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Irish Times
2 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Galway rain on Cork's parade to claim All-Ireland senior camogie title
All-Ireland senior camogie final: Galway 1-14 Cork 1-13 Carrie Dolan's monster free in injury-time earned Galway revenge over Cork as they edged a quite extraordinary All-Ireland senior camogie final to win the O'Duffy Cup for only the fifth time. Galway, beaten by Cork in last year's decider, appeared to have stumbled just metres from the finish line at Croke Park on Sunday after seeing their five-point half-time lead wiped out in the final minute of normal time when the Leesiders drilled home a goal to draw level. However, the Tribeswomen simply refused to accept the momentum of the day had switched irretrievably in Cork's favour. Instead, Galway pushed forward and Dolan won a 62nd-minute free out near the Cusack Stand sideline, midway between the 45 and 65-metre lines. It would be a difficult free in any circumstances, but with the entire season on the line, the posts must have seemed tiny to the Clarinbridge player as she stood over the ball. As soon as she struck the free though, Dolan raised her fist defiantly and punched the sky. She knew. The Galway captain had just wrestled the momentum back for her team. The O'Duffy Cup would be going west for the first time since 2021. READ MORE Galway's Mairead Dillion celebrates scoring a goal. Photograph: Bryan Keane/Inpho Galway held out for the two further minutes of added time against a Cork side which had been reduced to 14 players late in the first half when Hannah Looney lashed out at Dolan. Cork also missed a penalty in the opening period with Katrina Mackey's effort saved by Galway goalkeeper Sarah Healy in front of 28,795 at Croke Park. Of all the four All-Ireland senior finals across the codes this year – football, hurling and camogie – this was the most gripping of the quartet. It had everything. For Cork though, they left Croke Park empty-handed in two of those four finals – this defeat coming on the back of their hurlers losing to Tipperary. Cork should take huge pride in how they emptied themselves in the second half on Sunday, but this was a game Galway deserved to win. They set the tempo from the very outset, hunting in packs and showing a ravenous hunger bordering on mania. Galway brought a ferocious intensity to their play and arrived to the stadium with a busload of that immeasurable and invaluable commodity – desire. With both teams going full-blooded, it created one of the most physical All-Ireland finals in memory, with big hits and no shortage of players jawing at each other either. It's fair to say there is little love lost between the two sides. Galway's Annmarie Starr challenges Cork's Meabh Cahalane. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho Cork, who won last year's All-Ireland final by three points, were trying to become the first team from Leeside to win three-in-a-row since the early 1970s. But Galway started the contest like a team hell-bent on placing themselves front and centre as the story of the afternoon. Dervla Higgins was superb coming out of defence while Aoife Donohue opened the scoring – an early marker for the sensational display she was about to deliver. Both teams had their respective number six operating as a sweeper – Ciara Hickey for Galway and Laura Treacy for Cork. It was 0-2 apiece in the 10th minute when a goal-bound Amy O'Connor was fouled by Donohue. Penalty. Mackey didn't get a clean connection with her strike but Healy still did well to get over to her left post to push the ball out for a 45. That miss was compounded four minutes later when Donohue found Mairead Dillon with a nice pass and she smacked the ball low beyond Amy Lee in the Cork goal, 1-3 to 0-4. Ashling Thompson hit two wonderful points soon after but Galway remained in the ascendancy and a pair of scores by Ailish O'Reilly helped them to a five-point advantage approaching the break, 1-9 to 0-7. And though there were no further scores before the short whistle, one of the most significant incidents of the match occurred in the second minute of first-half injury-time. With the ball out for a sideline, Dolan dunted Looney in the back. The Cork midfielder spun around and lashed out at her Galway counterpart, who fell to the ground. It sparked a brief skirmish but when the dust settled, Looney was shown a straight red card. Cork's Amy O'Connor is challenged by Galway's Rachael Hanniffy. Photograph: Tom O'Hanlon/Inpho Cork, to their credit, refused to accept their fate and the 14 players took the fight to