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5 days ago
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- Extra.ie
Shamrock Rovers claim Euro record win as Saints leave it late
Shamrock Rovers recorded their biggest ever away win in Europe with a thumping 4-0 victory over Gibraltarian minnows St Joseph's on Thursday night. Bradley's charges made the second leg of this UEFA Conference League second qualifying round tie a formality, with an early goal from Rory Gaffney and a flurry of three goals in nine minutes midway through the second half from Danny Mandriou, John McGovern and Jack Byrne sealed the 4-0 scoreline. In the 13th minute Gaffney raced onto a pass from Matt Healy and lobbed the onrushing goalkeeper. Rory Gaffney scores the opener for Shamrock Rovers. Pic: Salva Castizo/Sportsfile Stephen Bradley made a series of changes early in the second half, bringing on Jack Byrne and Aaron McEneff and three minutes later Rovers exteded their lead through Mandroiu's longrange shot. Michael Noonan and John McGovern came on next, and again the result was almost instant, the youngster's cross swept in by McGovern. A Jack Byrne screamer from outside the box virtually guaranteed the Hoops a slot in the third qualifying round. Danny Mandroiu (right) celebrates his goal. Pic: Salva Castizo/Sportsfile It was Rovers' 12th away win in their long run in European competition, and the sixth under Bradley. In Inchicore, St Patrick's Athletic took a slender lead to Tallinn with a 90th minute winner by sub Chris Forrester to beat Kalju Nomme 1-0. Chris Forrester celebrates scoring the winner for St Patrick's Athletic. Pic: Stephen McCarthy/Sportsfile In a bad tempered tie the Estonians had Rommi Siht sent off after 69 minutes for a second yellow, and his teammate Danyil Mashchenko followed two minutes later. Tempers frayed when Tambedou pushed Mason Melia into an advertising hoarding.
The Irish Sun
13-06-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Shamrock Rovers' ominous form means FAI Cup could take on extra significance for League of Ireland rivals
EVERY year, we journalists ask the same silly question, and every year, managers give us the same answer. 'You don't win anything in March, April, May or June.' Advertisement 2 Jack Byrne has returned to top form of late 2 Shelbourne could really do with taking all three point tonight against the Hoops It is always true of course. But the mood swings of fanbases and the madness of results in the League of Ireland mean it often feels as if titles are won and lost every Friday. Yet as the season resumes tonight after a two-week break, the summer period could be make-or-break for a lot of clubs. Shamrock Rovers Two weeks ago, in this column I wrote that it looked like they could run away with it. Advertisement Read More On Irish Football Fortunately for me, I qualified that by pointing out how it could change. That evening, Galway did a job on them to Rovers still have a six-point advantage as they return with a game against Shelbourne tonight. Whatever goes down, don't be surprised to see a quote tomorrow from both Damien Duff and Bradley declaring that you don't win titles in June. A Shels victory will tighten up the table again and give the Reds hope that they can put the inconsistencies of their title defence behind them. Advertisement Most read in Football Live Blog But if Rovers were to disappear out of sight, it really does make the summer make-or-break for everyone else as the FAI Cup is an even bigger prize than it has been previously — thanks to the Hoops. That's because Rovers' Conference League run last season means the LOI is now ranked among the top 32 leagues in Europe — which guarantees the cup winners a Europa spot. Thomas Frank is announced as new Tottenham manager Instead of entering in the Conference League second round, they'll begin in the Europa League first round but be parachuted into the Conference League if they lose. That means a guaranteed €700,000 for the 2025 FAI Cup winners compared to the guaranteed €525,000 for Drogheda United this year after Kevin Doherty led them to glory, Advertisement The 'cup winners' path' may not be as lucrative as the 'champions' path'. But having multiple chances in Europe has been shown to be the best way to the group stages historically. League of Ireland clubs have now reached the group stages five times — Rovers in 2011, 2022 and 2024, and Dundalk in 2016 and 2020 — and all benefited from a parachute. But July also sees Shels, Rovers, St Pat's and — hopefully — Drogheda go into European action with ambitions. Advertisement Drogs' position is in doubt over Uefa rules on multi-club ownership. They'll enter as an unseeded team in the second round of the Conference League. If Uefa refuse them admission, Rovers enter in the second round as a seeded team and will have high hopes of making another Europe dent. Currently they're in the first round and are the highest-ranked team there. But coming from the first round, they will need to win four rounds to make the group stages. Advertisement MEMORABLE DUNDALK RUN Only one Irish side has ever won three ties in a row — and that was Dundalk in 2020 the matches were one leg, a world away from the two-legged chess matches now. St Pat's came as close as anyone else to doing it last season when Stephen Kenny's side — who entered in the second round as cup winners — ultimately lost to Basaksehir of Turkey. The Saints are also seeded in the first round and, if they progress, would be one of the strongest unseeded teams in the second round. They'll hope that their erratic first half of the season is just part of their DNA and they'll come good in the second half as they have now for three years in a row. Advertisement But Shels, as champions, have all the cards. They know a victory in the first round will guarantee European football until the end of August at least, and three shots at group-stage football. They're unseeded which makes for a nervous wait for next week's draw. But a good run and Duff and Co could see Shels become the third LOI club to make the group stages. Advertisement All involved will be hoping that European football is more of a long-lasting relationship than a summer fling.
