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11-07-2025
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Johnny Doyle defends former Kildare manager Glenn Ryan
Former Kildare footballer Johnny Doyle defends former manager Glenn Ryan for his time in charge of the Lilywhites. After some difficult years, Kildare are prearing for the Tailteann Cup final against Limerick. Advertisement Croke Park will not only provide the opportunity for silverware, but also the chance to return to the All-Ireland championship. Under the three years of Ryan, Kildare dropped down to Division Three, and last season saw them compete in the Tailteann Cup, in what was final year in charge. For Doyle, he has nothing but respect for Ryan, and says he built the platform for Saturday. "I have nothing but admiration and respect for Glenn Ryan as a player and as a person and as a manager. Advertisement "If I heard in the morning that Glenn Ryan was taking over at Allenwood, I would be excited and I would nearly polish up the boots. Because he is a really good manager, a good people person, very organised and again, just things did not work out. 'The world we live in now is an online one and people can say what they want. That's nearly a world that's there in the background. 'But the genuine Kildare supporters, when we were at games or at club matches, random people would come up to you and say, 'Listen, keep at it. Youse are doing good work and it will come." A county who have always had quality players, it has been a long time since Kildare have been able to compete at the very top Advertisement For Doyle, consistency has been the biggest issue for Kildare, and called for patience to let the team develop. "The quality of a player to a point is there, but the biggest issue over the last number of years is being able to back up a performance with another performance. "If they do that, it builds confidence into players. We would have lost a couple of players over the last couple of years through travel and injury. Slowly and surley we are bridging that gap. "There is a lot of good talent coming through, and it is being able to harness that, and the players themselves understanding that. We live in a world where people want things to happen straight away. "It could take two or three years to break into a team. I do think there is green shoots there, a big part of that would be winning on Sunday."
BreakingNews.ie
06-07-2025
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- BreakingNews.ie
Tipperary to face Cork in All-Ireland hurling final after victory over Kilkenny
The lineup for this year's All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final was confirmed on Sunday after Tipperary came out on top against Kilkenny at Croke Park. The scoreline finished Kilkenny 0-30 Tipperary 4-21. Advertisement The old rivals met in the second semi-final of the weekend after Cork dominated Dublin on Saturday, winning by 20 points. Pat Ryan's men walked away from Croke Park having won by 7-26 to 2-21 yesterday. Each man in the Tipp full forward line - John McGrath, Darragh McCarthy, and Jason Forde - scored a goal, as well as Oisín O'Donoghue. Kilkenny actually led 0-9 to 1-1 after 15 minutes but Tipperary stormed back in the second quarter of the contest, leading 3-11 to 0-16 at half-time. It was a double-win for the county of Tipperary on Sunday after their camogie team edged the curtain raiser at Croke Park after being dragged to extra time by Kilkenny and secured their place in the semi-final. Laura Murphy's score left the game level 16 points each after 60 minutes of their All-Ireland Camogie quarter final. Clodagh McIntyre scored the goal in extra time to give the Premier a 1-22 to 19 point win. Tipperary will now play Galway in one of the semi-finals, while Cork and Waterford will clash in the other last four tie.
BBC News
05-07-2025
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- BBC News
Donegal into relegation play-off after Armagh defeat
Donegal have dropped into the All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Championship relegation play-off after a 0-15 to 0-5 defeat by a repeat of the Ulster final, which Armagh won, both sides dropped into the opening relegation play-off round after finishing bottom of their respective Orchard County held a 0-11 to 0-1 lead at the break and their dominant first-half performance was enough to retain their top flight will now face Leitrim in the relegation play-off and the loser will drop into the All-Ireland Intermediate Football Championship for next Reel, Lauren McConville both hit two points and Caroline O'Hanlon struck her third score just before half-time as Armagh dominated proceedings, while Jodie McFadden recorded Donegal's sole point of the and Cait Gillespie started chipping into Armagh's lead after the restart, but Catherine Marley, Reel and Katie Dowds helped the Ulster champions keep Donegal at arm's length in the second half.
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01-07-2025
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All-Ireland hurling semi-finals: Cork v Dublin, Kilkenny v Tipperary
This weekend will see the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship semi-finals. Cork will go up against Dublin at 5pm on Saturday in Croke Park, while Kilkenny will take on Tipperary at 4pm on Sunday on the same pitch. Advertisement Dublin caused the shock of the hurling championship when they defeated Limerick 2-24 to 0-28 in the quarter-finals. Dublin started strong, with Seán Currie, Conor Burke and Ronan Hayes leading the charge, as they never gave Limerick a bit of space in Croke Park. Tipperary defeated Galway 1-28 to 2-17 to reach the semi-final. The Munster side looked cofortable throughout the game, with scores from Jason Forde and Jake Morris helping them to a 0-13 to 0-7 lead after 25 minutes. Tipperary took a 0-16 to 0-11 lead at the interval, but a goal from Col Molloy just after half-time gave them hope. However, they could not build on this, with a goal from Oisin O Donoghue giving Tipperary a 1-26 to 1-14 lead after 58 minutes. Galway had a second goal from Declan McLoughlin, but it was too late, and it will be Tipperary who go up against Kilkenny.
