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3 days ago
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Meath and Armagh share the spoils after dramatic draw, Galway ease to opening win
Meath 3-8 Armagh 2-11 Deniese O'Flaherty reports from Páirc Tailteann MEATH CAME FROM four points down with three minutes remaining to earn a dramatic draw against Armagh in their opening game in Group 3 of the TG4 All-Ireland SFC. Caroline O'Hanlon kicked over a free in the 57th minute to extend Armagh's lead to four points but credit to Meath, they dug in at the end. A goal from substitute Shauna Ennis and then a point from Vikki Wall earned Shane McCormack's side a draw. Kelly Mallon opened the scoring inside the second minute of play. Meath edged ahead after four minutes before three points in a row, including a lovely score from Niamh Reel, saw Armagh go ahead by two in the seventh minute. Meath were back in front in the 12th minute when Wall found the back of the net with a fine finish. Ciara Smyth followed that up with a neat point. Down the other end, Meath 'keeper Robyn Murray pulled off a good save to deny Aoife McCoy, the ball came back out to Niamh Henderson and she fired over. McCoy found the back of the net in the 21st minute with an excellent strike to put Armagh back ahead. There were two in it minutes later when Reel kicked over a free. Wall played the ball to Aoibhín Cleary in the 27th minute and she fired a brilliant strike to the net. On the stroke of half-time, another Reel free levelled matters for the third time — Meath 2-4 Armagh 1-7. Mallon and Duggan (free) traded points in the early exchanges of the second half. An excellent point from Clery put Meath ahead in the 39th minute. Minutes later, Niamh Coleman played the ball to Mallon and she fired low to the net. Reel hit over her fourth free of the game to extend Armagh's lead to four in the 43rd minute. Advertisement It was now advantage Armagh and Meath worked hard to get back into the game but the Orchard County's defence stood firm. Duggan hit over a much-needed score from a free in the 47th minute to put three between the sides. The lead was four again in the 57th minute when O'Hanlon kicked over a free. She claimed the ball on the line when Duggan kicked a free but there was still time for late drama. Scorers for Meath: V Wall 1-3 (1f), A Cleary 1-1, S Ennis 1-0, E Duggan 0-3 (2f), C Smyth 0-1. Scorers for Armagh: N Reel 0-5 (4f), K Mallon 1-2, A McCoy 1-1, N Henderson 0-2, C O'Hanlon 0-1 (1f). MEATH: R Murray; A Sheridan, M.K. Lynch, K Newe; A Cleary, S Wall, K Kealy; O Sheehy, M Farrelly; M Thynne, N Gallogly, C Smyth; E Duggan, V Wall, K Cole. Subs: K Bermingham for Farrelly (38), S Ennis for Cole (45), C Lawlor for Kealy (47). ARMAGH: A Carr; M Ferguson, C McNally, M McCann; E Druse, C Towe, G Ferguson; N Coleman, C O'Hanlon; L McConville, A McCoy, K Mallon; S Quigley, N Henderson, N Reel. Subs: R Mulligan for Quigley (HT), M Lennon for C McNally (47), E Lavery for McCann (52). Referee: Maggie Farrelly (Cavan). ***** Galway 1-13 Tipperary 0-7 Darren Kelly reports from Tuam Stadium CONNACHT CHAMPIONS GALWAY began their TG4 All-Ireland senior championship campaign with an impressive second quarter in Tuam Stadium to run out comfortable nine-point victors over Tipperary. The Tribeswomen did the damage with 1-8 unanswered, including Leanne Coen's goal, to lead 1-10 to 0-1 at half time but Tipperary put in a much-improved second-half display. Galway took the stiff wind at the start and opened on two minutes with Louise Ward slotting over. Olivia Divilly also got off the mark in the sixth minute. It wasn't one way traffic as Tipperary dropped a couple of balls towards Aishling Moloney. Caitlin Kennedy also struck low but off target. However, a free won by Ava Fennessy on 18 minutes led to Moloney converting a free. That