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Irish Post
a day ago
- Sport
- Irish Post
Exiles reign again in Croke Park thriller
London edge Derry in a pulsating Christy Ring Cup final to claim their second title and promotion to the Joe McDonagh Cup. ÉANNA MACKEY reports from Croke Park, Dublin NOT ENJOYING THE TRIP: Jack Morrissey of London is fouled by Patrick Turner of Derry during the match (Photo By Stephen Marken/Sportsfile via Getty Images) IT WAS glory for the London senior hurlers as they stormed to victory to secure their second-ever Christy Ring Cup title as well as a place in next year's Joe McDonagh Cup in a pulsating affair in Croke Park on Saturday evening. The Exiles secured a narrow three-point victory with the game coming down to the final puck, winning out on a score line of 1-27 to 1-24 over Derry, who face the misfortune of being beaten in the decider for the third year in a row. London were led by new recruit and Westmeath native Davy Devine, who scored 1-12 and moved to London recently, having previously lined out for Warwickshire in the Lory Meaghar Cup. The Exiles settled into their rhythm right away, with Conor McCormack getting his name on the scoresheet within thirty seconds of the throw-in. David Devine followed up with a well-taken free to give London an early two-point lead. Son of the legendary Sambo, Christy McNaughton arrowed Derry's first score of the game before Tom Millerick and David Devine stretched London's advantage to 0-4 to 0-1 by the fourth minute. Cormac O'Doherty and Richie Mullan cut the London lead to the minimum. Thomas Brady and Cahal Murray added further scores for the Derry men between a Sean Glynn point to have the sides level at 0-5 apiece by the eleventh minute. Two minutes later, Glynn made an explosive run from his own half before laying the ball off to Devine, who batted the ball into the empty net to raise a green flag for the exiles. Such was the nip-and-tuck nature of the game that Thomas Brady went right up the other end of the field and drilled a cross field ball to Cahal Murray, who rifled his shot spectacularly into the top corner. Devine and Enda Egan raised white flags for London before Shea Cassidy and Cormac O'Doherty followed suit to equalise the game by the eighteenth minute. MIDFIELD CLASH OF THE ASH: Shea Cassidy of Derry in action against Conor Byrne (photo By Stephen Marken/Sportsfile via Getty Images) London held a 1-15 to 1-12 lead at the break, but a spirited Derry side clawed their way back after the restart, drawing level at 1-19 each in the 52nd minute thanks to a third point from Cushendall's McNaughton. That set the stage for a dramatic finish. London responded emphatically, rattling off six unanswered points in the final to take command, only for Derry to hit back with four of their own. Eamon Conway was influential for Derry in the second half and landed their final point in the 71st minute, narrowing the gap to a single point. But London held firm. Two injury-time scores from Devine pushed the margin to three, sealing the win. Derry had one last chance with a free deep in stoppage time, but O'Doherty's fierce effort was blocked on the line, and the resulting 65 came to nothing, denying them the goal needed to force extra time. DEJECTED DERRY MEN: Cahal Murray, left, and James Friel (Photo Stephen Marken/Sportsfile via Getty Images) TEAM SHEETS London Scorers: David Devine 1-12 (9 fs), Enda Egan 0-4 (3 fs, 1 65), Dylan Dawson 0-3, Sean Glynn 0-2, Conor O'Carroll 0-2, Paul Kennedy 0-1, Conor McCormack 0-1, Tom Millerick 0-1, Jack Morrissey 0-1. Derry Scorers: Cormac O'Doherty 0-9 (8 fs), Thomas Brady 1-1, Eamon Conway 0-4, Christy McNaughton 0-3, Ruairi O Mianain 0-2, Richie Mullan 0-2, Cahal Murray 0-1, Shea Cassidy 0-1, Ryan McGill 0-1. London: Mark Kilgannon; Niall Fitzgerald, Conor Byrne, Stephen Whelan; Tom Millerick, Enda Egan, Padraig Muldoon; Adam Cunney, Paul Kennedy; Jack Morrissey, Sean Glynn, Dylan Dawson; Conor McCormack, Conor O'Carroll, David Devine. Subs: Niall Geoghegan for Fitzgerald 35+2, Rory Lodge for Kennedy 44, Owen Sheil for McCormack 55, Tom Hanifin for Cunney 69, Donnacha Leahy for Dawson 72. Derry: Sean Kelly; Sean Cassidy, Mark Craig, Patrick Turner; Ruairi O'Mianain, Richie Mullan, James Friel; Meehaul McGrath, Eamon Conway; Thomas Brady, John Mullan, Cormac O'Doherty; Cahal Murray, Christy McNaughton, Shea Cassidy. Subs: Paddy Kelly for Friel & Ryan McGill for Brady 56, Gerald Bradley for McGrath 61, Callum O'Kane for Mullan 68. Referee: Padraig Dunne (Laois). See More: Christy Ring Cup, GAA, Hurling
Irish Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
London claim Christy Ring title over Derry; silverware for New York and Roscommon
It will probably go down as some sort of record within hurling's multi-tiered championship structure. Davy Devine, operating in the fifth tier last year with Warwickshire, jumped up two levels this season and inspired London to Christy Ring Cup title success, securing their place in next season's Joe McDonagh Cup. Devine scored 1-12 at Croke Park as London saw off Derry by 1-27 to 1-24, heaping yet more final misery on the Oak Leaf county, who have now lost three finals in a row. Throw in Derry's 2021 final defeat to Offaly and you get a feeling for their torment. READ MORE Presuming Devine sticks around for 2026, he will have climbed three rungs of hurling's championship ladder in double quick time. London manager Neil Rogers was appreciative of Devine's efforts, describing this as his best display yet in a green jersey. 'He's had an unbelievable season for us,' said Rogers. 'I think today was his best performance of all. He was on the frees and I think he only missed one, he was up at 100 per cent other than that. He stuck his goal away well too.' London's Enda Egan with Derry's Patrick Turner. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho It was far from a one-man show though as London turned the tables on a Derry side that had beaten them in the round robin. London also lost the Division 3 league final to a Mayo side that were competing in the earlier Nickey Rackard Cup final. So Derry had plenty of reason for optimism though they operated in London's slipstream for the majority of this game. Thomas Brady's 13th-minute goal for Derry was a beauty, when he struck a bullet from 20 metres out to the corner of the net, and amounted to an immediate response to Devine's goal moments earlier. But London deserved their 1-15 to 1-12 half-time lead and Derry only briefly took the lead after a strong third quarter. Eamon Conway came surging into the game for Derry and scored four second-half points in all, helping them to lead by 1-20 to 1-19 with 15 minutes to go. But they couldn't kick on and were suckered by six London points in a row after that which gave them a vital cushion in the closing minutes. Things got a little chaotic during the finale as Derry cut the deficit to one before wincing as Devine reeled off back-to-back insurance points in stoppage time. That left three in it and Derry did have the opportunity to rescue a draw, and extra-time, when Cormac O'Doherty presided over a 75th minute free but his shot was blocked for a 65 that also came to nothing. New York's Jonathan Glynn and James Breen lift the Lory Meagher Cup. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho Like Devine, former Galway star Johnny Glynn displayed his ability to jump between hurling's various grades when he captained New York to the Lory Meagher Cup title. Eight years after lining out for Galway in their 2017 All-Ireland final win, Glynn was back on the front line again and scored two important points in a 4-17 to 2-17 win over Cavan. David Mangan, another Galway man, scored 1-7 in total while Dara Walsh, Tipperary's AJ Willis and Tomas O'Connor weighed in with New York goals too. They entered this year's Lory Meagher Cup competition having been absent from the championship scene since 2006. They came in, controversially, at the semi-final stage, beating Monaghan in Mullingar last week, and capped a profitable 10 days or so in Ireland with promotion to the next level. The Roscommon team and manager Kevin Sammon celebrate with the Nickey Rackard Cup after beating Mayo. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho Drawing on players from hurling strongholds like Tipperary, Galway and Cork, they hit the interval with a 3-11 to 0-13 half-time lead. Mangan and midfielder Adam Loughlin Stones caused Cavan all sorts of bother and New York were 11 points up after 40 minutes. Kilkenny man Nicky Kenny, an All-Ireland club SHC winner with Cuala, pulled back a goal for Cavan and free-taker Liam O'Brien hit another from a penalty. But the Breffni couldn't get any closer to New York than five points as they slipped to a second final defeat in five seasons. Brendan Mulry was the Roscommon hero in the day's opening game, the Nickey Rackard Cup final, hitting the 72nd-minute winning point in a 3-16 to 1-21 victory over Mayo. Roscommon were underdogs and trailed by three with 68 minutes on the clock but reeled off points from Ben McGahon, Conor Mulry and Eoin Kiernan to level it, teeing up Brendan Mulry to snipe the dramatic winner. Results: Nickey Rackard Cup Final: Roscommon 3-16 Mayo 1-21 Lory Meagher Cup Final: New York 4-17 Cavan 2-17 Christy Ring Cup Final: London 1-17 Derry 1-24
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Davy Devine delivers as London land Christy Ring Cup glory at GGA HQ with triumph over Derry
