Month: September 2021

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• Dublin star Conal Keaney has appealed for the return of three club medals after they were stolen from his car.
• A right knee injury to Ruan Pienaar is Ulster’s latest major concern as they try to put some form together to avoid an early Champions Cup exit.

Chris Henry at Ulster’s press conference in Kingspan Stadium today.

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• Pat Lam has spoken of how even a free-of-charge out-half option (his son, Mitch) was not given a green light by the IRFU.
• A non-league footballer in England has been sacked by his club after tweeting abuse at Ireland’s Harry Arter.
• Waterford FC have recruited Patick McClean, brother of Ireland international James, for the coming season.

Away

• South African golfer Wayne Westner has died in Durban after turning his gun on himself.
• Fernandinho’s red card appeal was rejected and he will miss Man City‘s next four games.

Norway’s Daniel Andre Tande soars through the air during his trial jump at the third stage of the 65th four hills ski jumping tournament in Innsbruck, Austria.

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• England will be without Manu Tuilagi for the Six Nations, and Leicester for the remainder of the season.
• Leeds United have another Italian in the owners’ box.
• Chapecoense are beginning the rebuilding process after last year’s plane crash.
• Here’s all today’s football transfer round-up.

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On The Record

In the light of the player’s irresponsible and anti-social behaviour, we are terminating Alfie Barker’s registration and relationship with the club with immediate effect.”

– Lowly Hitchin Town show big clubs how to handle despicable actions of players as they swiftly react to tweets sent to Bournemouth’s Harry Arter.

The Fixture List

What’s that? You want more Walsh Cup action? Kilkenny host DCU in a Group 2 clash in Dunmore at 7.30pm. In the much more exotic climes of Hawaii, the golf year gets under way with the Tournament of Champions featuring big names like Jordan Spieth, Dustin Johnson and Jason Day.

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Non Grand Slam tennis events are all kinds of grim. Today, the great Roger Federer was coaxed into a bongo battle with the teenager who had just beaten him on court.

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‘Don’t let Shayan see you talking about lunch!’

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KERRY FOOTBALLING LEGEND Mick O’Connell celebrated his 80th birthday today and even after all these years, he continues to reflect on his historic career with modesty.

O’Connell created a legacy throughout the duration of his years in the Kerry jersey and his name is synonymous with all the greats of the game.

But speaking to Ger Gilroy and Joe Molloy on this evening’s ‘Off The Ball,’ he declined to look back at his career in those terms.

In fact, he rejected the notion that his playing days could even be defined as a career and considers it a “pastime” which his lifestyle could accommodate.

“To me, I grew up when football was a pastime and you played at weekends with a bit of practice during the week, and everything else was incidental. There were more important things to be doing and that’s the background that I came from.

Triumph and disaster came the same to me. (If) you won a match, it wasn’t a triumph, losing a match wasn’t a disaster. That was my thinking of the game and I make no apologies about it.”

“There were other things more important to me than football. I played football first of all, because I liked it. If I was born somewhere else, it probably would have been soccer or something else but Gaelic was the game in this locality, I happened to play it by accident.

“There was no such thing as the number one aim in my life to play football. It was purely incidental.

Later in the conversation, Gilroy goes on to reference O’Connell’s famous routine of rowing over and back from his home place in Valentia Island, and suggested that it was an ideal form of exercise to compliment his football training.

O’Connell however, didn’t agree.

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“Football and rowing had no association.

“There were far more greater difficulties than rowing over and back. Other people had to bring cattle, horses and things across – I was doing it for pleasure and a pastime.”

While recalling his experiences as a footballer, O’Connell emphasised the importance of perfecting the skills from a young age and said that his personal training regime on the island, simply consisted of “running, jumping and a bit of climbing.”

Molloy inquired about O’Connell’s great passion in life. But again, he had a simple response.

“Passion in life? None whatsoever. Playing football afforded me the chance to do exercise and play games locally and sometimes in Dublin. It was a nice way of associating with other people.”

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Dublin 2-17
Carlow 1-13

Paul Keane reports from Parnell Park

DUBLIN CAPTAIN LIAM Rushe saw red at Parnell Park where Dublin finished strong to begin their Bord na Mona Walsh Cup campaign with victory.

Ger Cunningham’s new look panel were just three ahead of a dogged Carlow side when Rushe and Carlow’s Jack Kavanagh were shown straight red cards in the 61st minute.

But Dublin upped the ante from there on and sub Alex Quinn contributed 1-1 late on to put the result beyond doubt.

Quinn also hit 1-4 last weekend for the Dubs Stars in the annual challenge and looks certain to push hard for a spot in Cunningham’s panel following a pre-season overhaul.

The Dubs were without 23 players for the Walsh opener for various reasons and Rushe was one of just three players retained in the lineup from last year’s qualifier defeat to Cork.

The rookie outfit found the going difficult and despite running 0-5 to 0-1 clear early on actually fell behind after a Chris Nolan Carlow goal.

Cian O’Sullivan responded with a fine solo goal for Dublin who led 1-10 to 1-6 at the break.

Free-taker Denis Murphy scored nine points in total for Carlow who remained right in there for long spells in the second-half. But Murphy left the field with an arm injury late on and Dublin finished with that burst to begin 2017 with a win.

New Dublin hurling prospect and Galway native Donie Fox

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Scorers for Dublin: Donal Burke 0-5 (0-5f), Donie Fox 0-4 (0-3f, 0-1 ’65), Alex Quinn 1-1, Cian O’Sullivan 1-0, Fionntain McGibb 0-2 (0-1 sideline), Sean McGrath, Liam Rushe, Conor Burke, Canice Maher, Fergal Whitely, Ben Quinn 0-1 each.

Scorers for Carlow: Denis Murphy 0-9 (0-8f, 0-1 ’65), Chris Nolan 1-0, Paul Coady 0-3), John Michael Nolan, Edward Byrne 0-1 each.

​Dublin

1. Jonathan Treacy – Na Fianna

2. Darragh Gray – Whitehall Colmcille
3. Shane Barrett – Na Fianna
4. Fionn Ó Riain Broin – St. Judes

5. Matthew McCaffrey – Lucan Sarsfields
6. Chris Crummey – Lucan Sarsfields
7. Sean McGrath – Kilmacud Crokes

8. Liam Rushe – St. Patrick’s Palmerstown
9. Donie Fox – St. Judes

10. Conor Burke – St. Vincents
11. Tomás Connolly – St. Vincents
12. Fionntain McGibb – Setanta

13. Canice Maher – St. Judes
14. Donal Burke – Na Fianna
15. Cian O’Sullivan – St. Brigids

Subs:

22. Fergal Whitely (Kilmacud Crokes) for Conor Burke (half-time)
21. Ben Quinn (Crumlin) for McCaffrey (half-time)
28. Alex Quinn (Crumlin) for Connolly (half-time)
16. Gary Maguire (Ballyboden St-Enda’s) for Treacy (half-time)
24. Niall McMorrow (Ballyboden St-Enda’s) for Maher (56)
23. Caolan Conway (Kilmacud Crokes) for McGrath (62)

Carlow

16. Brian Treacy (Naomh Eoin)

23. Paul Doyle (St Mullins)
3. Ricahrd Kelly (Mount Leinster Rangers)
2. Dion Wall (Ballinkillen)

4. Richard Coady (Mount Leinster Rangers)
6. Diarmuid Byrne (Mount Leinster Rangers)
7. James O’Hara (Naomh Eoin)

21. Jack Kavanagh (St Mullins)
11. Craig Wall (Ballinkillen)

10. John Michael Nolan (Naomh Eoin)
8. Jack Murphy (Mount Leinster Rangers)
22. Kevin McDonald (Mount Leinster Rangers)

14. Denis Murphy (Mount Leinster Rangers)
12. Edward Byrne (Mount Leinster Rangers)
15. Chris Nolan (Mount Leinster Rangers)

Subs:

5. Gary Bennett (St Mullins) for Kelly (half-time)
9. Paul Coady (Mount Leinster Rangers) for C Nolan (half-time)
13. Sean Brennan (Ballinkillen) for McDonald (46)
19. David English (Ballinkillen) for O’Hara (48)
20. Eoin Redmond (Naomh Eoin) for Wall (50)
18. Andrew Casey (Erins Own) for R Coady (55)
25. Seamus Murphy (St Mullins) for J Murphy (62)
26. Shane Kavanagh (Naomh Eoin) for Doyle (62)
23. Doyle (St Mullins) for Byrne (64)
22. McDonald (Mount Leinster Rangers) for D Murphy (68).

Referee: M Murtagh (Westmeath).

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FORMER ROSCOMMON FOOTBALLER Karol Mannion has announced his retirement from football.

Mannion, who retired from the inter-county game in 2014, concludes his career as one of St Brigid’s most influential players in a career that spans across two decades.

2013 was undoubtedly the crowning moment of his career, when he put in a man-of-the-match performance as part of St Brigid’s stunning comeback in the All-Ireland club final against Ballymun Kickhams.

In addition to the All-Ireland honours, Mannion concludes his career with 4 Connacht SFC titles and 9 county SFC titles with St Brigid’s along with a Connacht SFC title with Roscommon in 2010.

Paying tribute to Mannion and fellow team-mate Robbie Kelly – who is retiring from senior football – St Brigid’s posted the following message on their Facebook page.

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ANDY MCENTEE WILL patrol the sideline for the first time as Meath senior football manager in a competitive game on Sunday afternoon against Wicklow in the O’Byrne Cup.

Ballyboden’s All-Ireland club winning manager Andy McEntee

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And for his opening team selection, he’s handed recalls to some familiar faces. Midfielder Bryan Menton and attacker Brian Sheridan notably return to the side with Menton having taken a year out in 2016, while Sheridan has been absent in recent seasons.

Bryan Menton featured in the 2015 championship against Westmeath

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Brian Sheridan pictured in action in the 2013 O’Byrne Cup

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McEntee has plenty experience to draw upon after picking seven players from last July’s championship exit against Derry.

Donal Keogan, Donnacha Tobin, Mickey Burke, Cian O’Brien, Cillian O’Sullivan, Graham Reilly and Bryan McMahon are all survivors from that game, which transpired to be former manager Mick O’Dowd’s last in charge.

McEntee’s son Shane will start at centre-back after featuring as a substitute during O’Dowd’s time at the helm last year.

Meath

1. Jack Hannigan (Donaghmore/Ashbourne)

2. Donal Keogan (Rathkenny)
3. Donnacha Tobin (Blackhall Gaels)
4. Mickey Burke (Longwood)

5. Conor Downey (Na Fianna)
6. Shane McEntee (St Peter’s Dunboyne)
7. Sean Curran (Donaghmore/Ashbourne)

8. Bryan Menton (Donaghmore/Ashbourne)
9. Cian O’Brien (Ratoath)

10. Cillian O’Sullivan (Moynalvey)
11. Graham Reilly (St Colmcille’s)
12. Paddy Kennelly (Dunderry)

13. Kevin Ross (Castletown)
14. Brian Sheridan (Seneschalstown)
15. Bryan McMahon (Ratoath)

Subs

16. Robbie Burlingham (Simonstown Gaels)
17. David McQuillan (St Patrick’s)
18. William Carry (Drumbaragh)
19. Adam Flanagan (Clonard)
20. Donal Lenihan (St Peter’s Dunboyne)
21. Sean Tobin (Simonstown Gaels)
22. Ruairí Ó Coileáin (Navan O’Mahony’s)

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JOHN KIELY AND his new management team have announced the team that will face Waterford in their opening game of the Co-Op Superstores.ie Munster Senior Hurling League on Sunday.

The side includes three members from the Na Piarsiagh club which captured the 2016 senior All-Ireland hurling club title and will also feature some seasoned players.

Kiely will be looking to the experienced Seamus Hickey, to operate as a leader from centre-back while Sean Tobin is back in the starting line-up, after withdrawing from the panel during the summer due to lack of game time. 

Elsewhere, Kerry have named their team to play Tipperary in Round 1 of the Munster Senior Football McGrath Cup on Sunday next in Austin Stack Park.

The team is drawn entirely from the county’s Under 21 panel and will be managed by the Under 21 Manager Jack O’Connor.

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Limerick team to face Waterford

1. Nickie Quaid -Effin (Captain)

2. Seanie O Brien – Patrickswell
3. Richie McCarthy – Blackrock
4. Mike Casey – Na Piarsaigh

5. Diarmaid Byrnes – Patrickswell
6. Seamus Hickey – Murroe/Boher
7. Declan Hannon – Adare

8. John Fitzgibbon – Adare
9. Gavin O Mahony – Kilmallock

10. Gearoid Hegarty – St Patrick’s
11. Alan Dempsey – Na Piarsaigh
12. David Dempsey – Na Piarsaigh

13. Sean Tobin – Murroe/Boher
14. Tom Morrissey – Ahane
15. Graeme Mulcahy (Kilmallock)

Subs
16. Barry Hennessy – Kilmallock
17. Tom Condon – Knockaderry
18. Pat Ryan – Doon
19. Kevin O Brien – Patrickswell
20. Dan Morrissey – Ahane
21. Robbie Hanley – Kilmallock
22. Richie English – Doon
23. Colin Ryan – Pallasgreen
24. Kyle Hayes – Kildimo/Pallaskenry
25. Stephen Cahill – Tournafulla
26. Aaron Gillane – Patrickswell

Kerry team to face Tipperary

1. Shane Ryan – Rathmore

2. Tom (Leo) O’Sullivan – Dingle
3. Jason Foley – Ballydonoghue
4. Tom O’Sullivan – Dingle

5. Brian Ó Beaglaoich – An Ghaeltacht
6. Andrew Barry – Na Gaeil
7. Daniel O’Brien – Glenflesk

8. Barry O’Sullivan – Dingle
9. Brian Ó Seanacháin – Ballydonoghue

10. Brandon Barrett – Ardfert
11. Sean O’Shea – Kenmare
12. Lee O’Donoghue – Glenflesk

13. Conor Geaney – Dingle
14. Matthew O’Sullivan (C) – St Michaels-Foilmore
15. Cathal Bambury – Dingle

Subs

16. Eoghan O’Brien – Churchill
17. Brian Sugrue – Renard
18. Matthew Flaherty – Dingle
19. Liam Kearney – Spa
20. Liam Carey – Beaufort
21. Cormac Coffey – Kerins O’Rahillys
22. Ivan Parker – Churchill
23. Robert Wharton – Renard
24. Darren Brosnan – Gneeveguilla
25. Bryan Sweeney – Listowel Emmets
26. Michael Foley – Spa

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DONEGAL FOOTBALLER ODHRÁN MacNiallais has revealed he is stepping away from the inter-county scene in 2017.

The 24-year-old confirmed his intentions to take a break “for personal reasons” in The Donegal Democrat.

The versatile Gaoth Dobhair club man has ended speculation by taking the decision, but added that he was unsure what the immediate future held.

“I’m taking a year out, but not sure about the American part,” he told the paper.

There was no fall out or anything with management or players. It is just for personal reasons.”

However, MacNiallais said he was unsure whether or not he would spend time in the US this year.

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MacNiallais was first drafted into the squad by Jim McGuinness in 2011, making his debut in the 2012 Dr McKenna Cup.

After missing the rest of that season with injury, he returned in 2013 and was part of the 2014 Ulster Championship winning squad.

The news of his departure comes just two weeks after Leo McLoone informed the Donegal management team he would not be available for selection in 2017.

The Tír Chonaill kick off this season’s Allianz National Football League campaign against Kerry on 5 February.

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MUNSTER WILL MAKE the journey back to Paris this weekend to fulfill the Champions Cup fixture against Racing 92 that was postponed last year following Anthony Foley’s sudden death. Elsewhere, there was a huge reaction to the revelation that Irish sailor Saskia Tidey is transferring to Team Great Britain.

