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The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Ladies Gaelic football championship opening round a goalfest with huge wins for Laois, Clare, Sligo and Limerick
MO NERNEY starred as LAOIS got their TG4 All-Ireland intermediate campaign off to a winning start against ROSCOMMON. And the O'Moore County did so by easing past the Rossies 3-11 to 2-7 in Portlaoise. 2 Mo Nerney the standout performer 2 Clare finding the net with ease A goal from Nerney after Emily Lacey landed four points helped Laois to lead by 1-8 to 1-5 at the interval with Caoimhe Lennon netting for the Connacht side. Laois opened up a seven-point lead when Nerney got her second goal from a penalty. And they pushed on from there with Lauren Kearney getting their third goal. Lennon responded for Roscommon with her second major. WESTMEATH began their shot at glory with a win when they defeated DOWN by 2-9 to 1-10 at Ballynacargy. Read more in GAA The Lake County — with Caoimhe Kilmurray and Sarah Dillon prominent — led 2-5 to 0-6 at the end of the opening half. Down hit back with a goal from Niamh Rice early in the second period but, with goalkeeper Aoife Temple saving a penalty the hosts held on to win. Meanwhile, MONAGHAN were 2-11 to 1-13 victors over their Ulster neighbours CAVAN in Clones. A goal from Aishling Sheridan helped Cavan lead by six points at the break, with Éabha Sherry converting a 12th minute penalty for the Farney. Most read in GAA Football Sherry got her second goal of the match after 40 minutes and with interval substitute Holly McQuaid hitting 0-5, four of them from play, Monaghan edged out their neighbours to claim victory. And in Ennis, CLARE ran out easy 5-12 to 2-6 victors over OFFALY. A strong opening half laid the foundation for Clare's triumph. Tipperary GAA star 'had to do live apology on RTE' the day after cursing during All-Ireland interview - Two goals from Ellie Hanrahan and one from Megan Downes saw them lead by 3-9 to 1-1 at the interval. They pushed on from there with Lucy Shanahan and Edel McNamara also finding the net in an impressive display. Meanwhile, SLIGO got their TG4 All-Ireland junior title bid underway with a routine 2-11 to 2-4 win over DERRY in Owenbeg. LIMERICK scored a facile 7-23 to no score win over minnows KILKENNY. Elsewhere, ANTRIM also proved far too strong for LONGFORD with a 4-15 to 0-5 triumph. RESULTS: TG4 All Ireland Intermediate Championship Group 1: Laois 3-11 Roscommon 2-7 Group 2: Westmeath 2-9 Down 1-10 Group 3: Monaghan 2-11 Cavan 1-13 Group 4: Clare 5-12 Offaly 2-6. TG4 All Ireland Junior Championship Group A: Sligo 2-11 Derry 2-4 Limerick 7-23 Kilkenny 0-00 Group B: Antrim 4-15 Longford 0-5.
Irish Independent
2 days ago
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- Irish Independent
Ladies football round-up: Laois off to winning start against Roscommon
Laois, relegated from the senior grade last year, got their TG4 All-Ireland intermediate campaign off to a winning start when they defeated Roscommon by 3-11 to 2-7 in Portlaoise.
The 42
2 days ago
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- The 42
Mo Nerney's double helps Laois to opening championship win
LAOIS, RELEGATED FROM the senior grade last year, got their TG4 All-Ireland intermediate campaign off to a winning start when they defeated Roscommon by 3-11 to 2-7 in Portlaoise. A goal just before the break from Mo Nerney, after Emily Lacey landed four points, helped Laois to lead by 1-8 to 1-5 at the interval, with Caoimhe Lennon getting the first of her two goals for Roscommon. Laois, winners of the TG4 All-Ireland IFC title three years ago, opened up a seven-point lead when Nerney got her second goal from a penalty and they pushed on from there with Lauren Kearney getting their third goal before Lennon responded for Roscommon with her second goal. Westmeath, who defeated Laois in the TG4 Leinster IFC final, got their championship campaign off to a winning start when they defeated Down by 2-9 to 1-10 at Ballynacargy. Westmeath, with Caoimhe Kilmurray and Sarah Dillon prominent, led by 2-5 to 0-6 at the end of the opening half. Down hit back with a goal from Niamh Rice early in the second half but Westmeath, with goalkeeper Aoife Temple saving a penalty, held on for victory. Advertisement Monaghan, beaten by Cavan in the Ulster semi-final, got revenge when they emerged 2-11 to 1-13 victors at St Tiernach's Park in Clones. A goal from Aishling Sheridan helped Cavan lead by 1-8 to 1-2 at the break, with Éabha Sherry converting a 12th minute penalty for Monaghan. Sherry got her second goal of the match after 40 minutes and with interval substitute Holly McQuaid hitting 0-5, four of them from play, Monaghan edged out their neighbours to claim victory. A strong opening half display laid the foundation for Clare's 5-12 to 2-6 win over Offaly in Ennis. Two goals from Ellie Hanrahan and one from Megan Downes saw them lead by 3-9 to 1-1 at the interval. They pushed on from there with Lucy Shanahan and Edel McNamara also finding the net in an impressive display. Meanwhile, the race for TG4 All-Ireland junior title also got under way this weekend with Sligo repeating their group win over Derry last year with a 2-11 to 2-4 win in Owenbeg. Limerick scored a facile win over Kilkenny while Antrim also proved far too strong for Longford. Results TG4 All Ireland Intermediate Championship Group 1 Laois 3-11 Roscommon 2-7 TG4 All Ireland Intermediate Championship Group 2 Westmeath 2-9 Down 1-10 TG4 All Ireland Intermediate Championship Group 3 Monaghan 2-11 Cavan 1-13 TG4 All Ireland Intermediate Championship Group 4 Clare 5-12 Offaly 2-6 TG4 All Ireland Junior Championship Group A Sligo 2-11 Derry 2-4 Limerick 7-23 Kilkenny 0-00 TG4 All Ireland Junior Championship Group B Antrim 4-15 Longford 0-5