Irish Independent
12-06-2025
- Climate
- Irish Independent
Annacurra's Jack Byrne wins incident-packed race at Mondello Park
Byrne won on his return to the Formula Vee series Wicklow People Annacurra man Jack Byrne has retuned to Formula Vee action with a bang, taking victory in round six of the competition at Mondello Park. With the previous three rounds having taken place up the country, it was a bit closer to home this time in the form of the County Kildare track. Sadly, the warm sunshine that drivers had in Bishopscourt last time out did not last and was replaced with a heavy showers of rain for qualifying.
Irish Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Shamrock Rovers looking inevitable and Bohs could be contenders – what we learned from Friday night's League of Ireland action
Feeling of inevitability around Shamrock Rovers A couple of weeks ago, giving an interview after Shamrock Rovers' 2-2 draw with Shelbourne , Jack Byrne suggested that if the Hoops were not fighting at the top of the table this season, certain players would no longer be at the club. Ten points from a possible 12 in the four games since represent a good response to that threat. Rovers are now two clear at the top of the League of Ireland , and with their history of finishing seasons stronger than they start them, things are looking ahead of schedule. Waterford began brightly at the RSC and took the lead 10 minutes in. Ryan Burke's cross was flat and inviting, though still a good 12 yards from goal when Pádraig Amond latched onto it. The veteran striker is so clever from this sort of range, and his flicked header bent beautifully into the top corner. READ MORE The away side gradually grew into the game. About 25 minutes in, a long throw-in down the line found Aaron Greene, who played a simple cut-back to Rory Gaffney for the equaliser. It was well contested from there on until Waterford goalkeeper Stephen McMullan, who had been performing well, handed the game away, inexplicably side-footing a pass straight to Michael Noonan, who rolled the ball into an empty net with McMullan scurrying desperately to reach it. Graham Burke added a late third, indebted to the tenacity and power of new Republic of Ireland recruit Josh Honohan. Waterford had been pushing for an equaliser, but Rovers calmly flexed their muscle, sending an ominous warning sign to title rivals. New manager watches on as Cork City surrender another lead Remarkably, Cork City have dropped points from winning positions in eight of their 16 league games this season. New manager Gerard Nash was in attendance to watch his side at St Pat's, and he can be pleased with a lot of what he saw. Up against high pressure and the sharp prongs of Mason Melia, Aidan Keena and Jake Mulraney, the Leesiders managed to turn around a half-time deficit and they led with 15 minutes to go. It looked as though Stephen Kenny's side were set for a first home defeat of the season, but a familiar script unfolded. With 89 minutes on the clock, Zack Elbouzedi forced home an equaliser courtesy of the unfortunate Matthew Kiernan. Then, deep into stoppage time, Elbouzedi teed up Jamie Lennon, whose fizzed effort across goal found the corner. This was not a game Cork City were expected to win, but the trend of collapsing is cause for concern. Depleted by injuries and suspension, there are positives to take from the performance – Nash needs to turn them into points. Connacht derby piles misery on Galway United Most sides in the League of Ireland have to endure a difficult run of defeats at some point in the season, and Galway United are in the midst of theirs. Four losses in a row are highly unusual for John Caulfield's side, who have been notoriously difficult to beat since returning to the premier division in 2023. This was a redemptive, confidence-boosting win for Sligo, meanwhile, who remain bottom of the table but are now level on points with Cork City. Galway were the aggressors in the first half and saw decent looks spurned by Ed McCarthy and Patrick Hickey. Those chances grew fewer in the second period as Sligo started moving the ball better. Jad Hakiki and Owen Elding looked bright, the former testing Brendan Clarke well. Galway edged back into it and nearly took the lead – Hickey's bobbling finish hit the inside of Sam Sargeant's post and trickled agonisingly across the line. Cliche dictates that these moments go against you when you're down, and it proved to be a pivotal miss. Just 90 seconds later, Reece Hutchinson was fed in down the left to squeeze in the game's only goal. After so much early season promise, a bad run of form has Galway United down to eighth. It is no crisis, but the Tribesmen will need to turn things around quickly if they want to be back in any conversation around European spots. Good fortune the best tactic against Drogheda It can be close to impossible to break down Drogheda's defence when they are defending a lead, but Dominic Thomas showed one avenue beyond Luke Dennison late on to earn a 1-1 draw for Derry City at Sullivan and Lambe Park. The away side didn't deserve much against a Drogs outfit celebrating manager Kevin Doherty committing his future to the club until the end of 2027. It looked as though Elicha Ahui's first-half header had done enough to earn three points. The defender was man of the match when the two teams met in last season's FAI Cup final and he was at his best again on Friday night. Thomas Oluwa had a couple of big chances to kill the game, and Derry had one real sight of goal – a rusty Pat Hoban failed to get much power behind his half-volley from close range. In the end, a hopeful effort from Thomas deflected kindly off Ryan Brennan, wrongfooting Dennison and earning Derry a point that keeps them second. Resurgent Bohemians looking like contenders An incognito Damien Duff peered in from the grassy banks behind the goal at Dalymount Park as Bohemians marched to their sixth win in seven games. Suspended from the touchline after picking up his fifth yellow card of the season, Duff watched another disappointing defeat for his Shelbourne side, who have slid to sixth in the table. Down to nine men by the end of the night after two red cards, he can take some heart from the fight they showed. Perhaps this one should have been more comfortable for Bohs, who had to hold on at the death despite their two-player advantage. Still, having amassed six points from their opening seven games, it is a stunning run of form for the Gypsies, who may now be dreaming of a title charge.
Irish Independent
25-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
League of Ireland: Shamrock Rovers and Shels in dramatic Tallaght battle; Pat's lead Bohs
Live | Today at 14:00 It's another busy evening in the League of Ireland, with two Dublin derbies in store as champions Shelbourne head to Tallaght to face Shamrock Rovers and a resurgent Bohemians play host to St Patrick's Athletic. Elsewhere, league leaders Drogheda United travel to face Galway United, while managerless Waterford take on Derry City. Keep up to date with all the Premier and First Division action is it happens here. Key updates 67' GOAL! Level once again in Tallaght! Shamrock Rovers 2 – Shelbourne 2 Having just gone behind, Stephen Bradley's men clap back in an instant as Jack Byrne delivers a corner to the back post. It's kept alive and falls to Lee Grace who gets it out of his feet and crosses it low into the six-yard box for Dan Cleary to poke home. Incredible scenes! 65' GOAL! Shels turn it around! Shamrock Rovers 1 – Shelbourne 2 Unbelievable scenes in Tallaght as Damien Duff's men score almost a carbon copy goal. Kameron Ledwidge crosses from the left and Mipo Odubeko - the Tallaght native - is the man to keep his composure and tap home under pressure. 51' GOAL! Shels restore parity in style! Shamrock Rovers 1 – Shelbourne 1 What a beaultiful goal and what a dream substitution from Damien Duff as Ali Coote pulls Shels level in an instant. Jamie Norris crosses from the left and Harry Wood breaks it down for Coote to make the run from deep and poke the ball past Ed McGinty! Unbelievable considering Shels didn't manage a shot on target in that entire first-half! Drogs in front at Eamonn Deacy Park! Galway United 0 - Drogheda United 1 Galway almost took the lead a handful of minutes earlier but Luke Dennison came to his side's rescue. All of a sudden on the stroke of half-time, the ball drops to Darragh Markey on the edge of the box. The March player of the month reacts first and drills it into the bottom corner. Waterford find the opener at the RSC! Waterford 1 - Derry City 0 It's not the prettiest but Waterford fans won't care in the slightest! Conan Noonan's corner leads to a goal-mouth scramble which is eventually poked home by Darragh Leahy in the 40th-minute. 