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Irish Independent
21 hours ago
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- Irish Independent
Impressive run to Ladies All-Ireland final no surprise to Meath manager Shane McCormack
There will be a few Meath flags flying proudly in neighbouring county Kildare this week ahead of Sunday's eagerly awaited TG4 All-Ireland senior football final at Croke Park. Meath boss Shane McCormack is a former Lilywhites keeper from the Allenwood club and came up against his native county in the group stages of the All-Ireland series, a game which Meath won as they clinched a home tie in the quarter-finals.
The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
‘We were a bit rusty' – Cork boss Ger Manley gives reason to slow semi-final start after four week break
LIBBY Coppinger was delighted that Cork could weather a first-half storm to see off Waterford. The Rebelettes sealed their place in the TG4 All-Ireland camogie final for a fifth straight year on Saturday with a Advertisement 2 Orlaith Mullins' impact off the bench helped secure Cork's place in the final 2 The 57-year-old was appointed the Cork camogie manager in December 2023 But the margin of victory was a tad harsh on the Déise — with But Cork were in control of the second half and Brianne O'Regan made two point-blank saves from Katrina Mackey and Orlaith Cahalane. That was after a tight opening period — with Cork trailing by a point at the break. And Coppinger — who was wary of a fast Waterford start — said: 'We were under no illusion that they were going to do that. Semi-finals are for winning and thankfully we did.' Advertisement Read more on GAA Niamh Rockett and Beth Carton shone in the early stages as Waterford hit Cork hard. Carton finished with 1-4 from play — and 1-3 came in the first half. After some brilliant work from Mairéad O'Brien sent Carton through for a goal in the 15th minute, Mick Boland's outfit led by four. But their lead was cut to one by the interval as Cork showed signs of life despite trailing 1-7 to 0-9. And Coppinger admitted Cork's four-week break before the semi-finals could have led to some ring rust. Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling She explained: 'We've had a bit of a break and training has been tough. 'But it's nothing compared to the Championship so you can try and be as prepared as you can be. But that throw-in is just different. David Clifford's son adorably hijacks RTE interview after dad dominates All-Ireland final 'We knew they were going to bring everything but I think we settled and got our game going in the second half. Waterford were working really hard but we were probably trying to hit the forwards too quickly.' Cork were much improved in the second half and gradually edged ahead before Mullins' late heroics. Advertisement Coppinger added: 'I think we carried it a bit more in the second half before taking the shot on and hitting it. 'We worked that bit harder in the second half too and showed some patience. 'You've got to wear a team like that down but even in the end, they were still coming at us hard. You're still up the walls if you're up by one or if you're up by ten.' SUPER-SUB But Mullins' cameo came as no surprise to Coppinger. Advertisement She said: 'We've been saying it all year that we have a serious squad. And Orlaith Mullins is another name popping up and putting her hand up for a jersey. 'She's someone you don't want to be marking in training and she did the business when she came on, so we're delighted.' MAGIC MACKEY It was a pleasing day at the office for boss Ger Manley. And the Limerick man had some special words of praise for Mackey — who has not missed a season since making her debut in 2009. She was lining out alongside her twin Pamela, who made her senior bow that season. Pamela took a year out in recent times before returning to fray. Advertisement And Manley said: 'We were a bit rusty after our break. But give Waterford the credit, they brought a big game to us. 'I thought we finished the first half a bit better and I thought we were very good in the second half once we got going. 'Katrina has been injured quite a bit and she is only back over the last two weeks. She's a class act. 'We call her the GOAT. She'd be good at any sport that she'd play. She's a very good finisher. Give her an opportunity and she will finish it. Advertisement 'I thought some of the scores we got in the second half were well worked and I'm delighted to get to the final again.' IN FIFTH FINAL IN-A-ROW But the focus has already turned to the final against Galway on August 10 at Croke Park. And that is probably why there were some Cork players on the pitch an hour after the whistle — just trying to take in their latest big win. Coppinger explained: 'We'll enjoy the dressing room. But as soon as we're leaving here, the focus is on two weeks' time. Advertisement 'It's such a quick turnaround now and you just can't take anything for granted. We'll enjoy a few minutes with everyone and have a bit of a celebration in the dressing room. Then it's about putting our heads on and starting our recovery.' SCORERS — Cork: S McCarthy 0-7, 4f, O Mullins 1-2, K Mackey 0-4, A O'Connor 0-3, 2f, 1 45; E Murphy 0-2, S McCartan 0-2, L Hayes 0-1. Waterford: B Carton 1-4, N Rockett 0-5, 3f, L Bray 0-1, A Flynn 0-1.
