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Irish Daily Mirror
3 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Cork boss Pat Ryan makes penalty admission after his side reclaim Munster title
Jubilant Cork boss Pat Ryan hailed his side's fighting qualities as they bounced back from a 16-point drubbing to take the Munster title. Limerick's long reign in the province is over after a dramatic penalty shootout saw their seven-in-a-row dreams dashed as Cork ran out 3-2 winners with the sides were deadlocked at 2-27 to 1-30 after extra time as Darragh Fitzgibbon's last gasp 65 saved a draw for the Rebels. It came just three weeks after Limerick destroyed them at the TUS Gaelic Grounds in the round robin phase, but they're now Munster champions for the first time since 2018. Ryan said: 'We didn't fight the last time we came up here and the lads, look, obviously they worked really hard, we fought really, really hard. 'It just took penalties to separate us and we're just delighted to get the trophy.' He added: 'We know that we're a really, really good team. But it's the same with every other team, there's loads of good teams out there and it's all about the attitude you bring and whether you're going to fight. 'We fought today really, really hard. We were missing a couple of fellas, a couple of bodies came on and sometimes that actually freshens up the team. 'I thought the lads came off the bench today and did a fantastic job. Robbie O'Flynn, Tommy O'Connell, Shane Kingston, I thought they were really, really good.' Cork scored three of the four penalties they took as Conor Lehane, Shane Kingston and Alan Connolly converted while Fitzgibbon saw his effort saved, though Ryan admitted they hadn't gone through a penalty routine collectively in the build-up to the game. 'None, none,' he said. "All the lads are practising a lot, I think. We had really, really good confidence in them. Eoin Downey probably practised more penalties than anyone.' Ryan has been at pains to keep a lid on the hype on Leeside this year, particularly when they stormed to a League title, and he said: "We won by penalties against a brilliant Limerick team. Do you know what I mean? 'This is just the start. This is just one thing. We move on to the All-Ireland series, the semi-finals. We know we're a really good team. 'We saw what we were like when we were not at it three weeks ago. Three or four weeks ago. That's all to play for. We're really looking forward to going to the Leinster final.' Ahead of an All-Ireland semi-final on July 5 as Limerick head for a quarter-final, Ryan added: "This is one less game. This is probably three or four weeks off. It's probably going to take a bit of managing now. That's something that we haven't accounted for before. 'Limerick have plenty of experience of how they deal with that. That's your four weeks off to manage properly and probably get a bit of advice from fellas that have done it before.'
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Cork crash Limerick's seven-in-a-row dream with epic shootout triumph in Munster SHC final
AT THE end of an enthralling duel that took nearly 100 minutes and nine penalties to determine a winner, Limerick's pursuit of a seventh Munster SHC title on the spin ended just as it began. The defeat to Advertisement 2 Cork captain Robert Downey lifts the Mick Mackey Cup after his side's epic win over Limerick in the Munster final 2 Limerick goalkeeper Nickie Quaid is beaten for a goal by Shane Kingston of Cork in the penalty shoot-out of the Munster final But after making history last year by becoming Munster's first six-in-a-row winners, they were finally overthrown by another loss to the Rebels at the same venue. Just 20 days since they were annihilated by The defending champions, who had never been beaten in their 14 previous major finals under John Kiely, came up short by the slimmest of margins. In the first top-tier hurling final to be settled on penalties – which was witnessed by a crowd of 43,580 – there was never more than a puck of a ball between the teams. Advertisement READ MORE ON GAA Limerick initially had the upper hand in the shootout. Diarmaid Byrnes and Aaron Gillane aced their first two attempts, while Darragh Fitzgibbon was thwarted by Nickie Quaid with Cork's first. But the lead then shifted dramatically. Barry Murphy fired wide for Limerick and Tom Morrissey was denied by Patrick Collins. In response, Conor Lehane, Shane Kingston and Alan Connolly all converted for Cork. Declan Hannon was then faced with a must-score effort. Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling However, the silverware will spend the next 12 months across the border after the man who captained Limerick to their six Mick Mackey Cups missed the target. For the first time since Cork achieved the feat against Tipperary in Thurles in 2006, Munster champions were crowned on their opponent's turf. 'Like something out of the French Revolution' - RTE GAA pundit Donal Og Cusack slams Dublin star's reckless swipe Pat Ryan's side now have an Limerick must head down the back-door route towards a quarter-final for the first time since 2018. Advertisement The input of referee Thomas Walsh is sure to draw considerable scrutiny when all is said and done. Several calls by Waterford whistler, who had to retire injured in extra-time, left both sides with reasons to feel aggrieved. But when Limerick conduct their post-mortem, the hitting of seven extra-time wides is sure to feature prominently. That being said, Cork registered 16 – twice as many as the opposition – in normal time. Advertisement Mark Coleman and Séamus Harnedy set the tone for Cork as the visitors, playing with the aid of the wind, raced into a 0-3 to 0-0 lead inside the opening six minutes. But with Tom Morrissey and Cian Lynch being afforded far too much space, Limerick were soon back on level terms. Despite the looming presence of Kyle Hayes, Shane Barrett's influence on proceedings began to grow. And when Harnedy registered his second score of the game, Cork's three-point lead was restored by the end of the first quarter. Advertisement Adam English, having already seen a shot saved by Patrick Collins, was then denied another goal chance by some good Eoin Downey defending. But Downey should have done better just moments later Aidan O'Connor marked his first Championship start with the game's opening goal. The Ballybrown forward collected a ball from Lynch, before turning inside the All-Star full-back and beating Collins with a batted finish. A 22nd-minute point from David Reidy then had Limerick ahead for the first time. However, Cork's response was positive and they landed seven of the next ten scores. Advertisement The key contribution was made by Barrett, who found the net with a superb first-time finish after being teed up by Brian Hayes. When Darragh Fitzgibbon pointed in the final minute of normal time at the end of the first half, Cork led by 1-14 to 1-9. EXTRA TIME Thomas Walsh's refereeing of the opening period was very much of the let-it-flow variety. Much to the frustration of Rebels boss Pat Ryan, he gave Mike Casey the benefit of the doubt when he appeared to pull down Hayes as the men in red looked to stretch their lead before the break. Advertisement Limerick went up the other end to claim the last score of the half, as Cork's advantage was cut to four points at the interval by Reidy's third of the game. Tempers then flared between the management tickets as members of both backroom teams jostled when Ryan approached Walsh to vent his ire. Shane O'Brien, who had a point to prove after being dropped for O'Connor, wasted no time in doing so. Within a few minutes of his introduction, the Kilmallock forward netted to bring Limerick level after availing of a brilliant Aaron Gillane assist. Advertisement Cork only had three Patrick Horgan frees to show for their efforts during a disjointed third quarter. But a gripping point-for-point slugfest unfolded thereafter. Cork got their noses back five on five occasions, only for Limerick to restore parity each time. The Leesiders had a let-off of their own too when Lynch appeared to be barged over by a push in the back from Rob Downey after Will O'Donoghue attempted to play the Limerick skipper through on goal. Moments after Cork bemoaned a close-range Hayes effort being waved wide, the home side edged in front for the first time in the second half through a point from Darragh O'Donovan. Advertisement In the first of four minutes of additional time, a Horgan free evened the contest again. Both teams then squandered match-winning opportunities. Gillane botched a free from a tricky angle and O'Donovan left an attempt short. Cork had their chances too, as Robbie O'Flynn and Ciarán Joyce missed the target. Hayes also made a heroic block to deny Horgan. There was still nothing to separate the sides at the midway point of extra-time after they traded three points apiece. Advertisement By then, a gruelling duel took its toll on ref Walsh, who had to be replaced