Galway after the break. Galway defended stoically though and with Donohue orchestrating matters further out the field, they were able to hold Cork at arm's length – until the very last minute. Saoirse McCarthy's accuracy from placed balls had left just three points between the sides in the closing stages but the goal Cork were always likely to need didn't look like coming. But just seconds after Hickey, Galway's sweeper, had been called ashore, Thompson spotted the vulnerability and arrowed a long free down the field to Cahalane. The Cork forward won possession, turned and immediately rifled the ball beyond Healy, 1-13 apiece. As the ball hit the back of the net, the clock showed 59 minutes 59 seconds. In that moment, everything could have crumbled for Galway. But instead they showed real character and resolve. None more so than Dolan as she stood over that 62nd-minute free under the shadow of the Cusack Stand. Moments later she was standing on the steps of the Hogan Stand raising the O'Duffy Cup. Galway had stepped back out of the shadows. All-Ireland champions. GALWAY: Sarah Healy; Shauna Healy, Róisín Black, Rachael Hanniffy; Siobhan Gardiner, Ciara Hickey, Dervla Higgins; Annmarie Starr, Olwen Rabbitte; Niamh Mallon (0-1), Ailish O'Reilly (0-3), Aoife Donohue (0-2); Mairead Dillon (1-0), Carrie Dolan (0-7f), Caoimhe Kelly (0-1). Subs: Sabina Rabbitte for Kelly (41 mins); Jennifer Hughes for O Rabbitte (53); Emma Helebert for Hickey (59); Ally Hesnan for Dillon (61). CORK: Amy Lee; Pamela Mackey, Libby Coppinger, Meabh Cahalane; Aoife Healy, Laura Hayes (0-1); Hannah Looney (0-1), Ashling Thompson (0-2); Emma Murphy (0-2), Amy O'Connor (0-3, 2f, 1′45), Saoirse McCarthy (0-4f); Katrina Mackey, Orlaith Cahalane (1-0), Sorcha McCartan. Subs: Clodagh Finn for Mackey (36 mins); Orlaith Mullins for McCartan (41); Cliona Healy for O'Connor (49); Meabh Murphy for A Healy (57); Kate Wall for Murphy (59). Referee: Justin Heffernan (Wexford).
The Irish Sun
4 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Derry City's European hopes hit after frustrating stalemate with bottom side Cork City
Tiernan Lynch's men were left frustrated as a stubborn Cork defence held firm to dent Derry's push for Europe in a flat night at the Brandywell DERRY City's bid to secure European football suffered a blow as Tiernan Lynch's men were held to a scoreless draw by bottom of the table Cork City on Friday night. The Leesiders were good value for the draw, but Ger Nash's men producing a superb defensive display which limited Lynch's team to only a handful of half chances on the night. Advertisement 2 Ger Nash's side put on a solid display at the back to keep Derry City frustrated 2 Derry have picked up just two points from their last twelve on offer in the LOI Indeed you had to go back to November 2024, when Shelbourne's 1-0 victory secured the Premier Division title, for the last time Derry failed to score in a league match at the Brandywell. And the boos at the full-time whistle summed up the mood after a result which means Derry have taken only two points from the last 12. The Candy Stripes made two changes from the side who lost out to Shamrock Rovers in Tallaght, Gavin White and Hayden Cann coming in for recently signing Dip Akinyemi and the suspended Alex Bannon. Ger Nash meanwhile made one alteration to the Cork City side who defeated Galway to claim a massive three points last time out, Freddie Anderson named in place of Rio Shipston. Advertisement Derry's previous home fixture against Bohemians was marred by trouble off the field. But Derry trouble this was time on the pitch as they struggled to create a chance of note against the bottom of the table Leesiders. The home saw saw plenty of the ball but neither keeper was stretched in a first half of little goalmouth action. Seani Maguire sent a shot well over with one of Cork's few foray's into the home half while Sadou Diallo and Michael Duffy were similarly wayward for Europe chasing Derry. Advertisement Derry did have half hearted penalty appeals waved away 20 minutes in when Adam O'Reilly went down as he tried to go past Cork's Matthew Kiernan while a Liam Boyce header and Duffy's low shot did eventually bring Conor Brann in action. But few inside Brandywell were surprised when the hlf-time sounded with both clean sheets still intact. Chelsea star Jorgenson pranks team-mate on live TV after Bayer Leverkusen clash as even Cole Palmer won't take trophy A delightful piece of Duffy skill out under the Southend Park stand did briefly rouse the home support upon the restart but there was no immediate second half improvement from either