The Irish Sun
21-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Sarah Wall hails Meath's belief after stunning All-Ireland semi-final win over Kerry
MEATH backs were against the Wall but they thrived as underdogs against Kerry, according their star defender. Player of the match Sarah Wall insisted her Royals knew they had the work done to carry them to a stunning victory over reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions Kerry in Tullamore on Saturday. Advertisement 2 Sarah Wall of Meath hailed her team-mates after the win over Kerry 2 Meath now face Dublin in the All-Ireland final after the semi-final triumph Wall beamed: 'I just can't put into words the amount of hard work the team has put in this year. 'We've been underdogs the entire time, but we just said, 'Not today, it's our day'. We said we had to bring it from the start. "I think we all stood up and I'm so proud of everyone. We always just said, 'If we're under any struggle or anything, we have to find a way'. That was it. 'We just put that out from the start.' Advertisement read more on gaa They will now face She roared: 'Honestly, I cannot wait. From day one we said, 'We're going up the Hogan Stand steps'. That was said from day one. 'It was just unbelievable belief from day one and it has just gone through the entire team.' The sides were deadlocked at 0-3 apiece when Meath rocked the champions after 18 minutes thanks to Kerrie Cole's cut-in from the right that allowed her to smash an unstoppable shot into the net via the bar. Advertisement Most read in GAA Football That helped Meath lead by 1-5 to 0-6 at the interval but the Kingdom turned the game on its head when Danielle O'Leary bagged a superb goal within two minutes of the resumption. However, Meath did not panic and squeezed back into the ascendancy with points from Emma Duggan and Aoibhín Cleary. Síofra O'Shea and Caoimhe Evans split the uprights for Kerry in a tense third quarter. Those scores arrived either side of an expertly taken Meath goal by marauding defender Wall — whose sister Vikki got through a lot of hard work for the Royals — after 40 minutes. Advertisement Ciara Smyth and influential Kingdom ace O'Shea traded points in the second half. But Meath struck a telling blow when former team captain Shauna Ennis and current skipper Aoibhín Cleary registered quick-fire scores to leave their side four ahead inside the closing ten minutes. The influential Duggan added a two-point salvo to wrap up the win as the Royals — Brendan Martin Cup champions in 2021 and 2022 — advanced to an All-Ireland final showdown with neighbours Dublin. Defeated Kingdom boss Mark Bourke admitted: 'I thought the hungrier team won and I thought that was the only difference. Advertisement "Two quick-fire goals by them, so fair dues to them for that and deserved winners. "I think we played 16 games and lost three. Most counties would take that all day. 'You've a National League title, you've a Munster title, you have an All-Ireland semi-final place on a very competitive day. Girls put everything on the line, that is all you can ask for. Someone has to lose. 'This is why we do it. We do it every year like this, you don't expect to win every year. Advertisement 'Only two teams can go to the final out of 12 in the senior, that's how hard it is. Kerry were lucky that they got to the last three finals, so maybe it is someone else's turn now.' SCORERS — Meath: E Duggan 0-5, 4f; S Wall 1-0, K Cole 1-0, A Cleary 0-2, M Farrelly 0-2, C Smyth 0-2, S Ennis 0-1. Kerry: S O'Shea 0-5, 4f; D O'Leary 1-0, N Ní Chonchúir 0-2, A Galvin 0-1, C Evans 0-1.
