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The Irish Sun
20 minutes ago
- The Irish Sun
Sharlene Mawdsley takes part in hilarious road race as part of Tipperary's All-Ireland celebrations
A VIDEO circulating on social media appears to show Sharlene Mawdsley taking part in an hilarious road race as part of Tipperary's All-Ireland celebrations. The Olympian has been relegated to the role of fan over the past few weeks as 4 If it isn't her it's some very, very fast blonde woman who also happens to be from Tipp Credit: X 4 The outfit would appear to match the one she wore to Monday's homecoming in Thurles Credit: @INPHOSPORTS 4 She'd never been to Croke Park before this summer Credit: Sportsfile 4 Breen was a candidate for Man of the Match against Cork in the decider But seemingly she showed off her own athletic ability as part of The video showcases 'Buggy' O'Meara, a former Tipp hurler, being given a sizeable not sizeable enough. It cuts out right as she's eating up ground on him but safe to say his lead didn't last long as evidenced by the laughter in the background. In the immediate aftermath of Sunday's triumph for the Premier, the 26-year-old had shared a few photos of her beau Breen. Read More On GAA Bursting with pride, she said: "Proud of you every day, but that little bit prouder today." That sense of pride was also one of the main points of emphasis Speaking post-match to "I want to take the opportunity as well, if you don't mind, to big shout out to my mam and dad at home. Most read in GAA Hurling "My mother probably has the rosary beads swallowed at this stage and my father probably has the cows milked three times with nervousness. "Just so thrilled for everybody. Supporters, the whole shebang. RTE GAA pundit embrace Tipperary captain Ronan Maher after his epic display toppled Cork in All-Ireland final "As I said leading into the All-Ireland: players win matches and managers lose them. "The reality of it is that everybody from county board, people in the supporters club and the various teams behind the set up that support us, that allow us to create a high performance environment, have just been superb. "The honesty of that group of players. I never doubted them. "I know we were all a bit sensitive after last year with what happened and some of the criticism was probably deserved at times. "But I knew the quality of these men and, once we got in among them and supported them better and got them back believing again, we would have a great opportunity of lifting the spirits of the Tipperary people. "They came here in their thousands today. I am just so happy." If that interview went off without a hitch, the same could not quite be said While reflecting with Thomas Niblock, the presenter host gestured him towards his players who were passing by in the background. When Cahill raised his arm in celebration, the players let out a massive roar before swarming their beloved boss and carrying him away with them.
Irish Daily Mirror
20 minutes ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
Brolly slams Cusack over 'most grotesque thing' after All-Ireland final loss
Joe Brolly has taken aim at Dónal Óg Cusack over the Cork players' strikes, saying they were "the most grotesque thing I've ever seen in my life as a GAA person". The former Derry player was reacting to the Rebels' shock All-Ireland final loss to Tipperary over the weekend when he brought up the strikes during the early 2000s. The first of the strikes in 2002 was over player welfare and rights, with manager Bertie Óg Murphy stepping down as a result, while in 2009, Gerald McCarthy stepped down as manager. Brolly, now based in Mayo, claimed there is a big difference between the Westerners' shortcomings in All-Ireland finals and what happened to Cork on Sunday. He said on his Free State Podcast: "This is different. This is carnage. This is a f***ing wasteland of dreams. The first thing the Cork players will be saying this morning, I think, will be... it will take them a while to come out of the numbness and genuine f***ing horror of this... will be what the f*** were our management doing? "So now you've got this dynamic of 'can we trust this management, is this management at the level that is required for us' and that of course is the road to disaster as well." Brolly went on to say that the Rebels 'have never recovered' from the strikes many years ago as he took aim at Cusack. "They were a team that were renowned as the Rebels throughout Ireland, they had given us some of the greatest hurlers that had ever played the game, they had great football teams and then all of a sudden they became like a trade union," he added. "Dónal Óg, the senior sort of trade union chair, shuttling in and out of meetings with the GAA." Dónal Óg Cusack (Image: ©INPHO/Oisin Keniry) He continued: "You'll recall the strike, which was just the most grotesque thing I've ever seen in my life as a GAA person, as a GAA volunteer. "So they reaped the devastation of that and the great Seán Óg (Ó hAilpín) has since spoken about his disappointment in himself that he went along with it. "So they got over that, they got through that very, very recently and now they've got this team playing like a Cork team and they've got everything going for them. "They've no individual weaknesses, brilliant free taker, I mean even their free taker ultimately melted down. Missed an easy free at the start of the second half that would have put them seven up. Where do they go from here?" Cusack previously told how he had no regrets over the strike in 2009, telling the Irish Examiner: "Gerald was doing his best - he wanted to do his best. 