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RTÉ News
29-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Con O'Callaghan ruled out for Dublin, Diarmuid O'Connor misses out for Kerry
Con O'Callaghan has not been included in the Dublin squad for Sunday's All-Ireland group game against All-Ireland champions Armagh at Croke Park. The Cuala ace came off injured in the Round 1 win over Galway and will not compete unless he is on the standby list and added late on. Dublin manager Dessie Farrell has named 14 of the players who defeated the Tribe County last time out with Tom Lahiff coming into the side in place of O'Callaghan having replaced him off the bench against Galway. Kerry are also without a key player for their trip to Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday as Diarmuid O'Connor is not included. Dylan Geaney drops down to the bench with Paudie Clifford and Graham O'Sullivan coming into the starting team. Dublin: Stephen Cluxton; David Byrne, Theo Clancy, Seán MacMahon; Alex Gavin, Brian Howard, Tom Lahiff; Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne, Killian McGinnis; Ciarán Kilkenny, Lorcan O'Dell, Seán Bugler; Brian O'Leary, Cormac Costello, Colm Basquel Kerry: Shane Ryan; Dylan Casey, Jason Foley, Tom O'Sullivan; Brian Ó Beaglaoich, Mike Breen, Gavin White; Joe O'Connor, Barry Dan O'Sullivan; Graham O'Sullivan, Paudie Clifford, Seán O'Shea; David Clifford, Paul Geaney, Micheál Burns
Irish Times
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Dublin's profitable day trip out west shows they are still awake and hungry
All-Ireland SFC: Galway 2-14 Dublin 1-18 It was one of those picture postcard Saturday afternoons in sun-baked Salthill for Dublin . The stamped dispatches mailed back to the capital went something like this – lovely day out west, we had ice cream on the prom and later that evening watched Tom Lahiff put the cherry on top, talk of our demise has been greatly exaggerated. We'll be home soon, see you at Croke Park. A championship win over one of the All-Ireland favourites with the last kick of the game for a team undergoing an examination of its competency. It's a decent way to quieten the nonbelievers. 'We were very disappointed with our performance the last day against Meath, there's no getting away from that,' said Dublin Dessie Farrell after Saturday's All-Ireland SFC round-robin victory over Galway . 'But while we hold ourselves accountable and to higher standards, I think at some point in time that [losing in Leinster] was going to happen. READ MORE 'A Dublin team of old could be five per cent off and still win a game like that by five or 10 points, or whatever, but that day is gone now. Every day we put on the boots and put on the jersey you have to be on point, we weren't that day and deservedly lost the game. 'We were expecting a big response because we know it's not us. We may not have the same strength and depth as in previous seasons but we shouldn't be questioned on attitude and effort.' Galway's Matthew Thompson celebrates a score. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho Lahiff – a second-half sub for the injured Con O'Callaghan – clipped over the winning point with the last kick of the game. Just seconds after the hooter sounded, Niall Scully found Lahiff in a pocket of space inside the arc and the St Jude's clubman slotted over a neat point to earn Dublin the narrowest of victories over the four-in-a-row Connacht champions. Dublin demonstrated real character and desire coming down the stretch as the victory looked to have been snatched from their grasp just moments earlier when they got blown for overcarrying. And from the resulting free Galway worked the ball up the field where Matthew Tierney fisted over an equalising point. However, from the crucial next kick-out Stephen Cluxton found Lahiff in the middle of the field. Moments later Lahiff was back in possession, ending the move and the game with a match-winning point. 'It was a huge kick-out [after Galway's equaliser]. There was a big press coming from Galway,' added Farrell. 