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Down edge Louth for second All-Ireland group stage win
Down made it two wins from two in the group stage of the All-Ireland series as they survived a late Louth fightback to win 0-25 to 0-24 at Pairc Esler. After a delayed start to the game in Newry, Odhran Murdock kicked a fine two pointer a minute into the game to set Conor Laverty's men on their way. Advertisement They added two more points before a free from Sam Mulroy got Louth on the board after eight minutes. Two two-pointers from Danny Magill and Murdock further stretched Down's lead and they eventually moved nine clear before Niall McDonnell was thwarted by Ryan McEvoy in front of goal. Louth rattled off four points in a row to cut the gap, but a late scoring blitz helped Down to lead 0-16 to 0-7 at half-time. Two two-pointer and another effort from Mulroy helped the Leinster champions to chip away at Down's lead, reducing it to six points, but three in a row from the hosts helped them to re-establish their advantage. Advertisement Donal McKenny hit the post for Louth with Mulroy, Craig Lennon and Tommy Durnin scoring three straight two-pointers for the visitors as they moved to within three points of the Mournemen. Louth had the momentum and got back to within one, before Mulroy's attempt after the hooter was blocked as Down held on for a narrow win. Having comfortably dispatched Clare in their first game, the Mournemen are in a commanding position ahead of facing Monaghan at a neutral venue in the final round of group games in a fortnight.
The Irish Sun
27-04-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Donegal book Ulster final after triumph over Down as Jim McGuinness insists Clones is the only place for showdown
DONEGAL did what they had to do so set up a repeat of last year's Ulster SFC back in Clones on Saturday week. Manager Jim McGuinness believes that St Tiernach's Park is the only place for the provincial decider, which had been mooted for Advertisement 2 Donegal did enough to seal another Ulster final place against Armagh 2 Donegal manager Jim McGuinness insisted that the final is played in Clones despite talk of a Croke Park date Just before the official confirmation from the Ulster Council, the "The expense that incurs, they should be going to Clones and playing the game there. 'I think that part of it and four games in five weeks should be respected, who are we serving? - It's a genuine question, it's not the children or the old people or the people struggling to put a couple of pound away. 'A lot of families in Donegal are saving money and not doing other things so they can follow Donegal and that has to be respected.' Advertisement read more on gaa Donegal didn't have it all their own way against Down, although only once was there a major scare in front of 9,221. That came with six minutes to go when Shaun Patton uncharacteristically fluffed a kick-out straight to Down sub but the Donegal goalkeeper redeemed himself when he spread himself to save. A goal would've taken Down, who trailed 1-17 to 0-14, back to three. That said, Donegal saw goal chances come on go themselves in the second half, with Daire Ó Baoill and Aaron Doherty both denied by top-class stops from Ronan Burns. Advertisement Most read in GAA Football Comment Donegal looked to have an extra gear in the opening half, following which they led 1-12 to 0-7, with Patrick McBrearty scoring the only goal of the match on Shay Miller. The goal came from a booming Patton clearance, which ended up with Michael Langan getting in behind to square to McBrearty, who slapped home. RTE pundit Peter Canavan angers fans after leaving notable county out of his 'big four' All-Ireland contenders Two-pointers from Dáire Ó Baoill and McBrearty, with Michael Murphy pulling the strings, set the tempo. By half-time, Donegal were in a decent position, eight up but mindful of having been the same margin ahead a week beforehand as Monaghan came back to just one down.. Advertisement Pat Havern, who scored 0-8 in all, was a vital part of Down's hopes and a couple of two-pointers gave the Mournemen the inkling of a chance, with Eugene Branagan also having a fine game. Donegal were glad to see Patton save, altthough never really looked like they were going to get caught, withdrawing Murphy, McBrearty, Oisin Gallen and Finnbarr Roarty - part of the U-20 panel who take on Tyrone in an Ulster final on Wednesday - late on. "There was a period in the second half where we got to grips with the game and had chances to close that gap. Advertisement "They kept us at arm's length. They had goal chances, but for us on our side if the goal goes in it would have given us serious momentum. 'This is a very young squad who haven't got the exposure playing at this level. Division 2 helped us this year, playing against Armagh in the semi-final last year, Donegal today. "I think we're closing the gap. There are three or four teams in Ulster who are a wee bit ahead of everybody, but we are definitely closing that gap.' Donegal 1-19 Down 0-16 DONEGAL: S Patton (0-0-1, 1 '45); F Roarty, B McCole, P Mogan; R McHugh (0-0-1), S McMenamin, C Moore (0-0-1); C Thompson, M Langan (0-1-0, 1 tpf); D Ó Baoill (0-1-1), C O'Donnell (0-0-2), S O'Donnell; P McBrearty (1-1-2, 1 tpf, 1f), M Murphy (0-0-3, 1 '45), O Gallen (0-0-1). Subs: J Brennan for Murphy (45), J McGee for Gallen (49), O McFadden-Ferry for Roarty (52), N O'Donnell for McBrearty (55), A Doherty for C.O'Donnell (58). Advertisement DOWN: R Burns; P McCarthy, P Fegan, C Doherty; R Magill, P Laverty, M Rooney (0-0-1); D Guinness (0-0-1), R McEvoy (0-0-1); D Magill (0-0-2), O Murdock, E Branagan (0-0-3); J Guinness, P Havern (0-2-4, 1 tpf, 2f), J McGeough. Subs: CMooney for (43), S Miller for (50), F McElroy for McCarthy (55), C McCrickard for McGeough (58), A Crimmins for McEvoy (63). REFEREE: J McQuillan (Cavan). What's next: Donegal take on Armagh in the Ulster SFC final on May 10, while Down, who won the Tailteann Cup last season, will be fourth seeds in the last 16 of Sam Maguire.