Minister for Sport Shane Ross sparked a debate following statements he made about how he plans to regulate MMA in Ireland. The GAA lost some big names this week, while others are becoming an emerging force in their respective counties.

Here’s what you had to say about it all.

Roscommon’s Ultan Harney.

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Roscommon’s Ultan Harney has been picked as one footballer to watch out for in 2017. Here’s what Cormac had to say about the upcoming star.

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Fair play to Ultan Harney for bringing the cones in. Not too big for his boots that fella…

Patrick Kelly in action for Cork.

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Meanwhile, Cork lost one of their stalwart players this week, and one of the members of their 2010 All-Ireland winning team. Liam Dunne paid this tribute to Patrick Kelly.

Class act. Trevor Giles kinda player. Had Cork been better he would have been a great.

Ireland’s Saskia Tidey alongside Andrea Brewster at the Rio Games.

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This is how Jim Daly reacted to the news that Saskia Tidey will be linking up with Team GB in the hope of representing Britain at the 2020 Olympics.

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Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Shane Ross.

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Anthony Connery had this to say following Minister Shane’s Ross address about tackling MMA regulation in Ireland.

Why doesn’t he talk about other sports as well? How many jockeys have unfortunately lost their lives? How many guys in motorsports? Another dinosaur in Irish politics that doesn’t know what he’s talking about

Karol Mannion celebrates winning the 2013 All-Ireland club final along with Cathal McHugh.

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Former Roscommon footballer Karol Mannion retired from football this week. Gerard Tiernan had this to say about the player who won an All-Ireland club title with St Brigid’s.

Serious all round good guy who gave everything to his club and will be missed.

Johnny Sexton kicking a conversion against Zebre in the Guinness Pro12.

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Johnny Sexton made his return to the Leinster team this week. Dave Murray is hopeful that Sexton has banished all of his injury woes.

Good to have Johnny back, hopefully the injury problems are gone now after that prolonged period of rest and rehab. Great bench there too and hopefully no injuries with Montpellier coming up tomorrow week.

Two Kerry greats – Mick O’Connell and Jack O’Shea.

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Kerry footballing legend Mick O’Connell turned 80 years of age this week. Martello Mulligan wrote this about O’Connell’s modest character.

Great man no doubt. Love to say he was a legend but he’d hate that. And he looks younger than Jacko in that photo!

Munster fans gather to pay tribute to Anthony Foley.

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Munster are returning to Paris this weekend for the rescheduled Champions Cup fixture which had to be cancelled following the sudden death of Munster coach Anthony Foley. Collitov had this to say about the upcoming game against Racing 92.

Racing are a professional outfit who are going to pay Munster full respect by fronting up. It is a difficult assignment but Munster have shown they can cope well with though challenges this season. It has the potential to be a cracker. Best of luck lads & Mumhan Abu

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Kildare 1-15
Longford 0-12

KILDARE GOT THEIR 2017 campaign up and running with a confident six point victory over Longford in the first round of the O’Byrne Cup.

Niall Kelly’s 29th minute goal gave the Lilywhites a 1-7 to 0-7 interval lead, and with Fionn Dowling and Neil Flynn among the scorers they never looked like surrendering that advantage in the second half.

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Cian O’Neill named a strong starting XV for the tie at St Conleth’s Park in Newbridge, with the likes of Peter Kelly, Fergal Conway, Keith Cribbin and Niall Kelly included.

Longford too had plenty of experienced players in action, as Barry McKeon, Robbie Smyth, Sean McCormack and Mark Hughes were among the big names to start.

Longford started brightly and were three points to the good (0-6 to 0-3) after the opening 20 minutes of action with McCormack and Smyth on target.

But Kildare rallied before the interval and posted 1-4 in the last 10 minutes of the opening half to turn the game on its head. Kelly’s goal, aided by three Fionn Dowling scores, handed O’Neill’s men control at the break.

The home side kicked the first three points of the second period to move seven points clear, as Ben McCormack, Dowling and Flynn raised the white flags.

From that point it was plain sailing for Kildare, despite the best efforts of Longford duo McCormack and Smyth who finished with 0-10 between them.

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