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The Irish Sun
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
‘That's all we can do' – Ryan Taylor insists Clare will learn from ‘stop-start' All-Ireland defence after early exit
IF there is one positive for Clare to take out of 2025, it is the form and fitness of Ryan Taylor. The Clooney-Quin speedster missed most of last year due to a cruciate injury, but returned in time to clinch the Liam MacCarthy Cup. 2 Clare rounded out their Championship campaign with a win over Limerick Credit: Tom Beary/Sportsfile 2 Ryan Taylor scored two goals against the Treaty Credit: Tom Beary/Sportsfile This season, he started all ten games in an ever-present midfield pairing alongside Cathal Malone. Prior to Sunday, Taylor's only Championship goal arrived on his first start, back in 2020, against Limerick at an empty Semple Stadium. At the Gaelic Grounds, his superb second-half brace ensured Clare It was not the All-Ireland title defence the Banner would have wished for, but Taylor believes they can return stronger next year. Read More on GAA He said: 'It was a really tough year. Some years you win, and some years you build character. You learn from it and that's all we can do.' A collection of injuries was the primary factor in derailing Clare's Munster hopes. Taylor reflected: 'Last year went nearly perfectly to plan. Everything seemed to come quite easily to us. But this year we were stopping and starting, it was just one of those years. We did have a lot of injuries throughout the year, particularly in our back line. 'It was nice to get a lot of lads back on the field. Most read in GAA Hurling 'The Munster Championship is so difficult that if you're a bit off it or you have a couple of injuries, you can get beaten. It is what it is. 'Sometimes you just need a bit of luck to not pick up injuries at the wrong time. 'Like something out of the French Revolution' - RTE GAA pundit Donal Og Cusack slams Dublin star's reckless swipe 'It didn't go our way this year. We weren't good enough to progress and that's it.' It was a strange fortnight for the Banner panel following the defeat to Tipperary. For the first week, they remained alive in the Championship as they hoped for Cork to beat Limerick. But when that result did not materialise, it meant their Shannonside trip was a dead-rubber game. Taylor added: 'It's been a very disappointing year for us, but it's nice to finish on a high and get a win. We played some good stuff, but obviously it's been a disappointing season. 'All we could do was try to put on a performance and I think we did that. 'We owed it to the supporters as well. They've been very, very good to us over the years and we owed them a performance.'
The Irish Sun
25-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Ryan Taylor hits double as Clare finish on a high to end All-Ireland defence with win over Limerick
BANNER boss Brian Lohan felt it was important to sign off on a luckless All-Ireland defence with a victory in Limerick, thanks to Ryan Taylor's second-half brace. Mark Rodgers scored 1-8 inside 46 minutes to put Advertisement 2 Ryan Taylor of Clare celebrates during the win over Limerick but the Banner's defence of their All-Ireland title ended 2 Limerick and John Kiely will now play Cork in the All-Ireland Regardless of their flat performance in this dead-rubber contest, Clare must lick their wounds and wait for next year. They were hampered by injuries from the outset of their title defence. Advertisement read more on gaa Diarmuid Ryan had his first appearance of the year off the bench. His first touch was to release Taylor for his second goal. Free-taker Aidan McCarthy departed the set-up earlier this month. When asked about his absence, Lohan replied: 'He's not on the panel. We've loads of guys on the panel, and that's who we're going to talk about. Aidan's not on the panel.' Lohan continued: 'I don't think hunger is an issue. We were unlucky with injuries, and that's just the way it is. Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling 'We were okay in our approach, but we did miss crucial guys at crucial periods of time. Broken bones, they take 14 weeks, 16 weeks, and we'd three guys with broken metatarsals. 