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Irish Examiner
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Stand ticket for Limerick-Cork Munster SHC final set at €50
Tickets for Saturday week's Munster SHC final have been priced at €50 for stand, €40 for the terrace, and €10 for U16s. As usual, €5 concession for students and OAPs is also available for the Limerick-Cork decider in TUS Gaelic Grounds, which is certain to be a sell-out with all tickets being distributed via the participating county board and season ticket holders. There is a €5 increase on stand, terrace and juvenile price points from last year's final between Limerick and Clare in Thurles. In line with the rises for round-robin tickets, it is the second jump in two years. In 2023, stand admission was €40 and terrace €30 for the Limerick-Clare clash at this year's venue. Unconsolidated attendances for the 10 round-robin games in Munster this year were 285,417, almost 15,000 more than last year's record figure of 270,750. With the Gaelic Grounds capacity currently just over 42,000, Munster GAA is expected to report another record-breaking crowd and gate receipt year for the competition. A total of 315,898 attended last year's 11 matches. The €50 stand charge to the hurling final is €20 more than what it cost to sit in Fitzgerald Stadium for the Kerry-Clare provincial senior football showdown last month. Meanwhile, there is already strong take-up among clubs for the free ticket initiative for U14s attending Sunday week's Leinster SHC and Joe McDonagh Cup final double-header in Croke Park. At the weekend, the Leinster Council announced they were making available 20,000 free tickets available for children to the Galway-Kilkenny and Kildare-Laois double-header. Thousands have already applied for the initiative where a minimum of 10 children will be allowed take in the games gratis providing they are accompanied by at least two supervising adults. Adult stand tickets are priced at €40 and €30 for Hill 16. Regular juvenile admission is €8. Read More Seánie McGrath: The Cork dressing room should be ravenous for Munster medals
Irish Examiner
16-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Nickey Brennan: Crammed fixtures and focus on football rules have hurt hurling
Former GAA president Nickey Brennan argues the combination of a condensed inter-county championship period and football's new rules have taken away from the publicity of hurling. A clash of broadcasted provincial hurling championship fixtures this Sunday means followers won't be able to take in the three top-tier hurling games in Leinster and Munster. Brennan also stresses there is less written and said about hurling matches staged on Saturdays, but the Kilkenny man's bigger point is the scheduling difficulties are symptomatic of 'such a short window and you have to cram the matches in.' He says: 'Let me be clear, I am not for one minute underestimating the challenges faced by the national CCC (competitions control committee) because it has to balance when counties are playing both codes, balance access to venues and TV companies who pay significant money to show the games and also have commitments to other codes. 'There are a lot of balls in the air they have to juggle but right now hurling is not coming out of this well at all. It's losing stakes and because it's crammed it's vying with itself for column inches. 'Because of the incredible work done by Jim Gavin too. He has done a brilliant job with the football rules and it's more entertaining and a much more watchable product, although I feel the real tests for them lie ahead. The rules and the analysis of them have taken up unnatural publicity and are eating up column inches hurling may have gotten as well.' Brennan can't understand the 3pm scheduling of the Dublin-Kilkenny Leinster SHC game on GAA+ this Sunday, which clashes with the end of the Tipperary-Waterford and start of the Limerick-Cork fixtures in Munster, which will both be televised on RTÉ. 'I absolutely accept that the Munster championship right now is the main hurling product, but Leinster is getting shortchanged. It's getting poor coverage, poor publicity. The crowds aren't coming in great numbers yes but partly because there is so little said about them. Leinster has become a by the way. 'This Sunday, one of the key matches in the competition – Kilkenny v Dublin – is bang in the middle of two big Munster games. Who in the name of God is going to be bothered with that when they'll either be at it or watching the other games on television? 'Some of the scheduling has been horrendous. We seem to be paranoid about going up against football matches. Clare and Tipperary should have been played last Sunday, not the Saturday.' The lack of promotion for the lower level hurling championships also disappoints Brennan. 'There was a right match on Clubber last Sunday – Carlow v Kildare – in the Joe McDonagh Cup. It was a cracker and we hardly heard a thing about it. The fixtures list that the GAA sends out highlights which games are shown on RTÉ, TG4 or GAA+ but Clubber is not mentioned. 'The Joe McDonagh is hotting up now with right big games. There will always be gaps between tier one and tier two but we should never forget the McDonagh is a fine competition.' Although the Galway-Antrim game forms part of an anticipated sold-out double header with the footballers' meeting with Dublin on Saturday, Leinster SHC gate receipts are expected to be down this year, which will be offset by last Sunday's Louth-Meath football final. 'The GPA was the reason we lost the pre-season competitions and the provinces lost out on a small fortune,' Brennan highlights. 'The only saving grace for Leinster this year and what will keep it ticking over is the crowd at the football final. 'To be fair to (Leinster chairman) Derek Kent, he was ballsy enough to reduce prices for the first round and get the semi-finals out of Croke Park and the golden goose game came last Sunday. I'm delighted for him because he made some brave calls.'