Davy Devine took the step up in standard in his stride as London claimed the Christy Ring Cup title. It's only last year that the Westmeath man was playing for Warwickshire in the Lory Meagher Cup - and his switch to London has paid off. Advertisement 2 London celebrates with the Christy Ring Cup after the win over Derry at Croke Park 2 London edged a tight game at GAA HQ to win the Christy Ring Cup Devine struck London's only goal and hit 1-12 in total as the Exiles claimed their first title since 2012. London reeled off six points in a row between the 55th and 65th minutes to put them in a winning position. Derry did reduce the deficit to one in stoppage time as they fought desperately to avoid a third final defeat in a row. Advertisement read more on gaa But back-to-back Devine points were the insurance scores for London who will step up to the Joe McDonagh Cup in 2026. Devine will fancy that challenge having already moved seamlessly up the grades to lead the line for London. Boss Neil Rogers said: "Davy's brilliant, he's had an unbelievable season for us. I think today was his best performance of all. He was on the frees and I think he only missed one, he was up 100% other than that. He stuck his goal away well too and was absolutely brilliant for us. "He would have played with Westmeath all the way up along, underage to senior. And he played a bit of football as well. He was with Warwickshire then last year before moving to London. It was a big step up but no better man for it." Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling Derry beat London in the round robin stage but trailed London virtually throughout this time. Devine was's 13th minute goal put three between them at that stage and was expertly taken. 'Like something out of the French Revolution' - RTE GAA pundit Donal Og Cusack slams Dublin star's reckless swipe Sean Glynn did the spadework with a powerful run through the centre before laying off to his left for Devine to volley home. Glynn and Dylan Dawson added points to leave London still three clear at half-time, 1-15 to 1-12. Advertisement Thomas Brady hit the Derry goal, a bullet finish after a precise pass from John Mullan. They Oak Leafers enjoyed their best period in the third quarter and briefly led at 1-20 to 1-19. Eamon Conway came strongly into the game for them with four second-half points from play. But London's six points in a row proved decisive and gave them a vital cushion in the home straight. Advertisement Still, Derry did have one last chance at the finish to score a goal which would have rescued a draw and forced extra-time. Cormac O'Doherty drilled a free at the goal but London cleared the danger and took the silverware. London 1-27 Derry 1-24 London: M Kilgannon; N Fitzgerald, C Byrne, S Whelan; T Millerick 0-1, E Egan 0-4, 3f, 1 65, P Muldoon; A Cunney, P Kennedy 0-1; J Morrissey 0-1, S Glynn 0-2, D Dawson 0-3; C McCormack 0-1, C O'Carroll 0-2, D Devine 1-12, 9f. Subs: N Geoghegan for Fitzgerald 35, R Lodge for Kennedy 44, O Sheil for McCormack 55, T Hanifin for Cunney 69, D Leahy for Dawson 72. Advertisement Derry: S Kelly; S Cassidy, M Craig, P Turner; R O Mianain 0-2, R Mullan 0-2, J Friel; M McGrath, E Conway 0-4; T Brady 1-1, J Mullan, C O'Doherty 0-9, 8f; C Murray 0-1, C McNaughton 0-3, S Cassidy 0-1. Subs: P Kelly for Friel & R McGill 0-1 for Brady 56, G Bradley for McGrath 61, C O'Kane for Mullan 68. Ref: P Dunne (Laois)
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
London end title drought over devastated Derry in Christy Ring Cup final
David Devine gave his best display yet in a London jersey, shooting a terrific 1-12, as the Exiles held firm to claim the Christy Ring Cup title. A strong final-quarter performance that included six points in a row at one stage, ultimately won it for London who have claimed a first title since 2012. Their reward is a place in next season's Joe McDonagh Cup competition. That will be a significant jump in standards, though Devine has shown that it's possible to move seamlessly from one grade of hurling to another. The Westmeath man was a Warwickshire player just last year, but moved to London for 2025 and was the difference in this final. In all, London scored eight of the game's last 12 points as they turned the screw late on - and Devine scored five of those. The Kilburn Gaels clubman also scored London's goal midway through the first half, while Enda Egan and Dylan Dawson contributed seven points between them in the breakthrough win. But it's agony again for Derry who have slipped to their third final defeat in a row and their fourth in five seasons. They got it back to a one-point game late on, and appeared to have momentum on their side at that stage, but 72nd and 74th-minute points from Devine secured the win for London. Derry topped the Ring Cup group previously, and significantly, beat London by 2-19 to 1-18 when they met in the round robin. London previously slipped up in the Division 3 National League final against Mayo, who played earlier today in the lower tier Rackard Cup final. Derry supporters travelled to Croke Park optimistic about finally ending their streak of Ring Cup final defeats. But they never managed to get ahead of a slick and fully focused London side that led for the majority of the contest. London