28' GOAL! Matt Healy puts Rovers ahead! Shamrock Rovers 1 – Shelbourne 0 It's not a great look for Shels' shot-stopper Conor Kearns as it looked like a tame enough strike. Jack Byrne rolls it to Matt Healy outside the box who uses Mark Coyle's frame to curl it around the Shels' captain and into the net. It didn't look particularly powerful - perhaps Kearns' vision was obstructed by Coyle as he attempted to block the strike. Saints take the lead at Dalymount! Bohemians 0 - Athletic 1 After some neat play, Axel Sjoberg's cross from right is blocked by a hand in the box. Match referee Damien MacGraith doesn't hesitate and points straight to the spot. Chris Forrester shows his experience as he sends Kacper Chorazka the wrong way from the resulting penalty. League of Ireland Premier Division (all kick-offs 7.45pm) (69 mins) Bohemians 0 - Athletic 1 Galway United 0 - Drogheda United 1 Waterford 2 - Derry City 0 Shamrock Rovers 2 – Shelbourne 2 League of Ireland First Division (all kick-offs 7.45pm) (69 mins) Bray Wanderers 3 - Kerry 0 Cobh Ramblers 3 - Finn Harps 1 Treaty United 0 - Athlone Town 0 Wexford 0 - UCD 0 Just now 67' GOAL! Level once again in Tallaght! Shamrock Rovers 2 – Shelbourne 2 Having just gone behind, Stephen Bradley's men clap back in an instant as Jack Byrne delivers a corner to the back post. It's kept alive and falls to Lee Grace who gets it out of his feet and crosses it low into the six-yard box for Dan Cleary to poke home. Incredible scenes! Virgin Media Sport on Twitter / X 𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐒 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐄!Dan Cleary pokes it in! 2-2! What a game in Tallaght! Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) April 25, 2025 External contentWhen displaying external content, data is transferred to third parties. 4 minutes ago 65' GOAL! Shels turn it around! Shamrock Rovers 1 – Shelbourne 2 Unbelievable scenes in Tallaght as Damien Duff's men score almost a carbon copy goal. Kameron Ledwidge crosses from the left and Mipo Odubeko - the Tallaght native - is the man to keep his composure and tap home under pressure. 14 minutes ago 57' Close! Jack Byrne has been a thorn in Shels' side tonight. The midfielder swivels and aims for the top-right corner - just over the bar. Conor Kearns was rooted to the spot. 15 minutes ago GOAL! Bray Wanderers 3 - Kerry 0 (51 mins) What a night at the Carlisle Grounds for Danu Kinsella-Bishop who makes it a hattrick just six minutes into the second-half! GOAL! Cobh Ramblers 3 - Finn Harps 0 (49 mins) Things get even better for the Rams as Luka Le Bervet picks out Cian Bargary to extend the host's lead. 18 minutes ago 51' GOAL! Shels restore parity in style! Shamrock Rovers 1 – Shelbourne 1 What a beaultiful goal and what a dream substitution from Damien Duff as Ali Coote pulls Shels level in an instant. Jamie Norris crosses from the left and Harry Wood breaks it down for Coote to make the run from deep and poke the ball past Ed McGinty! Unbelievable considering Shels didn't manage a shot on target in that entire first-half! Virgin Media Sport on Twitter / X 𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀𝐍 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐀𝐂𝐓!!! 🔴🔴Ali Coote on the pitch a matter of seconds and he's equalised!What a substitution! #LOI | @shelsfc Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) April 25, 2025 External contentWhen displaying external content, data is transferred to third parties. 21 minutes ago 49' A double substitution from Damien Duff as Sam Bone and Kerr McInroy are replaced by Ali Coote and Sean Gannon. 22 minutes ago 47' Chance! Shamrock Rovers resume where they left off before the interval as a poor kick-out from Conor Kearns is picked off. Michael Noonan finds himself in on goal from an acute angle - Kearns does well to make amends with a strong left leg to save the day. 24 minutes ago 46' The second-half gets under way in Tallaght as Shels get the ball rolling once again. No changes to either team after the break. 