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GAA: Kerry defeat Cork to move towards quarter-finals
Kerry have made it two wins from two in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship. A strong second-half from Jack O'Connor's team saw them beat Cork by 1-28 to 0-20 at Pairc Ui Chaoimh. Advertisement Cork produced a strong first half to take a 0-13 to 0-7 lead into the interval. Kerry stepped it up in the second half, with nine points from Sean O'Shea helping the Kingdom to victory. David Clifford scored the only goal of the game in the 13th minute as he scored 1-8, with Kerry facing Meath in their final group game. Cork are still without a win after two games. Mayo got their season back on track with a y 2-17 to 1-13 win over Tyrone in Omagh. Darren McHale scored a goal in the first half to give Mayo a 1-9 to 0-4 lead at half-time. Mayo were able to maintain their lead through the second half, with Ryan O'Donoghue scoring a penalty in the second half to seal a vital victory. Down held off a second-half fightback from Louth to win by 0-25 points to 0-24 while it finished level between Roscommon and Meath in a 2-15 to 0-21 draw at the Hyde.
BBC News
22-05-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Pairc Ui Chaoimh to host Munster Champions Cup game
Munster have confirmed they will play one of next season's Investec Champions Cup pool fixtures at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in Cork. Thomond Park in Limerick usually stages Munster's home European games, with Cork last hosting one at Virgin Media Park in December 2002. Munster have held friendly games against South Africa XV and New Zealand side Crusaders at the 45,000-capacity Pairc Ui Chaoimh in recent years. The match against Crusaders at the home of Cork GAA attracted a crowd of 40,885 and Munster say they hope for a "significant financial uplift" from hosting a Champions Cup game there compared to the 25,6000-capacity Thomond Park. "In addition to this, the larger capacity of Pairc Ui Chaoimh will allow even more people to experience a competitive Munster Rugby European matchday which provides a fantastic opportunity to grow our support base, not just in Cork but right across the southern part of the province," said Munster chief operating officer Philip Quinn. Munster chief executive Ian Costello, who has also served as interim head coach in recent months, said "showcasing a high-profile competitive fixture to a wider audience is a strategic goal of ours and this aligns with the feedback we have received from many of our supporters".He added: "Unfortunately, the December Champions Cup pool fixtures in Thomond Park have experienced falling attendances over the last two seasons and the staging of this game in Pairc Ui Chaoimh offers us the opportunity to accommodate more supporters at that match and improve our financial stability which in the current climate is imperative."Munster secured 2025-26 Champions Cup qualification with a United Rugby Championship win over Benetton last week. They face Sharks in Durban in the URC quarter-finals on 31 May (17:30 BST).
Irish Examiner
06-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
McCullagh, McElholm and Co. out to haunt Kingdom once more
Ruairi McCullagh tormented the Kerry defence in last year's All-Ireland U20 final, kicking five points in Tyrone's demolition of the Kingdom. And he's back, along with strike partner Eoin McElholm, who fired over six scores in the 2024 decider, to take on the Munster champions again in Sunday's semi-final. McCullagh believes the steadying hand and wise counsel of Tyrone's experienced manager Paul Devlin has forged mental strength within his players as they prepare for this weekend's rematch. Now in his eighth season in the role, Devlin has led the Red Hands to five Ulster titles and two All-Irelands, guiding many players along a career path that has seen them become household names. 'He's an incredible man, the best you'll ever come across in terms of a person, and his record speaks for itself,' said McCullagh. 'I'm really delighted to have Paul and the rest of the boys. We have full faith in the whole management as a whole. 'The management has that installed in us. We all have that inner belief, I think it's a Tyrone thing.' The manager is assisted by a group of accomplished coaches, including Diarmaid McNulty, who has played a major role in McCullagh's development as a top-class attacker, helping him win back-to-back MacRory and Hogan Cup medals with Omagh CBS. 'He's a great man to have as well, and success seems to follow him, so we're happy to have that.' Eleven of the players who helped Tyrone to victory over the Kingdom in last year's final will be in action again this weekend, with another couple of the 2024 squad also involved, a measure of the strength of the Red Hand challenge for a third All-Ireland title in four years. And McCullagh has renewed his strike partnership with Loughmacrory clubmate Eoin McElholm. The pair shared a 12-point haul in the spectacular victory over Kerry last season, and are racking up the scores again. 'It's great to have Eoin in there, with the seniors needing him as well, he's a key man for us.' Another Loughmacrory man, Eoin Donaghy, is struggling with injury and remains doubtful for this weekend's showdown. 'He's been so unlucky with injuries this year. He was down to start the semi-final against Derry. We've really done it for him to get him back for the All-Ireland semi-final, hopefully. 'We're going to need him. We're going to need everyone for the big push against Kerry.' Kerry also have a number of survivors from last year's team, all of them relishing the opportunity to atone for last year's defeat, and they've shown their mettle in cruising to another Munster title, routing Cork in the Pairc Ui Chaoimh decider. 'We know they're a very good outfit, so we just have to prepare well, regroup and get ready for them.' McCullagh's sparkling display in the Ulster final, which included a 0-9 tally, helped the holders get past Donegal in an extra-time thriller at Owenbeg. 