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The Irish Sun
27-05-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
LGFA launch All-Ireland Ladies Football Championship in style as 2025 TV fixture schedule revealed
THE stage is set for the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships – with 33 counties aiming for six coveted spots at Croke Park for TG4 All-Ireland Finals day on Sunday August 3rd. Representatives from the competing teams gathered at Croke Park today to officially launch the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships, which commence next Sunday (June 1st) with fixtures in the Junior and Intermediate grades. To mark the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Championships launch, TG4's Peil na mBan Beo lead anchor Máire Ní Bhraonáin was joined in Athlone last week by Senior team captains Roisin Rodgers (Donegal), Kate Geraghty (Galway), Aoibhín Cleary (Meath) and Cáit Lynch, representing holders Kerry. Intermediate contenders Ailish Considine (Clare) and Ellen Irwin (Roscommon) were also present, alongside Junior team captains Bronagh Devlin (Antrim) and Áine Breen (Louth). The Senior Championship will commence on Saturday June 7 with three fixtures – Galway v Tipperary, Kerry v Mayo and Meath v Armagh – while Waterford will take on Dublin on Sunday June 8. TG4's live TV schedule for the group stages of the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship has also been confirmed. Read more on the GAA The Meath-Armagh clash on Saturday June 7th (3pm) will commence the live coverage, followed by the clash between Waterford and Dublin on Sunday June 8th (1.30pm). There's a live TV double-header pencilled in for Saturday June 14th, as Kildare host Meath at 12.45pm, followed by the meeting of Cork and Kerry at 2.30pm. And on Saturday June 21st, when the group stages conclude, the live TV offerings are Tipperary v Donegal (1pm) and Mayo v Cork (3pm). Additionally, all Senior Championship ties not shown live on TG4 linear TV will be available to view on the Most read in GAA Football The groupings for the All-Ireland Senior and Intermediate Championships were populated as the provincial campaigns progressed. At Senior level, defending champions Kerry, aiming for back-to-back titles and fresh from retaining their Munster title at the weekend, are in Group 2 alongside Mayo and Cork. 'Like something out of the French Revolution' - RTE GAA pundit Donal Og Cusack slams Dublin star's reckless swipe Group 1 features Connacht champions and 2024 All-Ireland Finalists Galway, Donegal and Tipperary, with Ulster champions Armagh, Meath and Kildare in Group 3. Group 4 contains Leinster champions Dublin, Waterford and Leitrim. In the Intermediate Championship, last year's finalists Tyrone will be hoping to go one better this time and they're in Group 2 with Leinster champions Westmeath and Down. Group 1 contains Roscommon, Laois and Fermanagh, with Ulster champions Cavan, Monaghan and Wicklow in Group 3. 3 Galway, Meath, Kerry and Donegal gearing up for the big season ahead 3 Intermediate and Junior championships start this weekend Group 4, meanwhile, contains Clare, Offaly and Wexford. The Junior Championship will be contested by nine counties, with 2024 runners-up Louth, Derry, Sligo, Kilkenny and Limerick in Group A, while Group B features London, Longford, Antrim and Carlow. In the Senior and Intermediate Championships, two teams will emerge from each group to contest the quarter-finals, with the top two teams in each of the Junior groups progressing to the semi-finals. The LGFA and TG4 have also confirmed that the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-finals are currently scheduled as a potential double-header at Glenisk O'Connor Park in Tullamore, Co. Offaly, on Saturday July 19th (5.15pm and 7.30pm). The 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Finals will be staged as a triple-header once again at Croke Park on Sunday August 4th, with the Junior Final at 11.45am, followed by the Intermediate decider at 1.45pm and the Senior Final at 4.15pm. Peil na mBan Beo will be available to audiences globally on Former Galway star Máire Ní Bhraonáin will lead TG4's Peil na mBan Beo coverage once again for the forthcoming Championship season. The commentary team will be headed up by Brian Tyers. They will be joined by expert panellists including former Cork TG4 All-Ireland Championship winner Rhóna Ní Bhuachalla, ex-Waterford ace Michelle Ryan, Kerry's 2024 All-Ireland winning joint manager Declan Quill, Donegal's Emer Gallagher, Westmeath's Sarah Dolan and more. 3 The stage is set for the Junior, Intermediate and Senior championships TG4 have been title sponsors of the All-Ireland Ladies Football Championships since 2001 and the partnership has evolved into one of the most recognised and innovative in world sport. In 2022, TG4 announced a five-year extension of their sponsorship of the All-Ireland Ladies Football inter-county championships, with this deal set to last until the conclusion of the 2027 season. Speaking on behalf of TG4, Director General Deirdre Ní Choistín said: 'TG4 is extremely proud of our longstanding partnership with the LGFA and our role in giving a platform to women in sport. 