'We never had a broken metatarsal for the last five or six years. This year, we had three guys went down. Sharlene Mawdsley encounters unexpected headache on first trip abroad since GAA boyfriend reveal 'The Munster Championship started maybe two or three weeks early for us. 'We got some of our guys back on the field and got a good performance and a good result, which was important.' Advertisement John Kiely opted for eight changes as Declan Hannon made his first appearance of the season, and Shane Dowling lined out for his first championship game since the 2019 All-Ireland semi-final against Kilkenny. The manager was left agitated on the sideline by his team's mistakes. He said: 'We just didn't come out of the blocks in the second half. 'It was one of our weakest quarters of the game. We lacked intensity, a bit of energy, and accuracy in what we were doing. Advertisement 'We made too many mistakes and ultimately, across the 70 minutes, on analysis it will be shown that we made quite an inordinate number of errors. "Just missed pick-ups, dropped balls, misplaced passes, unforced errors, if you like." Lohan's three late switches included a change of goalkeeper, with Eamon Foudy taking over between the sticks. Clare began with a strong wind at their backs, but Limerick landed the first three points through Diarmaid Byrnes, Séamus Flanagan, and Gearóid Hegarty. Advertisement Clare responded with a pair of four-point streaks as they enjoyed success off the Treaty puck-out. Tony Kelly slotted one from under the Mackey Stand while falling. Peter Duggan arrowed over his first of two sidelines. Cathal Malone also picked off a brace. They led 0-8 to 0-5 as Byrnes missed three early frees. But the Treaty came back to level for a third time with three in a row from Hegarty, Peter Casey, and a Byrnes free. Clare outscored them 1-4 to 0-1 from there to the break, beginning with Rodgers' goal in the 26th minute. Advertisement He capitalised after Foudy's long puck-out was knocked down by Duggan and into the Scariff man's path. As the rain lashed down, Rory Hayes thundered out of defence to point after a brilliant turnover. Clare took shelter 1-13 to 0-10 ahead at half-time. They built on that lead to move eight ahead with three points from Rodgers and David Reidy's second. Tom Morrissey clipped three in response, but Clare moved ahead by 10 with Taylor's opening goal. Advertisement Malone secured the sliotar and Rodgers played the final pass for the midfielder to jink onto his left and fire to the roof of the net. Kelly's third point made it 2-19 to 0-14. However, Limerick fans sensed a comeback as they reeled off the next six points. Substitutes Adam English and Barry Nash got off the mark. Cathal O'Neill tagged on his first of three second-half points. Morrissey's tally reached 0-7. Aidan O'Connor was also supplied by Byrnes with a goal chance but dropped the sliotar and whipped wide. Advertisement With five minutes remaining, Taylor put a pin in their hopes with his second goal after being fed by Ryan for a 3-19 to 0-20 lead. Limerick ended with four replacements registering as O'Connor and Donnacha Ó Dálaigh raised white flags. Limerick 0-24 Clare 3-20 LIMERICK: S Dowling; M Casey, D Morrissey, B Murphy; D Byrnes 0-4, 2f, D Hannon, C Coughlan; D O'Donovan, W O'Donoghue; G Hegarty 0-2, C O'Neill 0-3, T Morrissey 0-7, 5f; S Flanagan 0-2, S O'Brien, P Casey 0-2. Subs: B Nash for M Casey 32-34 mins (temp), A English 0-1 for O'Donovan 44, B Nash 0-1 for Murphy 50-f-t (temp), A O'Connor 0-1 for O'Brien 53, D Reidy for Byrnes 59, D Ó Dálaigh 0-1 for Flanagan 61, P O'Donovan for P Casey 66. Advertisement CLARE: E Foudy; Rory Hayes 0-1, A Hogan, Darragh Lohan; D McInerney, J Conlon, C Galvin; R Taylor 2-1, C Malone 0-2; T Kelly 0-3, D Reidy 0-2, J O'Neill; S O'Donnell, P Duggan 0-2, 2s/l, M Rodgers 1-8, 0-7f. Subs: Daithí Lohan for Darragh Lohan 14 mins (inj), I Galvin for Reidy 60, D Ryan for McInerney 65, S Meehan 0-1 for O'Donnell 66, A Shanagher for Duggan 67. Referee: T Walsh (Waterford).
