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a day ago
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Fermanagh to host Sligo in Tailteann Cup quarters
Fermanagh secured their last-eight spot by topping group four [Getty Images] Fermanagh will host Sligo in this weekend's Tailteann Cup quarter-finals. The Ernemen earned their spot in the last eight by finishing top of group four with two wins from three. Kildare will face Offaly - who are joint-managed by Mickey Harte - in a repeat of the Division Three final, while Limerick host Wexford, who hammered Antrim in Sunday's preliminary quarter-final. Advertisement Oisin McConville's Wicklow will host Westmeath, who were the first Tailteann Cup winners in 2022. The games will be played on 14-15 June with fixture details to be confirmed soon. Tailteann Cup quarter-final draw Fermanagh v Sligo Wicklow v Westmeath Kildare v Offaly Limerick v Wexford
BBC News
a day ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Fermanagh to host Sligo in Tailteann Cup quarters
Fermanagh will host Sligo in this weekend's Tailteann Cup quarter-finals. The Ernemen earned their spot in the last eight by finishing top of group four with two wins from three. Kildare will face Offaly - who are joint-managed by Mickey Harte - in a repeat of the Division Three final, while Limerick host Wexford, who hammered Antrim in Sunday's preliminary quarter-final. Oisin McConville's Wicklow will host Westmeath, who were the first Tailteann Cup winners in 2022. The games will be played on 14-15 June with fixture details to be confirmed soon. Tailteann Cup quarter-final drawFermanagh v SligoWicklow v WestmeathKildare v OffalyLimerick v Wexford
BBC News
7 days ago
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- BBC News
The GAA Social Johnny Glynn. Miscarriages, IVF, hope. Winning All-Irelands with Galway and now New York. Pure love
In one of the most powerful and impactful episodes of the GAA Social, Johnny Glynn & Thomas Niblock lift the lid on their experiences of multiple miscarriages. Johnny and his wife Serena, along with Kirstie and Thomas have travelled similar paths. It's difficult. This is a male perspective. One very rarely, told publicly. Why is that? Johnny has just captained his county to an All-Ireland in Croke Park. On Thursday before the final, he found out their last attempt at IVF, failed. It's always a challenge. Oisin said it was a 'privilege' to listen in as two men chat honestly and openly about fertility, pregnancy, loss and ectopic ruptures. In usual GAA Social style, there's loads of light moments- including the regime Oisin maintained so he could have Freya- his baby girl. In perhaps the biggest reveal of human biology in 100 years, Oisin admits he knows how to conceive girls, rather than boys? 9 months later Freya McConville arrived to melt her daddy's heart. The first half of this podcast however shows what the GAA really means, especially in New York. The effort, struggle and the drive to be better. They're on the brink of something special and a large reason for the success, on and off the field, is Johnny Glynn. We know you'll agree, he is utterly inspiring and the best of us. The only inter-county player who is vice-chair of his county board and a man Intune with Ireland, the GAA, his family and his wonderful wife Serena. The GAA Social with Galway hurling, and New York All-Ireland winner, Johnny Glynn
Irish Daily Mirror
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Oisin McConville's mother Margaret 'couldn't fathom' Armagh/Derry wasn't on TV
Oisin McConville says his mother Margaret 'couldn't fathom' that the Armagh/Derry All-Ireland series opener at the weeknd wasn't on TV or available online. Crossmaglen club legend and former secretary Margaret was one of many left wondering how the All-Ireland champions' opening defence of their crown wasn't accessible for GAA fans to watch at home. The Athletic Grounds was packed to the rafters with a crowd of just under 15,000 there to see Derry come from 13 points behind, only to end up losing by 2-21 to 2-17 at the Armagh City venue, with Rian O'Neill making his return to the Armagh starting line-up. But the game wasn't available on RTE or GAA+, with minimal highlights on the Saturday Game. RTE's picks for the weekend were the do or die Munster Hurling Championship game between Waterford and Cork, and the Galway/Dublin Leinster hurling tie, which determined who would be in the provincial final against Kilkenny. On the Saturday, GAA+ had their pick of four games and went for Tyrone's trip to Ballybofey to face Donegal, and Louth versus Monaghan from Newbridge. The games not screened