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Irish Independent
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Kerry footballer is the LGFA Player of the Month for April
The Rathmore forward (22), who claimed a first TG4 All-Star award last year, has carried that excellent form into the 2025 campaign with a series of outstanding displays. Danielle was superb in the National League Division 1 final against Armagh on Saturday April 12, when she scored 1-5 in a 4-14 to 0-11 victory for the Kingdom. Those individual heroics earned her the Player of the Match award on the day at Croke Park. O'Leary has continued her rich vein of form throughout the TG4 Munster Senior Championship campaign, with Kerry set to contest a provincial final against Waterford on Sunday, May 25. The Rathmore woman scored 1-3 against Cork in the opening round of the round-robin series on, before notching 0-3 in the round 2 victory over Waterford, which booked Kerry's place in the Southern showpiece. Danielle was presented with her award on Monday by Edele O'Reilly, Director of Sales and Marketing, The Croke Park Hotel.
RTÉ News
12-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Kerry star Danielle O'Leary honoured with POTM award
Kerry star Danielle O'Leary has been honoured with The Croke Park Hotel/LGFA Player of the Month award for April 2025. The Rathmore forward (22), who claimed a first All-Star award last year, has carried that excellent form into the 2025 campaign with a series of outstanding displays. She was superb in the 2025 Lidl National League Division 1 final against Armagh, when she scored 1-05 in a 4-14 to 0-11 victory for the Kingdom. Those individual heroics earned Danielle the player of the match award on the day at Croke Park. O'Leary has continued in her rich vein of form throughout the TG4 Munster Senior Championship campaign, with Kerry set to contest a provincial Final against Waterford on 25 May. She collected 1-03 against Cork in the opening round of the round-robin series, before notching 0-03 in the victory over Waterford, which booked Kerry's place in the southern showpiece.
Irish Examiner
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Two first half goals help Waterford over battling Tipperary
TG4 Munster SFC: Waterford 2-9 Tipperary 1-7 Two goals from the outstanding Lauren McGregor in the first four minutes set Waterford on their way to victory over Tipperary in the TG4 Munster Senior Championship at Fethard Town Park on Sunday afternoon. The visitors couldn't have asked for a better start and with Katie Murray adding a point between the goals, they built up an early lead that they never surrendered. A battling performance from Tipperary brought them back in contention and they got to within three points of Waterford, 2-7 to 1-7, with seven minutes left on the clock. However, Waterford finished stronger, with late points from Katie Murray and a fisted effort from Kellyann Hogan pushing them over the line. Hogan was a constant threat at the heart of the attack, with two points from play and three from frees. The concession of 2-1 so early in the contest was a huge blow to Tipperary's hopes but they will take some satisfaction in that they outscored their Division 1 opponents by 1-7 to 0-8 over the remaining 56 minutes There was a minute's silence before the game, in memory of former Moyle Rovers player, Bronagh English, who was tragically killed in an accident during the week. After the concession of the early 2-1, Tipperary were struggling to get the ball out of their own half, playing into the stiff breeze. They had their chances but unfortunately were off target from play and placed balls. Tipperary had to wait until the 21st minute for their first score, a fine point from Aisling Moloney, which was followed soon after with an Aoibhe O'Shea point following great work in the build-up from Kirsty Crotty-Ryan and Moloney. Waterford had their first point in over 24 minutes with a fine point from Kelly-Anne Hogan. Clare Walsh made it 2-3 to 0-2 in the 29th minute. However, one of the best moves of the game saw Tipperary get through for a stunning goal, Moloney feeding Maria Curley, who finished from close range. The final action of the half was a point from Waterford's Brid McMaugh to leave the halftime score 2-4 to 1-2. It was a more even contest in the second half. Aided by the stiff breeze, and with some outstanding play from Moloney, Ava Ryan and Maria Curley, Tipperary gave the home support plenty to cheer. With Waterford down to fourteen players following a yellow card for Emma Murray, Moloney pointed three frees, with Kirsty Crotty Ryan hitting a monster score. But Kellyann Hogan kept the scoreboard ticking over for Waterford as they just managed to stay in front for a hard-earned win. Scorers for Waterford: L McGregor (2-0), K Hogan (0-5, 3f), K Murray (0-2), B McMaugh, C Walsh (0-1 each) Scorers for Tipperary: A Moloney (0-5, 3f), M Curley (1-0), K Crotty Ryan, A O'Shea (0-1 each). WATERFORD: G Corcoran; A Murray, R Casey, C Murray; K McGrath, H Power, Á O'Neill; E Murray, E Power; B McMaugh, K Hogan, L Ni Harta; K Murray, C Walsh, L McGregor. Subs: C Fennell for Walsh (51), A Brazil for Ni Harta (52), A Power for O'Neill (54). TIPPERARY: L Fitzpatrick; N Martin, L Morrissey, E Cronin; K Cashman; M Curley, B Condon; A.R. Kennedy, C Kennedy; H Spillane, A Ryan, A O'Shea; C Condon, K Crotty Ryan, A Moloney. Subs: S English for Cashman (ht), A Fennessy for C Condon (ht), A McGuigan for Spillane (42), S O'Carroll for B Condon (50). Referee: Seamus Mulvihill (Kerry).
