteps of Mickey Harte and Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan and guide Tyrone to All-Ireland glory in his first season in charge? Today's game sees both Tyrone and Dublin at a crossroads with one team seeking to prove their All-Ireland credentials and another bidding to show they still belong at the top table. So much of Dublin's fate rests on the shoulders of Con O'Callaghan. The Cuala ace is named on the bench, but it would be a surprise if he isn't in from the start. Tyrone have lost key defender Michael McKernan for today and possibly the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury, although Conor Meyler made a welcome return against Cavan after almost two years on the sideline. Should Tyrone win this evening, they'll feel a fifth All-Ireland title is suddenly very attainable while a win for Dublin would see them enter the last four with renewed sense of belief. We'll bring you live updates below.
Irish Examiner
12-06-2025
- Business
- Irish Examiner
Tickets for Steelers v Vikings will range from €85 to €295 when they on sale Tuesday
Tickets for September's NFL game in Croke Park will go on general sale on Tuesday with prices ranging from €85 to €295. Hill 16 and the Nally Stand will be seated for the meeting of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings on September 28 with admission set at €250 for a spot in those areas. A ticket at the lower part of the opposing Davin Stand will cost the same. At €295, the most expensive general sale ticket is in the middle part of the lower Cusack and Hogan Stand. For all other parts of the main lower stands except for the rows closest to the playing area, a seat is priced at €275. Those rows are restricted view tickets as teams and coaching staff will be congregated in front of them. The Upper Cusack and Hogan Stand tickets will be available at €150, €225 or €250. Upper Lower Davin Stand tickets can be purchased at €85 or €100. The tiering of the tickets as well as that for Saturday's URC Grand Final between Leinster and the Bulls in Croke Park is sure to give hosts GAA food for thought when the only general ticket differentiation they make for All-Ireland senior finals is between stand and terrace admission. The URC were charging between €22.60 for a standing Hill 16 ticket to €55.35 for the corners of the lower Cusack and Hogan Stands to €147.35 for a seat in the Ard Chomhairle area of the Hogan Stand. Speaking on Tuesday, GAA president Jarlath Burns referenced their ticketing system: 'We do have a ticketing workgroup set up under (Ulster vice-chairman) Declan Woods from Cavan. They are coming up with all sorts of ideas around dynamic structures, dynamic pricing. "Even Leinster, if you look at the URC final on Saturday, they have a dynamic structure. Even the corners of the stands, it's cheaper to get into them than the main part of the stand. It's interesting what they're charging to get into Ard Chomhairle as well, if any of you have seen that.'
Irish Daily Mirror
09-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Croke Park Grand Final ticket sales update as URC bosses dream big
URC chiefs hope to at least half fill Croke Park for Saturday's Grand Final between Leinster and the Bulls after a big response to tickets going on sale over the past 48 hours. A 12,879 crowd attended the province's quarter-final win over the Scarlets and 15,762 went through the turnstiles for the semi-final victory over Glasgow Warriors at the Aviva Stadium. However there were 18,000 sales on Sunday to ticket season holders and to those who had registered on the URC website for the decider against the Bulls at GAA HQ, which has a capacity of just over 82, 10,000 general sale tickets were snapped up on Monday, leaving ticket sales just below the 30,000 mark early in the week building up to the showdown in Dublin average season attendance is 32,000, although taking away the two games at Croke Park this season - against Munster in round four of the URC and Harlequins in the last 16 of the Champions Cup - it is just under 20,000. The average attendance for the province's games in the URC is 12,000. With the RDS still being redeveloped, The move to Croke Park for the final came about because the Aviva Stadium wasn't available for this weekend when Leinster mapped out the season last summer. Tickets for Hill 16 went on sale from the URC for €22.60, with prices reportedly rising to above €100. No tickets for the upper tier have been released as yet and it could remain closed if ticket sales don't experience a midweek surge.
