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The Irish Sun
a day ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Tipperary's hammering of Laois raises further questions about viability of current preliminary quarter-final format
ANOTHER preliminary quarter-final, and another Munster county wins in a landslide. The future of the backdoor for Joe McDonagh teams into the All-Ireland series has been questioned heavily since the Munster final had to go to penalties — and events in Portlaoise yesterday look like more evidence for the prosecution. Advertisement Explosive starts to each half meant that Tipperary never switched out of second gear in their battle with a Laois side that lacked both physical and mental energy. Whatever about extending the season for the Joe McDonagh Cup winners — though And how much Tipp boss Liam Cahill learned ahead of what will be a very different type of battle with Galway next week remains to be seen. The visitors' Willie Connors had hoisted over three excellent points from midfield to take Laois sweeper Paddy Purcell out of the game. Advertisement Read More On GAA And when Tipp did get inside, Jason Forde from a tight angle made it 1-5 to no score after five minutes. During the week, GAA president Jarlath Burns spoke about how important these games are to the counties, and around 6,640 supporters filed into O'Moore Park for yesterday's double header. But they did not have the chance to entertain the possibility of an upset, or even get 35 minutes of a competitive fixture that might road-test the Premier County. Purcell finally got Laois off the mark and an impressive save from Cathal Dunne to deny Darragh McCarthy was another spark that finally got the O'Moore County going — and for the remainder of the first half, they hung on Tipp's coat-tails. Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling Close to goal, the Tipperary full-backs were imperious as Bryan O'Mara marshalled a line that was in complete control. But Pádraig Delaney and Donnacha Hartnett scored from distance, while Purcell also weighed in with points that kept the gap at a single-digit margin for the remainder of the first half. GAA fans 'loved seeing and hearing' the late Micheal O Muircheartaigh as he features in RTE documentary Hell for Leather Those scores served to balance out some fine points from Andrew Ormond and John McGrath. Within five minutes of the restart, Tipperary shattered the ten-point barrier when Purcell scored to make it 1-18 to 0-13. Advertisement By the time Laois scored again, Sam O'Farrell and Forde both found the net with precise finishes. The remaining half an hour was high on honest endeavour but completely lacking in Championship intensity, with the crowd only sparking into life when John McGrath hit the crossbar and Peter McGarry the post. 1 Jason Forde was the top scorer as Tipp ran out 3-32 to 0-18 winners Against Galway next Saturday, those chances will be all-important. Yesterday, the only difference it made was on the statistician's notes. Advertisement TIPPERARY: R Shelly; M Breen, B O'Mara, R Doyle 0-1; C Morgan, R Maher, S Kennedy; W Connors 0-5, J Caesar 0-1; A Tynan 0-1, A Ormond 0-3, S O'Farrell 1-1; J Forde 2-5 2f, J McGrath 0-3, D McCarthy 0-9, 6f, 1 65. Subs: J Ryan for Doyle h-t, O O'Donoghue 0-1 for Ormond 47 mins, P McGarry 0-1 for Maher 47, B McGrath for Morgan 54, J Fogarty 0-1 for McCarthy 55. LAOIS: C Dunne; C Comerford, L Cleere, D Hartnett 0-1; R Mullaney, P Delaney 0-1, J Walshe 0-1; P Purcell 0-4, A Corby, M Dowling; Tomás Keyes 0-9, 6f, B Conroy, J Keyes 0-1. Subs: T Cuddy for Delaney 35 mins, J Lennon for Corby 49, A Dunphy 0-1 for Dowling 51, P Dunne for Mullaney 56, M Phelan for Walshe 64. Advertisement REFEREE: C Mooney (Dublin).
Irish Independent
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Jason Forde leads the way as Tipperary progress to All-Ireland SHC last eight with emphatic win over Laois
Jason Forde bagged 2-5 as Tipperary ran out 23-point winners over Laois to book an All-Ireland quarter-final against Galway.