'We don't really care about who scores, it's all about the team winning the game. So that's the only thing I care about,' he said. The Red Hands went into the provincial decider on the rebound from an eight-point hammering at the hands of Donegal in the group stage, and this time they were ready. 'They thrashed us the first day, we couldn't get near them, but in the final we were far better prepared than them. 'And I felt like we deserved to win the game in the end.' Tyrone had to be prepared to compromise on their attacking philosophy in order to survive in a dogged Ulster decider that frustrated the champions for the best part of an hour, before bursting into life in extra-time. 'It depends on your opposition. You can't just expect to go out and play your own style and win every week, because people are going to have tactics against you, so you have to adapt. 'We had a really good start to the injury time. We just pushed on from there and retained that lead.'
RTÉ News
04-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
O'Connor enthused by Kerry's strength after Munster win
Kerry manager Jack O'Connor feels his side are in an excellent place after bagging a second trophy of the year by dismantling Clare in the Munster Football Championship in Fitzgerald Stadium this afternoon. David Clifford was in fine form, hitting 2-05, but their 4-20 total was spread around their attacking players. The game was over as a contest within 15 minutes from a blitz of goals, something which the Kerry boss had made a priority for his team. O'Connor told RTÉ Sport: "We got a great start and we were after that because we felt the pace that we had played at in Division 1 that maybe Claire wouldn't have been used to that in Division 3. "To be fair to them, they tightened things up maybe after the first 15 minutes, but overall, delighted, Any game you score four goals, 4-20 is a big score, so happy enough. "What it means basically is there's three cups up for grabs at the start; the league, the Munster Championship and the All-Ireland. We've won the first two, so we have to turn our attention now to the big one. "But there'll be a lot of water under the bridge and a lot of football to be played before we even think about hitting Croke Park. So, happy enough for today. That performance will do for today, but there were a few things we need to take you up on, particularly in the second half." O'Connor highlighted the players to come back for the All-Ireland series as the sign that his county are well-placed to continue to winning habit. The Kingdom made six changes to the team that defeated Cork in the semi-final two weeks ago, demonstrating the strength of their panel. "We have a lot of players in good form at the minute and a lot of competition for places. "There is fierce competition. We're missing the likes of Paudie Clifford, Diarmuid O'Connor, Paul Murphy, lads like that. They'll be raring to go in the next couple of weeks. "There's going to be attrition. We're going to lose players with the nature of the competition. And it's great to have fellas coming in, week on week. Mike Green came in today after Tadhg Morley did a great job above in Pairc Ui Chaoimh and did excellently for 50 minutes. That is what it's all about, the strength of the panel." The draw has, on paper, favoured the Kingdom with Roscommon at home as well as a rematch with Cork to come, although recent history has shown that will not be a straight-forward affair. "We have to go back up there again, so I think everybody will be forewarned this time. "We realised what we were facing. Maybe a lot of people on the outside didn't think so, but we know Cork are dangerous, highly dangerous. "Roscommon were promoted, they are a Division 1 team really. So there'll be a good test here in a couple of weeks. We'll move on to Meath or Louth then, both had two good wins, so that will be an interesting clash. "But happy enough overall. We're playing two new teams in the group this year for us, Roscommon and Cork. "We'll have to focus in, enjoy tonight and focus in on that next week." The Kerry boss did hit out at the timing of last week's draw, held before the provincial finals this week. RTÉ GAA analyst Lee Keegan called the decision to hold the draw last Wednesday as "scandalous". O'Connor is seeking an explanation of why it has taken place before the finals for the last two years. "I still can't figure out what was the logic behind it. They were talking about maybe logistics or something, but I can't see how that would help the logistics. "It just doesn't make sense. In many ways, it takes away from the actual provincial final when you have the groups coming out on the Wednesday. So, look, maybe somebody will educate me on the reasoning behind it, but I can't personally see the logic of it." Peter Keane was left frustrated by the opening 15 minutes of the clash and knew it would define the encounter. "The start was poor," the Banner boss conceded. "It was 2-07 to 0-03 and then we lost a man to a black card, so it all seemed to be just happening at the same time. "Turnovers probably hurt us, particularly in that first half, because if you look at the scoreboard at the end, it's goals that win games and the difference was the goals." Monaghan, Down and the losers of the Leinster final await the Banner County in the coming weeks. Asked if he thinks his side can bounce back, Keane said: "I'd hope so. I think the boys showed great, great character in the second half in particular. Slim rewards, but we won the second half. That was something that we spoke about inside at half-time, to keep fighting, and they did. "We were unlucky in a few goalscoring chances with the penalty that we put over the bar. Look, we were at the races except for the goals. "I have no idea what the group is, because I ignored it during the week, the focus was on this game and we'll worry about that now."