'You could see they had the bit between their teeth and were going for it. In fairness to Stephen he picked out Tom Lahiff and we secured possession. Ultimately, I think the game was won in that single play there.' But while it was Lahiff who kicked the winning score, Ciarán Kilkenny was the real difference-maker in this contest, the Castleknock man rolling back the years to produce a display of inspirational leadership. It was almost impossible to say where exactly Kilkenny played as he popped over all over the pitch – scoring, setting up scores, catching kick-outs, making defensive tackles. He was Dublin's central pillar. Ciarán Kilkenny of Dublin in action against Galway at Pearse Stadium. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho 'He was a warrior out there. He got cramp early enough in the second half, generally when a player gets cramp there's only one thing happening – he's coming off in a matter of minutes,' added Farrell. 'We'd a slip written for him, but he was able to dig it out and keep going and keep going. It's very unusual to see that, but that's the type of boyo he is. 'He was excellent. Con was really good in the first half too, a lot of the young lads as well. We're down to the serious stuff now at this stage, a lot of the young players did really well. Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne in the middle I thought had a great game as well. 'On days like this, brave men are wanted and we had a lot of lads standing up.' Dublin led 1-9 to 0-8 at half-time. The goal was a fortuitous but nonetheless well-taken one by Costello, who seized on a mistake by Liam Silke to slot the ball low beneath Connor Gleeson in the 20th minute. Johnny McGrath was given the man-marking detail on O'Callaghan while Silke picked up Costello. At the other end of the field David Byrne marshalled Shane Walsh while Seán MacMahon marked Rob Finnerty. Con O`Callaghan of Dublin is challenged by Cillian McDaid of Galway. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho Galway started the second half like a whirlwind, scoring 1-2 inside the opening two minutes of the restart to go from four behind to one in front. The goal came just 15 seconds into the second half. Galway won the throw-in and Cillian McDaid launched a skyscraper in on top of Matthew Thompson, who outfielded Byrne, turned and struck the ball beyond Cluxton. The home side seemed to have grabbed the initiative but Dublin responded well to curb Galway's momentum, with points by Costello and Brian O'Leary nudging them back in front. Lorcan O'Dell had a superb second half during which he scored three points, while Dublin had their homework done on Paul Conroy and nullified his impact. Both Conroy and Walsh were taken off. The Dubs had built a 1-16 to 1-12 lead with 15 minutes remaining when Galway forced a messy second goal. A McDaid shot dropped short to the right of the Dublin posts but before it went wide Tierney flicked it back across the face of the goal where Finnerty raced in and palmed home. John Maher levelled the game on the hour mark before Costello edged Dublin back in front in the 66th minute. Dublin tried to manage the game out from there but the late turnover for overcarrying provided Galway with what appeared to be a score that would see the game finish level. The Dubs had other ideas, though. 'It came down to the kick of a ball,' said Galway manager Pádraic Joyce. 'We said it before the game that it was going to come down to that and it did, they came out the right side of it and we didn't.' GALWAY: Connor Gleeson; Johnny McGrath (0-0-1), Seán Mulkerrin, Liam Silke; Dylan McHugh, Seán Kelly, Cian Hernon; Paul Conroy, John Maher (0-0-1); Cein Darcy, Matthew Tierney (0-0-2), Cillian McDaid (0-0-1); Matthew Thompson (1-0-1), Robert Finnerty (1-1-4, 1f), Shane Walsh (0-1-0). Subs: Peter Cooke for Thompson (41-53 mins); Kieran Molloy for Conroy (53); P Cooke for Kelly (53-60); Daniel O'Flaherty for Hernon (54); P Cooke for Walsh (60); Tomo Culhane for Darcy (65); John Daly for Silke (67). DUBLIN: Stephen Cluxton; David Byrne, Theo Clancy, Seán MacMahon; Ciarán Kilkenny (0-0-2), Seán Bugler (0-0-3), Brian Howard; Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne, Killian McGinnis (0-0-2); Lorcan O'Dell (0-0-3), Con O'Callaghan (0-0-3), Alex Gavin; Colm Basquel, Brian O'Leary (0-0-1), Cormac Costello (1-0-3, 2f). Subs: Tom Lahiff (0-0-1) for O'Callaghan (45 mins); Niall Scully for O'Leary (50); Cian Murphy for Gavin (54); Greg McEneaney for McGinnis (60); Luke Breathnach for Bugler (61). Referee: David Gough (Meath).
