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The Irish Sun
2 days ago
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- 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
2 days ago
- 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
4 days ago
- 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 .
RTÉ News
4 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Dublin book All-Ireland final spot after extra-time goal rush against Galway
(After extra-time) Dublin will face Meath in an all-Leinster TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship final on 3 August after the Metropolitan outfit secured an extra-time victory over Galway at Glenisk O'Connor Park. The Dubs were three goals up and cruising with two minutes left on the clock but had a late scare when Galway found the net twice before running out of time. While Dublin – who lost to Galway under the same circumstances at the quarter-final stage of last year's competition – broke the deadlock with an early point from team skipper Carla Rowe, Galway moved into the ascendancy when Olivia Divilly and Roisin Leonard split the posts in quick succession. Niamh Hetherton swiftly restored parity at the opposite end, before their Connacht counterparts responded with a 0-02 salvo by Corofin attacker Leonard. Yet, after Rowe doubled her tally just shy of the first-quarter mark, Dublin edged back in front when Hannah Tyrrell coolly slotted a 17th-minute penalty beyond the reach of Galway netminder Dearbhla Gower. The sides were back on level terms as a result of Kate Slevin and Leonard finding the range, however, and an impressive scoring spree from the Tribeswomen followed a pointed free from Tyrrell on 23 minutes. Although this left the tie delicately poised on the restart, almost 14 minutes passed before the next score of the game arrived through the boot of Dublin corner-forward Kate Sullivan. There was a sense inside the final quarter that every score was going to be vital and after Slevin levelled matters with a close-in free, Tyrrell responded with a similar effort to help Dublin re-establish a slender lead. However, there is plenty of resilience in this Galway team and the Westerners swung the pendulum in their favour with a 0-02 salvo from Eva Noone. The 2004 All-Ireland champions looked set to prevail when substitute 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 nerveless pointed free. Former Ireland women's rugby international Tyrrell seized the initiative for Dublin in the additional periods with a brace of points and even though Olivia Divilly registered her third of the game, substitute Orlagh Nolan found the target to put Dublin two clear - 1-13 to 0-14 - on the stroke of 70 minutes. Dublin found themselves on course to set up a repeat of their 2021 decider against Meath when Rowe, with a brilliant backheel, and Sullivan bagged goals in the second half of extra-time. While Trill and Olivia Divilly rattled the net for Galway in a chaotic finale, Dublin's place in the showpiece and a rematch of the 2021 All-Ireland were ultimately secured. Dublin: A Shiels; J Tobin, L Caffrey, N Donlon; S Goldrick (0-01), M Byrne, N Crowley; E O'Dowd, N Hetherton (0-02); N Owens, C O'Connor, H McGinnis; H Tyrrell (1-06, 1-00 pen, 0-05fs), C Rowe (1-02), K Sullivan (1-01). Subs: O Nolan (0-01) for O'Connor (27), L Grendon for Rowe (40),S McIntyre (0-01) for Owens (47), Rowe for Hetherton (52), Hetherton for McGinnis (61), A Kane for Byrne (74), H Leahy for Donlon (75), C Darby for Rowe (76), A Timothy for Sullivan (76). Galway: D Gower; B Quinn, A Molloy, K Geraghty; H Noone, N Ward, C Trill; L Ward, S Divilly; N Divilly, O Divilly (1-03), A Davoren; E Noone (0-03, 0-01f), R Leonard (0-05, 0-04fs), K Slevin (0-02, 0-01f). Subs: L Noone for N Divilly (h-t), K Thompson for Leonard (41), L Coen for Davoren (50), A Trill (1-01) for Slevin (58), M Glynn for S Divilly (70), Slevin for L Noone, Davoren for Coen, M Banek for Quinn (all 71), C Cooney for Molloy (75), S Ni Loingsigh for Banek (77).
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Dublin set up all-Leinster TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship final by beating Galway
Dublin will face Meath in an all-Leinster TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship final on August 3 after the Metropolitan outfit secured an extra-time victory over Galway at Glenisk O'Connor Park in Tullamore.