Irish Daily Mirror
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Munster GAA makes big announcement on Sunday's Limerick-Cork clash
Sunday's Limerick-Cork Munster SHC tie at the TUS Gaelic Grounds is a sellout. Munster GAA has confirmed that all 42,500 tickets for the fixture are gone, reflecting the huge interest in this particular pairing after two titanic clashes in last year's Championship as the two teams that lead the All-Ireland betting go head to head. Indeed, it could be argued that this is not even a particularly high stakes game with both counties expected to advance to the knockout stages and they may well meet again in next month's Munster final - and beyond. While Cork won both Championship meetings last year, Limerick won the previous four, while the spoils were shared when they clashed in the Allianz League at SuperValu Pairc Ui Chaoimh in February. In a bid to get supporters into the ground early on Sunday, Munster GAA has also announced that The OARS, a new contemporary duo made up of songwriter/guitarist Eoin Coughlan and multi-instrumentalist Brian Morrissey, will perform a 40-minute set at the ground ahead from 2.35pm ahead of the 4pm throw-in.
The Irish Sun
12-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Brian Lohan makes worrying admission about Clare's All-Ireland chances after defeat to Tipperary in Munster championship
BRIAN LOHAN conceded that Clare's All-Ireland SHC title defence could be over before they take the field for the final-round fixture against Limerick. After a Advertisement 2 Clare lost to Tipperary in a crunch Munster hurling championship clash Credit: John Sheridan/Sportsfile 2 Brian Lohan admitted their All-Ireland defence is in jeopardy Credit: Ray McManus/Sportsfile The outcomes of the Limerick-Cork and Tipp-Waterford games next weekend will determine that. For the second time this season, Clare fought back from 12 points down on home soil to level. Even though they could not see it out and went down by three points, the Banner boss was cheered by their resilience. Lohan said: 'It's been tough because of injuries more than anything else. And we're asking a lot of guys to go out there and tough it out against really good quality opposition. Advertisement Read More on GAA 'We just came up a little bit short, but it was only a little bit. I wouldn't be that downbeat about it. 'We're still delighted with our crew. They showed a great bit of spirit and endeavour again.' Tipp set the foundations with four goals, shared between John McGrath — who registered 2-3 — and Andrew Ormond — who nabbed 2-1 — inside 23 minutes. Still, the Premier's 12-point cushion was wiped out with seven minutes remaining. Led by McGrath, Tipp dug in for four points on the trot in front of a sold-out 20,685 crowd. Advertisement Most read in Sport Mark Rodgers took his total to 1-13 — 13 frees — to make it a one-score game and Clare had one last goal opening but Ryan Taylor's pass to Peter Duggan did not go to hand. Liam Cahill also spoke about tough times. This marked Tipp's first Munster SHC win in ten attempts. Owen Mulligan teases Lee Keegan over hilarious contrast in how their inter-county GAA careers ended The Premier boss admitted: 'It's no secret. It's been difficult enough to navigate over the last 2½ years. 'There's been little bits of progression, there's the introduction of new players, but it takes time. It's still very early for a lot of these guys. Advertisement 'We had a nice mix of youth and experience. It's still a case of this squad finding its way. This is a big push on to that. 'We're going in the right direction. It was probably a defining game for our season. 'For me as well, it was important through my term, that the green shoots continued to prosper. 'That's really what it was. It's just a little bit of reassurance that while it's not perfect, we're still doing our best to go in the right direction.' Advertisement MISSING FACES Lohan called upon the fit-again Tony Kelly, who finished with 1-1, including a penalty he won himself. Shane O'Donnell returned off the bench for his first appearance of 2025. Last season's Hurler of the Year (shoulder) had completed just two training sessions but won two pointed frees. Free-taker Aidan McCarthy played for his club Inagh-Kilnamona earlier on Saturday, having been omitted. They missed Conor Cleary and Diarmuid Ryan in defence. Advertisement Conor Leen only lasted 20 minutes, while John Conlon came on late. Lohan felt the goals coughed up proved most costly. The former defender said: 'It's an area we had expected we would do better, but we obviously didn't. Four goals conceded is way too much in this game. 