BreakingNews.ie
17-05-2025
- Sport
- BreakingNews.ie
Saturday sport: Dublin beat Galway in Salthill, Wexford beat Offaly
GAA Tom Lahiff was the hero for Dublin in the opening round of the All-Ireland Football Championship this evening. His point after the hooter gave Dessie Farrell's men a 1 point win away to Galway in Salthill. Advertisement A Summer Blockbuster In Salthill! 🎥 @Galway_GAA 2-14 @DubGAAOfficial 1-18 Watch the highlights here #GALVDUB — The GAA (@officialgaa) May 17, 2025 Kerry opened their account with a 3-18 to 17 point win over Roscommon this afternoon. Wicklow got their first win of their Tailteann Cup campaign. They had to come from behind to beat Laois in the final game of the day by 21 points to 16 in Aughrim. Earlier, Limerick held on to beat Antrim by 1-18 to 1-10 at Corrigan Park. Advertisement Kildare got the better of Tipperary in Clonmel by 3-19 to 1-11 this evening. Offaly made it two wins from two with a 1-18 to 1-13 victory over Waterford in Walsh Park. Wexford kept themselves in the Leinster Hurling Championship on Saturday evening. A late goal from Lee Chin saw them beat Offaly by 2-17 to 1-17 at Chadwick's Wexford Park. Advertisement They need results to go their way next week if they're to progress to the All Ireland series. Galway are still in the hunt for the Leinster final after strolling to a 28 point away over Antrim. Golf Rory McIlroy is attempting to move up the leaderboard on day 3 of the PGA Championship. The Grand Slam winner is level par thru 6 holes and remains on 1 over par at Quail Hollow. Advertisement Tom McKibbin has joined him on that score after a pair of costly bogeys on the back nine. Si Woo Kim is the new leader on the course and leads by 1 on 7 under par. Soccer Manchester City will end the season without a trophy for the first time since 2017. They were beaten 1-0 by Crystal Palace in the FA Cup final at Wembley. Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson avoided a red card after a VAR decision where he appeared to handle the ball outside his area. City boss Pep Guardiola was frustrated with the officials after the final whistle. There's one game here at home this evening. Longford Town have welcomed Finn Harps to Bishopsgate for a Men's First Division clash. Into the second half, it remains scoreless so far. Rugby In the URC this evening, Leinster are in action at home to defending champions Glasgow Warriors. They're into the second half at the Aviva Stadium where Leinster lead 7-0 thanks to Jimmy O'Brien's try in the corner. Earlier, Connacht ended their season with a 22-12 win over Zebre.
Irish Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Ciarán Kilkenny inspires Dublin as win over Galway shows they're not done yet
All-Ireland SFC: Galway 2-14 Dublin 1-18 They're not done for yet. Dublin got back to winning ways after Tom Lahiff clipped over the decisive score with the last kick of this All-Ireland SFC round-robin clash against Galway at a sun-drenched Pearse Stadium. Just seconds after the hooter sounded in Salthill, Niall Scully found Lahiff in a pocket of space inside the arc and the St Jude's clubman slotted over a neat point to earn Dublin the narrowest of victories over the four-in-a-row Connacht champions. Dublin demonstrated real character and desire coming down the stretch as the victory looked to have been snatched from their grasp just moments earlier when they got blown for overcarrying. From the resulting free Galway worked the ball up the field and Matthew Tierney fisted over an equalising point. However, from the crucial next kick-out Stephen Cluxton found Lahiff in the middle of the field and the visitors – who three weeks ago suffered a first Leinster SFC defeat in 15 years – built a patient attacking play that ended with Lahiff pointing. READ MORE 'It was a huge kick-out [after Galway's equaliser],' admitted Dublin manager Dessie Farrell. 'There was a big press coming from Galway, they have big men out around that middle third and it's very difficult to find the pockets. 'You could see they had the bit between their teeth and were going for it. In fairness to Stephen he picked out Tom Lahiff and we secured possession. Ultimately, I think the game was won in that single play there. 'Once the hooter went, I always felt we'd get a shot off. Whether it was going to go over or not is another thing. In fairness to Tom again, great composure at the end, steadied himself and slotted it over.' And while it was Lahiff – a second-half sub – who kicked the winning score, Ciarán Kilkenny was the real difference maker in this contest as the Castleknock man rolled back the years to produce a display of heroic leadership. Ciarán Kilkenny of Dublin in action against Galway at Pearse Stadium. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho It was almost impossible to say where exactly Kilkenny played as he popped up all over the pitch – scoring, setting up his team-mates for scores, catching kick-outs, making defensive tackles. He was central Dublin's victory. 'He was a warrior out there. He got cramp early enough in the second half, generally when a player gets cramp there's only one thing happening – he's coming off in a matter of minutes,' added Farrell. 