were Derry versus Armagh and Meath's home tie with Cork. In previous year's the GAA have stated that were it not for GAA+ (previously GAA+) games like Donegal/Tyrone and Monaghan/Louth would not have been screened at all. And while this is true, the broadcast rights landscape has changed this year, with the GAA buying out RTE's 50percent stake in GAAGO and rebranding it as GAA+. While RTE still pay for their package of games, GAA+ are at liberty to live stream as many of the other games as they please. To add to the confusion, Clubber and TG4 have been live streaming games from hurling's lower tiers, proving that it is possible to make more games available with alternative scheduling. Hurling fans have complained for a number of years that high profile Munster games haven't been available to watch anywhere. Part of the reason is that gate receipts still form a huge percentage of the GAA's annual income, far more than in sports like soccer and rugby, where TV rights command more money as they have an international audience and more bidders. There is also the cost of outside broadcasts for GAA+, but they may be able to recoup this with fans paying to watch the live streams. With attendances appearing to go through the roof for games this year, more ties may well be televised on GAA+ next year. The BBC also have rights to screen Ulster Championship games. But none of this was any good to Margaret McConville and rafts of other fans, hoping to watch the Armagh/Derry game. Speaking on the BBC GAA Social podcast with Thomas Niblock, Oisin McConville, with his tongue in his cheek, said: 'Mags is not happy. She's in a fit of rage because there was no coverage of that game anywhere. 'She just can't fathom that that would happen, as she said, 'In this day and age. I had to leave the house. She couldn't understand it. I have never seen here quite as disconsolate as she was. 'Everybody got a touch. Sky, BBC, RTE, GAA+ - they all got it. She doesn't miss you when there's an issue. Let's just say, she's disapppionted.' Podcast host Niblock said: 'It's a very serious point. I know we are having a bit of fun about it. 'It's incredible that last year's All-Ireland champions playing last year's Division 1 champions wasn't televised. People were crying out for coverage of it. It seemed a strange one. There's no doubt about it.'
Yahoo
26-05-2025
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O'Neill played 'quite well' after 'brave' McGeeney call
Armagh legend Oisin McConville said Rian O'Neill played "quite well" in the county's All-Ireland round-robin win over Derry on Saturday after manager Kieran McGeeney's "brave" decision to start him. Having initially not been named in the matchday squad, O'Neill was a late replacement for Aidan Forker at the Athletic Grounds, marking the Crossmaglen club-man's first competitive appearance since last year's All-Ireland final. O'Neill stepped away from the panel for personal reasons earlier, and while McGeeney previously said he did not expect him back this year, the All-Star returned to help the team begin their Sam Maguire defence with a 2-21 to 2-17 win. "It was great to see him back," McConville said on The GAA Social of his nephew. "He got a great reception and for a lad that's missed so much football, he actually played quite well, was on the ball a good bit, got a score. "It was a brave decision from Geezer to throw him straight back in there. Most people would have thought 'yeah, he'll be on the bench, he'll get 20 or 30 minutes' but he actually got 50-plus minutes under his belt, which is a massive help going into the Dublin game." McConville, an All-Ireland winner with the Orchardmen in 2002, added that while Armagh were "disjointed" in the second half against Derry, it was a "fairly perfect" precursor to Sunday's game against Dublin in Croke Park. The Wicklow boss also said Derry can take positives from the game, having kept Armagh within reach despite trailing by 13 points with 20 minutes left, but argued that Oak Leaf boss Paddy Tally must address his side's kick-outs. "They need to sort out their own kick-outs," McConville said of Derry, who are yet to win under Tally. "That's an area that needs sorted quickly and that'll give them much more of a platform. "Armagh went to town on it at times in the first half and especially the first 15 minutes of the second half. "I turned to the lad beside me and said 'this could be anything'. Armagh were 2-19 and I was thinking it could be 2-30. "For Derry to avoid that and do what they did at the other end should give them enough without trying to patronise anybody." Listen to the latest GAA Social on BBC Sounds
