Waterford advance to Ladies All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals with big win over Leitrim
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Louth to face Antrim in All-Ireland Junior final as Tyrone face Laois in Intermediate decider
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship semi-finals Louth 1-14 Longford 0-6 Antrim 3-10 Sligo 1-10 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship semi-finals Laois 5-7 Monaghan 1-12 Tyrone 4-17 Westmeath 4-14 (aet) Advertisement TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Relegation Play-off Donegal 2-15 Leitrim 1-12 **** THE 2025 TG4 All-Ireland Junior and Intermediate finalists were confirmed on Sunday. Louth will face Antrim in the junior decider at Croke Park on 3 Sunday August (11.45am), while Tyrone will take on Laois in the intermediate final (1.45pm). Sunday's intermediate semi-finals saw Tyrone defeat Westmeath by 4-17 to 4-14 after extra-time, while Laois got the better of Monaghan by 5-7 to 1-12. In the junior grade, Louth defeated Longford by 1-14 to 0-6 while Antrim defeated Sligo by 3-10 to 1-10. An extra-time goal from Sorcha Gormley was decisive as Tyrone, runners-up last year, advanced to another TG4 All-Ireland intermediate final. Tyrone struck 1-3 without reply to force extra-time when the sides finished level at 3-13 to 4-10 for Westmeath. Four goals in the opening half laid the foundation for Laois' win over Monaghan as they built a 4-4 to 1-6 interval lead. Mo Nerney and Emma Lawlor, who got their fifth in the closing stages, both got two goals apiece for Laois. Maria O'Neill led the way with 2-2 as Antrim, champions in 2022, advanced to another TG4 All-Ireland junior final. They led by 0-8 to 0-4 and pushed on from there despite Leah Duffy hitting 1-4 for Sligo. They will meet Louth in the decider after Kate Flood hit 0-10 for last year's runners-up to see off Longford in Clones with eleven points to spare. Meanwhile, Leitrim were relegated to the intermediate grade for the 2026 season. In Saturday's TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship relegation tie, Donegal survived as they defeated Leitrim by 2-15 to 1-12. Eva Gallagher led the way with 0-9 for a Donegal side who led by 2-7 to 1-5 at the break. Susanne White and Jodie McFadden got the goals for Donegal while Laura O'Dowd found the net for last year's TG4 All-Ireland intermediate champions Leitrim but couldn't stave off the drop despite 0-7 from Muireann Devaney.
The 42
2 days ago
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Donegal hold off Leitrim to save their senior status in relegation play-off
Donegal 2-15 Leitrim 1-12 EVA GALLAGHER WAS in flying form for Donegal at Kilcoyne Park in Tubbercurry on Saturday as the O'Donnell County secured their TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship status with a relegation play-off victory over Leitrim. While Gallagher broke the deadlock with a fine point inside the opening 60 seconds, Leitrim squeezed in front courtesy of unanswered efforts by Muireann Devaney (a late addition to the starting line-up) and Ailbhe Clancy. Yet Kilcar attacker Gallagher soon followed with her second point of the game, and when Katie Dowds fed Susanne White close to goal on nine minutes, the latter fired smoothly into the bottom left-hand corner of the net. Following traded scores between the influential Gallagher and Leah Fox, Donegal stretched six clear when Gallagher, Dowds and Mia Bennett split the uprights in quick succession. However, after Laura O'Dowd (older sister of Dublin midfielder Eilish O'Dowd) cut Leitrim's deficit in half with a 19th-minute goal, Fox's second of the day left just two points between the teams. Gallagher (her fifth of the half) and Clancy raised further white flags for their side as the action progressed, before Jodie McFadden fired home a second Donegal major on 24 minutes. This propelled James Daly's Ulster side towards a 2-7 to 1-5 interval buffer and with Niamh Boyle, White and Bennett all on target, they enjoyed a whirlwind start to the second half. Advertisement Donegal remained in the driving seat after Gallagher and the ever-dangerous Devaney bagged two points apiece at either end of the pitch, but 2024 TG4 All-Ireland intermediate football championship winners Leitrim weren't prepared to go down without a fight. In the space of eight minutes inside the final-quarter, Jonny Garrity's side outscored their O'Donnell counterparts by 0-5 to 0-1 – the impressive Devaney bagging four points to compliment a single contribution from Fox. They subsequently received a potential lifeline when Devaney was fouled inside the small square on 58 minutes, but her resulting penalty was saved low by Donegal netminder Clare Friel. This could have been the spark they needed to turn the tide in their favour, but with Gallagher and White knocking over late points for their opponents, Leitrim ultimately couldn't avoid a return to the intermediate championship for 2026. Scorers for Donegal: E Gallagher 0-9, S White 1-2, J McFadden 1-0, M Bennett 0-2, K Dowds, N Boyle 0-1 each. Scorers for Leitrim: M Devaney 0-7 (6f), L O'Dowd 1-0, L Fox 0-3, A Clancy 0-2 (1f). DONEGAL: C Friel; S McFadden, A Temple Asokuh, S McFeeley; B McLaughlin, E McGinley, C Gillespie; R Rodgers, M Bennett; S White, K Dowds, F McManamon; E Gallagher, J McFadden, N Boyle. Subs: R McColgan for Rodgers (36), A Caulfield for Gillespie (40), E Boyle for McFadden (45), A McGranaghan for Bennett (52). LEITRIM: M Guckian; J Maye, C Tyrrell, E Quigley; D Beirne, C Owens, R McIntyre; N Tighe, A Quinn; A Gilmartin, V Egan, A Clancy; L Fox, M Devaney, L O'Dowd. Subs: S Quinn for Egan (40), C Dolan for A Quinn (46), L McKeon for Quigley (52), E Shanley for Beirne (54). Referee: Philip Conway (Armagh).
