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Irish Daily Mirror
21 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Laois keeper pulls off one of the best saves you will see in McDonagh Cup final
Laois' Cathal Dunne pulled off one of the saves of the season in the Joe McDonagh Cup final against Kildare. With the sides level at 0-11 apiece, Kildare's Cathal McCabe raced through on goal and shot towards the bottom corner. Dunne got down smartly to his right to save the shot, only for the rebound to go straight to Kildare's Jack Sheridan. Sheridan scooped the sliotar up before hitting a powerful shot towards the gaping goal, but Dunne somehow managed to dive across to get a stick on the ball. The incredible double save was one of the best you will ever see, and even got a mention in GAA President Jarlath Burns' speech after the match. But unfortunately for Dunne, his county came out on the wrong side of the result. An inspired Kildare ended up ten-point winners and will play in the Leinster Championship next season. For Laois, it was a second successive loss in a Joe McDonagh Cup final after losing to Offaly twelve months ago.
Irish Examiner
05-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Laois join skort protest after lining out in shorts for Leinster Intermediate semi-final
Laois' camogie players have become the latest team to join the skort protest by lining out in shorts before the throw-in of Monday's Leinster intermediate camogie semi-final. A picture of the Laois team, taken before throw-in at Freshford, shows the panel wearing navy shorts. The start of the Leinster semi-final was delayed when the referee instructed the Laois players to change into skorts or the game would be abandoned, the same ultimatum as was issued to Kilkenny and Dublin before Saturday's Leinster senior semi-final. The Laois players agreed to change so as to ensure the game proceeded, a game they won 2-12 to 0-17. With the second team of senior counties no longer permitted to compete in the All-Ireland intermediate and junior championships, Kilkenny's second team now comprises exclusively of U23 players and because they are not GPA members, they too did not don shorts before throw-in as part of the growing protest.