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Mark Barry's last-gasp penalty sends Wicklow wild as Laois shock Offaly
Mark Barry was the toast of both Laois and Wicklow last night after his last-gasp penalty gave Laois a dramatic 3-18 to 3-16 win over Offaly. The result which meant that Wicklow secured top spot in Group Two of the Tailteann cup, and with it a home quarter-final. 2 Mark Barry and Laois shocked Offaly in the Tailteann Cup on Saturday 2 Offaly's were favourites heading into the clash and were rocked by two Damon Larkin goals Offaly were the favourites going into the game in Newbridge but they took a while to use the breeze in the first half, and were rocked by two Damon Larkin goals, the second a stunning strike. Cillian Bourke, soon to start his Leaving Cert, was Offaly's star man and he got the goal that put the Faithful 1-10 to 2-6 ahead at the break. But it felt like they needed more as Laois fired over two-pointers from Killian Roche and Niall Corbet to take the lead. Keith O'Neill set up Jordan Hayes for a fine goal midway through the second half but Laois again took control, with Brian Byrne and Ronan Coffey hitting points to nudge them 2-17 to 2-15 in front. read more on gaa After just joining the action with under ten minutes to play, Ruairí McNamee found the time to be both Offaly's hero and villain in a dramatic finale. Bourke set him up for a goal with three minutes to play and after Patrick O'Sullivan levelled the game, the Rhode man popped up again in the first minute of stoppage time with a point. His good work was undone however as he pushed Patrick O'Sullivan in the square, and up stepped Barry to slam the penalty to the net to win the game. Ironically a point and a draw would still have left Laois as a third-placed team, it was only Wicklow who benefited from Barry going for broke. Most read in GAA Football The Garden County beat Waterford by 3-29 to 0-21, giving them a three-point advantage over Offaly at the top of the table on scoring difference, but at half-time in Wexford Park they were five points adrift and would have taken any win at all. Tipperary GAA star 'had to do live apology on RTE' the day after cursing during All-Ireland interview - Jason Curry hit an incredible 0-15 in total and he was on fire in the first half, helping Waterford to lead by 0-16 to 0-6 at one stage. A goal from Eoin Darcy in the last minute of the first half made Wicklow's task a lot more manageable however and while the first four points of the second half were shared equally. Oisín McConville's men outscored Waterford by 2-19 to 0-3 from there. Oisín McGraynor (0-6) and Dean Healy (1-4) led the scoring with Joe Prendergast adding the other Wicklow goal. The other game yesterday was in Group 3 in Portlaoise where Limerick pulled off a minor shock, edging out Westmeath by 0-19 to 0-18 to take that top spot and force Westmeath to host a preliminary quarter-final next weekend. Westmeath's Luke Loughlin (0-7) and James Naughton (0-8) did their usual job of leading the scoring in a contest where Limerick took a two-point lead into the start of the second half and then went on a run of four points in a row to take control of proceedings by the 50th minute. Instead Westmeath took over to rattle off seven in a row, with Loughlin and Ronan Wallace hitting two each to seemingly set up the midlanders for a third consecutive win. They couldn't see it out however as Naughton, Robbie Childs and Josh Ryan pointed to nudge Limerick a point in front. Loughlin levelled matters in the second minute of stoppage time, and Emmet Rigter popped up to score his third of the match and the crucial winner with the last attack.
Irish Independent
2 days ago
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- Irish Independent
Kevin Quinn returns to Wicklow starting 15 for crunch Waterford tie
Wicklow People Kevin Quinn has been named in Wicklow's starting 15 to face Waterford in the Tailteann Cup tomorrow night after missing out on the county's home win against Laois two weeks ago. Quinn missed that game through injury after picking up a knock in Wicklow's defeat against Offaly in round one. Speaking to The Wicklow People and The Bray People after Wicklow's crucial five-point win over Laois, manager Oisín McConville was unsure if Quinn would recover in time to play Waterford, but he replaces Cian Deering in McConville's starting 15. Wicklow will currently sit second in Group Two on two points, two behind leaders Offaly. The Garden County will qualify for the knock-out stages if they beat Waterford at Wexford Park tomorrow, but their final position could depend on the result between Laois and Offaly in the group's other match. Defeat for Wicklow, however, could result in elimination. Wicklow's game throws in at 6pm.