The Irish Sun
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
‘Can't beat Barry's Tea' – Mack Hansen stuns fans with retro Cork GAA outfit as rugby ace swaps sports
MACK Hansen's always comes across as a free spirit - so it was no surprise to see him adopt the Rebel County when it comes to GAA. Of course the Aussie-born winger does have legitimate grounds to be a Cork fan since Advertisement 3 The Connacht Rugby star was in attendance at a sold-out Pairc Ui Chaoimh over the weekend Credit: @mackh______ 3 Outside the revamped stadium which now bears the name of sponsors SuperValu Credit: @mackh______ 3 Sadly Connacht look set to miss out on the URC play-offs as they're six points outside the top eight with only two rounds of fixtures to go But nonetheless it was still a bit of a jarring sight seeing the rugby international in GAA gear - from the 1990s no less. Donning the jersey most associated with the generation of Colin Corkery, Brian Corcoran and Larry Tompkins, he enjoyed pints with friends prior to Recapping the trip to Leeside as a whole, the 27-year-old alluded to the county's quintessentially Irish sponsor at the time. He captioned a few photos: "Can't beat Barry's Tea." Advertisement Read More On Irish Sport It didn't take long for the official Barry's Tea Instagram account to respond to the random shout-out. Their reply stated simply: "Love the jersey!" Plenty of his Cork followers also lapped up seeing him in red as a move to Tim Lynch hailed: "Welcome home kid." Meanwhile Luke Herlihy pondered: Hon the Rebels, any chance of coming to Munster?" Advertisement Most read in Rugby Union The Munster Hurling Championship contest didn't end up living up to its pre-match billing though. That was largely down to the Premier being reduced to 14 men within seconds of throw-in after teen Darragh McCarthy was sent off for striking out at Sean O'Donoghue. Tipperary GAA legend reveals surprising difference between 'pressure' of playing for club vs county The final scoreline of 4-27 to 0-24 possibly didn't even fully reflect the extent of the home side's dominance since Pat Ryan's charges seemed to be on autopilot for much of the second half as they'd amassed a huge lead by half-time. Afterwards Ryan emphasized: 'I think in the Munster Championship it doesn't matter how you win, as long as you win — that's the key. Advertisement "Everyone wants you to play champagne hurling and wants you to score goals and all of that. 'Getting over the line and winning matches, we couldn't do it above in Ennis the last day, we did it a bit better today. 'I often say about us, we can only go at one speed and that's flat out. "We can't be in third or fourth gear, it's not the way we play. We have to be in fifth gear. Advertisement 'We took our eye off the ball in certain aspects and didn't move the ball in quickly enough and gave them too many easy short puckouts, which didn't help us in any way. 'Getting the two points was all we came down here to do and we're delighted we got them.' MISSION IMPOSSIBLE Nine points ahead in their Ryan continued: 'As I've said all along, you can't win games in Munster with only 14 fellas on the field. It's just impossible, teams are too good, so we should have been winning that game. Advertisement 'We were disappointed with a couple of fallow periods in the second half again. That's something we'll look at with our analysis team, why did that happen?' In their analysis, Tipp will lament their failure to avail of several first-half goal opportunities. Craig Morgan and Sam O'Farrell forced saves from Patrick Collins. Forde also saw a 20-metre free kept out by Eoin Downey.