'We'd a slip written for him, but he was able to dig it out and keep going and keep going. It's very unusual to see that, but that's the type of boyo he is. 'He was excellent. Con [O'Callaghan] was really good in the first half too, a lot of the young lads as well. We're down to the serious stuff now at this stage, a lot of the young players did really well. Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne in the middle I thought had a great game as well. 'On days like this, brave men are wanted and we had a lot of lads standing up.' Both teams made changes from their officially listed sides with six alterations to Dublin's starting 15 – Alex Gavin, Seán Bugler, Seán MacMahon, Killian McGinnis, Cormac Costello and Brian O'Leary all started. Galway made one personnel change with Cian Hernon replacing Jack Glynn. Johnny McGrath was given the man-marking detail on O'Callaghan while Liam Silke picked up Cormac Costello. At the other end of the field David Byrne marshalled Shane Walsh while Seán MacMahon marked Rob Finnerty. Galway's Matthew Thompson celebrates a score. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho Given the talk of their demise over the last three weeks, it was probably important Dublin started positively and they led 1-9 to 0-8 at half-time. The goal was a fortuitous one but nonetheless well taken by Costello, who seized on a mistake by Silke to slot the ball low beneath Connor Gleeson in the 20th minute. But Galway started the second half like a whirlwind, scoring 1-2 inside the opening two minutes of the restart to go from four behind to one in front. The goal came just 15 seconds into the second half. Galway won the throw-in and Cillian McDaid launched a skyscraper in on top of Matthew Thompson, who outfielder Byrne, turned and struck the ball beyond Cluxton. The home side seemed to have grabbed the initiative but under the baking sun Dublin responded well to curb Galway's momentum, with points by Costello and Brian O'Leary nudging them back in front. Lorcan O'Dell had a superb second half during which he scored three points while Dublin had their homework done on Paul Conroy and nullified the 2024 Footballer of the Year's impact. Both Conroy and Walsh were eventually taken off, though Dublin did have to play the last 25 minutes without O'Callaghan, who picked up a leg injury. The Dubs had built a 1-16 to 1-12 lead with 15 minutes remaining when Galway scored a messy goal. A McDaid shot dropped short to the right of the Dublin posts but before it went wide Tierney flicked it back across the face of the goal where Finnerty raced in and palmed home. A good score by John Maher levelled the game on the hour mark before Costello edged Dublin back in front in the 66th minute. Con O`Callaghan of Dublin is challenged by Cillian McDaid of Galway. Photograph: James Lawlor/Inpho Dublin tried to manage the game out from there but the late turnover for overcarrying provided Galway with what appeared to be a score that would see the game finish level. The Dubs had other ideas, though. 'It's a tough one to take,' said Pádraic Joyce. 'Especially because we had got ourselves into a position to win the game. I think we just dealt with the high pressure situations in Castlebar but we didn't really do that tonight. 'We gave the ball away three times in our last seven attacks which isn't like us in fairness. 'Look, people talk about Dublin being beat and out of it [after losing in Leinster], they've seven or eight of the best footballers in the country you've ever seen. 'We knew that, okay. People are doing podcasts and all sorts of stuff, unfortunately some mud on the walls will stick sometimes. But we knew internally ourselves it was going to be a huge battle, we said it to the lads before the game. 'We were expecting a huge battle from a serious team, a well-coached team, so we knew that. It came down to the kick of the ball, we said it before and it was going to come down to that and it did. They came out the right side of it and we didn't.' GALWAY: Connor Gleeson; Johnny McGrath (0-0-1), Seán Mulkerrin, Liam Silke; Dylan McHugh, Seán Kelly, Cian Hernon; Paul Conroy, John Maher (0-0-1); Cein Darcy, Matthew Tierney (0-0-2), Cillian McDaid (0-0-1); Matthew Thompson (1-0-1), Robert Finnerty (1-1-4, 1f), Shane Walsh (0-1-0). Subs: Peter Cooke for Thompson (41-53 mins); Kieran Molloy for Conroy (53); P Cooke for Kelly (53-60); Daniel O'Flaherty for Hernon (54); P Cooke for Walsh (60); Tomo Culhane for Darcy (65); John Daly for Silke (67). DUBLIN: Stephen Cluxton; David Byrne, Theo Clancy, Seán MacMahon; Ciarán Kilkenny (0-0-2), Seán Bugler (0-0-3), Brian Howard; Peadar Ó Cofaigh Byrne, Killian McGinnis (0-0-2); Lorcan O'Dell (0-0-3), Con O'Callaghan (0-0-3), Alex Gavin; Colm Basquel, Brian O'Leary (0-0-1), Cormac Costello (1-0-3, 2f). Subs: Tom Lahiff (0-0-1) for O'Callaghan (45 mins); Niall Scully for O'Leary (50); Cian Murphy for Gavin (54); Greg McEneaney for McGinnis (60); Luke Breathnach for Bugler (61). Referee: David Gough (Meath).
