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The 42
03-05-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Defending champions Athlone put three goals past Galway as Sligo Rovers stun Peamount
Results – Women's Premier Division DLR Waves 1-4 Shamrock Rovers Sligo Rovers 1-0 Peamount United Treaty United 1-3 Shelbourne Cork City 0-2 Bohemians Wexford Youths 2-0 Waterford Galway United 0-3 Athlone Town DEFENDING CHAMPIONS ATHLONE Town put three goals past Galway United this evening to continue their unbeaten start to the season in the women's Premier Division. Athlone Town are now back at the summit of the table after Shelbourne temporarily went top after defeating Treaty United. Galway's unbeaten run is over but they still remain in third place with a game in hand. Isabel Ryan, Madison Gibson and Shauna Brennan were all on target as Athlone Town came away from their trip to Eamonn Deacy Park with all three points. Ryan grabbed the lead after just five minutes, getting on the end of a cross from Katie Sullivan at the back post and finishing from close range. Gibson doubled their lead in the 19th minute before Brennan wrapped up the win with just 38 minutes on the clock. Advertisement Her effort from outside the box initially came back off the crossbar and the referee ruled that the ball had crossed the line after taking a touch off Galway goalkeeper Jayne Merren. Well… did this Shauna Brennan strike cross the line? 😳 The referee thinks so, and @AthloneTownAFC are 3-0 up in Galway! — LOI Women (@LoiWomen) May 3, 2025 Earlier, Sligo Rovers stunned Peamount United with a hard-earned and well-deserved 1-0 win at the Showgrounds. Anna McDaniel's 19th-minute goal was the difference as the Bit O'Red enjoyed a memorable victory over the 2023 champions. Shelbourne stormed to a 3-1 win over Treaty United at Markets Field, a quick-fire double from the in-form Mackenzie Anthony seeing them home. Rebecca Cooke broke the deadlock for Shels in the 40th minute, before Ciara Breslin levelled matters early in the second-half. But goals from American forward Anthony in the 76th and 79th minutes secured the win for the North Dublin outfit, as Republic of Ireland assistant head coach Alan Mahon was an interested spectator. Shamrock Rovers made it two wins over DLR Waves in weeks after a 4-1 victory at the UCD Bowl. The Hoops won last weekend's All-Island Cup opener 6-0, and again eased to glory in the league. Emily Corbet scored a brilliant brace, while Scarlett Herron and Joy Ralph were also on the scoresheet for Rovers, who led 2-0 at half time. Aisling Meehan scored for the hosts to make it 2-1 just before the hour-mark, but Ralph responded immediately and Corbet wrapped up another three points. Elsewhere, goals from Della Doherty and Millie Daly secured victory for Wexford in their home tie against Waterford. And Bohemians also won on the road, beating Cork City 2-0 at Turner's Cross. Goals in either half from Roisin McGovern and Lisa Murphy did the damage for Bohs.
RTÉ News
03-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Women's Premier Division: Champions Athlone with statement win against Galway
Athlone Town put on a champions display away to Galway United to take the spoils in a titanic tussle between two sides who had yet to taste defeat prior to today's SSE Airtricity Women's Premier Division clash. Goals from Isabel Ryan finish, Madie Gibson and a Shauna Brennan "ghost" goal"set the ruthless title holders on their way as they battled to a massive three points. In doing so Athlone Town regained their place at the summit following Shelbourne's victory earlier in the day and put last week's surprising Avenir All-Ireland Cup defeat to Glentoran firmly to bed. The visitors wasted no time taking the lead. Kelly Brady had fired a warning shot to the home side with a couple of minutes played, cutting inside on her left and letting fly a rocket that sailed over and in the sixth minute got in front with a well-worked move down the left. Katie Sullivan burst down the wing and played a pinpoint cross to the back post finding Ryan at the back post, who coolly finished from close range. Clearly in no mood to mess about, Colin Fortune's side almost doubled their lead moments later when skipper Izzy Groves was inches away from the bottom corner with a smashing low strike from just outside the area. The waves of white continued to flow forward and the second did come just after 20 minutes played with the irresistible Madie Gibson doing a "Katie McCabe" scoring direct from an inswinging corner following a bout of serious pressure - although Sullivan got her head to the ball with it already having crossed the line. Phil Trill's side proved a thorn in the Athlone sides title run last season, being the only team that the Westmeath side failed to overcome, but the hosts struggled to contain the relentless Gibson who turned Therese Kinnevey inside out on a couple of occasions in quick succession but both time saw her near post efforts narrowly miss the top corner. The Galway boss had seen enough and with just a half hour played looked to his bench, introducing Rola Olusola for Ceola Bergin in a bid to stem the flow with a slight tactical tweak. And although the home side battled bravely, the change didn't have time to have the desired effect as The Town made it three less than 10 minutes later with a controversial Brennan thunderbolt that didn't cross the line. ⌛ 38 nóim #GALvATH @GalwayUnitedFC - 0 @AthloneTownAFC - 3 Cúl conspóideach do Baile Átha Luain 😬 Cad a cheapann tú féin? Do you think this goal should have stood? 🤔 Beo anois ar @TG4TV - Bí linn! 