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The Irish Sun
12-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Louth ace hilariously recreates infamous Joe Sheridan goal while celebrating Leinster triumph over Meath
DERMOT Campbell harked back to the most painful moment in Louth football history as they celebrated exorcising the ghost of 2010. This time around the Wee County did 2 Even as a Meath person, you have to admit it was a pretty funny thing to do 2 Joe Sheridan famously fell/rolled over the line before 'scoring' the goal that swung their 2010 match-up Amid the jubilant scenes as players and fans around Croke Park celebrated a first provincial crown since 1957, Campbell added the cherry on top with a bit of trolling. At one stage he jokingly threw the Delaney Cup over the goal line at the Canal End in a clear allusion to how Sheridan had gotten away with an illegal goal to break their hearts 15 years previously. Sportsfile photographer Piaras Ó Mídheach snapped the cheeky stunt. Upon sharing it, he added the caption: "Louth get it over the line!…" The snap was widely commented upon with Franks praising: "Top-class s***housery to be fair." Read More On GAA Captain Sam Mulroy's 1-7 haul for Louth was as ironic as it was decisive. It's only five years ago that he scored 1-7 against Longford in a Round 1 Now they're looking down at everyone else from the summit of Leinster and eyeing up the All-Ireland SFC group stage with confidence. Louth showed the sort of guile, quality and confidence in the final 20 minutes akin to the great Dublin teams that their boss Ger Brennan used to play for. Most read in GAA Football They trailed by three points with almost 50 minutes played and looked to be in danger of a sickening defeat to mirror their 2010 heartbreak. But they took over completely in the vital middle third after that, dominating that department to provide a platform for the scores they needed. Henry Shefflin hilariously dabbles in Gaelic football punditry as RTE's Saturday Game debuts format change Meath only scored once in the final 23 minutes of the game, a Mathew Costello goal. That three-pointer actually left Robbie Brennan's side a point up with eight minutes to go. But it was a goal against the run of play and when Louth won a soft free just beyond the 45m line at the other end, Mulroy nailed it. That put them ahead again and All-Star Craig Lennon capped a terrific game with the insurance score at the death. Suddenly 68 years of hurt had been wiped away. Jubilant Louth manager Brennan said: "We have a great group and we're just absolutely buzzing. "And they're going to win more now, they're going to win much more. "Once you win one, you get to the top of the mountain and you say, 'I like this, I want another one. "I want more of this. The view is good. I want to get as many of these experiences as I can before my career is up'. And that is something we've said to the lads. "If the lads don't want to go on and win more, that's their call. But I think we'll try to win a few bits more, will we?!"
Irish Daily Mirror
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Louth v Meath live score updates from the Leinster final
For the first time since Joe Sheridan's infamous goal for Meath against Louth 15 years ago, a county that isn't Dublin will lift the Delaney Cup today. The Wee County and the Royals clash again and with very little to split them in the betting, it should be a very close decider. The action gets under way at 4.15pm, with RTE Two showing the game live. Their action begins half an hour before throw-in. Here are the teams: Louth: N McDonnell, D Nally, D Campbell, D McKenny, C McKeever, P Lynch, C Lennon, T Durnin, A McDonnell, P Matthews, C Downey, C Grimes, K McArdle, S Mulroy, R Burns. Subs: T Markey, L Jackson, A Williams, E Carolan, C Byrne, D McDonnell, D Corcoran, C Branigan, C Keenan, D McKeown, B Duffy. Meath: B Hogan, S Lavin, S Rafferty, B O'Halloran, D Keogan, S Coffey, C Caulfield, B Menton, J Flynn, C Duke, R Kinsella, K Curtis, M Costello, J Conlon, E Frayne. Subs: S Brennan, S Walsh, R Ryan, A O'Neill, D McGowan, C O'Sullivan, J McEntee, R Jones, A Lynch, E Harkin, C Hickey. Crowds gathering around the top of Jones's Road ahead of the Leinster football final. More than 60,000 expected to attend. Good afternoon and welcome to our live blog for this massive Leinster Senior Football Championship final clash between Louth and Meath. Over 60,000 will be in attendance for this afternoon's decider between the neighbours and it should be another cracking 'Battle of the Boyne'. A win for Louth would mark a record-breaking 68-year gap between Leinster football titles, and they're carrying a level of expectation into this final that wasn't present during their last final showdown with Meath in 2010. Their consistent appearances in the Leinster final and regular victories over Meath in League and Championship games have set them on a trajectory towards a provincial title. This brings its own pressure and plays into Meath's hands. However, Louth have proven themselves worthy of trust. We'll bring you all the build-up and action right here over the next few hours.