BBC News
27-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Donegal need 'big improvements' despite win over Down
Donegal captain Patrick McBrearty insists his side must make "big improvements" if they are to overcome Armagh in the Ulster SFC final after beating Down in Sunday's semi-final in Clones. The holders saw off Down 1-19 to 0-16 but the Mournemen passed up three goal chances that would have made life difficult for Jim McGuinness' side. And McBrearty says Donegal must find another level in order to secure a repeat of last year's provincial decider success over the Orchard County. "Job done. We knew coming into today, it was a very capable Down team," man of the match McBrearty told BBC Sport NI after scoring 1-4 against Down. "We were probably a bit tetchy for the first 15 minutes but I thought we found our groove then and settled into the game and got the goal obviously."But big, big lessons to learn from today and big improvements if we're going to beat Armagh in the Ulster final."He added: "I think we played them [Armagh] three times last year and there was only a point in it over so many hundred minutes. "We know Armagh and they know us and it's going to come down to inches. It's how we prepare now until Sunday week but it's great to be involved in those types of days."Armagh booked their place in a third straight Ulster final on Saturday with a 0-23 to 0-22 win over Tyrone and McBrearty admits Kieran McGeeney's side looked "very impressive". "It went down to the wire and they showed great character," he said. "Most other teams would have folded but Armagh have been in big games in recent years and have that big-game experience and they showed it last night."
BBC News
27-04-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Donegal beat Down to set up Armagh Ulster decider
Holders Donegal set up an Ulster Football Final against All-Ireland champions Armagh - a repeat of last year's provincial decider - with a comfortable 1-19 to 0-16 victory over Down at led 0-3 to 0-1 early on and the sides were still level at 0-4 to 0-4 when the Mournemen butchered a goal chance in the 17th minute as John McGeough's pass was too high for Patrick McCarthy to palm into the Ulster champions didn't make the same mistake three minutes later as Michael Langan calmly set up Patrick McBrearty to find an unguarded net after a huge Shaun Patton kickout had flown all the way to Oisin goal put Donegal 1-5 to 0-4 up and Jim McGuinness' side went on to outscore Down 0-7 to 0-3 during the remainder of the first period as they led 1-12 to 0-7 at the forward McGeough was also involved in a first-half controversy after appearing to stamp on Donegal centre half-back Stephen McMenamin early on although the incident was missed by the match officials despite Ciaran Thompson's vigorous bigger than eight points have been reeled in since the introduction of the new rules but few were betting on a Down comeback in the second trailing by nine after 44 minutes, Down trimmed Donegal's advantage to five with six minutes remaining as Pat Havern nailed a the Mournemen's last real chance to get back in the contest had been squandered four minutes earlier when substitute Shay Millar failed to find the net from pointblank range after he had intercepted a Patton kickout, with the Donegal keeper redeeming himself to block the to follow. Down: R Burns; P McCarthy, P Fegan, C Doherty; R Magill, P Laverty, M Rooney; D Guinness, R McEvoy; D Magill, O Murdock (capt), E Branagan; J Guinness, P Havern, J J O'Hare, R McCormack, A McClements, D Scullion, S Millar, A Crimmins, F McElroy, C Mooney, G McKibben, P Brooks, C S Patton; F Roarty, B McCole, P Mogan; R McHugh, S McMenamin, C Moore; O Gallen, C Thompson; D O Baoill, C Thompson, S O'Donnell; P McBrearty (capt), M Murphy, C O' G Mulreaney, C McColgan, O McFadden Ferry, O Doherty, A Doherty, E McHugh, J MacCeallabhui, J Brennan, N O'Donnell, H McFadden, J J McQuillan (Cavan)
BBC News
15-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Down ease relegation fears with Westmeath win
A last gasp score from Adam Crimmins saw Down beat Westmeath and boosted the Mournemen's Allianz League Division Two survival hopes. The scores were level at 1-25 to 0-28 as the hooter neared but replacement Crimmins' fisted point secured a much needed victory for Conor Laverty's men and relegated their opponents in the the stakes for both counties it was an entertaining game at Pairc Esler which saw the sides trade the advantage no small part thanks to John McGeough's first-half goal, Down looked set to lead at the interval, but Luke Loughlin's late point ensured the teams went in level at 1-10 to Pat Havern and Loughlin continued to trade key scores, a draw looked likely until Crimmins late intervention secured a crucial two points for his victory takes Down level on points with Cork and Louth, who meet at Pairc Ui Chaoimh on Sunday. One of that trio is most likely to join Westmeath in Division Three next season, although Cavan, currently two points ahead, could be dragged into the mix should they lose both their remaining finish their campaign away to league leaders Monaghan on 23 March.