side, though Cork's threat on the break was growing. Lynch's response was the 54th minute introduction of summer signing Dip Akinyemi, with Danny Mullen and Ben Doherty, making only his 11th appearance of an injury ravaged season. Advertisement Following from the bench soon after but little changed in terms of the home side's frustrations. Doherty fired one effort over the bar but if anything Cork, with only three league wins to their credit all season prior to kick-off, were looking the more likely on the counter as Derry struggled to make any inroads against a well organised, disciplined Cork rearguard. More than six minutes of injury time offered brief hope but the home fans reaction on the whistle told you everything about a match that won't live long in the memory Derry City 0 - 0 Cork City Derry City: Brian Maher, Adam O'Reilly, Hayden Cann, Mark Connolly, Jamie Stott, Brandon Fleming (Ben Doherty, 62mins); Sadou Diallo (Ronan Boyce, 72mins), Carl Winchester, Michael Duffy, Gavin Whyte (Danny Mullen, 62mins); Liam Boyce (Dipo Akinyemi, 54mins). Advertisement Cork City: Conor Brann, Harry Nevin, Evan McLaughlin, Alex Nolan, Kitt Nelson (Kaedayn Kamara, 72mins), Darragh Crowley, Josh Fitzpatrick, Matthew Kiernan, Freddie Anderson, Seani Maguire (Charlie Lutz, 80mins), Rory Feely. Referee: Declan Toland (Athlone).
Irish Examiner
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
'We just got lucky': Tales from the Cork lads who ran merchandise stalls for Oasis in the 1990s
Morty McCarthy remembers the first time he met one of the Gallagher brothers. It was February 1992, and the Cork man and his band, the Sultans of Ping, were sharing a bill with fellow Leesiders the Frank and Walters at the Boardwalk venue in Manchester. A local lad by the name of Noel popped up during the soundcheck to say hello. He'd been rehearsing in one of the other rooms with an unsigned group he said were called 'Oasis', and wanted to reacquaint with the Franks, a band he'd previously worked with as a roadie. Little did anyone there know that the 'sound' 21-year-old and the four lads banging out tunes in the basement were on their way to becoming the biggest band in Britain. Or that McCarthy would have a front seat on the Oasis rollercoaster. As the Sultans' career plateaued, the Greenmount drummer ended up working with the Manchester band's merchandise material in the era when they exploded onto the scene. His switch of career to the merchandise world originated in his Sultans days when, as the non-drinker in the band, McCarthy was the designated van driver. During a period of downtime in early 1994, he heard that their merchandise company Underworld needed somebody to ferry gear to various gigs. McCarthy signed up, and drafted in his childhood pal Damien Mullally when an opening came up for somebody to look after the company's London warehouse. 'Underworld were probably the biggest merchandise outfit in the UK at the time,' recalls McCarthy. 'We just got lucky, because we all started working literally a couple of months before the whole Britpop thing broke. And Underworld not only had Oasis, they also had Pulp.' Liam and Noel Gallagher messing about at Knebworth in 1996. Mullally and McCarthy enjoyed working in the merchandise, travelling to gigs and making the most of life in London. In true Cork style, they'd even managed to secure jobs in Underworld for a few more of their mates from home. Not that it was all plain sailing. There was still an element of anti-Irish feeling in the UK in the mid-1990s – especially in the wake of the IRA bombing of the Bishopsgate financial district in 1993 – and going around in a van full of boxes meant the Cork duo were regularly stopped and questioned at police checkpoints. 'We also got a bit of it around Abbey Wood where we lived, but things were much better when we moved to Hackney, which was more multicultural,' says Mullally. Meanwhile, between April 1994 and the release of Definitely Maybe at the end of August, a real buzz was building around Oasis. The three singles Supersonic, Shakermaker, and Live Forever, had been hitting incrementally higher chart positions, and the album went straight to number one in the UK charts. The Gallagher brothers had arrived. For the Cork duo, the gigs they worked were getting ever busier, and the few dozen t-shirts and other bits they'd previously sold were now getting to hundreds and even thousands of units. Underworld realised they were going to need a bigger boat. Or at least a decent lorry. This created a bit of a conundrum as nobody in the company had the special licence required in the UK. Step forward the lad with the Irish licence which, at the time, was universal and didn't need the special HGV training. 