The odds are stacked against Meath but don't write them off to cause an upset against Donegal
Jimmy's winnin' matches…and so is Robbie too!
And that's what makes the second of the All-Ireland SFC semi-final's between Donegal and Meath such an enthralling prospect at Croke Park this Sunday at 4pm.
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The Irish Sun
14 minutes ago
- The Irish Sun
Kildare icon hopes Lilywhites can win Tailteann Cup – and then follow Meath's example by kicking on
KILDARE legend Johnny Doyle hopes the Lilywhites can follow Meath and Down's lead if they win the Tailteann Cup. Just two years on from winning the second-tier Championship, the Royals 2 Johnny Doyle, pictured for AIB ahead of today's Tailteann Cup final between Kildare and Limerick at 2:30pm Credit: Inpho 2 Captains Kevin Feely and Cillian Fahy during a Tailteann Cup Final media event Meath have beaten Dublin, Kerry and Galway and are in the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time since 2009. They will face Donegal tomorrow at Croke Park. Down won the 2024 Tailteann Cup to book their place in the race for Sam this summer. And excellent group-stage wins over Clare and Louth were part of a hugely impressive campaign before their gripping 2-26 to 3-21 All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final loss to Galway. Now, Doyle hopes Kildare can benefit from the same lift if they beat Limerick in today's Tailteann showpiece at Croke Park. Read More On GAA He said: 'No 1, we have to go and win it — and maybe to the outside world Kildare should be beating Limerick. They'll beat them when they've beaten them and they won't beat them before that. 'Teams I've been on myself in the past when people say, 'Oh, you should win that', and we don't win. 'That's the consistency we probably lacked over the last few years, it's, 'Yeah, let's go and win and have no doubt', rather than spend another year in the Tailteann Cup thinking, 'Oh, we need to build for the future'. 'The future is now and we have to capitalise on that, but certainly it would be a big plus to win and kick on.' Most read in GAA Football Doyle, 47, is aware that Kildare fans can quickly lose faith. The Allenwood clubman was their coach under Glenn Ryan but a disastrous 2024 saw them fall into Division 3 of the NFL before a shock Tailteann quarter-final loss to Laois. Watch RTE pundits' contrasting reaction to full-time whistle of Tipperary's epic win over Kilkenny They were blasted on social media as things went from bad to worse. Doyle was largely oblivious to it but knew it affected the players. Ryan walked as boss after that defeat. Brian Flanagan took the reins for this year and, slowly but surely as they returned to Division 2 and saw off all challengers in this year's Tailteann to date, the Kildare support have come back onside. But Doyle admits last season was a nightmare. 'CAN BE FICKLE' He said: 'We can be fickle in Kildare. When we're winning the whole place gets behind the team and when you need the support when things aren't going well, that's when you really appreciate it. 'It was tough but to be fair, I mean a lot of people that give out, including myself, I put myself in this bracket and have maybe criticised club managers but when I meet them, I don't . . . 'It's easy to give out but nobody ever came up to me and ate the head off me or gave out to me or anything like that. 'I remember after the Laois game my sister ringing me saying, 'Are you all right?' I said, 'Yeah, I'm OK, just disappointed', and she was like, 'It's just that they're going mad online'. 'But that's part of it, we just have to accept that, but it was tough for everybody. You'd have nothing but the height of respect for those lads that just kept grafting and grafting. 'A lot of them are still there so you'd be so hopeful that they will get over the line because they put in massive work. To a man they stuck at it and hopefully they'll get the rewards.' AIB, proud sponsors of club and county, were joined by Johnny Doyle to look ahead to the Tailteann Cup final — 2025 marks AIB's tenth year as a sponsor of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and fourth year as a sponsor of the Tailteann Cup.
Irish Independent
19 minutes ago
- Irish Independent
Famous Tipperary car gets new All-Ireland Hurling Final paint job
A car in Lattin, west Tipperary, is bringing a lot of attention to the village, and hopefully bringing some luck to the team. The car is the property of Maurice Crowe, and was decorated in the county colours of blue and yellow back in 2019 for the All-Ireland. It has now been revamped for this year's final. 'Willie Mulcrone deserves credit for doing all the spraying and paint job on the car, and Mike O'Dwyer,' said Martin Quinn. ' did all the sign writing on the car. It's a really great job and has been the centre of attention outside Ryan's Pub. Hope the car brings the best of luck to Tipperary against Cork.' Meanwhile, the Tipperary-Cahir-Cashel Municipal District are making bunting available to GAA clubs to enhance the decorations in each of the towns and villages in the district before Tipperary's hurlers take on Cork on Sunday, July 20. Each of the towns will also have a window display competition with a €200 Love Tipperary voucher as a prize for the best window display in each town. Cathaoirleach of the municipal district, Cllr Roger Kennedy welcomed the announcement. 'Having advocated for this, I am thrilled that Tipperary County Council will provide bunting for local GAA clubs in the run-up to the All-Ireland, as we all row in behind the lads, and turn our towns and villages blue and gold to show our proud support. "I am also delighted to be sponsoring the €200 Love Tipperary for the best window display in Cashel. Tiobraid Árainn abú.' Bunting and banners can be collected from the county council offices in Tipperary town."
Irish Examiner
20 minutes ago
- Irish Examiner
Cork and Galway eye first U23 camogie crown
For today's inaugural Glen Dimplex All-Ireland U23A final between Cork and Galway at TUS Gaelic Grounds (2pm), the only formline that can be drawn upon is the group encounter between the sides on June 7 at the Cork Camogie Grounds. On that occasion, the home team were too powerful, outscoring the westerners by 2-15 to 0-11. The Rebels started the campaign as favourites, given the number of players from All-Ireland-winning minor outfits they could call on, even allowing for those now playing at senior level. They could even afford to have their opening round victory over Kilkenny chalked off for a substitution infringement and still top the group. Their goalscoring prowess was in evidence as they were made to work hard to see off Tipperary in the semi-final, while Galway had a point to spare over the Cats in a humdinger at Kenny Park. The Maroons will need to find another gear but they have built momentum over the past few weeks and the Leesiders will need to be on their mettle to claim this cup for the first time. Elsewhere, both All-Ireland Intermediate semi-finals are in Cedral St Conleth's Park. The opener, Antrim v Offaly (1pm) is a meeting of league champions with Offaly winning Division 2 and Antrim Division 1B. The Ulster girls were relegated from the senior ranks last year but have won every game in national competition this term, beating three senior sides in the League including the Clare team that pushed Waterford all the way in last Saturday's senior quarter-final on two occasions. Offaly have been showing real goal threat throughout the season and only lost by two points to Antrim in the group. They were ruthless in ensuring progression from there and two goals in the first two minutes sent them on their way in a 12-point quarter-final success against Carlow last weekend. Antrim are marginal favourites. The second semi sees Down meet Kerry (3pm). These two were also only separated by two points when they met earlier in the campaign. The tight 0-13 to 0-11 away triumph secured Kerry the direct route to the semi-final. Down won their other games to go into the quarter-finals as the top seeds. For the Clanmaurice contingent, the goal of completing the All-Ireland intermediate club and county double will be an undoubted driving force.