Irish Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Jason Forde hits 2-5 as Tipperary ease past Laois and set up quarter-final against Galway
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 0-18 Tipperary 3-32 Jason Forde bagged 2-5 as Tipperary ran out 23-point winners over Laois at O'Moore Park to book an All-Ireland quarter-final against Galway. The Premier County racked up 7-38 against Offaly in this fixture two years ago, and they could've come closer to that mark but for the crossbar, post, and Cathal Dunne denying them further green flags. Sam O'Farrell netted his first goal for Tipp, while Darragh McCarthy tallied 0-9, and Willie Connors clipped 0-5 from midfield. They had 12 different scorers in total. Liam Cahill made three changes as Eoghan Connolly was marked absent, while Jake Morris and Conor Stakelum were named on the bench and weren't called upon. In came Joe Caesar, Alan Tynan, and Séamus Kennedy for his first championship start since 2023. READ MORE Kennedy's St Mary's clubmate Peter McGarry also gained a senior debut off the bench. Ryan Mullaney was added to the Laois starting team, while Diarmaid Conway was a late withdrawal, replaced by Donnacha Hartnett. The hosts deployed Fiachra C Fennell as a sweeper, but Tipp were able to steer around him for an opening 1-5 burst inside five minutes. Forde began the scoring after 20 seconds and the Silvermines star then found the net in the fourth minute after O'Farrell secured the sliotar. Connors also struck three points from midfield in that fast start. They could've added a second goal as McCarthy tried to make sure of his finish, only for Dunne to turn his shot around the post. Laois' Lee Cleere challenges Jason Forde of Tipperary. Photograph: Leah Scholes/Inpho The Laois goalkeeper had caught the eye with a breathtaking double save in the Joe McDonagh Cup final defeat and he produced another here from Forde and John McGrath, before play was called back for a tap-over McCarthy free. Laois produced some good puck-out routines for Paddy Purcell to open their account with a brace. Tomás Keyes converted four frees, two of which he won himself, and tacked on a pair from play to help cut the deficit to six. He also threatened a goal, but Rhys Shelly saved and Michael Breen cleared Mark Dowling's rebound effort. Three defenders got on the board, Hartnett, Jordan Walshe and Pádraig Delaney, but the hosts were derailed by inaccurate shooting. They hit nine wides for a first-half conversion rate of 48 per cent, and ended with 17. Tipp put together some smart moves as Andrew Ormond struck 0-3, McGrath 0-2, and corner back Robert Doyle also got on the board before being withdrawn at half-time, at which stage they led 1-18 to 0-12. Purcell pointed from the restart, but Tipp added two goals within four minutes. For the first, McGrath broke Shelly's long ball for O'Farrell to rifle home his first senior goal. Then, McGrath rumbled a short puck-out for Ormond to tee up Forde's precise finish. McGrath smashed the crossbar with another opening moments later. McGarry impressed with his pace and passing. The former football panellist teed up points for Tynan and McGrath before slotting one of his own. In between, he came close to a debut goal only to crack the post. Joe Fogarty was off target with another, while Oisín O'Donoghue blasted over the bar. LAOIS: C Dunne; C Comerford, P Delaney (0-1), D Hartnett (0-1); R Mullaney, L Cleere, J Walshe (0-1); D Dooley, P Purcell (0-4); FC Fennell, T Keyes (0-9, 6f), A Corby; M Dowling, B Conroy, J Keyes (0-1). Subs: T Cuddy for Delaney (35 mins, inj); J Lennon for Corby (49); A Dunphy (0-1) for Dowling (51); P Dunne for Mullaney (57); M Phelan for Walshe (64). TIPPERARY: R Shelly; R Doyle (0-1), B O'Mara, M Breen; S Kennedy, C Morgan, R Maher; J Caesar (0-1), W Connors (0-5); A Tynan (0-1), A Ormond (0-3), S O'Farrell (1-1); J Forde (2-5, 2f), J McGrath (0-3), D McCarthy (0-9, 6f, one 65). Subs: J Ryan for Doyle (h-t); O O'Donoghue (0-1) for Ormond, P McGarry (0-1) for Maher (both 47 mins); B McGrath for Morgan (54); J Fogarty (0-1) for McCarthy (55). Referee: C Mooney (Dublin).