was after a seven-minute hold up when Galway attacker Shauna Hynes was injured. Her replacement was 2024 captain Ailbhe Davoren who also played a pivotal role. Olivia Divilly leads Galway's scoring charge. Leah Scholes / INPHO Leah Scholes / INPHO / INPHO The key score was the goal on 22 minutes. Divilly, Nicola Ward and Davoren played a part before the latter passed across to the unmarked Coen who kicked to the net. And from there, the hosts proceeded to dominate. Kate Thompson, Divilly (two) and Davoren made it 1-6 to 0-1 as Tipperary struggled with kick outs. That being said, they did drop three dangerous balls towards the opposing square but keeper Dearbhla Gower showed good hands. At the other end, Galway added four more white flags starting with Divilly that could have been a goal. Kate Slevin added two points either side of Davoren's second. Slevin tallied straight after the restart but Galway only managed three scores during the period. Slevin got the second on 43 minutes before Divilly struck her fifth in injury time. Related Reads O'Leary and O'Shea star as Kerry open All-Ireland defence with win over Mayo Who are the big contenders for All-Ireland ladies football glory? Tipperary will take from solace from their second half effort, though an injury to Kennedy will be a concern. Moloney delivered five points, three from play, while Emma Morrissey punched the air after slotting one over from the right. Moloney also twice went for goal, once hitting the crossbar. But Galway's first half display was enough to take the win before heading to Donegal in seven days. Scorers for Galway: O Divilly 0-5 (1f); K Slevin 0-4 (2f); L Coen 1-0; A Davoren 0-2; L Ward, K Thompson 0-1 each. Scorers for Tipperary: A Moloney 0-6 (3f); E Morrissey 0-1. GALWAY: D Gower; B Quinn, S Ní Loingsigh, K Geraghty; H Noone, N Ward, C Trill; L Ward, S Divilly; L Coen, S Hynes, K Thompson; E Noone, O Divilly, K Slevin. Subs: A Davoren for Hynes (11 inj), A Trill for Slevin (51), L Noone for Thompson (51), A Madden for L Ward (54), S Healy for C Trill (58). TIPPERARY: L Fitzpatrick; N Martin, L Spillane, E Cronin; I Carr, M Curley, S English; AR Kennedy, C Kennedy; L Morrissey, A Ryan, A O'Shea; A McGuigan, A Moloney, A Fennessy. Subs: S O'Carroll for Carr (30), N Towey for C Kennedy (36 inj), E Morrissey for L Morrissey (39), N Shelly for O'Shea (41), C English for Ryan (59). Referee: Gus Chapman (Sligo)
The Irish Sun
05-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Meath hold off spirited Kildare comeback to book latest Leinster final tussle with old foes Dublin
MEATH will face Dublin in the TG4 Leinster Senior Football Championship final at Croke Park after holding off a spirited Kildare side. Meath's Kerrie Cole and Kildare's Roisin Byrne traded early scores before Byrne hit a second point on the seventh minute. Advertisement The Royals later found the target with Vikki Wall and Orlaith Sheehy, and the Lilies responded with contributions from Neasa Dooley and Alannah Prizeman. Another free courtesy of Prizeman moved Kildare two points in front, before Cole doubled her account, and Emma Duggan found the net on 17 minutes. Duggan and Niamh Gallogly also split the posts from distance during the opening period — and Meath were in the driving seat when Sarah Wall rattled the net on 30 minutes. But a late Prizeman point reduced Kildare's deficit to 2-6 to 0-6 before the interval. Advertisement Read More On GAA Meath reinforced their authority after the break with unanswered scores from Duggan and Ciara Smyth. Duggan later bolstered her tally with a two-point salvo, while Prizeman did likewise for Kildare. Lilies sub Ellen Dowling then cancelled out a Marion Farrelly point for Meath before Prizeman hit her sixth. Duggan added another white-flag score to move the Royals eight clear. Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling The Lilies' fightback began when Ciara Wheeler fired home a 53rd-minute goal. Dowling and Prizeman then cut the gap to two, before Meath replied with scores from Smyth and Duggan. 'It's a failure on the camogie association' - RTE GAA pundits don't sit on fence over 'no-brainer' skorts saga Kildare still refused to throw in the towel with Mia Doherty, Byrne and Dooley all scoring in stoppage time. MEATH: R Murray; A Sheridan, MK Lynch, K Newe; A Cleary, S Wall 1-0, K Kealy; O Sheehy 0-1, M Farrelly 0-1; M Thynne, N Gallogly 0-1, C Smyth 0-2; E Duggan 1-6, 2f, V Wall 0-1, K Cole 0-2. Advertisement Subs: K Birmingham for Sheehy 44 mins, A Gaffney for Thynne 51, M Collins for Cole 52, C Lawlor for Farrelly 61. KILDARE: M Hulgraine; R Sargent, L Lenehan, M Doherty 0-1; L Shaw, L Dunlea, M Aspel; L Murtagh, S Galvin; C Moran, C Wheeler 1-0, N Dooley 0-2; A Rattigan, A Prizeman 0-8, 6f, R Byrne 0-3. 1 As ever, Emma Duggan was a constant scoring threat in Meath's 2-14 to 1-16 win Subs: L Gilbert for Sargent 27 mins, L Reilly for Moran 41, G Wheeler for Rattigan 42, E Dowling 0-2 for Galvin 45, L Curran for Shaw 53, C Price for Murtagh 62. Advertisement REFEREE: B Redmond (Wexford).
The Journal
27-04-2025
- Sport
- The Journal
Meath cause major upset to end Dublin's dominance and reach Leinster final
The 42 Meath 0-23 Dublin 1-16 Paul Keane reports from Portlaoise MEATH ARE THROUGH to a first Leinster SFC final since 2020 after remarkably smashing Dublin's 15-year stranglehold on the provincial title. A barnstorming, wind assisted first-half performance that left Robbie Brennan's side a dozen points ahead at the break laid the platform for the landmark win. Eoghan Frayne thrilled in green with 11 points overall though it was a wonderful team performance on a memorable afternoon in Portlaoise as Meath suckered their old rivals to secure a May 11 final clash with Louth. Dublin hadn't been beaten in Leinster since, ironically, being ambushed by five-goal Meath in 2010. But it was clear from the opening exchanges of this semi-final encounter that history was potentially on the cards as Meath were fired up and fully tuned in. There were huge performances too from James Conlon, who struck 0-5, along with the likes of Brian O'Halloran and Ciaran Caulfield in defence while Bryan Menton at midfield will be delighted he came out of retirement this season. As for Dublin, who got it back to a two-point game late on, all is not lost as they will still go forward to the All-Ireland series though the sense of a team struggling to find traction this year is strong. Meath fans were desperate to see their team tear into the auld enemy in a neutral ground – and got their wish. With five minutes played, Meath had already launched five different attacks, scored three points, blasted two wides and made it clear they'd be hunting Stephen Cluxton's kick-outs. Jack Flynn was a late withdrawal from the Meath midfield so the impressive Mathew Costello, wearing number 13, lined up alongside Menton. Costello kicked the opening point after an interception on the Dublin kick-out and was hugely influential throughout. Cluxton was recalled to the Dublin team after missing their win over Wicklow but might have wished he'd stayed absent, particularly kicking into the stiff first-half wind. Meath won the toss and opted to play with the breeze. Cluxton struggled badly to get any of his kicks away and Meath capitalised each time, turning over possession time after time and returning the ball back over Cluxton's head with interest. Frayne tried for a two-pointer in the fifth minute that Cluxton cleverly got a hand to, reducing it to a single point. But Meath kept the pressure on and struck four two-pointers by half-time, two from Frayne, one from Menton and another from Keith Curtis. Rathkenny man Keith Curtis came