Irish Times
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Clare claw back some pride but win over Limerick is too little too late
Munster SHC: Limerick 0-24 Clare 3-20 Brian Lohan felt it was important to sign off a luckless All-Ireland defence with a victory as Ryan Taylor's second-half goals saw Clare past Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds. Mark Rodgers' 1-8 inside 46 minutes put the Banner in a winning position before Taylor raced forward to net a brace in front of 32,133 fans. Regardless of their flat performance in this dead-rubber contest, the Treatymen will host Cork in the Munster final on Saturday week while Clare must lick their wounds and wait for next year. They were hampered by injuries from the outset of their title defence. Hurler of the Year Shane O'Donnell made a long-awaited first start of 2025 and was fouled for five of Rodgers' pointed frees. READ MORE Diarmuid Ryan had his first appearance of the year off the bench. His first touch was to release Taylor for his second goal. Free-taker Aidan McCarthy departed the set-up earlier this month, and when asked about his absence, Lohan replied: 'He's not on the panel. We've loads of guys on the panel, and that's who we're going to talk about. Aidan's not on the panel.' Lohan continued: 'I don't think hunger is an issue. We were unlucky with injuries, and that's just the way it is. 'We were okay in our approach, but we did miss crucial guys at crucial periods of time. Broken bones, they take 14 weeks, 16 weeks, and we'd three guys with broken metatarsals. Clare's John Conlon tackles Limerick's Tom Morrissey. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho 'We never had a broken metatarsal for the last five or six years. This year, we had three guys went down. 'The Munster Championship started maybe two or three weeks early for us. 'We got some of our guys back on the field and got a good performance and a good result, which was important.' Limerick manager John Kiely opted for eight changes as Declan Hannon made his first appearance of the season, and Shane Dowling lined out for his first championship game since the 2019 All-Ireland semi-final against Kilkenny. Kiely was left agitated on the sideline by his team's mistakes. 'We just didn't come out of the blocks in the second half,' said Kiely. 'It was one of our weakest quarters of the game. We lacked intensity, a bit of energy, and accuracy in what we were doing. 'We made too many mistakes and ultimately, across the 70 minutes, on analysis it will be shown that we made quite an inordinate number of errors. Just missed pickups, dropped balls, misplaced passes, unforced errors, if you like.' Mark Rodgers scores a goal for Clare. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho Lohan's three late switches included a change of goalkeeper, with Eamon Foudy taking over between the sticks. Clare began with a strong wind at their backs, but Limerick landed the first three points through Diarmaid Byrnes, Séamus Flanagan, and Gearóid Hegarty. Clare responded with a pair of four-point streaks as they enjoyed success off the Treaty puck-out. Tony Kelly slotted one from under the Mackey Stand while falling, Peter Duggan arrowed over his first of two sidelines and Cathal Malone also picked off a brace. They led 0-8 to 0-5 as Byrnes missed three early frees. But the Shannonsiders came back to level for a third time with three in a row from Hegarty, Peter Casey, and a free from Byrnes. Clare outscored them 1-4 to 0-1 from there to the break, beginning with Rodgers' goal in the 26th minute. He capitalised after Foudy's long puck-out was knocked down by Duggan and into the Scariff man's path. As the rain lashed down, Rory Hayes thundered out of defence to point after a brilliant turnover and Clare took shelter 1-13 to 0-10 ahead at half-time. They built on that lead to move eight ahead with three points from Rodgers and David Reidy's second after the break. Clare's Shane O'Donnell. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho Tom Morrissey clipped three in response, but Clare moved ahead by 10 with Taylor's opening goal. Malone secured the sliotar and Rodgers played the final pass for the midfielder to jink on to his left and fire to the roof of the net. Kelly's third point made it 2-19 to 0-14. However, Limerick fans sensed a comeback as they reeled off the next six points. Substitutes Adam English and Barry Nash got off the mark. Cathal O'Neill tagged on his first of three second-half points. Morrissey's tally reached 0-7 (five frees). Aidan O'Connor was also supplied a goal chance by Byrnes but dropped the sliotar and whipped wide. With five minutes remaining, Taylor put a pin in their hopes with his second goal after being fed by Ryan for a 3-19 to 0-20 lead. Limerick ended with four replacements registering as O'Connor and Donnacha Ó Dálaigh raised white flags. LIMERICK: S Dowling; M Casey, D Morrissey, B Murphy; D Byrnes (0-4, 2f), D Hannon, C Coughlan; D O'Donovan, W O'Donoghue; G Hegarty (0-2), C O'Neill (0-3), T Morrissey (0-7, 5f); S Flanagan (0-2), S O'Brien, P Casey (0-2). Subs: B Nash for M Casey (32-34 mins, temp), A English (0-1) for O'Donovan (44), B Nash (0-1) for Murphy (50), A O'Connor (0-1) for O'Brien (53), D Reidy for Byrnes (59), D Ó Dálaigh (0-1) for Flanagan (61), P O'Donovan for P Casey (66). CLARE: E Foudy; R Hayes (0-1), A Hogan, Darragh Lohan; D McInerney, J Conlon, C Galvin; R Taylor (2-1), C Malone (0-2); T Kelly (0-3), D Reidy (0-2), J O'Neill; S O'Donnell, P Duggan (0-2, 2sc), M Rodgers (1-8, 7f). Subs: Daithí Lohan for Darragh Lohan (14 mins, inj), I Galvin for Reidy (60), D Ryan for McInerney (65), S Meehan (0-1) for O'Donnell (66), A Shanagher for Duggan (67). Referee: T Walsh (Waterford).
Irish Independent
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Clare boss Brian Lohan on Aidan McCarthy: ‘He's not on the panel. We've loads of guys on the panel, and that's who we're going to talk about'
Clare avoided a winless end to the 2025 Munster Championship as Ryan Taylor's second-half goals saw them past Limerick at the Gaelic Grounds.
Yahoo
07-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
PLTR Q1 Earnings Call: AI-Driven U.S. Growth Lifts Palantir's Outlook Amid International Headwinds
Data-mining and analytics company Palantir (NYSE:PLTR) beat Wall Street's revenue expectations in Q1 CY2025, with sales up 39.3% year on year to $883.9 million. The company expects next quarter's revenue to be around $936 million, close to analysts' estimates. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.13 per share was in line with analysts' consensus estimates. Is now the time to buy PLTR? Find out in our full research report (it's free). Palantir (PLTR) Q1 CY2025 Highlights: Revenue: $883.9 million vs analyst estimates of $862.3 million (39.3% year-on-year growth, 2.5% beat) Adjusted EPS: $0.13 vs analyst estimates of $0.13 (in line) Adjusted Operating Income: $390.7 million vs analyst estimates of $361.1 million (44.2% margin, 8.2% beat) The company lifted its revenue guidance for the full year to $3.9 billion at the midpoint from $3.75 billion, a 3.9% increase Operating Margin: 19.9%, up from 12.8% in the same quarter last year Free Cash Flow Margin: 41.9%, down from 62.5% in the previous quarter Billings: $939.3 million at quarter end, up 52.2% year on year Market Capitalization: $292.1 billion StockStory's Take Palantir's first quarter performance was primarily driven by rapid expansion in its U.S. commercial and government segments, as detailed by management on the earnings call. Chief Revenue Officer Ryan Taylor credited continued demand for Palantir's Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) in both enterprise and defense settings, noting that U.S. commercial revenue grew 71% year-over-year and U.S. government revenue rose 45%. Management highlighted the impact of larger and faster deal cycles, particularly in healthcare and financial services, and cited customer adoption stories from Walgreens and AIG as evidence of this momentum. Looking ahead, management lifted its full-year revenue guidance and framed the company's outlook around sustained U.S. demand and ongoing AI adoption. CEO Alex Karp pointed to increased budget scrutiny and efficiency requirements within the U.S. government as potential sources of new opportunities, stating, "Palantir does exceptionally well when things are pentested. We like pressure on the system." However, management also acknowledged continued headwinds in international markets, particularly Europe, and reiterated its focus on scaling within the U.S. and allied nations. Key Insights from Management's Remarks Palantir's leadership emphasized that first quarter results were supported by accelerating U.S. business momentum, strong customer expansion, and the growing adoption of AI-driven enterprise automation. The following key themes emerged from management's remarks:
