Month: September 2021

REIGNING CORN UI Mhuiri champions PS Chorca Dhuibhne will take on Clare’s St Flannan’s in the quarter-finals of this year’s competition while last year’s Dr Harty Cup finalists Midleton CBS will meet 2016 champions Our Lady’s Templemore in the hurling last eight.

The premier Munster colleges Gaelic football competition will see the Dingle-based school, trained by former Kerry boss Eamonn Fitzmaurice, meet their Clare counterparts after the draws were made this evening.

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The quarter-finals will take place in January with St Brendan’s, the champions from Killarney in 2016 and 2017, taking on last year’s beaten finalists Tralee CBS in an all-Kerry clash.

There are two all-Cork ties with the meeting of West Cork schools Clonakilty CC and Hamilton HS Bandon while Rochestown College, the finalists in 2015, will face off against Ballincollig’s Coláiste Choilm.

In hurling there will be new champions after Ardscoil Rís, title winners five times in nine seasons, were knocked out at the group stages. Aside from the clash of Midleton and Templemore, there will be a battle between 2017 finalists St Colman’s and Waterford’s De La Salle.

The solitary Limerick outfit John The Baptist Hospital were drawn against Thurles CBS with Christian Brothers College taking on Nenagh CBS to complete the quarter-final line-up.

The draws in full are:

Corn Uí Mhuirí

Quarter-finals – 16 January
A. Clonakilty CC v Hamilton HS Bandon
B. St Brendan’s Killarney v Tralee CBS
C. St Flannan’s Ennis v PS Chorca Dhuibhne
D. St Francis College Rochestown v Coláiste Choilm Ballincollig

Semi-finals – 2 February
D v C
B v A

Final – 23 February

Dr Harty Cup

Quarter-finals – 9 January
A. Midleton CBS v Our Lady’s Templemore
B. JTB Hospital v Thurles CBS
C. St Colman’s Fermoy v De La Salle Waterford
D. Christian Brothers College v Nenagh CBS

Semi-finals – 26 January
C v A
D v B

Final – 16 February

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GERRY McGILL WILL be at the helm for the Carlow ladies footballers in 2019.

The Leinster county have announced that the former Donegal goalkeeper will succeed Bart Gilmartin as manager for next season.

McGill has a wealth of experience, having guided Dublin to their first All-Ireland senior ladies football title back in 2010.

In 2016, he brought the Tipperary ladies to an All-Ireland intermediate semi-final. McGill who has played for the Éire Óg club in Carlow, also served as a selector for the Tipp men’s U21 and senior sides.

Well-known strength and conditioning coach Jim Kilty will form part of McGill’s backroom team.

Carlow narrowly missed out on a semi-final place in this year’s All-Ireland junior championship.

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MAYO CAPTAIN CILLIAN O’Connor is expected to return to training with their squad soon after undergoing surgery on his knee.

It was revealed last night in an injury update released by Mayo GAA that O’Connor had gone under the knife to repair a knee problem but is expected to be ‘back on the pitch in the coming weeks’.

O’Connor’s inter-county campaign ended in late June when Mayo made an earlier exit than normal from the championship at the hands of Kildare.

The attacker kicked 0-6 in that game but despite that match drawing a line under his inter-county involvement for the year, O’Connor’s 2018 season only concluded at the end of last month when his club Ballintubber lost out to Galway’s Corofin in the Connacht senior club decider.

It’s not the first time that O’Connor has had an injury problem this year as he tore his hamstring earlier in a league game against Tyrone in March. In previous years O’Connor has had struggles in the off-season to fix recurring shoulder injuries.

O’Connor will be in action for a ninth season with the Mayo senior side in 2019. He made his debut in 2011 under James Horan and will team up with that manager again next season as Horan returns for a second spell in charge. 

The 26-year-old has won five Connacht senior medals with Mayo, helped them reach the All-Ireland final on four occasions during his career while also picking up two Young Footballer of the Year awards and an All-Star in 2014.

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CORK’S BID FOR three All-Ireland senior camogie titles in-a-row has been boosted with news that two nine-time champions are on board for an 18th season.

Veteran goalkeeper and 2018 captain Aoife Murray and record-breaking 11-time All-Star Gemma O’Connor have both committed to another year with the Rebels.

Murray, who has eight All-Star awards to her name, captained her side to another dramatic All-Ireland final win over Kilkenny in September with a single point separating the top two as the modern-day rivalry lives on. 

Ann Downey’s Cats ended their bid for three in-a-row in 2016 and completed that feat themselves in Division 1 of the League this year.

But with back-to-back All-Irelands under their belt, the focus is very much on a first O’Duffy Cup three in-a-row since 1973 next year for Paudie Murray’s charges. 

The manager — Aoife’s brother — revealed the news to the Irish Examiner, ahead of his eighth season at the helm.

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Aoife Murray and Gemma O’Connor with President of Ireland, Michael D Higgins, in September.

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“It has helped the dressing room greatly in that they are keeping standards high in there,” Murray said.

“We wouldn’t have achieved what we have achieved in recent years only for those players. And I include Rena [Buckley] in that. Briege [Corkery] coming back two months before this year’s All-Ireland final gave us a great kick because she brought a huge level of experience and a small bit of madness too, which was probably good at that time.”

It comes as another boost to the Cork camogie fold after 18-time All-Ireland winner and dual star Corkery also committed for 2019, as first reported by The42.

She returned to the panel ahead of the All-Ireland semi-final against Tipperary in August after an almost two-year absence from both codes. 

Corkery’s son, Tadhg, in the cup in September.

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Murray also added that he had his mind more or less made up about staying on for 2019 as the final whistle blew in Croke Park in September.

“At the beginning of the year, I had decided this was my last year, irrespective of us winning the All-Ireland or not. That changed after this year’s All-Ireland final,” he said.

“You have the possibility of three-in-a-row. We failed in that regard in 2016. There is a small bit of trying to right the wrongs, really. Second of all, when you are dealing with the bunch of players that I am dealing with, it is not easy to walk away from them either.”

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LIAM SHEEDY HAS named the team that will take on Limerick in their opening Munster Senior Hurling League fixture, as he prepares for a second stint in charge of the Premier County.

The 2010 All-Ireland winning boss has included a number of experienced players in the starting line-up including James Barry, who is named to start at full-back.

Michael Breen will partner Willie Connors at midfield while Jason Forde, Ronan Maher, Dan McCormack and Seamus Callanan will bring a lot of experience to the Tipperary attack.

Sheedy has plenty of strength to draw from the bench too, with Padraic Maher, Patrick Maher and Jake Morris all named among the substitutes.

Tipperary’s Seamus Callanan (file pic).

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Sheedy was appointed as the Tipp boss earlier this year on a three-year term following the departure of Michael Ryan. 

The Portroe man previously managed Tipperary for three campaigns between 2008 and 2010 and departed the post as an All-Ireland winning manager after masterminding a victory over Kilkenny to end their hopes of clinching five-in-a-row. 

Tipperary will take on All-Ireland champions Limerick in the Co Op Superstores Munster Senior Hurling League at the Gaelic Grounds on Friday evening.

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Throw-in for the tie is at 7.30pm.

Tipperary team v Limerick

1. Brian Hogan – Lorrha-Dorrha

2. Seán O’Brien – Newport
3. James Barry – Upperchurch-Drombane
4. Donagh Maher – Burgess

5. Barry Heffernan – Nenagh Éire Óg
6. Séamus Kennedy – St. Mary’s Clonmel
7. Tom Fox – Éire Óg Annacarty-Donohill

8. Michael Breen – Ballina
9. Willie Connors – Kiladangan

10. Colin English – Fr. Sheehy’s
11. Ronan Maher – Thurles Sarsfields
12. Dan McCormack – Borris-Ileigh

13. Jason Forde – Silvermines
14. Seamus Callanan – Drom-Inch
15. Mark Kehoe – Kilsheelan-Kilcash

Substitutes
16. Barry Hogan – Kiladangan
17. Cathal Barrett – Holycross-Ballycahill
18. Jerome Cahill – Kilruane MacDonaghs
19. Cian Darcy – Kilruane MacDonaghs
20. Padraic Maher – Thurles Sarsfields
21. Patrick Maher – Lorrha-Dorrha
22. Mark McCarthy – Toomevara
23. Brian McGrath – Loughmore-Castleiney
24. Jake Morris – Nenagh Éire Óg
25. Joe O’Dwyer – Killenaule
26. Killian O’Dwyer – Killenaule

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THE REDEVELOPMENT OF Páirc Ui Chaoimh is expected to cost €110 million — almost €25 million over its estimated budget — with Croke Park set to step in. 

The Irish Examiner’s Michael Moynihan is reporting this morning that alarmed GAA authorities have made the decision to take over the running of the grounds for at least a decade, while covering the debt.

Last year, it was revealed that the stadium would have a final cost of €86 million. But the latest development comes as a startling revelation.

Croke Park stadium boss Peter McKenna has said that resolving the Páirc’s financial problems is a “10 to 15-year set-up.”

“It became clear in the middle of the year that the amount spent on the stadium way exceeded what people thought,” Mr McKenna told the Irish Examiner.

“We’re probably close to €110 million as a final cost, and what was the ability to pay that? 

“In order to stem the debt or put a shape to it, we needed an experienced management team involved. I think if it wasn’t an aligned set-up you’d be talking about a receivership or something like that.

“The ability to pay that amount of money back wasn’t there, but that’s not how we operate as an organisation.”

He confirmed the company’s board of directors who were appointed to run the stadium could not meet because that would have been illegal under company law, and added that the 45,000-capacity stadium’s playing surface will be replaced.

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On the concerns that Cork GAA might have to consult Croke Park on team costs and further expenses doing forward, McKenna dismissed those.

“Not at all,” he said. “That’s a matter for the county board — but that’s where this problem was heading. There was massive debt and the stadium debt needed to be untangled from the county board accounts.

“The most important things are the teams, not the stadium. Looking at the stadium as a separate unit, which is now solvent, with the executive well represented on the board, is by far the best way to do it.”

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Limerick 2-17
Tipperary 4-14

Shane Brophy reports from the Gaelic Grounds

LIAM SHEEDY’S SECOND term in charge of Tipperary got off to a winning start with a three-point victory over All Ireland champions Limerick in the opening round of the Coop Superstores Munster Hurling League at the Gaelic Grounds, Limerick this evening.

3,224 were an attendance and were barely in their seats when Tipperary were awarded a penalty after 23 seconds following a foul on Jason Forde with Seamus Callanan converting to get the visitors off to the best possible start.

Liam Sheedy enjoyed a winning return to life as Tipperary boss this evening.

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However, Limerick were much sharper for much of the first half with David Reidy and Colin Ryan very much to the fore with three points from play each.

However, the home wide were extremely wasteful with 11 first-half wides although Tipp weren’t much better with nine but they struck for two goals late in the half from Seamus Callanan and then Mark Kehoe to take a 3-6 to 0-11 advantage to the break.

Tipperary introduced Patrick Maher at half time and within three minutes he had scored Tipperary’s fourth goal and at one stage lead by eight points before a David Reidy goal on 46 minutes brought Limerick back into the game.

Limerick’s David Reidy holds off the challenge of Barry Heffernan.

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Limerick finished with 14 men with Gearoid Hegarty sent off in the 70^th minute for a second bookable offence with the home side bagging a late goal from Aaron Gillane to create some nervous moments for Tipperary late on.

Limerick face Kerry in round two in Tralee next Thursday night before Tipperary welcome the Kingdom to Nenagh in the new year.

Scorers for Limerick: Aaron Gillane 1-8 (0-6 frees); David Reidy 1-3; Colin Ryan 0-3; Barry O’Connell 0-2; Andrew La Touche Cosgrave 0-1.

Scorers for Tipperary: Seamus Callanan 2-8 (1-0 pen, 0-7 frees); Mark Kehoe, Patrick Maher 1-0 each; Jason Forde, Ronan Maher 0-2 each; Colin English, Dan McCormack 0-1 each.

Limerick

Nicky Quaid (Effin)

Sean Finn (Bruff)
Dan Morrissey (Ahane)
William O’Meara (Askeaton)

Paddy O’Loughlin (Kilmallock)
Declan Hannon (Adare)
Andrew La Touce Cosgrave (Monaleen)

Cian Lynch (Patrickswell)
Colin Ryan (Pallasgreen)

Gearoid Hegarty (St Patrick’s)
Barry O’Connell (Kildimo-Pallaskenry)
David Reidy (Dromin-Athlacca)

Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell)
Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock)
Pat Ryan (Doon)

Subs

Seamus Flanagan (Feohanagh/Castlemahon) for Mulcahy (30 inj)
Conor Boylan (Na Piarsaigh) for O’Connell (57)
Diarmuid Byrnes (Patrickswell) for Hannon (60)
Oisin O’Reilly (Kilmallock) for Pat Ryan (60)

Tipperary

Brian Hogan (Lorrha/Dorrha)

Sean O’Brien (Newport)
James Barry (Upperchurch/Drombane)
Donagh Maher (Burgess)

Barry Heffernan (Nenagh Eire Og)
Seamus Kennedy (St Mary’s, Clonmel)
Tom Fox (Eire Og Annacarty-Donohill)

Michael Breen (Ballina)
Willie Connors (Kiladangan)

Colin English (Father Sheehys)
Ronan Maher (Thurles Sarsfields)
Dan McCormack (Borris-Ileigh)

Jason Forde (Silvermines)
Seamus Callanan (Drom & Inch)
Mark Kehoe (Kilsheelan/Kilcash)

Subs

Patrick Maher (Lorrha/Dorrha) for Kehoe (HT).
Joe O’Dwyer for O’Brien (49)
Jake Morris (Nenagh Eire Og) for Breen (53)
Jerome Cahill for (Kilruane MacDonaghs) for Connors (63)
Mark McCarthy (Toomevara) for Forde (65)

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YOU MAY OR may not have heard that a Dublin team won a county championship title without a single Dublin player, born and bred, on board last year.

St Brendan’s have a fairly unique story, it must be said.

The St Brendan’s first team.

Source: St Brendan’s Ladies GAA Facebook.

While they did have two Dubliners in the set-up in 2018, the Stoneybatter/Phibsboro outfit have representatives from 19 other counties and four countries on top of Ireland, of course.

Looking back on 2017 first though, St Brendan’s were crowned New Ireland Assurance Junior F county champions after topping their group and beating St Monica’s on a scoreline of 2-13 to 1-7 in the decider.

It was a first ever ladies county championship for the club, and was five years in the making.

In the wake of this historic feat, over 50 girls turned up to training ahead of the new season and they entered two teams this year.

Having powered through the grades, the first team reached the Division 5 final, but were just edged out by two points in extra time while the second team, plying their trade in Division 7, also contested a shield final.

They’re a pretty special bunch, and like any other club across the length and breadth of the country, there’s a real sense of family at St Brendan’s.

The St Brendan’s second team.

Source: St Brendan’s Ladies GAA Facebook.

“Joining St Brendans is like having a home away from home in Dublin,” Cavan native Sinéad Reilly tells The42.

“Having playing for years with Lurgan in Virginia, St.Brendan’s has filled that GAA void for me in the capital. I’ve met some really great friends on the team, and have travelled to the likes of Vietnam, Cambodia, Berlin, Riga, Malta and more, with some of them.

“The team has been great for many girls moving from all around Ireland to Dublin for meeting new people, as well as girls moving to Ireland for the first time

“We’re based in the Stoneybatter/Phibsboro area, so anyone looking to join a team or to fill their Monday and Wednesday evenings with something to do, please call down to us!”

Looking at the full list of counties and countries represented says it all, and there’s plenty of really interesting stories to share from all corners of the world.

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• Cavan
• Meath
• Westmeath (x2)
• Tyrone
• Limerick (x3)
• Mayo (x9)
• Kerry (x2)
• Cork (x4)
• Roscommon (x4)
• Leitrim
• Sligo
• Donegal (x4)
• Fermanagh
• Wexford
• Dublin (x2)
• Kilkenny
• Offaly
• Clare
• Tipperary
• Monaghan

• Argentina
• Spain
• Turkey
• Italy
• Ireland

“The Mayo girls could start up their own team!” she grins.

One or two places surely jump out as you read through that list. Amazingly, the second team’s vice captain, Agus Lazzarini, is from Argentina and will be flying the flag for St Brendan’s in the Dublin LGFA Junior Dub Stars match in the New Year.

Having lived in Ireland for the past two years, Agus joined the team early on as she started playing Gaelic football for the first time. Fast forward, and she was named Player of the Year this year.

“Having always been passionate about sports, the idea of playing what I thought it was a mix of soccer, rugby and handball, seemed like a nice challenge,” Lazzarini explains.

“I heard GAA was quite a thing here so I decided to get on board with the full Irish experience. I can now say that joining St Brendan’s was one of the best decisions I’ve made!

“As a soccer fan, I still find it weird picking the ball up from the ground, but having said that, I’ve discovered an exciting and dynamic sport, and I’ve also met some amazing people along the way.

“This has made me realise that GAA is truly about one big family!

She added: “To be honest, I thought it sounded like an easy sport, but once you’re on the pitch everything happens so fast that I’m glad I play with girls that have such amazing skills. They’re always there to help me out.

“I’m so happy being a part of this team and to share the same sporting passion for this crazy sport!”

A home away from home, indeed. 

Just brilliant.

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Kildare 0-16
Carlow 1-06

NEIL FLYNN AND Jimmy Hyland chipped in with nine of Kildare’s 16 points as the Lilywhites ran out seven-point winners over Carlow in round two of the 2019 O’Byrne Cup.

The pair were clinical in front of the posts as Kildare shot into an 0-11 to 0-2 at the break, putting Turlough O’Brien’s side to the sword at St Conleth’s Park.

Darren Lunney’s goal after the break gave Carlow something to fight for, but it was the the sharp shooting of the Kildare men that was the difference on the day, with Hyland taking advantage of the offensive mark.

Longford’s trip to Meath was the only other O’Byrne Cup game that was given the nod as weather warnings and deteriorating conditions around the country caused the postponement of Wexford’s meeting with  Laois, Westmeath’s clash with Offaly in Athlone and Louth’s trip to Wicklow.

Longford will be the happier of those making the trip home as they ran out 0-09 to 1-05 winners in Ashbourne.

Graham Reilly nudged Meath ahead after the restart but Longford fought back with three unanswered points to give themselves a lead to defend heading into the final stages.

Graham Reilly was on target today for Meath.

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In the day’s only Dr McKenna Cup tie between Fermanagh and UUJ in Derrygonnelly, the sides were unable to be separated, as it finished  1-09 to 0-12.

Darragh McGurn was named man of the match for Fermanagh, while Lee Brennan scored the equalising point for UUJ to snatch a result late on.

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