Colm Keys: Joy in Jim McGuinness's All-Ireland misfortune belies journey he has led Donegal on
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The Irish Sun
2 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
Brawl breaks out during heated League of Ireland derby as FIVE cards are shown in fiery injury time
A win would have been huge for Treaty United to boost their promotion chances KICKS OFF Brawl breaks out during heated League of Ireland derby as FIVE cards are shown in fiery injury time A BRAWL broke out in Treaty United's first division clash with Kerry FC in the Markets Field. An overly aggressive, cynical foul from Treaty's Dean Owens on Ewan Lee sparked a large scuffle in the 92nd minute. Advertisement 2 Cian Brosnan was not pleased with Owens' challenge Credit: @emmakatedineen 2 Members of the Treaty and Kerry benches broke up the fight Credit: @emmakatedineen A Kerry counter attack had appeared to form as Lee got in behind Owens with Kennedy Amechi supporting him against a lone Treaty defender. The 22-year-old was then dragged down from behind by the shoulders from Owens to end the attack. The Kingdom's Cian Brosnan appeared to take particular offence to the challenge by Owens as he ran at the player before pushing him to the ground from behind. Darren Nwankwo responded with a shove of his own before trying to de-escalate the situation. Advertisement The heated gathering was eventually broken up after substitutes and coaching staff stepped in. Five yellow cards were dished out in injury time alone during the feisty Munster derby. Owens received a yellow card for the initial challenge while Treaty's Steven Healy and Kerry's Brosnan were booked for their involvement in the brawl. Oran Crowe and Sean McGrath were also booked for the visitors in the closing stages of the contest. Advertisement This incident comes at a tough time for Kerry as it's been just a week since the release of two first team players. The axed players were former PSG goalkeeper Mathyas Randriamamy and Shane Maroodza who they signed just FOUR days previous. The 21-year-old came through the Leicester academy before signing for Huddersfield and Barnet. Maroodza played just one game for Colin Healy's side. The fight came a short while after Lee forced Kerry's equaliser when he put pressure on Ben Lynch at the back post from a long throw in by Samuel Aladesanusi. Advertisement A second half glancing header from new signing Patrick Ferry on the end of an Evan O'Connor cross had opened the scoring, putting the Shannonsiders into the lead. Former England star Joe Hart reveals how close he came to a career in cricket The Super Blues had to make an early substitution in the first half with Limerick footballing legend Lee J Lynch being forced off with injury after just 24 minutes. Treaty United find themselves fifth in the table and just inside the promotion play-off places with a five point cushion over Wexford FC with 10 games to go. With just one win in their last eight league games, Tommy Barrett's side have fallen away from the pack leading the league table as they are now 15 points adrift from Bray Wanderers in third. Advertisement Kerry's promotion chances have taken a hit after yesterday's must win game finished level. They now sit eighth, 10 points behind their Munster rivals with just 10 games to go.
The Irish Sun
2 hours ago
- The Irish Sun
‘Didn't know we'd jumped into a car with a seven-time All-Ireland winner' – Ex-Dublin ace rescues Wexford Fleadh punters
There was somewhat of a similar vibe in Dublin over the weekend as there was in Wexford WEXFORD WAY 'Didn't know we'd jumped into a car with a seven-time All-Ireland winner' – Ex-Dublin ace rescues Wexford Fleadh punters EOGHAN O'GARA was often the super-sub during his playing days with Dublin and emerged as the late hero for two Wexford Fleadh punters. Brandon Cassidy and his pal told of how they had failed in their efforts to snag a taxi to Wexford Town - only for O'Gara to save the day. Advertisement 3 Their long weekend was aided by O'Gara who plays for Wexford club Shelmaliers these days Credit: @Cass05Brandon 3 The powerful target man previously lined out for Templeogue Synge Street 3 This year's trad music showpiece will run until August 10 Credit: @RTENationwide Brandon tweeted: "No taxis to be got in Wexford, thumbing a lift from Curracloe to Wexford Town for the Fleadh. "Chanced our arm with this man not knowing who he was, 10 minutes into the car journey he says his name. Didn't know we're after jumping into the car with seven-time All-Ireland winner. Gent!!" The lovely gesture was hailed by X users as a "fantastic story". Another Brandon replied: "Fantastic story. Enjoy the fleadh ceoil." While Robbie hailed: "That's what us Dubs are about, especially the southside Dubs, Eoghan is a gent & hasn't he also won a Wexford SF title with Shelmaliers?" Advertisement There were similar scenes of celebration back in the capital too as the Dublin ladies team walloped Meath in the All-Ireland final on Sunday. On Monday the team maintained a long-running tradition by visiting The Boar's Head with the Brendan Martin Cup. The All-Ireland winners in both the men's and women's game stop by the historic boozer with the trophy the day after the All-Ireland final each year. They posed for photos with countless supporters with even a few members of An Garda Siochana among them. Advertisement That specific pic was shared on the An Garda Siochana Dublin Facebook page. It was captioned: "The Dublin Senior Ladies Team paid a visit to Capel Street today in the Bridewell CEA and met with some local fans and business stakeholders. TJ Reid and wife Niamh de Brun's gorgeous pregnancy reveal "Our Community team were on hand to meet the ladies and enjoy the great atmosphere they brought with them." Paul Casey and Derek Murray's panel had a busy Bank Holiday Monday as they also brought the trophy to the Crumlin Children's Hospital. Advertisement It was meant to be an even more hectic schedule though, but the windy conditions from Storm Floris saw the official homecoming in Smithfield Square postponed until Tuesday evening. A Dublin City Council statement explained: "Due to Monday's strong winds the homecoming has been moved to the Tuesday rather than the day after the final which would be traditionally done. "Dublin City Council have organised the homecoming for 6pm on Tuesday in Smithfield Square." There will be music and face painting as well as the Brendan Martin Cup present at the event. Casey is delighted to get the chance to present the Cup in front of the Dublin fans. Advertisement When speaking to RTÉ, he outlined: "We're looking forward to getting a great crowd in Smithfield and giving the girls a reception they deserve." He added: "It's great to wake up this morning as All-Ireland champions. "A morning like this is special and tops off a day what was a great day yesterday. It's great, it's a fantastic privilege to come and see the kids in the hospital. "The morning after an All-Ireland is really nice to come here and see the smiles on their faces and all the different county jerseys."