Irish Examiner
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Early goal glut key as Tipp hold off desperate Clare fightback
Munster SHC: Clare 2-21 Tipperary 4-18 Tipperary moved out of intensive care. Their bed immediately filled. The patient's report at the foot of the champions' bed reads terminal. Champions for not much longer. Mathematically, Clare are still breathing. Their pulse, though, is almost impossible to find. There are few permutations that will elevate the Banner from the foot of the Munster table into the third and final qualifying spot. Of those that do, they require Cork to overturn Limerick in the latter's backyard next Sunday and then do same when they travel to the Gaelic Grounds on the closing Sunday of action. They also need their conquerors here to beat Waterford in their final outing. All that gets Clare to three points, level with Limerick, but progressing on a superior head-to-head. A long shot. A very, very long shot. In the five-year history of the Munster round-robin, three points have never been sufficient to advance. For embattled and now emboldened Tipp, a first Munster championship victory since April 23, 2023. 748 days later, at the same venue, against the same opposition, they managed an unlikely same outcome. The opening half did a fine impression of the 2023 Munster championship first-half between the same pair. On that occasion, Tipp were 3-7 to 0-7 ahead by the 22nd minute. That same stunned expression was worn by Clare crowd here. By the 23rd minute, they'd again been hit for a feast of Tipp majors and trailed 4-4 to 0-6. The Tipp puckout had been devoured in two of their last three outings. In the first half of the League final, Cork struck 2-4 off Barry Hogan's restarts. That figure was 2-3 in the opening half of their Munster championship clash three weeks later. Here, Rhys Shelly started ahead of Hogan. We counted only two first-half puckouts lost. We counted 2-4 Tipp mined off their own restart. A sensational turnaround. The Clare net was shaking from the sixth minute onward. Alan Tynan to John McGrath. His opening-round Thurles exploits revisited. The visitors suffocated their hosts from the off. They feasted on dreadful Clare passing. The fear from the visiting perspective was that all this early superiority was not carrying onto the scoreboard at either end. After 11 minutes, Tipp's report card showed five wides, a point attempt dropped short, and a second John McGrath goal opportunity, fashioned by the unmatched vision of his older brother, that flashed over. A minute later, Cahill's charges began to make amends for all of the above. Jason Forde assumed control of a long delivery. The offload to Andrew Ormond. Goal. Eibhear Quilligan denied them a third goal with their fourth goal opportunity on 14 minutes. A fine save to deny Jake Morris. Jason Forde did at least convert the 65. 2-3 to 0-4. The openings kept opening. And while enterprising, Tipp's forward movement and passing wasn't anything particularly extraordinary. Clare, quite simply, were a shambles at the back. Their unorganised state fed chaos. Conor Cleary was never so lamented. The absence of half their All-Ireland winning defence - John Conlon was a late withdrawal - was never so obvious. Of the remaining half, Conor Leen was pulled after 20 minutes. He was pulled after John McGrath left him for dust on the road to his second green flag and Tipp's third. The fourth, on 23 minutes, began with a lost Tipp restart. David McInerney lost possession. Noel McGrath moved the sliotar and began the move. Forde's piledriver was parried by Quilligan, Ormond's rebound was not. Add on a pair of Forde frees and the scoreline on 29 minutes read a scarcely believable 4-6 to 0-6. Clare, who'd registered just two points from play in the opening half an hour, had taken their summer back from the brink by half-time. Rodgers produced a stunning catch, from a David Reidy floated pass, and then produced a so desperatey needed goal. 4-9 to 1-9, with the wind to come, was not an insurmountable nine-point deficit. Rodgers converted free after free upon the restart. Shane O'Donnell was introduced on 44 minutes. His first involvement was to pull down a Quilligan puckout and be pulled down himself for a converted free. On 55 minutes, Tony Kelly won and buried a penalty. Frees won by O'Donnell and fellow sub David Fitzgerald enabled Clare to final achieve parity on 63 minutes. Amazingly, though, they'd never hit the front and added just a solitary white flag across the remaining 12 minutes. Tipp's final push was defiant. Michael Breen prevented Ian Galvin pulling the trigger for goal. Peter Duggan was stopped and somehow swallowed. John McGrath capitalised on a Daithí Lohan slip. McGrath was then fouled for a Forde converted free. Full-back Eoghan Connolly's third and sub Seán Kenneally completed a four-in-a-row. A winning four-in-a-row. Jake Morris cleared the last ball from deep in the heart of his defence. Tipp came to the home of the champions and gave their championship a pulse. Scorers for Tipperary: J McGrath (2-3); J Forde (0-8, 0-6 frees, 0-1 '65); A Ormond (2-1); E Connolly (0-3, 0-2 frees); J Morris (0-2); S Kenneally (0-1). Scorers for Clare: M Rodgers (1-13, 0-13 frees); T Kelly (1-1, 1-0 pen, 0-1 free); S Rynne (0-3); R Taylor (0-2); C Malone, P Duggan (0-1 each). TIPPERARY: R Shelly; M Breen, B O'Mara, E Connolly; R Maher, C Morgan, R Doyle; S O'Farrell, A Tynan; C Stakelum, A Ormond, N McGrath; J Forde, J McGrath, J Morris. SUBS: O O'Donoghue for Stakelum (47); S Kennedy for Kennedy (55-59, temporary); W Connors for N McGrath (58); S Kennedy for O'Farrell (62); D Stakelum for Tynan (63); S Kenneally for Forde (66). CLARE: E Quilligan; Darragh Lohan, A Hogan, C Leen; Daithí Lohan, C Galvin, D McInerney; R Taylor, C Malone; T Kelly, D Reidy, P Duggan; S Rynne, M Rodgers, S Meehan. SUBS: Rory Hayes for Leen (20); S O'Donnell for Mehan (44); D Fitzgerald for Rynne (59); I Galvin for Reidy (63); J Conlon for Daithí Lohan (68). REFEREE: J Owens (Wexford).