by line umpire James Owens after going down with cramp. With Kingston, Lehane and Tommy O'Connell contributing 0-6 in extra-time, Cork's bench had a massive impact. Kingston's third point left them one in front but it looked like their chance was blown when Limerick regained the lead through Cathal O'Neill and Gillane, who nailed a free after O'Brien was brought down by Damien Cahalane. One additional minute was signalled, yet the game was in its fourth when a chance of a leveller presented itself to Cork. When Fitzgibbon dropped a free into the square, it was spilled for a '65 by Quaid. Advertisement In a clutch moment, Fitzgibbon was not found wanting as he landed the score that set up the historic penalty shootout – and the most riveting of finales that Cork fans are unlikely to forget in a hurry. CORK 1-30 LIMERICK 2-27 (AET) Cork win 3-2 on penalties CORK: P Collins; D Cahalane 0-1, S O'Donoghue, E Downey 0-1; C O'Brien, C Joyce, M Coleman; T O'Mahony 0-1, D Fitzgibbon 0-4, 1f, 1 '65; D Healy 0-3, S Barrett 1-3, S Harnedy 0-2; A Connolly 0-1, B Hayes 0-1, P Horgan 0-7, 4f. Advertisement Subs: R Downey for O'Brien 54 mins, T O'Connell 0-1 for O'Mahony 59, S Kingston 0-3 for Connolly 65, R O'Flynn for Harnedy 68, C Lehane 0-2 for Horgan 70+3, N O'Leary for O'Donoghue 72, B Roche for Healy 80, Connolly for Coleman 84. LIMERICK: N Quaid; S Finn, D Morrissey, M Casey; D Byrnes 0-1f, K Hayes, B Nash; W O'Donoghue, A English 0-3; G Hegarty 0-2, C Lynch, T Morrissey 0-2; A O'Connor 1-1, A Gillane 0-9, 7f, D Reidy 0-3. Subs: S O'Brien 1-2 for O'Connor 42 mins, P Casey 0-1 for Reidy 55, C O'Neill 0-1 for T Morrissey 55, D O'Donovan 0-1 for O'Donoghue 65, B Murphy for M Casey 71, D Hannon 0-1 for Byrnes 71, T Morrissey for Hegarty 79, S Flanagan for Lynch (temp) 90-92, Byrnes for Lynch 94. REFEREE: T Walsh (Waterford) Advertisement
Otago Daily Times
13-05-2025
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
Canterbury farm being converted from dairy to apples
A seaside dairy farm in Canterbury is being converted into an apple orchard. The conversion of the Pendarves farm is the first commercial planting of a new apple variety in Canterbury backed by superannuation funds. New Zealand fruit and vegetable giant T&G launched its Joli brand in 2023 following its Envy and Jazz varieties. Initially 125ha of the dairy farm will be planted in the spring, representing Canterbury's first commercial planting of the new variety following trials. T&G has entered into an agreement with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund through its rural investment manager FarmRight. The company is licensing the growing of its Joli apple brand to FarmRight, which will be responsible for planting and growing the 125ha. The farm site has not been publicly released until now. FarmRight has confirmed the Joli project is being undertaken at the Pendarves location. Signage at the gate states the project is being undertaken by FarmRight, NZSuperFund Rural Land Ltd, and Torea Orchards. Infrastructure development is also under way at the site. FarmRight is advertising for permanent and fixed-term staff to work on the orchard. Meanwhile, T&G Apples chief operating officer Shane Kingston recently told Allied Press one of the company's business goals was to have diversified growing. Local conditions suited the introduction of an apple orchard in Canterbury, he said. "We had already planted in Hawke's Bay with 55ha and when we were looking for conditions for Joli to be successful Canterbury came up really strongly when we think about climatic conditions, availability of water, soil types and land available for such a venture. So it made really good sense to diversify to Canterbury." He said FarmRight's development would start with the orchard infrastructure and carry through to the start of tree planting in spring. Apples could be harvested after four or five years, but trees would take seven years before they started fruiting at a commercially viable crop level, he said. "It just shows the level of commitment from the NZ Super Fund, FarmRight and T&G for the region and the variety. In the context it's a long-term play." Kingston said the partners had evaluated the projected returns from their investment in the Joli orchard. "As you could imagine with the decision been made here, the Super Fund and FarmRight are in a number of primary industry sectors, dairy included, so they have got a very good understanding lens on returns per hectare and for them this is a good investment."