The 42
2 hours ago
- The 42
'Playing with Kerry was something I thought would never come around': The All-Ireland winning newcomer
AS MARK O'SHEA savoured the sensation of Kerry senior football glory with Dr Crokes last October, their first in six years, one career-defining moment jumped out amidst the celebrations in the following days. Jack O'Connor got in touch. 'I'd say, on a Tuesday. I'd say (I was) in some pub somewhere he gave me a text and just said, 'Look, when you get the chance later in the week, will you be able to give me a call?' 'It was nice to get that text after.' The Kerry manager was in recruitment mode. O'Shea's presence and power in dominating the middle third for Dr Crokes could not go unnoticed. Nine months to the day from that Kerry final success, he was in Croke Park and was crowned an All-Ireland winning midfielder on the biggest stage of the game. With no underage county career to speak of and just one Kerry appearance to his name, a McGrath Cup game in 2020 when an experimental squad was assembled as the main stars were on a post All-Ireland final team holiday, O'Shea naturally assumed such recognition was beyond him. 'I was 26, going on 27. I was like the boat is probably gone here as well. But, look, Kerry is such a good championship. You're playing against the Barry Dans, Diarmaid (O'Connor), David Moran and these fellas down through the years. So, it's a good kind of place to be putting yourself up and you can get a bit of confidence from it too. '(I) never played underage. I got a massive growth spurt there when I was about, I'd say, 17, 18. I went from about 5 nothing to about 6 foot 2 or 3'. My parents, they always kind of taught me, look, just keep at it. I tried to master the skills when I was smaller. Advertisement 'When the height came, things kind of started to progress a bit fast and you're kind of thrown into playing with Crokes. Obviously, playing with Kerry was something I thought probably would never come around and just very, very glad that it did.' His father Seanie, a former Kerry hurler and Dr Crokes player of renown, was one sounding board for advice, while his uncle Pat has had a decorated coaching career at club and county level. 'Minor was when I got a bit of belief in myself. Edmund O'Sullivan he was an unbelievable coach, an unbelievable mentor to me and still I can always pick up the phone and just have a chat about anything, to be fair. 'And from him to Brian Mc(Mahon) in the Crokes and then to Pat, like, I've had Pat now for two stints and the quality of what he does, he's a serious man.' When he was brought in to solve Kerry's midfield problem this summer as injuries ruined the plans of first-team regulars, O'Shea found his county boss excellent at tuning his mindset. 'There was no pressure at all. I suppose there wasn't many midfielders left! He gave us an extended break after the Crokes period and he just told us to come back in fresh. Towards the end of the year then, that freshness I felt it in the legs. 'Jack was saying, 'you've nothing to lose,' and I suppose after the Meath game I may as well have never put on boots again! That was the first time I'd seen inter-county, if you're not at it….look, you can probably get the criticism, and rightly so, we weren't at it and I wasn't at it. 'After then, Jack was just kind of saying to me, 'look, there's no pressure.' Fellas around me were giving me massive advice. Fellas behind me were driving me, Cillian Trant, Darragh Lyne, Cathal Begley on the extended panel. These fellas, they are unsung heroes. I know it's probably a bit cliche, but they really do put in a serious shift to get us to the level. 'The one thing Jack said to me a few times, 'Look you've played a lot of big size games with Crokes. It's no different to them games.' 'At the end of the day it's a game of football. And once you take out the emotion, that's all it is. Going out he gave full confidence to both me and Seán. Barry and Diarmaid, the boys injured, they were a huge help too. 'They had marked a lot of players that we were coming up against, little nuggets going out before games and stuff, they were unreal to me.' Related Reads The top 10 moments of the 2025 All-Ireland football championship Where to now for Donegal after a final where they were thoroughly outplayed and outthought? A day of days for Kerry as they complete the Ulster clean sweep When Kerry's jersey colour before the All-Ireland final was revealed, O'Shea wondered was it an unlucky omen. 'When we were wearing the blue jersey, I was like, 'Feck's sake' because I wore it when I made my debut against Mayo up in Castlebar and we were beaten. And I made my starting debut against Meath in the championship with the blue jersey. So I was like, 'Jeez, I don't know about these blue jerseys!' ' He didn't need to be concerned. Kerry's supreme start paved the way for a dominant triumph. With Gavin White captaining the team and forward Micheal Burns enjoying a career renaissance after being cut from the panel last year, O'Shea had plenty company in striking Dr Crokes storylines. 'Anyone that knows him (Gavin) knows just how meticulous he is with everything. The captaincy there, there's a lot of weight on the shoulders and when you've your captain kicking three points, (and) won about ten breaking balls, it's easy to row in behind someone like that. Just absolutely phenomenal. Couldn't happen to a nicer fella. '(Mícheál), another fella I'm delighted for. Serious mentor to me coming up the last two years. Always good for advice and to lean on 'The Armagh game there, you seen the ability. And look, he came back with a bit of freshness too. 'The summer away in Chicago served him unbelievable, because when he came back with Crokes, he was just a refreshed player and obviously, carried through to this year.' *****