'He was a great Cork player, but we felt there was better management propositions out there. 'When it was becoming pretty apparent what was ahead of us, myself and John (Gardiner) said we need to go and talk to Gerald face-to-face and tell him what was going on. So, we told him the story, told him that the players didn't have confidence in him. 'Gerald made it clear to us that night that he wasn't going anywhere. 'We went back to our players and said, 'This is the choice that we have. What do you want to do?' 'I think it was unanimous that the players would go on strike. 'I regret anybody got hurt in it. I regret Gerald had to be in the position he had to be in, because the fight was between the players and the board, yet the board knew exactly what they were doing. 'But in terms of regretting what we did? The only regret I have is that we didn't give them half enough of it, that when we had our foot on their chests that we should have went all the ways." However, Ó hAilpín admitted in 2020 that he did have regrets over the strikes. "When I start looking in reflection, that is one thing I do regret, the casualties and the fact that people had to step down," he told The Sunday Game. "After that, the players got the demands that they were looking for. I don't think that strike would have been so highlighted if we didn't win; if we didn't back that up with the '04 and '05 wins, we would have been the laughing stock of the nation. At least those actions were justified. "It was bad enough going through one, then there was another one in 2007, which involved the hurlers and footballers. Life would have been much easier if we'd stopped at that. "Then, there was the worst one which was in '09. Probably, that's the one where there's still aftermath to this day. The biggest casualty out of that was Gerald McCarthy - probably one of, if not the greatest Cork great, having to step down." He added: "There's not a day goes by when I don't think back to then and what could have been done differently. "There's certain actions that in hindsight... I can't speak for other players at that time but I know that I would have said some stuff that in proper reflection that I was best to just keep my mouth shut. "My view is that you had one party, the playing group, who were looking to go one way, and you soon realise that the biggest power broker in that situation is the county board. They didn't want to go that way with us. They had their own ways about how the association should be run. "We were just going two poles apart completely. When you have two camps entrenched in their own beliefs, it was only going to lead to ringside tickets in Las Vegas. The aftermath was filthy, callous and cold."
Irish Times
38 minutes ago
- Irish Times
FAI Cup draw: Champions Drogheda United drawn against Derry City in repeat of last year's final
Defending champions Drogheda United will travel to the Brandywell to take on Derry City in a repeat of last season's FAI Cup final, one of four all Premier Division clashes to come out of the pot in Tuesday's third-round draw. St Patrick's Athletic will host Shelbourne in a Dublin derby at Richmond Park, while Turners cross will see an all Munster encounter between Cork City and Waterford. Bohemians will also host Sligo Rovers at Dalymount Park. Drogheda's reward for winning the cup final last November was qualification to the Uefa Conference League but they were subsequently removed as their owners Trivela are not allowed to enter two teams in the same European competition. Trivela's Swedish club Silkeborg IF also progressed to the Conference League. The FAI Cup takes on greater significance this year as the champions go into the Europa League qualifiers, where they would earn a minimum of €4.31 million by reaching the group stages. Progress in the Conference League only guarantees €3.17 million in Uefa prize money. READ MORE The upgrade is due to Shamrock Rovers' recent success in Europe. Stephen Bradley's side face Longford Town in Tallaght in the last 16, while there is a rare Galway derby as amateur outfit Salthill Devon were drawn against Galway United. All ties will be played the week ending Sunday, August 17th. FAI Cup third-round ties Finn Harps v Bray Wanderers Kerry v Cobh Ramblers Shamrock Rovers v Longford Town Cork City v Waterford Salthill Devon v Galway United St. Patrick's Athletic v Shelbourne Derry City v Drogheda United Bohemians v Sligo Rovers Ties to be played the week ending Sunday, August 17th