27 minutes ago WATCH: Half-time analysis from Keith Tracey on the Virgin Media panel League of Ireland on Twitter / X Post-match analysis at half-time in Tallaght. League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) April 25, 2025 33 minutes ago GOAL! Cobh Ramblers 2 - Finn Harps 0 (45+2 mins) A second goal of the game for the Rams as David Bosnjak turns provider just before the half-time whistle as Barry Coffey taps in. 37 minutes ago Half-time: Shamrock Rovers go into the break with the advantage! Sean O'Connor has his say... Half-time here at Tallaght and it's Rovers on top so far. Graham Burke and 16-year-old Michael Noonan threatening the Reds back line but Matt Healy broke the deadlock before the hour mark with his first goal for the club. The shot seemed to catch out Kearns, as the ex-Ireland U-21 man celebrated with a golf swing in front of an ecstatic south stand. Rovers could have double it just before the break there as Roberto Lopes headed just wide. Shels started well but local lad Mipo Odubeko has yet to test really test Ed McGinty so far. 39 minutes ago Drogs in front at Eamonn Deacy Park! Galway United 0 - Drogheda United 1 Galway almost took the lead a handful of minutes earlier but Luke Dennison came to his side's rescue. All of a sudden on the stroke of half-time, the ball drops to Darragh Markey on the edge of the box. The March player of the month reacts first and drills it into the bottom corner. 43 minutes ago 45' Some neat work between Graham Burke and Dylan Watts wins a free for Rovers right on the edge of the box as Evan Caffrey commits the foul. The wall comes to Shels' rescue. There will be 2 minutes of additional time in Tallaght. 45 minutes ago Waterford find the opener at the RSC! Waterford 1 - Derry City 0 It's not the prettiest but Waterford fans won't care in the slightest! Conan Noonan's corner leads to a goal-mouth scramble which is eventually poked home by Darragh Leahy in the 40th-minute. League of Ireland on Twitter / X Darragh Leahy puts Waterford in front! 🔵The Blues take the lead approaching the break. League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) April 25, 2025 External contentWhen displaying external content, data is transferred to third parties. 48 minutes ago 40' Another nervy moment for Conor Kearns! Jack Byrne goes long and Kearns races from his line to try and claim it. The 26-year-old keeper is beaten to it by Micheal Noonan, but Shels scramble to clear their lines before Noonan can capitalise on the half-open goal. 52 minutes ago 34' A decent effort to reply from Shels as Harry Wood crosses to the back post for the lurking Mipo Odubeko. Dan Cleary manages to get a vital touch on it to concede the corner which yields nothing for Damien Duff's men. 58 minutes ago 28' GOAL! Matt Healy puts Rovers ahead! Shamrock Rovers 1 – Shelbourne 0 It's not a great look for Shels' shot-stopper Conor Kearns as it looked like a tame enough strike. Jack Byrne rolls it to Matt Healy outside the box who uses Mark Coyle's frame to curl it around the Shels' captain and into the net. It didn't look particularly powerful - perhaps Kearns' vision was obstructed by Coyle as he attempted to block the strike. Virgin Media Sport on Twitter / X 𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐓 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐋𝐘! ☘️Rovers lead in Tallaght. Conor Kearns got this one all wrong! #LOI Virgin Media Sport (@VMSportIE) April 25, 2025 External contentWhen displaying external content, data is transferred to third parties. Today 03:14 PM Saints take the lead at Dalymount! Bohemians 0 - Athletic 1 After some neat play, Axel Sjoberg's cross from right is blocked by a hand in the box. Match referee Damien MacGraith doesn't hesitate and points straight to the spot. Chris Forrester shows his experience as he sends Kacper Chorazka the wrong way from the resulting penalty. League of Ireland on Twitter / X Chris Forrester from the spot! ⚽The Saints take the lead in Dalymount. League of Ireland (@LeagueofIreland) April 25, 2025 External contentWhen displaying external content, data is transferred to third parties. Live Blog Software