'I'd never even sat in the truck before,' recalls McCarthy, now 55, of the day they went to hire their new vehicle from a yard near King's Cross. 'I just thought, how hard can it be? We got in and the first thing I did was hit a barrier. I was just thinking 'I'm not going to be able to reverse this. So whatever we do, we'll just have to drive it forward'. I suppose we had this 'It'll be grand' attitude. I wouldn't do it at this age!' Morty McCarthy on a merchandise stall back in the 1990s. Life on the road was a mixture of good fun and hard work. Depending on the tour, Mullally and McCarthy would sometimes be living on the crew's bus, or other times driving to venues themselves. Of course there were some late nights and partying along the way, but the Oasis entourage also had a serious work ethic. 'If everybody knew that did a couple of days off, then there might be a big party and a bit of a blowout. But a lot of the time, people were up early to get set up at the next venue, and working long hours through the day. You wouldn't have been able to do your job if you were partying all the time,' says Mullally, now working at the Everyman theatre in Cork. 'People got on very well on tour. You knew you just couldn't be invading people's private space or doing the langer in any way.' The band themselves travelled in a different bus, but both Mullally and McCarthy recall the Gallagher brothers as being down-to-earth lads who were always pleasant to deal with. 'I think because we were Irish, that helped too,' says Mullally. 'Yes,' agrees McCarthy. 'I even remember Noel joking with us about Taytos and Tanora!' He does recall a friendly disagreement before a gig in Bournemouth when Liam Gallagher fancied his footwear. 'We had this Dutch driver who used to come every week delivering merchandise, and he used to sell Adidas off the back of the truck. I'd bought this pair of orange Adidas. Liam collected Adidas trainers. He was like 'I'm having your trainers.' And I was going no, and he was like '100 quid!'.' While it was predominantly merchandise that kept Mullally and McCarthy involved with Oasis, they also dropped a load of equipment for the band to Rockfield Studios in 1995. Those sessions at the Welsh studio would of course spawn (What's the Story) Morning Glory?,the second album that would propel the band to stratospheric levels of popularity. On the road, part of the Cork duo's job was dealing with the increasing amount of bootleggers who were selling unofficial merchandise near the venues. 'We'd go out to chat to them, and then of course it'd turn out that a lot of them were friends of the Gallaghers from Manchester,' says Mullally. 'They were mostly nice guys so you'd just ask them to push back a bit – 'Just go down to the end of the road to sell your stuff'.' The mid-1990s was an era when everything was paid for in cash. This meant the two Cork lads would sometimes end up with tens of thousands worth of banknotes in cardboard boxes or plastic bags in the back of the truck or in a hotel after a gig. Liam and Noel Gallagher of Oasis arriving at Cork Airport in 1996. Picture: Dan Linehan An event like Knebworth in 1996 – when Oasis played to 250,000 people across two days – created even more issues. 'A few times a day we used to do a cash-run to get the money off the stall. Somebody would come along with a backpack and we'd stuff it with maybe 10 grand in notes," says Mullally. "You'd try to be as inconspicuous as you could walking through the crowd with that on your back, hoping that nobody comes at you.' Knebworth had 'proper' security vans taking the cash from the event HQ, but Mullally recalls the earlier days when himself and his co-worker would have to bank the money. 'You can imagine with all the stuff that was going on at the time, and two Irish guys coming into the bank with 20 grand in cash, sometimes even in deutsche marks if we were after a European tour. They'd be looking at you strangely, and you know that they're just about to push a button. But they might make a few phonecalls or whatever and we'd eventually get it done.' Knebworth is widely regarded as the high point for the band, but McCarthy also has particularly warm memories of the gig they played in his hometown just a few days later. 'I couldn't believe they were actually playing in Cork at that stage,' he says. He drove the truck from the UK via the Holyhead ferry, but as he arrived at Páirc Uí Chaoimh ahead of schedule, they wouldn't let him into the arena. Wary of leaving a truck full of merchandise parked around the city, McCarthy drove it to the seaside village of Crosshaven. 