'Together, we amplify impact across communities of Ladies Gaelic Football. TG4's commitment to our partnership with the LGFA, means we will broadcast every game in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship live across all of our platforms in 2025. 'I would like to give special thanks to Nemeton, our TG4 team for their continued excellence in bringing the sport to audiences around the world via Trina Murray, President of the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, commented: 'Our 2025 TG4 Provincial Championships have concluded and now we're looking forward with huge anticipation to the TG4 All-Ireland series. 'We celebrated the 50th anniversary of the LGFA in 2024 and now we're on the cusp of a new and exciting era for our Association and for our sport. 'Our long-standing partnership with TG4 is a source of great pride for us and we have worked incredibly hard together through the years to help elevate the profile of Ladies Gaelic Football. 'We will continue in that quest throughout the 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Championships and I would like to take this opportunity to welcome Deirdre Ní Choistín as new Director General of TG4, a role she assumed recently. 'The stage is now set for our 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Championships and six lucky counties will get the chance to line out at Croke Park on All-Ireland Finals Day on Sunday August 3rd. 'I wish each county and player the very best of good luck on their summer journeys – and I thank our players most sincerely for their outstanding commitment and dedication to Ladies Gaelic Football.' 2024 TG4 All-Ireland Championship groupings Senior: Group 1: Galway Donegal Tipperary Group 2: Kerry Mayo Cork Group 3: Armagh Meath Kildare Group 4: Dublin Waterford Leitrim Intermediate: Group 1: Roscommon Laois Fermanagh Group 2: Westmeath Down Tyrone Group 3: Cavan Monaghan Wicklow Group 4: Clare Offaly Wexford Junior: Group A: Louth, Derry, Sligo, Kilkenny, Limerick Group B: London, Longford, Antrim, Carlow Fixtures for Sunday June 1st at 2pm unless stated TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Group A: Derry v London Kilkenny v Limerick Group B: Longford v Antrim TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship Group 1 Laois v Roscommon Group 2 Westmeath v Down Group 3 Monaghan v Cavan, 1.30pm – Live on LGFA YouTube and Facebook Group 4 Clare v Offaly
Irish Examiner
21-05-2025
- Climate
- Irish Examiner
Paula Hynes: Hair cuts and grass cuts on the farm
While our heifers have been taking a brief break from showing, Becky was back on the circuit last weekend as she was drafted in by Daniel and Eimer Curtin of Euro Holsteins in Listowel to prepare 10 animals for Kingdom County Fair. With the Curtins having such a big team going to Kerry's biggest agricultural show, Becky spent two days clipping the three cows and seven heifers, including an early start on the Sunday morning to make final preparations before the truck transported the team to the show. The hours of work paid off for Euro Holsteins, claiming five first placings along with a few second and third placings. Becky also donned her show whites to show the Junior Champion for the Curtins, and also showed the Reserve Senior Champion. It was a great day for the team, with the Curtins also claiming Honourable Mention in the Senior Championship. We haven't been to Kingdom County Fair, but Becky assured me it is a fantastic show. Congratulations to Euro Holsteins on a very successful show. Our new mower While Becky was busy cutting hair, we have been busy here preparing to cut grass. There was some very welcome misty rain on Monday night followed by a heavy downpour on Tuesday morning at 5am, the noise of the rain woke me and it really was a welcome sound to be woken by. I love the sunshine but this prolonged spell of fine weather is really taking its toll on farms. Tillage farmers who have spring-sown crops are in dire need of rain, or crops will start to fail quickly. Some livestock farms have seen no rain, and with grass growth deteriorating rapidly, they are already having to introduce palm kernel to supplement cows, as there is no sign of rain for at least another week. Normally, we are looking for a dry spell to mow a surplus grass paddock; however, we had selected a paddock last weekend that needed to be mowed, and the decision was made that we would only mow it if we got rain. With the sound of the early morning rain on Tuesday, we mowed the paddock on Wednesday and Deasys were in to bale it on Thursday evening. It also gave us the chance to try out our new mower prior to mowing first-cut. We had a 9ft Kuhn trailed mower, which we purchased second-hand from Cork Farm Machinery. Kuhn makes an exceptionally good mower; our 9ft one was 23 years old which is a fair testament for any mower. CFM sales rep Alec Sweetnam took a look at our mower as a possible trade-in, and once he had worked the figures, we shook hands on a deal for a new 10ft Kuhn trailed FC 3161 TLD. We can justify having a good trailed mower on the farm when we mow all our own silage, and it leaves us great flexibility in being able to mow when we want. Our MF 5S 125 can easily handle the Kuhn trailed mower, and the reality