The 42
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The 42
All-Ireland champions Kerry get Munster title defence off to winning start in Cork
Cork 0-10 Kerry 1-13 By Anthony Newman KERRY GOT THE defence of their TG4 Munster Senior Championship crown off to a winning start at Cloughduv on Saturday. The reigining provincial and All-Ireland champions did all the damage in the first half and by the break they led by 1-11 to 0-3, with Síofra O'Shea and Danielle O'Leary, Player of the Match in the recent Lidl NFL Division 1 Final, doing most of the damage up front. They were playing with the aid of a strong wind and used it to their full advantage and it was always going to be difficult for Cork to overcome that lead. Cork started without their dual players but the introduction of Aoife Healy and Libby Coppinger, after 24 minutes, helped steady the ship for Cork as they came back at Kerry after half-time. But the experience of Kerry was too much for Cork in the end as they ran out deserving winners, particularly on their first-half display. The Kingdom took the lead four minutes in when O'Shea set up O'Leary for the game's opening goal. O'Leary added a point from the restart as the Kingdom were using the strong wind in their favour to their advantage. O'Shea added another and with ten minutes gone they were 1-3 to no score up, with Katie Brosnan also scoring. Advertisement Lydia McDonagh got Cork off the mark, but Kerry kept driving forward as Caoimhe Evans increased their lead. Rachel Dwyer, O'Shea and O'Leary all added points as the defending champions led by 1-7 to 0-1. Katie Quirke got Cork's second point from a free, with O'Shea replying at the other end to keep them well ahead. A great run from Melissa Duggan saw her score Cork's third point, with O'Shea again replying for the visitors. Evans and O'Leary both scored before half-time to see Kerry well in control at the break, leading by 1-11 to 0-3. All credit to Cork as they took the game to Kerry in the second half and now with the strong wind at their backs, it was their turn to drive forward in search of scores. Quirke got their first from a free with Abigail Ring also on target as Kerry were finding it hard to get out of their own half. Eilis Lynch and Katie Quirke (file photo). Natasha Barton / INPHO Natasha Barton / INPHO / INPHO Two more from Quirke, one a free, made it 0-7 to 1-11 after 40 minutes as Kerry had yet to get a shot off since the restart. Emma Cleary added another and Quirke pointed a free to close the gap further, making it 0-9 to 1-11. O'Shea got Kerry's first score of the second half, after 48 minutes, from a free, before Cork thought they had a penalty. Aoife Healy was fouled but after consulting with his umpires the referee awarded a free, which Quirke duly scored to put five between the sides. O'Shea rounded off the scoring from another free to see Kerry get their title defence off to a winning start. Scorers for Kerry: D O'Leary 1-3, S O'Shea 0-6 (4 frees), C Evans 0-2, K Brosnan, R Dwyer 0-1 each. Scorers for Cork: K Quirke 0-6 (5 frees), L McDonagh, M Duggan, A Ring, E Cleary 0-1 each. KERRY: ME Bolger; F O'Donoghue, D Kearney, E Lynch; A O'Connell, N Broderick, A Dillane; M O'Connell, A Galvin; C Evans, N Ní Chonchúir, K Brosnan; D O'Leary, R Dwyer, S O'Shea. Subs: N Carmody for R Dwyer, C Lynch for N Broderick (both ht), J Lucey for K Brosnan (41), R Rahilly for C Evans (52), L Boyle for D O'Leary (60). CORK: S Murphy; D Kiniry, S Kelly, M Duggan; E O'Shea, S Cronin, R Corkery; A Corcoran, S McGoldrick; A O'Mahony, L O'Mahony, E Cleary; A Ring, L McDonagh, K Quirke. Subs: A Healy for S McGoldrick, L Coppinger for A Corcoran (both 26), L Hallihan for L McDonagh (41), C O'Shea for R Corkery, H Looney for L O'Mahony (both 52). Referee: Patrick Smith (Waterford).