Irish Times
01-07-2025
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- Irish Times
How Kerry dismantled Armagh in just 15 minutes of ruthless dominance
Ultimately a 15-minute masterclass dethroned the All-Ireland champions Armagh and sent Kerry to a semi-final meeting with Tyrone. Armagh led 1-16 to 0-14 at the 40th minute and all seemed to be going according to how many expected things to play out. The script which had Kerry as also-rans, something both Sean O'Shea and Jack O'Connor referenced in post-game interviews. However, Kerry completely dominated Armagh and particularly their kickout for 15 minutes, which effectively meant that the last 10 minutes was merely Kerry seeing the game out. Kerry were able to use their route to the quarter-final stage to their advantage as they navigated a draw devoid of a meeting with Division One sides, thus they were able to learn at their own rate. They lost out to Meath, but this was again layered with learning, as they lost the kickout battle and didn't bring the required intensity. Championship football is an unforgiving place if you aren't bringing energy at the breaking ball zone and tackling throughout the field. READ MORE Kerry didn't have to fully show their hand. This was evidenced in two ways. The kickout defence that they unleashed on Armagh was really strong, as they won four from nine (44 per cent) in the first half that were sent beyond the 45m line. A further tweak at half time to cut out the short options for Ethan Rafferty, laid the foundation for winning nine out of 11 (82 per cent) kickouts in their period of dominance from the 40th to 55th minute, as Armagh sent all balls beyond the 45m line. This shows the amount of work done by Kerry on the Armagh kickout. Similar to Donegal in the Ulster final , getting a handle on the Armagh kickout can become an attacking platform. Only the best teams are efficient in shutting down opposition kickouts and making it a platform. Armagh looked devoid of ideas as Kerry capitalised off the energy of the kickout wins, as Armagh's body language flagged. Even when Rafferty sent the ball long looking for the flick on, Kerry strongly attacked the ball as two Armagh men contested it. The difference was stark on body language during that 15-minute period - Kerry were on their toes while Armagh were struggling to make space and show for the kickouts. Armagh's effort at a flick-on from the kickout was met by two Kerry players contesting the possession. Kerry's press on the Armagh kickout showed they had their homework done. The other key element was Kerry's use of the two-pointer, which was interesting given that we entered the weekend with question marks on the volume of two pointers from both Dublin and Kerry. Dublin showed it wasn't in their locker, while Kerry showed they had it when they needed it. Kerry hit five in total, three coming from Sean O'Shea, as Kerry managed to really utilise the close attention that was paid to David Clifford from Barry McCambridge and others. [ Two-pointers are affecting matches, but not in the way you might expect Opens in new window ] There is often an unfair narrative around Clifford that if he doesn't fire then Kerry don't fire. But Kerry showed real balance all day as they collectively managed to exploit the spaces left by Clifford, to punch holes into scoring zones and shoot under limited pressure. Some of the scores came too easily, like Brian Ó Beaglaoich's effort in the 50th minute. Kerry exploited Armagh's man-marking to leave space for others. In the 15-minute period of utter domination, Armagh barely had hands on the ball, as Kerry had 14 possessions to Armagh's four. Kerry had a return of a point per possession, as they got 10 points along with two two-pointers, while Armagh failed to raise a flag. The breakdown below of the possession origin and the possession outcome is a hard read for Kieran McGeeney and his management team. Graphic shows Kerry's utter dominance in the period of the match where they won the game. The introduction at half-time of Paudie Clifford was another huge element to the shift in momentum. He really makes Kerry tick. However, Armagh will be really disappointed with the freedom he was afforded. His score in the 43rd minute will grate with them. The Armagh defence had himself and David Clifford pinned to the sideline, before Paudie slalomed around them without any meaningful contact. It was similar in the 52nd minute as he fisted over the bar as he was played in along the endline following Michael Burns kickout win. Just too easy. Armagh will be disappointed in conceding a score here, where they should have been able to stop Paudie Clifford. The final possession of the dominance was the one which indicated the game was over as a contest. Kerry had punched holes quickly across the preceding 13 minutes but their deliberate and controlled possession of the ball in the lead-up to Graham O'Sullivan's point − which lasted just shy of 120 seconds − illustrated their control of the game as they shifted the Armagh defence around at will. Armagh will be extremely disappointed with this spell, which was unusual for them under McGeeney. Contrast this lack of intensity with the turnover on Joe McElroy in the 48th minute, as Joe O'Connor stripped the ball loose before Paul Murphy dived on the ball ahead of Rory Grugan like his life depended on it. Kerry's intensity was summed up by an instance where Joe O'Connor dislodged a ball from Joe McElroy before it was dived on by Paul Murphy. While scoring more than 30 points in one game is easier to achieve with the advent of the two-pointer, it was astonishing that Kerry reached that milestone as early as 56th minute when David Clifford hit a two-pointer. Game over. Paul O'Brien is a performance analyst with The Performance Process.