RTÉ News
07-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Leinster football final set to draw more than 50,000 fans to Croke Park
Sunday's Leinster football final between Meath and Louth looks set to draw an attendance in excess of 50,000 in what would be the best attended final since 2017. Meath's shock semi-final victory over Dublin has given a shot in the arm to the showpiece in the Leinster calendar after years of dominance from the boys in blue. The 2024 decider, where Dublin reeled off a 14th consecutive provincial title in seeing off Louth, saw just 23,113 file through the turnstiles, as the downward trajectory of ticket sales hit a new modern low. The novel pairing of Louth and Meath – who have only met in the final on three previous occasions, including the highly controversial 2010 encounter where Meath prevailed by two points with a goal from Joe Sheridan that should not have stood – has had the expected impact on ticket sales. The Leinster Council has confirmed that more than 40,000 tickets have already been sold, a figure that does not include 8,000 premium seats that are expected to be taken up. It means that an attendance in excess of 50,000 is expected, eclipsing the 48, 875 that saw Louth undone in the 2010 decider. It will also be the biggest Leinster football final attendance since 2017 when 66,734 watched a Con O'Callaghan-inspired Dublin finish with nine points to spare over Kildare.
Irish Examiner
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Louth v Meath: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the Leinster SFC final
It is a third successive Leinster SFC final for Louth but this year will see them face a new opponent in Meath. Meath were the last team to defeat Dublin in a Leinster championship when the oversaw the boys in blue in the 2010 semi-final. Meath went on to defeat Louth in the final which ended in controversial fashion with Joe Sheridan's goal. It promises to be a cracking final with new names going to be added to the Delaney Cup. Here's everything you need to know. Where and when is it on? The game will take place on Sunday May 11 in Croke Park with a throw-in at 4.15pm. Where can I watch the game? The game will be live on RTÉ 2 with coverage starting at 3.45pm. Who's the referee? Monaghan's Martin McNally will take charge of the final. What can I read about and listen to on Our reporters will be building up to the final throughout the weekend and previewing the game ahead of Sunday's throw-in. Listen to The Gaelic Football Show podcast where Paul Rouse, Maurice Brosnan and James Horan discuss the Connacht final.
Extra.ie
02-05-2025
- Sport
- Extra.ie
The chaos is back in Gaelic football... and that's a good thing
It was only a matter of hours after the final whistle at Portlaoise before the WhatsApps started flying around. A Meath-Louth Leinster for the first time since the infamous ending of 2010? Here's an AI generated shot of Meath full-forward Joe Sheridan, wearing a number 14 jersey, slinging back shots with match referee Martin Sludden, as if to toast the most famous 'try' in Gaelic football and the decision to award the former's match-winning goal when he slid over the line with ball in hand. Or how about the action figure of the Tyrone official as a pre-Leinster final gift for that Meath or Louth fan in your life? One complete with shades, a white stick and an action figure guide dog. The throwbacks came in all sorts of different forms. There was a nod to Meath's humbling of Dublin at O'Moore Park with a 1996 figurine entitled 'Hon the Royals', this one featuring an action figure in the image of flinty defender Colm Coyle who is sporting a black eye, a blood-spattered jersey and holding a bottle of red wine. A mini replica Sam Maguire and a slice of the Croke Park turf completes the package. Joe Sheridan of Meath against Louth in 2010. Pic: David Maher/Sportsfile Ah, the good old times. A nod to when a bit of chaos was part and parcel of Gaelic football, the 1996 drawn final against Mayo taking that notion to its ultimate level by featuring a mass brawl that made national headlines. Plenty of Meath fans in Portlaoise at half-time last Sunday must have felt like they had stepped back in time. The scoreboard was certainly a reminder of the glory days under Seán Boylan: Meath 0-17 Dublin 0-5. As the players exited the field, there was even a bit of argy-bargy between the two teams. And if the new rules had shown anything, it was that there was a bit of chaos back in Gaelic football, in the main down to the kick-out having to be booted out past the new 40-metre arc. Meath and Mayo