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Irish Examiner
26-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Anthony Daly: Cork stumble forward...just as they'd like it
After watching the Dublin-Galway match outside the TV box in Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Sunday, Joanne Cantwell, Jackie Tyrrell, Joe Canning and myself made our way up to the box in front of the city end terrace in Páirc Ui Chaoimh just before the throw-in. The place was packed but the atmosphere felt strange, almost weird - muted, pensive, like everyone was a little on edge. The place was splashed in red but it was if the ground was draped in grey. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner. Annual €120€60 Best value Monthly €10€4 / month Unlimited access. Subscriber content. Daily ePaper. Additional benefits.
Irish Examiner
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Christy O'Connor: Clarity badly needed to address the black card issue in hurling
When Anthony Daly, Jackie Tyrrell and Joe Canning were discussing Mark Coleman's tackle on Stephen Bennett at half-time in yesterday's Cork-Waterford game in the RTÉ studio, there was no real debate on the topic. Seán O'Donoghue was also engaging Bennett in the tackle but Coleman hauled him down. Bottom line. Penalty. Black card. Except it wasn't. Johnny Murphy didn't deem it to be but he isn't the only referee to have come to that conclusion around black cards in hurling. 'The black card seems to have vanished out of the game,' said Tyrrell. 'When was the last black card given out?' 'The Clare 20s (recent Munster U20 final against Tipp when Jamie Moylan was sin-binned for 10 minutes),' quipped Daly. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner. Annual €120€60 Best value Monthly €10€4 / month Unlimited access. Subscriber content. Daily ePaper. Additional benefits.
RTÉ News
23-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Kildare now contenders to win Joe McDonagh
Jackie Tyrrell believes Kildare are now genuine contenders to win the Joe McDonagh Cup and play Leinster round-robin hurling for the first time. The Lilywhites, managed by Tyrrell's former Kilkenny team-mate Brian Dowling, will be guaranteed a place in the final if they can beat bottom side Down on Sunday. That follows successive sensational away victories over Carlow and Laois over the last two weekends. Dowling's men beat the McDonagh favourites by 11 points - 4-20 to 1-18 - on their home turf of O'Moore Park and Tyrrell warns against assuming that Laois or Carlow would turn things around in a decider. Those two play each other in the final round this weekend, meaning only a draw between them and failure to defeat Down could deny Kildare. "Brian is doing an exceptional job," nine-time All-Ireland winner Tyrrell told the RTÉ GAA podcast. "The last two results, particularly Laois at the weekend, and the manner in which they won, has propelled them into a great position. "The goals they scored over the weekend, they are playing a really good brand of hurling. "If Kildare are to get into a Joe McDonagh final from where they came from two games ago… they could potentially win it at that stage because they are just playing with such confidence and momentum. "Laois had been flying it up to that point so I'm there will be a few more twists there." Down are in a three-way fight to avoid relegation, however, and could stay up even in defeat if Westmeath can win in Kerry. "Down had a big win over Kerry last weekend to give them a chance of staying up," said Tyrrell. "It might be important for them to stay up considering their league success [ promotion to Division 1B ]. "So huge jeopardy there in terms of the final weekend. "If you look at the league standings, three of them on six [points] and three on two, there is such parity in Joe Mc. "It continues to be an outstanding competition of guys of a similar level, really in putting a huge amount. "It's not like the Tailteann Cup, where some teams kind of pick and choose, no-one looks at the Joe McDonagh and doesn't really go after it."
Irish Daily Mirror
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Camogie Association break silence over skort controversy following protest
The Camogie Association have responded after Dublin and Kilkenny senior players emerged from the tunnel in shorts during the Leinster senior semi-final in protest, as players are currently required to wear skorts under rule 6(b) of the sports code. The referee made both teams go back to the changing rooms and switch back to skorts, or else the game would be cancelled. A recent report from the Gaelic Players' Association (GPA) informed the Camogie Association that 83% of players would prefer to wear shorts or believe that players should have the option to choose, and 70% reported discomfort while wearing shorts. 65% expressed concerns about exposure in media content, affecting their mental state, while 49% said they had experienced anxiety around period leaks, as per the report. In a statement obtained by The 42, the Camogie Association said that 'player welfare is at the heart of everything we do." 'We note the recent research published by the GPA. Player welfare is at the heart of everything we do across the Camogie Association. 'A democratic vote at Congress 2024 determined that the rules governing our playing wear should not change. 'Ard Chomhairle established a working group to examine issues around the comfort, fit, design and overall performance of playing wear. 'As part of this process, a wide range of national and international manufactured skorts have been sourced. Testing of these skorts for comfort, fit and design, will begin in mid-May and will include adult and Juvenile players from Club and County teams, as well as referees. 'Once testing is completed, the working group will prepare recommendations for Ard Chomhairle consideration. 'The Camogie Association remains committed to respecting the democratic process in all decisions that affect all of our members. 'Voting delegates at Congress represent all the members of the Association, including players and parents of players across the country.' The issue has sparked much debate in the world of Irish sport. Speaking on The Sunday Game, Neil McManus and Jackie Tyrrell agreed that it was time for the Association to listen to their players. Neil said: "Let's sort this out. If the Camogie Association would collaborate with the players here, I think this can be resolved fairly quickly." "We want the games to be played at the highest level as possible, we want players to be as happy as they possibly can be. And this seems like a no-brainer. "I was listening to Aisling Maher and Hannah Looney speaking about it during the week, articulating their points so well. "So the ball is very firmly in that of the Camogie Association's tonight." Jackie added: "It's a failure on the Camogie Association that it's got to this point. This should be nipped in the bud." "83 per cent is a strong number of people looking for change. Change should be facilitated. "And it's not a wholesale change, it's not a drastic one. It's just giving them the option of the skorts or the shorts." Dublin Camogie star Emma O'Byrne said via social media that the skorts are "uncomfortable" to wear during play. "For anyone who doesn't know, skorts are basically a skirt that we have to wear with shorts underneath and they're massively uncomfortable," she said. "I'd say for about 30% of a game that I play, I'm constantly thinking about how my skort looks, pulling it down, constantly thinking about if my skort is okay or just being in general discomfort when it comes to wearing a skort." And this isn't the first time camogie players have raised their voice on this: "We've been crying out for this for ages, so we decided to take action, as opposed to talking about it, because realistically, that's how things kind of get done. "Still, there's been no movement from the Camogie Association on this matter." Fine Gael Spokesperson on Sport, Senator Evanne Ni Chuilinn said: 'As recently as last week the Gaelic Players' Association (GPA) informed the Camogie Association that 83% of players find skorts uncomfortable and inappropriate. This sentiment isn't new. Yesterday's protest by Dublin and Kilkenny players was replicated fifteen years ago. 'The skort rule is becoming a barrier, and it has also taken away from the sport itself. Last night, we should have been talking about the game, but instead, we are talking about the impossible position female players are placed in. To think that the Association was happy to let two Senior intercounty squads turn up to a championship match and then refuse to let them play is infuriating for anyone trying to encourage women and girls to be active in sport.' 'It is time to listen to the players and give a choice at the very least.' Get the latest sports headlines straight to your inbox by signing up for free email alerts.
The Irish Sun
05-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘It's a failure on the camogie association' – RTE GAA pundits don't sit on fence over ‘no-brainer' skorts saga
NEIL McManus and Jackie Tyrrell were in agreement that the camogie association ought to listen to its players over the wearing of skorts. The long-running bone of contention once again reared its head over the weekend when Dublin and Kilkenny players 2 Skorts are a pair of shorts with fabric that give the appearance of a skirt 2 Neil McManus and Jackie Tyrrell were in agreement on which side was in the right Credit: @TheSundayGame The players were forced to relent after the referee informed them that their Leinster Championship semi-final would not go ahead unless they went back and changed gear. A GPA survey previously found that 83 per cent of players would prefer to either have the choice of wearing shorts instead of skorts or would like to see skorts ditched altogether. Speaking on The Sunday Game, He said: "Let's sort this out. If the camogie association would collaborate with the players here, I think this can be resolved fairly quickly. Read More On GAA "We want the games to be played at the highest level as possible, we want players to be as happy as they possibly can be. And this seems like a no-brainer. "I was listening to Aisling Maher speaking about it during the week, articulating the point so well. "So the ball is very firmly in that of the camogie association's tonight." Most read in GAA Hurling "83 per cent is a strong number of people looking for change. Change should be facilitated. "And it's not a wholesale change, it's a drastic one. It's just giving them the option of the skorts or the shorts." RTÉ GAA pundits Paul Flynn and Lee Keegan slam All-Ireland draw A video of the Kikenny and Dublin teams leaving the field was shared to social media by Laura Kealy. And resharing the video, Dublin captain Maher described the episode as the low point of her career. She fumed: "Career low for me today when 60+ players ready to play a championship game in shorts are told their match will be abandoned if every player doesn't change into skorts. "I love this game but I am sick of being forced to wear a skort that is uncomfortable and unfit for purpose. "How are female players still having to push for permission to wear shorts while they compete at the highest level of their sport. "In no other facet of my life does someone dictate that I have to wear something resembling a skirt because I am a girl. Why is it happening in my sport?" Players are currently required to wear skorts under rule 6(b) of the sports code. Two proposals were put to the Camogie Association's annual congress last year seeking to change the dress code. Both were defeated, however, with new proposals unable to be heard again until 2027. The Irish Sun contacted the Camogie Association on Sunday for comment.
