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RTÉ News
24-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Laois strike at the death against Carlow to grab place in Joe McDonagh Cup final
Laois qualified for the Joe McDonagh Cup final after they scored a late goal to edge out Carlow on points difference with this Round 5 clash finishing level at Netwatch Cullen Park on Saturday. It was heartbreak for Carlow who looked as if they had done enough as the game went into the closing stages. With the match referee, Caymon Flynn, calling three minutes injury time, the home side conceded a line-ball on half-way. The three minutes were up. Play continued. Carlow had to face a 65 and still the full-time whistle didn't come. With every player bar the Laois keeper gone forward, Padraig Delaney's delivery was inch perfect and James Duggan got the merest of deflections to deflect the ball over the line. With the puck-out came the final whistle. It was the culmination of a teak tough encounter where a moment such as what transpired was always likely to be decisive. While the eventual winners had opened the scoring with a Tomás Keyes point, Carlow hit back with James Doyle and Marty Kavanagh both raising white flags. A high delivery aimed at Chris Nolan saw him make the catch and turning he hammered the ball low and hard to the net. The three-pointer put the home side four up. Laois responded with Tomás Keyes firing over a range of points from play and placed efforts. Carlow hit a purple patch and Marty Kavanagh knocked over four frees in succession. At the half-time break, Carlow led 1-9 to 0-11. Two minutes into the second half that lead went out to three points with Nolan and Kavanagh both raising white flags. Tom Cuddy, in defiance, fired over a Laois point. Carlow keeper, Brian Tracey did well when he got in his hurl to deny Jer Quinlan when a Laois goal looked on. Carlow's second goal came from Paddy Boland coming towards the end of the third quarter. That looked as if it was going to be the crucial score. Laois dug deep. Both sides threw everything into the final quarter. The Barrowsiders had chances to go four clear in the closing stages but didn't take them. Instead, the visitors forced that sensational draw which was enough to get them through to play Kildare who held off a comeback from Down to seal their place in the final. Carlow: Brian Tracey; Paul Doyle, Dion Wall, Tony Lawlor; Evan Kealy, Kevin McDonald, Jack McCullagh; Ciaran Whelan, Fiachra Fitzpatrick (0-1); Jon Nolan (0-1), James Doyle (0-2), Paddy Boland (1-1); Chris Nolan (1-1), Marty Kavanagh (0-10, 7fs 2-65s), John Michael Nolan (0-1). Subs: Conor Kehoe for JM Nolan (52), Ted Joyce for J Nolan (65). Laois: Cathal Dunne; Donnacha Hartnett, Lee Cleere, Diarmaid Conway; Tom Cuddy (0-1), Padraig Delaney (0-1f), Ryan Mullaney; John Lennon, David Dooley; Aidan Corby, Charles Dwyer (0-1f), Paddy Purcell; Jer Quinlan (0-1), Tomas Keyes (0-14 9fs 2-65s), Ben Conroy.
The Irish Sun
18-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Carlow overcome Westmeath in Joe McDonagh Cup thriller while Down secure relegation lifeline vs Kerry
CARLOW will travel to Laois next weekend with their fate in their own hands in the Joe McDonagh Cup after overcoming WESTMEATH 7-23 to 4-22 in Mullingar yesterday. The Barrowsiders had stormed into the break with an 18-point lead and would go on to stretch their advantage with another Marty Kavanagh goal in the first minute of the second half. The Lake County took over in the rest of the third quarter, outscoring the visitors by 2-13 to 0-3 before James Doyle and Fiachra Fitzpatrick added green flags to see out the win, with Kavanagh hitting 3-12. Meanwhile, in Ballycran, DOWN secured themselves a lifeline in their battle against the drop with a 2-26 to 2-19 victory over KERRY. And DERRY laid down a marker in the Christy Ring Cup after they swept WICKLOW aside 2-30 to 1-13 at Celtic Park. The emphatic win ensured top spot in the table for the Oak Leafers, and a Croke Park showdown against LONDON. Read More On GAA The Londoners booked their place in the final with a 4-20 to 1-13 win over already-relegated TYRONE at McGovern Park in Ruislip, with Conor O'Carroll — who hit 2-3 — and Sean Glynn, with 1-4, leading the scoring. In Trim, DONEGAL and MEATH played out