is we would need a far bigger tractor to handle the weight of a similar mounted mower. The FC 3161 TLD leaves grass in super condition to maximise wilt. We have the option of rowing after the conditioner or lay flat to increase wilt area with heavier crops. CFM always gives us a super back-up service, we have purchased the tractor, tedder, fertiliser spreader and mower through them and Alec is always a great help with advice as he previously worked as a mechanic in CFM, so he understands the workings of the machines and any maintenance required. Our new Kuhn mower. We can justify having a good trailed mower on the farm when we mow all our own silage, and it leaves us great flexibility in being able to mow when we want. With a bit more output from the new mower, we mowed first-cut last Saturday before CCS contracting raked and picked up for us on Sunday. Although one of the main silage fields is tied up with 10 acres of maize this year, we managed to close the same acreage by including two paddocks from the grazing platform. With silage on the go, we weren't at Bandon Show this year, but Pete did manage to get finished mowing in time for us to make good friend Linda Daly's 40th birthday celebration. We have known Linda for over a quarter of a century through a common passion for horses. For all of us, life is hectic with kids and animals, and I often think the best friends are those who you might not see for six months and when you do meet, it feels like you had met last week as well. Silage Birthday drinks during silage is also a good excuse to get the glad rags on before the dreaded task of covering the silage pit, and with the level of sunshine and heat at the moment, covering the silage pit is the equivalent of multiple gym sessions in the space of two hours. Thankfully, James Deasy put all the tires up on the pit with the loader after packing it so all that was left was a little distribution of the tyres. We also mowed one field on the Friday evening which we had chosen for show cow feed, it was a weed-free field with lots of quality and enough stem to meet the show cows' requirements. Aidan Deasy raked it on the Saturday evening and baled it on the Sunday morning. We used pink bale wrap, as I always feel it is a great way to highlight breast cancer awareness. With some rain finally in the forecast for the coming days, we will be spreading slurry on all fields which were mowed, and then we will decide what we will close up for second-cut. Once the rain does arrive, there should be a good surge in grass growth as soil temperatures are high, but while we long for some rainy days, hopefully there will be some fine weather ahead still for the summer.
Extra.ie
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Extra.ie
Who is Sharlene Mawdsley's partner, Michael Breen?
It's official! Sharlene Mawdsley has gone public with her relationship this week, but what do we know about her GAA star partner? The Olympic runner beamed alongside Tipperary GAA star Michael Breen following the Premier county's win over Waterford during the weekend. Tipperary hosted Waterford at Semple Stadium on Sunday, winning on a score-line of 1-30 to 1-21. Michael Breen. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile But just who is Michael Breen? Here's everything we know… The Tipperary hurler was born on July 16, 1994, in Ballina. Breen keeps his family offline, so not much is known about his early life. Outside of sport, the 30-year-old is a teacher of Business and Geography at CBS High School in Clonmel. The sportsman received a Liberal Arts and Science/Liberal Studies degree from University College Cork in 2016, and graduated with a Master's degree in Food Business from the same university three years later. Michael Breen and Sharlene Mawdsley. Pic: Sharlene Mawdsley/Instagram In 2021, Breen also received a Diploma of Education from Dublin City University. Breen's hurling journey began at Castletroy College in Limerick, where he played in every grade of hurling. He eventually joined the senior hurling team and lined out in several Harty Cup campaigns. As a UCC student, Breen became involved in hurling as a member of the freshers' team, joining the senior team in his second year. Michael Breen. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile Breen joined the Ballina club at a young age, and he played with the Tipperary Minor Hurlers in 2011 and 2012. He won Munster and All-Ireland medals in 2012, and not long after, the hurler was playing for the Tipperary Under-21 hurlers. Breen made his Senior Championship debut as a substitute in the 2015 Munster semi-final against Limerick and managed to score a goal against them. Breen and Mawdsley kept their relationship private until the Premier County's win over Waterford during the weekend. Among the 28,758 attendees was Sharlene Mawdsley, who appeared to 'hard launch' her relationship with Breen. The 26-year-old shared a picture alongside Michael to Instagram on Sunday evening, captioning the sweet snap: 'Tippin' on.' Friends and followers took to the comments delighted with the snap, with Michael cheekily commenting: 'Any tag nah?' before sharing the picture to his Instagram Story. 'This fan was following me around all day,' he teased.