RTÉ News
26-04-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Kerry capitalise on fast start to see off Cork
Kerry got the defence of their TG4 Munster Senior Championship crown off to a winning start at Cloughduv on Saturday with a 1-13 to 0-10 victory over Cork. The reigning provincial and All-Ireland champions did all the damage in the first half and by the break they led by 1-11 to 0-03, with Síofra O'Shea and Danielle O'Leary doing most of the damage up front. They were playing with the aid of a strong wind and used it to their full advantage and it was always going to be difficult for Cork to overcome that lead. Cork started without their dual players, but the introduction of Aoife Healy and Libby Coppinger after 24 minutes helped steady the ship for Cork as they came back at Kerry after half-time. But the experience of Kerry was too much for Cork in the end as they ran out deserving winners, particularly on their first-half display. The Kingdom took the lead four minutes in when O'Shea set up O'Leary for the game's only goal. O'Leary added a point from the restart as the Kingdom were using the strong wind in their favour to their advantage. O'Shea added another and with 10 minutes gone they were 1-03 to no score up, with Katie Brosnan also scoring. Lydia McDonagh got Cork off the mark, but Kerry kept driving forward as Caoimhe Evans increased their lead. Rachel Dwyer, O'Shea and O'Leary all added points as the defending champions led by 1-07 to 0-1. Katie Quirke got Cork's second point from a free, with O'Shea replying at the other end to keep them well ahead. A great run from Melissa Duggan saw her score Cork's third point, with O'Shea again replying for the visitors. Evans and O'Leary both scored before half-time to see Kerry well in control at the break, leading by 1-11 to 0-03. All credit to Cork as they took the game to Kerry in the second half and now with the strong wind at their backs, it was their turn to drive forward in search of scores. Quirke got their first from a free with Abigail Ring also on target as Kerry were finding it hard to get out of their own half. Two more from Quirke, one a free, made it 0-07 to 1-11 after 40 minutes as Kerry had yet to get a shot off since the restart. Emma Cleary added another and Quirke pointed a free to close the gap further, making it 0-09 to 1-11. O'Shea got Kerry's first score of the second half, after 48 minutes, from a free, before Cork thought they had a penalty. Aoife Healy was fouled but after consulting with his umpires the referee awarded a free, which Quirke duly scored to put five between the sides. O'Shea rounded off the scoring from another free to see Kerry get their title defence off to a winning start. Scorers for Kerry: D O'Leary 1-03, S O'Shea 0-06 (4f), C Evans 0-02, K Brosnan, R Dwyer 0-01 each. Scorers for Cork: K Quirke 0-06 (5f), L McDonagh, M Duggan, A Ring, E Cleary 0-01 each. Kerry: ME Bolger; F O'Donoghue, D Kearney, E Lynch; A O'Connell, N Broderick, A Dillane; M O'Connell, A Galvin; C Evans, N Ní Chonchúir, K Brosnan; D O'Leary, R Dwyer, S O'Shea. Subs: N Carmody for R Dwyer, C Lynch for N Broderick (both ht), J Lucey for K Brosnan (41), R Rahilly for C Evans (52), L Boyle for D O'Leary (60). Cork: S Murphy; D Kiniry, S Kelly, M Duggan; E O'Shea, S Cronin, R Corkery; A Corcoran, S McGoldrick; A O'Mahony, L O'Mahony, E Cleary; A Ring, L McDonagh, K Quirke. Subs: A Healy for S McGoldrick, L Coppinger for A Corcoran (both 26), L Hallihan for L McDonagh (41), C O'Shea for R Corkery, H Looney for L O'Mahony (both 52).