📺 @LoiWomen @LeagueofIreland #WPD — Spórt TG4 (@SportTG4) May 3, 2025 The left-footed strike aimed at the top corner was tipped onto the crossbar by Jayne Merren and came down on to the post before bouncing out to safety. The officials however deemed that the ball crossed the line and gave the goal much to both sides disbelief. With a combination of nothing to lose and probably feeling some injustice from the third goal being given, Galway came flying out of the traps after the break, nearly scoring from a corner of their own only for Maria Matthaiou to push past the far post at the last second. The Cypriot stopper was called into action again on the hour mark when she showed tremendous agility to tip over Aoibheann Costello's long range effort that looked to be dipping just under the bar. With a feisty edge expected from two sides eyeing up the big prize, the game continued at breathtaking pace and it was the home who really should have got the goal that would have set up a grandstand finish. Another devilish inswing corner, this time from the left, beat everyone and fell to the back post where Amanda Smith could only bundle the ball onto the post from a yard out. To their credit the home side did not drop their heads as they continued to try desperately to take some shine off the scoreline but Athlone proved just too strong in the remaining minutes to take three points back to the midlands. Galway United: Jayne Merren; Therese Kinnevey (Rachel Kearns, 73'), Eve Dossen, Lucy Grant, Aoibheann Costello; Kate Thompson, Isabella Beletic, Abbie Callanan (Ava Mullins, 63'), Heather Loomes (Amanda Smith, 46'); Ceola Bergin (Rola Olusola, 31') , Emma Doherty Subs not used: Nicole Nix, Jodie Griffin, Emma Duffy, Emily Fitzgerald Athlone Town: Maria Matthaiou; Kellie Brennan, Kayleigh Shine, Natalie McNally, Shauna Brennan; Izzy Groves, Katie Sullivan, Hannah Waesch; Isabel Ryan (Aoife O'Connor, 77'), Madison Gibson (Hazel Donegan, 85'), Kelly Brady Subs not used: Mary-Kate Maher, Sarah Flannelly, Roisin Molloy, Ciara O'Neill, Erica Cunningham Referee: Claire Purcell Elsewhere, Sligo Rovers pulled off a shock against Peamount United, grinding out a 1-0 win at the Showgrounds for their first win of the season. Anna McDaniel finished off a fine move to put the Bit O'Red ahead in the 19th minute, and they defended brilliantly thereafter to shut out the Peas. Shelbourne kept up the pace at the top with a 3-1 win against Treaty United at Markets Field. Rebecca Cooke put the Reds ahead in the 40th minute, volleying home from close range after Pearl Slattery had nodded the ball towards the six-yard box. Ciara Breslin nabbed a leveller seven minutes into the second half, but Shels would not be denied. Mackenzie Anthony restored their lead in the 76th minute and then sealed the points with another goal soon after as Eoin Wearen's charges made it six wins out of seven games. Shamrock Rovers powered past DLR Waves 4-1 at the UCD Bowl. Emily Corbet broke the deadlock on 17 minutes with a cross that drifted into the net. An Aisling Meehan own goal on the half-hour mark had the Hoops two goals to the good. Meehan atoned for that by halving the deficit in the 59th minute, but Joy Ralph drilled home an excellent third for Shamrock Rovers with an hour gone before wrapping it up with a fourth 16 minutes from time.
BBC News
20-02-2025
- Climate
- BBC News
Sun comes out in Dublin after 11 days of cloud
The sun has reappeared in Dublin after a record-equalling 11 days of the first time in more than half a century that there has been no sun in the Irish capital for this length of time."I looked at the blue sky this morning and felt such a lift," Isabel Ryan told BBC News NI as she enjoyed a walk in the sun with friends along Sandymount Éireann, the Irish meteorological service, has confirmed that its observation station at Dublin Airport recorded zero sunshine between 8 and 18 February. It means that this month's dull spell has now equalled a record dating back to March 1969, almost 56 years ago, when Dublin Airport recorded 11 consecutive days without sunshine. 'Glorious sunshine' When the sun eventually reappeared in in the skies above the Irish capital city this morning, many locals headed for the said: "It's just stunning.""I was delighted that we were all meeting for a walk. Yesterday I'd have thought 'maybe not' but today is amazing."Her friend, Linda Kelly, said people were getting fed up with this month's dull period."Not a glimmer of blue sky," she today, she was feeling relief as the sun appeared during the early part of the day."It's shining on the water here in Sandymount and it's just glorious. The lighthouse in the distance, it's just beautiful."Another friend, Deirdre Clerkin, added: "We are out today and the sun is amazing and I'm so happy because it just puts a smile on your face." Met Éireann explained that Ireland normally gets between 1,100 and 1,600 hours of sunshine each Irish meteorological service told BBC News NI that the sunniest months are May and June when sunshine duration averages between five and 6.5 hours per day over most of the country. The extreme southeast gets most sunshine, averaging over seven hours a day in early is the dullest month, with an average daily sunshine ranging from about one hour in the north to almost two hours in the extreme the year, most areas get an average of between 3.25 and 3.75 hours of sunshine each country's longest recorded stretch of consecutive days without sunshine since 1941 is 16 has occurred twice, once at Belmullet, County Mayo, between 1 and 16 September 1956 and, more recently, at Cork Airport between 23 December 2018 and 7 January 2019.