The Irish Sun
21-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Paul Casey hails Hannah Tyrrell's nerve as Dublin book All-Ireland final clash with Meath
DUBLIN'S Paul Casey hailed Hannah Tyrrell after they booked their TG4 All-Ireland final slot. Tyrrell ensured it finished level in normal time on Saturday in Tullamore before the Dubs took down Galway. 2 Dublin joint manager Paul Casey hailed Hannah Tyrrell for her impact during the win 2 Tyrrell starred for Dublin as they sealed a final place with the win over Galway The joint-manager said: 'When you get a score at the end to equalise it and bring it to extra-time, you get a little bit of a boost and you get the energy going into it. 'It's fabulous. All-Ireland semi-finals are all about winning and they're awful to lose. The girls managed to find that extra gear in extra-time, particularly that first half of extra-time, and then got crucial goals at crucial times. It was fantastic. 'There is a lot of work we need to do and lots of areas of improvement that we know won't be good enough in two weeks' time. 'We'll recover and we'll dust ourselves down. See how we are in the next couple of days and we've an All-Ireland final to look forward to.' READ MORE ON GAA The Jackies now face Meath in the final on August 3 at Croke Park and Casey knows this is another contest set to go down to the wire. He said: 'We are very familiar with each other. 'Over the last number of years we've probably played no other team as many times. 'Meath are excellent. I think they've improved massively as the Championship has gone on. We've a little bit of extra homework to do on them now, but it's great for Leinster to have two Leinster teams in the final and I'm sure there will be a massive crowd there.' Most read in GAA Football There was little between the sides throughout a fine contest but Dublin hit the front when Tyrrell slotted home a 17th-minute penalty. The sides were back on level terms when the Tribe's Kate Slevin and Roisin Leonard found their the range. RTE GAA pundit embrace Tipperary captain Ronan Maher after his epic display toppled Cork in All-Ireland final But Tyrrell replied with a pointed free on 23 minutes. Eva Noone, Olivia Divilly and Leonard all raised white flags for Daniel Moynihan's side but with Sinead Goldrick and Niamh Hetherton getting their names on the Dublin scoresheet, the teams were level at 1-6 to 0-9 at the break. It took 14 minutes after the restart before the next score arrived through the boot of Dublin corner-forward Kate Sullivan. Slevin levelled matters with a close-in free but Tyrrell responded with a similar effort to re-establish Dublin's slender lead. Galway hit back and two points from Noone edged them in front. And they looked set to prevail when sub Andrea Trill kicked over in response to a Sophie McIntyre effort. But there was enough time left for Tyrrell to force extra-time with a pointed free. The Na Fianna forward seized the initiative for Dublin in extra-time with a brace of points. Divilly registered her third of the game, before sub Orlagh Nolan found the target to put Casey's side two clear at 1-13 to 0-14 at the break in extra-time. The Dubs found themselves on course to set up a repeat of their 2021 decider against Meath when Rowe — with a soccer-style back heel — and Sullivan bagged goals in the second half of extra-time. They survived a nervous finish after Trill and Olivia Divilly rattled the net for Galway in a thrilling finale. Tribe boss Monyihan said: 'With the clock, another two minutes would have been key for us. We put them under the cosh, they couldn't get kickouts out. 'We possibly could have snuck another goal if we had another few minutes but this is sport. It can be extremely cruel at times. 'Dublin will look back on last year and say, 'Well, we've got our turn now' — but this isn't going to go away for a while for us. 'It's difficult to surmise. We went on a great run, we got back to Division 1. 'We backed up our Connacht title as well, which was great, and then had a good run leading into this. 'We felt possibly we could go all the way this year. 'It's just so disappointing that we just didn't finish that off. We'll regret that but we have to move on and think of the positives. 'We may see a few players step away after this season, which is never easy to see, but a lot of those ladies have really battled for Galway.' SCORERS – Dublin: H Tyrrell 1-6, 1-0 pen, 5f, C Rowe 1-2, K Sullivan 1-1, N Hetherton 0-2, S Goldrick 0-1, S McIntyre 0-1, O Nolan 0-1. Galway: O Divilly 1-3, R Leonard 0-5, 4f, A Trill 1-1, E Noone 0-3, 1f, K Slevin 0-2, 1f.