'When I got there I decided I'd leave it at the carpark at Graball Bay. I didn't even know if it'd fit up the hill but I just about managed it,' he recalls. When he went back later that evening to check everything was ok, there was a big crowd of children gathered around the emblazoned truck. 'There was a big mystery in Cork about where the Gallaghers were staying, and the word had gone around that this was their truck. One of the kids asked me 'Are Liam and Noel coming out to play?' I had to shoo them away.' Oasis merchandise has become an even bigger business since the 1990s. Picture: Lucy North/PA Those two Cork gigs were among the final dealings McCarthy had with Oasis. He has since moved to Sweden, where he teaches English, but regularly returns to the merchandising world for tours with various other bands. He's happy the Gallagher brothers are back together, and realises he was part of something special in the 1990s. 'It's hard to explain people the energy in the UK that the Britpop thing had. Musically, I didn't think it was the greatest, but the energy was phenomenal,' says McCarthy. ' I think at the time, the Indie scene was very middle class. But then along came Oasis. We probably didn't realise we were living in a golden era, but we had the time of our lives.'
The 42
26-07-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Kate Carey registers 2-3 as Cork triumph against Dublin
Cork 3-11 Dublin 3-2 KATE CAREY finished with an impressive tally of 2-3 at Grant Heating St Brendan's Park in Birr as Cork comprehensively defeated Dublin to claim their 13th ZuCar All-Ireland U18 'A' Ladies Football Championship crown. Aiming to bridge a three-year gap to their last title at this grade, Cork hit the ground running in this encounter with unanswered points from Eabha O'Donovan and Sarah O'Connor. The Leesiders were attacking in waves during the early exchanges, and they rattled the net for the first time in the 11th minute as Ilen Rovers ace Carey drilled a fierce shot beyond the reach of opposition netminder Kalia Behan. While Dublin eventually opened their account when Niadh Mooney cancelled out an earlier effort from Johanna Foskin on 18 minutes, their Munster counterparts reinforced their authority thanks to a brace of points from Carey. Advertisement Although midfielder Lile Tully also split the posts for Dublin, Cork ended the opening period in spectacular style. After O'Donovan (an AIB All-Ireland junior club football championship winner with O'Donovan Rossa in 2023) superbly palmed home for her side's second goal of the contest, Carey clinically bagged another green flag score to ensure Kieran O'Shea's charges held a commanding 3-5 to 0-2 buffer at the interval. Dublin needed a strong start to the second half to give themselves a fighting chance at forging a dramatic comeback, and Declan Patton's outfit were desperately unlucky to see two opportunities at goal rebounding off the crossbar shortly after the restart. Yet Cork continued to possess a potent attacking threat, and their lead was stretched to 15 points when Laura Walsh, Carey and O'Donovan (free) all found the range in a six-minute spell. However, Dublin displayed admirable perseverance throughout the second period and the Leinster champions cut significantly into their deficit when influential St Brigid's star Molly Bourke fired home two goals in as many minutes inside the final quarter. Nevertheless, Cork were still in a strong position to collect the silverware on offer and with Walsh finding the target either side of a well-worked point from Douglas' Aoibhe Sheehan, the outcome was placed beyond doubt long before substitute Rebecca McEvoy secured a consolation goal for Dublin in the final minute of the action. Scorers – Cork: K Carey 2-3, E O'Donovan 1-2 (0-1f), L Walsh 0-3 (1f), J Foskin, S O'Connor, A Sheehan 0-1 each. Dublin: M Bourke 2-0, R McEvoy 1-0, L Tully, N Mooney 0-1 each. CORK: A Toye; O Drummey, A Tobin, A O'Sullivan; R Breen, M McRae, É Walsh; S Cunningham, J Foskin; S O'Connor, L Walsh, A McAuliffe; É O'Donovan, K Carey, A Sheehan. Subs: G Young for Foskin (50), E Burns for Sheehan (52), C Horgan for McAuliffe (55), A Leahy for Carey, S Ni Laoire for O'Sullivan (both 60). DUBLIN: K Behan; K Hayes, T Walsh, A Pollock; C Sone Lenou, H Murphy, K O'Donovan; S McDonnell, L Tully; L Murtagh, M Bourke, C Murphy; N Mooney, Z Flood, G Connolly. Subs: K Mooney for Walsh, R Kirby for Murphy, R McEvoy for Flood (all h-t), C Almeida for McDonnell (42), E Reen for O'Donovan (47). Referee: Gavin Finnegan (Down).