RTÉ News
2 days ago
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Eva Gallagher on song as Donegal secure their senior status
Eva Gallagher was in flying form for Donegal at Kilcoyne Park in Tubbercurry on Saturday as the O'Donnell County secured their TG4 All-Ireland senior football championship status with a relegation play-off victory over Leitrim. While Gallagher broke the deadlock with a fine point inside the opening 60 seconds, Leitrim squeezed in front courtesy of unanswered efforts by Muireann Devaney (a late addition to the starting line-up) and Ailbhe Clancy. Yet Kilcar attacker Gallagher soon followed with her second point of the game and when Katie Dowds fed Susanne White close to goal on nine minutes, the latter fired smoothly into the bottom left-hand corner of the net. Following traded scores between the influential Gallagher and Leah Fox, Donegal stretched six clear when Gallagher, Dowds and Mia Bennett split the uprights in quick succession. However, after Laura O'Dowd (older sister of Dublin midfielder Eilish O'Dowd) cut Leitrim's deficit in half with a 19th minute goal, Fox's second of the day left just two points between the teams. Gallagher (her fifth of the half) and Clancy raised further white flags for their side as the action progressed, before Jodie McFadden fired home a second Donegal major on 24 minutes. This propelled James Daly's Ulster side towards a 2-7 to 1-5 interval buffer and with Niamh Boyle, White and Bennett all on target, they enjoyed a whirlwind start to the second half. Donegal remained in the driving seat after Gallagher and the ever-dangerous Devaney bagged two points apiece at either end of the pitch, but 2024 TG4 All-Ireland intermediate football championship winners Leitrim weren't prepared to go down without a fight. In the space of eight minutes inside the final-quarter, Jonny Garrity's side outscored their O'Donnell counterparts by 0-5 to 0-1 – the impressive Devaney bagging four points to compliment a single contribution from Fox. They subsequently received a potential lifeline when Devaney was fouled inside the small square on 58 minutes, but her resulting penalty was saved low by Donegal netminder Clare Friel. This could have been the spark they needed to turn the tide in their favour, but with Gallagher and White knocking over late points for their opponents, Leitrim ultimately couldn't avoid a return to the intermediate championship for 2026. Scorers - Donegal: E Gallagher 0-09, S White 1-02, J McFadden 1-00, M Bennett 0-02, K Dowds, N Boyle 0-01 each. Leitrim: M Devaney 0-07 (6f), L O'Dowd 1-00, L Fox 0-03, A Clancy 0-02 (1f). Donegal: C Friel; S McFadden, A Temple Asokuh, S McFeeley; B McLaughlin, E McGinley, C Gillespie; R Rodgers, M Bennett; S White, K Dowds, F McManamon; E Gallagher, J McFadden, N Boyle. Subs: R McColgan for Rodgers (36), A Caulfield for Gillespie (40), E Boyle for McFadden (45), A McGranaghan for Bennett (52). Leitrim: M Guckian; J Maye, C Tyrrell, E Quigley; D Beirne, C Owens, R McIntyre; N Tighe, A Quinn; A Gilmartin, V Egan, A Clancy; L Fox, M Devaney, L O'Dowd.