into the game in strong form and kept the hammer down with a big first-half, pinching 0-3 in that period. Conlon seized his chance too after being drafted into the team along with Adam O'Neill. Conlon struck 1-2 as a sub in the quarter-final win over Offaly and kicked four first-half points as the gap widened. Dublin didn't get a score attempt away until the ninth minute and Con O'Callaghan was off target anyhow. It wasn't until the 12th minute that they actually scored, a point from an O'Callaghan free. In all, Dublin struck just two first-half points from play as they coughed up turnovers in all areas. They did create a goal chance in the 34th minute but Lorcan O'Dell's shot was cleared away by Seamus Lavin. O'Dell was one of four changes to the Dubs team from the Wicklow game. Paddy Small and John Small also started their first games of 2025 while Kevin Lahiff made the team up front too. Lahiff was hooked at half-time for Cormac Costello, lending more punch to Dublin's attack. Advertisement The big question was how much the wind advantage would be worth to Dublin after the break as Meath were 0-17 to 0-5 clear. Now it was their turn to display an appetite for destruction and when Peadar O Cofaigh Byrne won the second-half throw-in, it started a move that led to an O'Callaghan two-pointer. Dublin wasted three more two-point attempts in the third quarter though three singles from Paddy Small reduced the deficit. The gap was down to just six when Cormac Costello netted in the 54th minute and suddenly it really was game on at 0-21 to 1-12. Small and O'Callaghan added two more to leave four in it and a sense of inevitability draped over proceedings. It was down to two with six minutes remaining when Colm Basquel lofted over Dublin's second two-pointer, 0-21 to 1-16. Somehow, Meath held on to create a little piece of history with late insurance points from Aaron Lynch and Frayne. Meath scorers: Eoghan Frayne 0-11 (1tp, 1 tpf, 5f), James Conlon 0-5, Keith Curtis 0-3 (1 tp), Bryan Menton 0-2 (tp), Mathew Costello 0-1, Aaron Lynch 0-1. Dublin scorers: Con O'Callaghan 0-6 (3f, 1 tp), Paddy Small 0-5, Cormac Costello 1-1 (0-1f), Colm Basquel 0-3 (1 tp), Lorcan O'Dell 0-1 MEATH 1. Billy Hogan (Longwood) 4. Brian O'Halloran (Ballivor) 3. Sean Rafferty (Na Fianna) 2. Seamus Lavin (St Peter's, Dunboyne) 5. Donal Keogan (Rathkenny) 6. Sean Coffey (Ballinabrackey) 7. Ciaran Caulfield (Trim) 13. Mathew Costello (Dunshaughlin) 9. Bryan Menton (Donaghmore Ashbourne) 10. Conor Duke (Dunshaughlin) 11. Ruairi Kinsella (Dunshaughlin) 19. Adam O'Neill (Wolfe Tones) 23. James Conlon (St Colmcilles) 12. Keith Curtis (Rathkenny) 15. Eoghan Frayne (Summerhill – Captain) SUBS 24. Aaron Lynch (Trim) for Curtis (50) 14. Shane Walsh (Na Fianna) for Kinsella (54) 8. Ronan Jones (St Peter's, Dunboyne) for Duke (55) 26. Cathal Hickey (Seneschalstown) for O'Neill (58) 18. Ronan Ryan (Summerhill) for Rafferty (61) DUBLIN 1. Stephen Cluxton (Parnells) 3. Theo Clancy (Kilmacud Crokes) 2. David Byrne (Naomh Olaf) 4. Conor Tyrrell (St Oliver Plunketts Eoghan Ruadh) 5. Brian Howard (Raheny) 25. John Small (Ballymun Kickhams) 7. Tom Lahiff (St Judes) 8. Peadar O Cofaigh Byrne (Cuala) 9. Ciaran Kilkenny (Castleknock) 10. Niall Scully (Templeogue Synge Street) 14. Con O'Callaghan (Cuala – Captain) 12. Kevin Lahiff (St Judes) 26. Paddy Small (Ballymun Kickhams) 23. Lorcan O'Dell (Templeogue Synge Street) 15. Colm Basquel (Ballyboden St Enda's) SUBS 19. Alex Gavin (Ballyboden St Endas) for Tyrrell (29) 17. Cormac Costello (Whitehall Colmcille) for Kevin Lahiff (h/t) 22. Killian McGinnis (Skerries Harps) for Scully (52) 13. Ross McGarry (Ballyboden St Endas) for O'Dell (58) 6. Greg McEneaney (Skerries) for John Small (59) Referee: Kieran Eannetta (Tyrone). Written by Paul Keane and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here .