a dead rubber with Mickey McCann's men edging past the Royal County 0-28 to 3-14. In the Nickey Rackard Cup, FERMANAGH got their first point of the season with a 1-22 to 3-16 draw against MAYO, who have already booked their place in the final. The men in green and red will meet ROSCOMMON in the decider after goals from Brendan Mulry and Seán Canning saw the Rossies come from behind to beat LOUTH 4-17 to 0-20. Most read in GAA Hurling Had the Wee County held on, it would have been ARMAGH in the June 1 final, thanks to the Orchard's 0-23 to 3-13 win over SLIGO in Tubercurry. In the Lory Meaghar Cup, finalists CAVAN rested players in their 2-15 to 1-10 loss to LEITRIM at Breffni Park, LANCASHIRE beat WARWICKSHIRE 0-26 to 4-13 in Birmingham, and MONAGHAN drew 2-20 to 2-20 with LONGFORD in Inniskeen to secure a semi-final clash against NEW YORK next Saturday. 1 Fiachra Fitzpatrick and Donagh Murphy of Carlow during a March Allianz Hurling League Division 1B match Dublin GAA legends reunite in Germany after taking part in gruelling sporting phenomenon
RTÉ News
10-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Kildare back in Joe McDonagh mix with big win in Carlow
Kildare got their Joe McDonagh Cup hopes back on track when they swept aside the challenge of Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park. With one win out of their previous two games the Lilywhites knew they could not afford to lose and they went about it in the best possible way. Marty Kavanagh may have given Carlow an early lead with two converted frees but the home side soon found themselves chasing the game as the half progressed. David Qualter landed four frees for the visitors while Gerry Keegan and James Burke scored three and two points respectively from play. James Sheridan netted the only goal of the half when he took a pass from Cathal Dowling and fired home. The three-pointer had been coming as the home keeper, Brian Tracey, made a great smother save to deny Sheridan only minutes earlier. It was clear the visitors, who played against the stiff breeze in the first half, were focussed and were in no mood to give their rivals an inch. Carlow fought hard to stay in contention with Kavanagh scoring six points but the visitors led 1-12 to 0-11 at half-time. Seconds into the second half, Kildare struck for a Cathal Dowling goal and Keegan added a point to stretch their advantage. A brilliant Chris Nolan point lifted the home side and they earned a penalty when Rian Boran was adjudged to have fouled James Doyle on the edge of the large parallelogram. There was divided opinion in the stand about the merit of the award but Kavanagh kept his composure to find the bottom right-hand corner of the net. As the battle intensified, there was still 20 minutes to go as Carlow got to within a point of the away side. The home side looked to have the momentum but with the return of Boran, Kildare reassessed and scored six unanswered points to emerge winners. It was a sweet victory for the visitors and their season is resurrected. Kildare: Paddy McKenna; Richy Hogan, Rian Boran, Daniel O'Meara; Paul Dolan, Simon Leacy, Cian Boran; Daire Guerin (0-01), James Burke (0-05); David Qualter (0-07fs), Cathal McCabe (0-01), Gerry Keegan (0-04, 1f); Jack Sheridan (1-00), Cathal Dowling (1-01), Jack Travers (0-02). Subs: Darragh Melville (0-02) for Dolan (58), Muiris Curtin for Guerin (63), Conn Kehoe for Keegan (72), Killian Harrington for Qualter (73). Carlow: Brian Tracey; Paul Doyle, Dion Wall, Paidi O'Shea; Evan Kealy, Kevin McDonald, Jack McCullagh; James Doyle (0-04), Fiachra Fitzpatrick; Jon Nolan (0-02), Conor Kehoe (0-02), Ciaran Whelan (0-01); Chris Nolan (0-03), Marty Kavanagh (1-07 1-0 pen, 5fs), Paddy Boland (0-01).
Irish Independent
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Kildare revive Joe McDonagh Cup hopes with six-point win over Carlow
Today at 12:00 Kildare got their Joe McDonagh Cup hopes back on track with this fully deserved win over Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park on Saturday. The eventual winners came into the game as underdogs but they quickly belied the amateur pundits as they pulled the Carlow defence apart at will. Marty Kavanagh may have given Carlow an early lead with two converted frees but the home side was quickly reeled in.