Daily Express
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Express
Sabah Karate Association clinch overall title
Published on: Tuesday, May 20, 2025 Published on: Tue, May 20, 2025 By: GL Oh Text Size: The SKA contingent pose for a group photo. Kota Kinabalu: Sabah Karate Association (SKA) clinched the overall title in the 33rd National Under-14, Cadet and Junior Karate Championship which concluded at the Penampang Cultural hall on Sunday. They bagged 12 gold, 10 silver and 23 bronze medals to top the tally well ahead of second place Johor Karate Association who only managed to collect four golds, two silvers and three bronzes followed by Kelantan Karate Association in third spot with three golds, four silvers and one bronze. Advertisement Their winning golds were delivered by the male and female teams kata (cadet & junior), Razmi Nur Rasyiqah Fariah (cadet female individual kata & kumite -54kg), Azlan Amirah Syahindah (cadet female individual kumite +61kg), Razmi Nur Radhiah Fathiah (junior female individual kumite -48kg), Ahmat Khairil Iman (junior male individual kumite -61kg), Lorimer Sierra Dyanne (Under-14 female individual kata), Fernandez King Iona Siew Lin Maria (Under-14 female individual kumite -47kg), Rajis Danish Rayyan (Under-14 male individual kata & kumite -55kg), Eusebius Arthur Braxton (Under-14 male individual kumite -45kg). However, they failed to make it to the podium in the 43rd Senior Championship and only finished in fifth place with one gold, four silvers and three bronzes behind overall winners Johor Karate Association with five golds, one silver and one bronze followed by Terengganu Sports Council (three golds, three silvers, one bronze), Hayashi Ha Malaysia Karate Federation (two golds, two silvers, seven bronzes) and National Sports Council (two golds, two silvers and three bronzes). SKA was represented by 157 athletes with 14 men and 13 women competing in the Senior Championship. Secretary general Julian Chin was happy with the overall performance of the athletes. Advertisement 'It was a good result for our juniors. The athletes' achievement was not just due to their hard work, but also the unwavering support from the coaches, teammates, families, fans as well as from the president and the supreme council of SKA. 'There are more to come from our athletes as we are preparing for the 4th Shureido International Karate Cup to be held in Jakarta in July,' he said. He also said as hosts for the National Championship, they have learned a lot in terms of organising and preparation for the athletes. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
Daily Express
15-05-2025
- Sport
- Daily Express
Banking on home support
Published on: Thursday, May 15, 2025 Published on: Thu, May 15, 2025 By: GL Oh Text Size: The State contingent who will be competing in the championship which begins today. Kota Kinabalu: Sabah are banking on home support to do well in the 43rd Senior and 33rd Under-14, Cadet and Junior Karate Championship to be held at the Penampang Cultural Hall beginning today (Thursday). The State contingent is represented by 157 athletes with 14 men and 13 women to compete in the Senior Championship on the opening two days, while the rest will be taking part in the Under-14, Cadet and Junior Championship starting on May 17. Sabah Karate Association (SKA) secretary general Julian Chin said they did not set any targets for the athletes but hoped as hosts of the championship will give them the edge over their rivals. 'Our preparation was fine but there were also many challenges due to the big number of athletes. 'We are not setting any target. However, I do believe we do have the home soil advantage, but the senior category will be much tougher because all the national athletes will be present,' he said. A total of 762 athletes from throughout the country are participating in the four-day competition. The State contingent is led by team managers Richard Ajak and Abdul Halim @ Ampiu assisted by Lily Linus. The 16 coaches are Danny Fredololine, Farlin Veroney M Frederick, Clevelence Carlos, Mohd Azreen Ag Hashim, Mahfudz Azeem Ag Hashim, Jackson Cyprianus, Ronney Boy Gomboro, Roger Jingkah, Kelvin Chin Kok Tsun, Andy Alexious M. Angkangon, Roberto Candido Semana, Mui Ling Tiwon, Leong Tze Ming, Lily Linus, Wong Yee Lok and Nurul Shyakira Zakaria. * Follow us on Instagram and join our Telegram and/or WhatsApp channel(s) for the latest news you don't want to miss. * Do you have access to the Daily Express e-paper and online exclusive news? Check out subscription plans available. Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express's Telegram channel. Daily Express Malaysia