Irish Examiner
26-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Carey stars as Cork claim 13th All-Ireland U18 ‘A' crown
Cork 3-11 Dublin 3-2 Kate Carey finished with an impressive tally of 2-3 at Grant Heating St Brendan's Park in Birr as Cork comprehensively defeated Dublin to claim their 13th ZuCar All-Ireland U18 'A' Ladies Football Championship crown. Aiming to bridge a three-year gap to their last title at this grade, Cork hit the ground running in this encounter with unanswered points from Eabha O'Donovan and Sarah O'Connor. The Leesiders were attacking in waves during the early exchanges and they rattled the net for the first time in the 11th minute as Ilen Rovers ace Carey drilled a fierce shot beyond the reach of opposition netminder Kalia Behan. While Dublin eventually opened their account when Niadh Mooney cancelled out an earlier effort from Johanna Foskin on 18 minutes, their Munster counterparts reinforced their authority thanks to a brace of points from Carey. Although midfielder Lile Tully also split the posts for Dublin, Cork ended the opening period in spectacular style. After O'Donovan (an AIB All-Ireland junior club football championship winner with O'Donovan Rossa in 2023) superbly palmed home for her side's second goal of the contest, Carey bagged another green flag score in clinical fashion to ensure Kieran O'Shea's charges held a commanding 3-5 to 0-2 buffer at the interval. Dublin needed a strong start to the second half in order to give themselves a fighting chance at forging a dramatic comeback and Declan Patton's outfit were desperately unlucky to see two opportunities at goal rebounding off the crossbar shortly after the restart. Yet Cork continued to possess a potent attacking threat and their lead was stretched to 15 points when Laura Walsh, Carey and O'Donovan (free) all found the range in a six-minute spell. However, Dublin displayed admirable perseverance throughout the second period and the Leinster champions cut significantly into their deficit when influential St Brigid's star Molly Bourke fired home two goals in as many minutes inside the final-quarter. Nevertheless, Cork were still in a strong position to collect the silverware on offer and with Walsh finding the target either side of a well-worked point from Douglas' Aoibhe Sheehan, the outcome was place beyond doubt long before substitute Rebecca McEvoy secured a consolation goal for Dublin in the final minute of the action. Scorers for Cork: K Carey 2-3, E O'Donovan 1-2 (0-1f), L Walsh 0-3 (1f), J Foskin, S O'Connor, A Sheehan 0-1 each. Scorers for Dublin: M Bourke 2-0, R McEvoy 1-0, L Tully, N Mooney 0-1 each. CORK: A Toye; O Drummey, A Tobin, A O'Sullivan; R Breen, M McRae, É Walsh; S Cunningham, J Foskin; S O'Connor, L Walsh, A McAuliffe; É O'Donovan, K Carey, A Sheehan. Subs: G Young for Foskin (50), E Burns for Sheehan (52), C Horgan for McAuliffe (55), A Leahy for Carey, S Ni Laoire for O'Sullivan (both 60). DUBLIN: K Behan; K Hayes, T Walsh, A Pollock; C Sone Lenou, H Murphy, K O'Donovan; S McDonnell, L Tully; L Murtagh, M Bourke, C Murphy; N Mooney, Z Flood, G Connolly. Subs: K Mooney for Walsh, R Kirby for Murphy, R McEvoy for Flood (all h-t), C Almeida for McDonnell (42), E Reen for O'Donovan (47). Referee: Gavin Finnegan (Down).