The Journal
19-07-2025
- Sport
- The Journal
Meath dethrone Kerry to book spot in All-Ireland senior football final
The 42 Meath 2-12 Kerry 1-9 KERRIE COLE AND Sarah Wall struck goals in either half at Glenisk O'Connor Park in Tullamore on Saturday as Meath booked a return to the TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship final for the first time since 2022 by dethroning reigning champions Kerry. Although their opponents raced two points clear in the early moments with unanswered efforts from Siofra O'Shea (free) and Anna Galvin, a Meath side that were buoyed by an excellent knockout triumph at home to Tipperary 13 days earlier subsequently edged in front with three scores on the bounce from Marion Farrelly, Emma Duggan and Ciara Smyth. While a fine point from play by O'Shea had Kerry back on level terms, Meath rocked their Munster rivals on 18 minutes when Cole cut in from the right and smashed an unstoppable shot into the opposition net via the underside off the crossbar. After Duggan converted a close-range Meath free, Niamh Ní Chonchúir chipped in with a much-needed brace for a Kerry side that spurned a number of scoring opportunities in the opening period. Traded points between Farrelly and O'Shea ensured the Royals brought a 1-5 to 0-6 cushion into the interval, but the Kingdom turned the game on its head when Rathmore attacker Danielle O'Leary bagged a superb goal within two minutes of the resumption. Kerry's Danielle O'Leary, centre, with Eilís Lynch and Mary Kate Lynch. Piaras Ó Mídheach / SPORTSFILE Piaras Ó Mídheach / SPORTSFILE / SPORTSFILE However, Meath didn't panic and they squeezed back into the ascendancy with points from Duggan and Aoibhin Cleary. Although O'Shea and Caoimhe Evans split the uprights for Kerry in a tense third-quarter, these scores arrived either side of an expertly-taken Meath goal by marauding defender Sarah Wall — whose sister Vikki got through a lot of hard work for the Royals — after 40 minutes. Advertisement Smyth and influential Kerry ace O'Shea added further points for their respective outfits as the second half progressed, but Meath were on the brink of victory when former team captain Shauna Ennis and current skipper Cleary registered quickfire scores to leave their side four ahead inside the closing 10 minutes. The influential Duggan added a two-point salvo as the final whistle approached to make sure Kerry were kept at bay and the Royals — Brendan Martin Cup champions in 2021 and 2022 — can now look forward to a showpiece affair against the winners of today's other semi-final between Dublin and Galway at Croke Park on August 3. Karla Kealy of Meath has her shot blocked down by Emma Costello of Kerry. Piaras Ó Mídheach / SPORTSFILE Piaras Ó Mídheach / SPORTSFILE / SPORTSFILE Scorers for Meath: E Duggan 0-5 (4f), S Wall, K Cole 1-0 each, A Cleary, M Farrelly, C Smyth 0-2 each, S Ennis 0-1. Scorers for Kerry : S O'Shea 0-5 (4f), D O'Leary 1-0, N Ní Chonchúir 0-2, A Galvin, C Evans 0-1 each. MEATH : R Murray; A Sheridan, MK Lynch, K Newe; A Cleary, S Wall, K Kealy; O Sheehy, M Farrelly; M Thynne, N Gallogly, C Smyth; E Duggan, V Wall, K Cole. Subs: S Ennis for Newe (32), K Bermingham for Sheehy (40), N McEntee for Cole (57). KERRY : ME Bolger; E Lynch, D Kearney, C Lynch; A O'Connell, E Costello, A Dillane; M O'Connell, A Galvin; N Carmody, N Ní Chonchúir, C Evans; J Lucey, S O'Shea, D O'Leary. Subs: R Dwyer for Lucey (37), R Rahilly for Kearney (39), K Enright for Galvin (50), F O'Donoghue for O'Connell (52), N Quinn for Dillane (53). Referee : Maggie Farrelly (Cavan). Written by Daire Walsh and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here .