signalled their appetite for destruction with four of the game's first five points. Devine struck two of those from frees and then popped up at the back post to volley to the net following Sean Glynn's run through the centre and lay-off. Slaughtneil's Cormac O'Doherty was Derry's main scorer, hitting nine points overall. London led by 1-15 to 1-12 at half-time though a resurgent Derry wiped out the deficit after the restart, drawing level at 1-19 apiece in the 52nd minute, when Cushendall clubman Christy McNaughton hit his third point of the day. That's when things got really interesting because London reeled off six points in a row in response, seizing control of the game and then wincing as Derry picked off four points themselves. Eamon Conway had a strong second half for Derry, and clipped over their last score in the 71st minute, leaving a point in it at that stage. London weren't to be denied, and pulled clear for the three-point win with those two stoppage-time Devine scores. Derry were awarded a free in at the death, but O'Doherty's rasping shot was blocked on the line for a 65 that also failed to yield the goal they needed to force extra-time. London: Mark Kilgannon; Niall Fitzgerald, Conor Byrne, Stephen Whelan; Tom Millerick (0-01), Enda Egan (0-04, 3f, 1 65), Padraig Muldoon; Adam Cunney, Paul Kennedy (0-01); Jack Morrissey (0-01), Sean Glynn (0-02), Dylan Dawson (0-03); Conor McCormack (0-01), Conor O'Carroll (0-02), David Devine (1-12, 9f). Subs: Niall Geoghegan for Fitzgerald (35+2), Rory Lodge for Kennedy (44), Owen Sheil for McCormack (55), Tom Hanifin for Cunney (69), Donnacha Leahy for Dawson (72). Derry: Sean Kelly; Sean Cassidy, Mark Craig, Patrick Turner; Ruairi O Mianain (0-02), Richie Mullan (0-02), James Friel; Meehaul McGrath, Eamon Conway (0-04); Thomas Brady (1-01), John Mullan, Cormac O'Doherty (0-09, 8f); Cahal Murray (0-01), Christy McNaughton (0-03), Shea Cassidy (0-01). Subs: Paddy Kelly for Friel & Ryan McGill (0-01) for Brady (56), Gerald Bradley for McGrath (61), Callum O'Kane for Mullan (68).
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Davy Fitzgerald slapped with eight-week ban by GAA as Antrim hurling woes deepen
ANTRIM'S hurling woes have gone from bad to worse after manager Davy Fitzgerald was hit with an eight-week suspension by the GAA. News of the ban comes after the 2 Antrim manager Davy Fitzgerald has been handed an eight-week ban by the GAA 2 The ban comes after Antrim suffered another defeat to relegate them to the Joe McDonagh for 2026 The county will play Joe McDonagh Cup hurling next year thanks to yesterday's in Tullamore. The defeat was their fifth loss in as many games. But the fallout off the pitch has now gotten worse as Fitzgerald was punished for comments made following Antrim's round four defeat to Galway earlier this month. Fitzgerald took aim at the officiating after Declan McCloskey was shown red during the clash at Pearse Stadium. read more on gaa He told "Everybody knows that himself and one or two more of them, they actually despise me and that's fine. I can get over that. The Clare native was cited under the GAA rule of And the GAA's Central Hearings Committee ruled against him on Thursday night and issued the ban. Most read in GAA Hurling Fitzgerald can now appeal the suspension and could bring it as far as the Disputes Resolution Authority if necessary. Meanwhile, Tipperary GAA star 'had to do live apology on RTE' the day after cursing during All-Ireland interview - The Clare man expressed dismay at McNaughton's comments, and says he will take time to consider his future as manager after dropping out of the top tier. He said: 'To the knockers, you're not doing Antrim any favours. That's all I'll say to you. You think you're big men, you're not big men. 'I have good time for Sambo, I'm just so disappointed in him. 'He was in management, probably didn't do great. I have so much respect for him and I'm just so disappointed in what he did but he's entitled to his opinion. 'He's entitled to his opinion. "It's the same with anything you do. I'm not going to say anything bad about him because I'm just disappointed, just disappointed in him. 'It doesn't need that, we're trying our absolute best so we don't need the likes of that but he's entitled to his opinion.' When asked if he was staying on for a second year, Fitzgerald said: 'I just want time. I'm just really proud of them today, they did so well. "I couldn't be prouder of them. I'm just absolutely shattered now. 'I'm just going to take a bit of time and just relax. I keep saying to you after Waterford last year, I was done. I knew I was done after Waterford last year. 'But a friend who has been very good to me persuaded me to come up to Antrim and I never regretted it. I just need a bit of time. I'm not saying I won't. I'm not saying that. 'I think you can tell by me I'm just absolutely beat, just tired. So just — we'll see what happens.'