Irish Examiner
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Boost for Pat Ryan as Cork stars shine on club duty
Red FM Hurling League The top of Division 1 of the Red FM Cork Hurling League became quite cluttered as Round Five played out across the long weekend. Pat Ryan used the break in Cork's season to allow his panel members to get some game time and they all impressed on a beautiful weekend for hurling. The city trio of Glen Rovers, Blackrock and Douglas are all tied on six points along with Sarsfields, with St Finbarr's and Carrigtwohill just a point behind. Charleville and Fr O'Neill's, who will clash on Thursday night in Aghavine, are also on five points meaning the winner of that clash will go top with four rounds to play. Douglas briefly topped the league after they defeated Blackrock by 2-24 to 1-23 on Thursday evening. Shane Kingston led the way for Douglas, hitting 0-9, with 0-4 coming from play, as they overturned a three-point half-time deficit to take the points. He was ably assisted by Alan Cadogan and Cian Baldwin who clipped 0-5 each while Conor Kingston and David Kelly hit the Rockies for 1-1. Shane Kingston's Cork team-mate, Robbie Cotter, was in fine form for the men from Church Road as he hit 1-4 in an entertaining encounter. Kevin O'Keeffe was their main man, hitting 0-10 while John O'Sullivan and Fionn Coleman both scored 0-3. Glen Rovers earned their third win of the campaign after they beat Carrigaline by 3-25 to 0-15 on Friday evening. Eoin O'Leary proved to be a real thorn in Carrigaline's side as he hit them for 2-9, Dean Brosnan continued his good form by clipping 1-4 and Diarmuid Wall scored 0-4. Micheál Mullins also marked his return from injury with a stellar performance at centre-back. Brian Kelleher led the way for Carrigaline with 0-9 while David Drake and Éanna Desmond both landed a brace of points. Sarsfields ended the weekend on top of the pile as their 5-23 to 1-16 win over Kanturk in Riverstown gave them the scoring difference edge. It was their first game in the newly named Páirc Tadhg Mac Cárthaigh since it was destroyed by floods in October 2023. Jack O'Connor, Cathal McCarthy and Daniel Hogan all played with O'Connor hitting 1-2 and Hogan 0-4. Colm McCarthy was their top player with 1-7, James Sweeney hit 2-1 while Luke Elliot also clipped 1-2. Ronan Sheahan had 1-2 for Kanturk, Brian O'Sullivan scored 0-5 while Colin Walsh registered 0-4. Ballinhassig's Simon O'Neill has his shot blocked down by Castlelyons' James Kearney during the RedFM HL Division 3 clash at Castlellyons. Picture: Eddie O'Hare St Finbarr's had Jack and Damien Cahalane and William Buckley available for selection and they made their mark as the Togher side recorded a 1-25 to 2-20 win away to a Sean Walsh-inspired Carrigtwohill. Jack Cahalane hit 1-12 for the Barrs, with 1-2 coming from play, Buckley got 0-4, Ciarán Doolan scored 0-2 while Damien Cahalane landed a vital score coming down the stretch. Walsh scored 0-12 for Carrig, with 0-8 coming from play, Jamie Mulcahy hit 1-1 and Sean Brennan raised their other green flag. Meanwhile in Division 2 Midleton maintained their perfect record after they defeated an understrength Éire Óg by 3-28 to 0-16 on Sunday afternoon. Brion Saunderson was between the posts for the Magpies while Conor Lehane showed his class by scoring 1-10, 1-5 from play. His trusted partner, Luke O'Farrell, hit the Ovens side for 2-3 while Pa White landed 0-3. Éire Óg trailed by four with 20 minutes to go with Eoin O'Shea hitting 0-8 and Daniel Healy clipping 0-3. Killeagh are four points behind the Magpies after they defeated Ballincollig by 2-20 to 0-25 on Friday night. Richie Long led the way for the home side with 1-4, Ryan McCarthy helped himself to 1-2, Dylan McCarthy scored 0-5 and Dave Buckley raised four white flags. Brian Keating was the main man for Ballincollig with 0-7, ably assisted by David O'Sullivan who shot 0-5 and Adam Wills and Sean O'Neill who both hit 0-3. Newtownshandrum joined Killeagh and Erin's Own on six points after they beat the Caherlag-based outfit by 0-26 to 4-13 on Friday. Jamie Coughlan starred, as he always does, for Newtown in scoring 0-8 while Ronan Geary clipped 0-6. Robert Troy helped himself to 0-5 for the home side, Turlough O'Neill scored 0-3 and Conor Griffin had a brace of points. Barry Óg Murphy rattled the net with a penalty for Erin's Own while Matt O'Riordan, Mossy Carroll and Conor Lenihan raised the other green flags. St. Finbarrs' Jack Cahalane breaks from Carrigtwohill's James Mulcahy during the RedFM hurling league Division 1 game at Carrigtwohill. Picture: Eddie O'Hare Valley Rovers also moved onto six points after they beat Na Piarsaigh by 1-23 to 0-14 in Brinny. Colm Butler and Chris O'Leary both registered 0-6 for the Rovers, while Sean McEntee hit 1-1. Daire Connery had 0-8 for the city side, with Pádraig Guest clipping 0-3. Finally, Fermoy recorded their first win of the campaign after they bested Ballymartle by 0-22 to 0-14 on Thursday. John McCarthy had 0-4 for Ballymartle while Shane Cummins, Cillian Lordan and Paudie Dorney all scored 0-2.