square off in 1996. Pic: INPHO Stephen Cluxton will go down as one of the most influential players in the history of Gaelic football. His lasered kick-outs and ability to clip or curl a restart to a pocket of space that invariably favoured a blue shirt became a calling card and signified a distinct move away from the old long-kick competition that goalkeeping tended to involve. The second half of the 2019 All-Ireland final was arguably the greatest exhibition of control under pressure, when Dublin were down to 14 and he faced down the Kerry press and managed to get 10 of 13 kick-outs away, including the first seven in a row without losing one. Last Sunday, Dublin lost 13 of 19 first-half kick-outs. A 43-year-old Cluxton was floundering like never before. Facing into a stiff breeze was one element. Cluxton doesn't have the same dynamite in his boots to compare with a Rory Beggan, Ethan Rafferty or Donegal's Shaun Patton; his restart game was more a masterpiece in control and timing and execution. Dublin goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton takes a kick-out against Meath. Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile But the new rules preclude the clipped or curled short restart with the ball having to go past the 40-metre arc. And that first half was like stepping back to a time when Meath had big go-to men around the middle, whether it was John McDermott or Liam Hayes or Gerry McEntee, and were just as happy to feast on breaks. Take the opening five minutes of the game as a snapshot. With just 40 seconds gone, Cluxton fires one roughly 40 metres out right where the break is won by Ciarán Caulfield — Meath free. A minute later he tries to clip his second left-footed to that familiar pocket on the right side of the arc only for it to be intercepted — Matthew Costello point. For his third he goes longer, out to the left side of midfield. With teams having to keep three men in the opposition half, there is no opposition running every player back to park the bus. So this one, too, is contested — two versus two — and the break is won again by Meath. 'They are going after Stephen Cluxton's kick-outs from the very beginning,' intones match commentator Dave McIntyre on the GAA+ live stream, a sentence not heard before. That passage of play leads on to a foul on Costello. Eoghan Frayne points the free. For his fourth kick-out, Meath goalkeeper Billy Hogan is out around midfield giving him another problem to consider. Cluxton sends another high floater to right half-back, just outside the 45 where Meath win the break again — the ball is recycled to Eoghan Frayne from Costello for another point. Meath's Mathew Costello and Dublin's John Small battle it out. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne It takes him five goes before he gets a successful one away, a short clipped one to the edge of the arc. But that trend would continue all the way to the break by which time Meath had built up that 12-point lead, which helped them inflict a first defeat on Dublin since the semi-final of 2010 and end a run that extended to 14 Leinster titles in a row. It's hard not to think that the new rules had plenty to do with it. Not just in the two-pointers that Meath used to build up their lead but in how much harder it is now to control possession off your own restart. While Armagh's Ethan Rafferty did put on a clinic in that respect against Tyrone with 23 from 24 successful restarts, the theme of the spring and early summer is of old-school midfielders competing for more kickouts that have to be raffled to a certain extent. Bryan Menton of Meath celebrates a score. Pic: INPHO/Ryan Byrne The best teams — Dublin in particular — had become masters of playing keep-ball off their own restart. And then managing and minding it for long periods to deny the opposition a sniff of the turnover ball that might just turn the balance of the game. Last Sunday, even in the frantic endgame as Dublin surged back to within two, the key moment came when goalkeeper Hogan thumped the next kickout long — and Bryan Menton leapt high to win it cleanly and call the mark. He singlehandedly stopped Dublin's momentum. He palmed another restart minutes later down to Cathal Hickey which led on to Aaron Lynch's insurance score. For another underdog team like Clare who face Kerry in Sunday's Munster final, they will have to take heart from the tale of the tape in Portlaoise. Outsiders Cork already came within a kick of the ball of knocking out one of the All-Ireland favourites. The bit of chaos is back in Gaelic football… and that's only a good thing for the game.
