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Belfast Telegraph
06-08-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Antrim ace edged out by Dublin star in race to clinch All-Ireland Golden Boot prize
The Saffrons star notched up three points in her side's Junior Final defeat against Louth to leave her on a final tally of 8-19 (43 points) for the campaign. However, Dublin star Hannah Tyrrell has claimed the ZuCar Golden Boot award for 2025 with a haul of 6-28 (46 points) to finish three points clear of O'Neill. Tyrrell (34), from the Na Fianna club, landed five points (including three frees) in Sunday's TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Final victory over Meath at Croke Park, after which she announced her retirement from inter-county football. The remainder of the top five is completed by players from Louth, Tyrone and Fermanagh. Louth's Kate Flood finished in third place and, following the Wee County's Junior Championship Final win against Antrim, the long-serving forward also confirmed her retirement from the inter-county game. Another winner on Sunday, Tyrone's Aoife Horisk, finished in fourth position, with 2024 ZuCar Golden Boot winner, Fermanagh's Eimear Smyth, in fifth. Tyrrell will receive her award in the coming weeks, along with the winner of the 2025 ZuCar Golden Glove award, which will acknowledge goalkeeping excellence during the TG4 All-Ireland Championships. Details on how you can vote for your ZuCar Golden Glove winner will be revealed soon. ZuCar Golden Boot – Top Five: Hannah Tyrrell (Dublin) – 6-28 (46) Maria O'Neill (Antrim) – 8-19 (43) Kate Flood (Louth) – 3-28 (37) Aoife Horisk (Tyrone) – 4-25 (37) Eimear Smyth (Fermanagh) – 4-22 (34)
RTÉ News
13-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Game Changer 'Activation Day' to take place at Croke Park
Croke Park's All-Ireland semi final crowd will be the audience for a pitch-side interview with Jason Poole, whose sister Jennifer was murdered by her former partner in 2021, as part of a GAA initiative. This GAA first is part of the collaborative 'Game Changer' initiative which aims to challenge the social norms that contribute to domestic, sexual and gender-based violence, and highlight how male allyship and positive role modelling can help. The interview will be transmitted on the stadium's screens at half time, as Donegal and Meath go head-to-head, vying for a place at the All-Ireland Football Final. It is one of a number of 'Game Changer' events taking place as part of today's Senior semi final and Junior Championship Final in Croke Park. Donegal footballer Oisín Gallen, who will be playing in today's semi final is also a Game Changer ambassador and he will feature in a video that will also be played on the stadium's screens throughout the day. "There's incredible encouragement in the GAA on the pitch to back up your teammate and to leave no man behind," Mr Gallen said. "That should be the same when you're calling out gender-based violence. If it was racism or if it was any other type of abuse, I'm sure there'd be a lot of people who'd be standing up to call out what's wrong, so it shouldn't be any different when it comes to gender-based violence." The Game Changer initiative is being done by the GAA, in partnership with Ruhama, an organisation that supports women who have been sexually exploited and White Ribbon Ireland, which encourages men and boys to act against domestic, sexual and gender-based violence. It is also supported by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association (LGFA) and the Camogie Association. The initiative started in November 2024, but today has been billed as Game Changer Activation Day, with the series of events at Croke Park taking place, while a new website will also go live. A nationwide advertising campaign will begin tomorrow. Jason Poole's sister Jennifer was 24 when she was murdered by her former partner Gavin Murphy in 2021. She was a mother of two. Mr Murphy had a history of violence against women and was previously jailed for two years for attacking a former partner and her mother with a knife in 2015. Mr Poole and his family have campaigned for a number of years for the establishment of a domestic violence register. Minister for Justice Jim O'Callaghan has committed to enacting legislation in Jennifer Poole's name, Jennie's Law, that would establish such a register.