Otago Daily Times
29-04-2025
- Business
- Otago Daily Times
New apple brand to be grown in Mid Canterbury
New Zealand fruit and vegetable giant T&G has set in motion the first commercial planting of Joli apples in Canterbury backed by superannuation funds. T&G's Joli is its latest branded apple line, launched in 2023, and follows Envy and Jazz varieties. The company, which began as Turners and Growers, a fruit auction business in Auckland 125 years ago, has identified the region as a good base for growing the new variety. Initially, 125 hectares on a Mid Canterbury dairy farm will be planted in spring with the rest carried out the following year. This will be the region's first commercial planting of the new variety following trials. So far 55ha of Joli trees are in the ground in Hawke's Bay, with plans to have 250ha in orchards under licence throughout main growing regions by the end of next year. T&G has entered into an agreement for the orchard venture with the New Zealand Superannuation Fund, through its rural investment manager FarmRight. The company is licensing the growing of its Joli apple brand to FarmRight, which will be responsible for planting and growing the 125ha in Canterbury. T&G Apples chief operating officer Shane Kingston said one of the company's business goals was to have diversified growing. Local conditions suited the introduction of an apple orchard in Canterbury, he said. "We had already planted in Hawke's Bay with 55ha and when we were looking for conditions for Joli to be successful Canterbury came up really strongly when we think about climatic conditions, availability of water, soil types and land available for such a venture. So it made really good sense to diversify to Canterbury." He said development would start with the orchard infrastructure and carry through to the start of tree planting in spring. Apples could be harvested after four or five years, but trees would take seven years before they started fruiting at a commercially viable crop level, he said. "It just shows the level of commitment from the NZ Super Fund, FarmRight and T&G for the region and the variety. In the context it's a long-term play." The farm site and total cost of the venture has not been publicly released, but was likely to be a multimillion-dollar investment converting dairy land into an orchard. Mr Kingston said the partners had evaluated the projected returns from their investment in the Joli orchard. "As you could imagine with the decision been made here, the Super Fund and FarmRight are in a number of primary industry sectors, dairy included, so they have got a very good understanding lens on returns per hectare and for them this is a good investment." Mr Kingston said the NZ Super Fund was investing in horticulture as a way to create wealth for New Zealanders as well as producing high quality food for global consumers with the support of FarmRight and T&G. He said Joli was a large red apple with juicy, crispy and sweetness qualities. "We still have some questions to answer, but all of the consumer research work we have done and all of the market assessment we have done and all of our understanding of fresh produce and apples give us really strong signals that this has the potential .... to be a real success for the Asian consumer." He said the flavour profile was sought after by consumers across Asia and customers were waiting for the first delivery in 2027. More Joli plantings were unlikely in Canterbury over the next two years, but potentially in the longer term. FarmRight's general manager of the NZ Super Fund Portfolio Ed Tapp said the initiative continued the NZ Super Fund strategy of investing in commercial varieties delivering high returns. "We are excited to be bringing large scale apple production to Mid-Canterbury and the Joli plantings will bring the total canopy area on the dairy-to-apples conversion to 250ha." Over the next four to five years, as more trees become available, T&G plans to extend the growing of Joli to growers in Europe and the United States. T&G is the sole licence-holder for growing, marketing and selling Joli apples. The commercial plantings follow nearly a decade of the company working with partners to develop and trial the variety. Jazz and Envy exceeded projected returns last year for growers. That was a result of a slightly smaller crop because of "residual cyclone impacts" in Hawke's Bay and T&G also credited strong in-market sales and cost management. Last year returns for Envy increased by $3.65 per carton compared with 2023, while Jazz rose $5.60 per carton. This season's expected carton returns would likely be released to growers at the end of next month when a crop evaluation was completed.