'You're completely dependent on other results so you could be out of the Championship and the All-Ireland series now. 'We'll just see how other results go and have to just take our beating.' Advertisement GOALS GALORE For Tipp, it was all about goals in the first half. In the past three seasons, Cahill's side have netted 16 times in their three Championship wins. In the ten games they have not won, they have raised just seven green flags. McGrath accounted for three early goal chances, stitching two and blazing the third over the bar. Jake Morris was twice denied by Eibhear Quilligan but Ormond capitalised on a rebound to complete his pair. They led 4-6 to 0-6 before Clare's comeback attempt began with a 1-2 streak. Rodgers' goal cut the half-time deficit to nine — 4-9 to 1-9. Advertisement Tipp had four yellow cards by that juncture and their fouling continued. They conceded 1-14 from placed balls, including Kelly's penalty after being taken down by Michael Breen. Cahill added: 'It was a ferocious battle. Clare showed all their traits as champions. They never went away. 'I'm delighted for our players in Tipperary that the opportunity next week is in our hands to be one of the three to come out of Munster.' Advertisement
Irish Examiner
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Lohan laments Clare injuries but credits Tipp effort
After a titanic tussle in Ennis, Tipperary's championship future remains in their hands. Clare's is not. Brian Lohan conceded that the All-Ireland champions' title defence could be over before they take to the field for their final-round fixture against Limerick. The outcomes of the Limerick-Cork and Tipp-Waterford games next weekend will determine that. For the second time this season, Clare fought back from 12 points down on home soil to level. Even though they couldn't see it out for a finish, the Banner boss was cheered by their resilience. 'It's been tough,' said Lohan. 'But it's been tough because of the injuries more than anything else. And we're asking a lot of guys to go out there and tough it out against really good quality opposition. 'Just came up a little bit short, but it was only a little bit. I wouldn't be that downbeat about it. 'We're still delighted with our crew. Delighted with our bunch that we have. They showed a great bit of spirit and endeavour again.' Lohan called upon the fit-again Tony Kelly, who finished with 1-1, including a penalty he won himself. Shane O'Donnell returned off the bench for his first appearance of 2025. The Hurler of the Year had completed just two training sessions but won two pointed frees. They missed Conor Cleary and Diarmuid Ryan in defence, Conor Leen only lasted 20 minutes. When asked why Clare couldn't kick on after drawing level, the manager replied: 'I suppose there's two teams out there. You'd have to give credit to Tipp. They responded well for the last five or six minutes. 'They got a good contribution from their bench, as we did. They were able to get the scores and got their victory. 'So, look, that happens in hurling. Sometimes you're beaten, regardless of all the planning that you do or all the effort and time that you put into things. Sometimes you're beaten.' Defensively, Clare were taken for four goals inside 23 minutes. It could've been six had Tipp put away all their chances. 'We left ourselves an awful lot to do after the first half performance. Defensively, not as good as we would like to be in the first half,' said Lohan. 'With that kind of forward line, that kind of movement, and the space they were able to create, we were under pressure for that first 15 or 20 minutes. 'It's an area we had expected we would do better, but we obviously didn't. Four goals conceded is way too much in this game. 'We were under a bit of pressure, but at the same time, we responded fairly well. I wouldn't fault any of the lads in there, they did very well. Just disappointing to lose it.' The Banner must wait in purgatory for the next week before discovering whether their final-round trip to Limerick carries any prospect of progression. 'Yeah, you're completely dependent on other results,' replied Lohan. 'So you could be out of the Championship and the All-Ireland series now. We'll just see how other results go and have to just take our beating.'
