Latest news with #BarryMcCambridge
Irish Times
7 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Shane Ryan: ‘If you go out there fearing a mistake, you're never going to express yourself'
Shane Ryan is talking all things Kerry goalkeeping when the subject of dropping an easy ball comes up. Arguably the best shot-stopper in the business, Ryan is philosophical about such moments, even if the season turns on them. In their seven games en route to Sunday's All-Ireland showdown against Donegal , Kerry have conceded only four goals, and Ryan's performances between the posts have been central to that. He's been impeccable. In their much-hyped quarter-final against Armagh , Ryan made three close-range saves, only Rory Grugan getting one past him. With a consistent spread of pinpoint kick-outs to boot, no wonder Ryan is considered critical to Kerry's chances on Sunday. Rewind to last year's semi-final against Armagh, however, and some people were pointing at Ryan differently. In the 55th minute, with Kerry up by four points, a Rian O'Niall punt fell short, and when Ryan failed to claim it, Barry McCambridge struck the dropped ball to the net. READ MORE Armagh went on to win by two points, after extra-time, and the rest is All-Ireland history. 'No, it was a huge moment, it was a huge factor in that game as well,' says Ryan, in no way playing down the significance of his mistake. 'You don't want them to happen. Particularly in an All-Ireland stage, but they're going to. Shane Ryan tries to accept that mistakes are part of the game. Photograph: Inpho 'And I suppose it's always a measure of a fella, how he reacts from mistakes, rather than the mistakes themselves. And that's kind of how I try to perceive them. Because if you go out there fearing a mistake, you're never going to express yourself, you're never going perform to your maximum. 'And that goes for all positions in the field. But I suppose when you're playing in goal, you drop a high ball, 90 per cent of the time it's in the back of the net, or it's over the bar.' A few weeks after losing to Armagh, Ryan was back in action with his club Rathmore, playing out the field among the forwards, as he's also done for years. 'If I'm playing full forward for my club and I drop a ball, no one gives it a second thought. So it's trying to compartmentalise those individual errors and just trying to react positively to them, really. 'I suppose the nature of the [goalkeeper] position, you are going to make mistakes. And the longer I've played at the top level, I've kind of tried to accept that they're just going to happen.' At age 29, Ryan will play in his fifth All-Ireland final on Sunday. He joined the panel in 2019, around the same time as the now core group of this Kerry team, and being together for that long creates a very different sort of mood compared to his first final. Kerry's Shane Ryan with Colm Basquel and Con O'Callaghan of Dublin. Photograph: Inpho 'I'm kind of lucky in a way, it's my fifth final, so you do pick up small bits and pieces throughout the years. I think the older you get anyway, in a sporting context, maybe in life, you just try to enjoy things that little bit more. You know, not wish the two weeks away. 'A lot of new fellas came in 2019. And the core group of our panel at the moment is kind of a team who've been there in the last five, six, seven years. 'And I suppose naturally, you grow closer ... and I suppose the tighter you get, it does fit into your performances as well. You don't want to leave the man down beside you, and you're more likely to be yourself as well, which I think is a great trait of any of any player.' Ryan first learned some of his goalkeeping skills in soccer, and while he credits the input of Kerry's number two goalkeeper Shane Murphy – 'he's been nothing but really positive for my game' – he admits the new rules have added another dimension to goalkeeping this season. 'It's been a huge change. All your kick-outs now, there is some element of pressure on them. And as always, a 'keeper is so reliant on what's outside him. 'I mean, a press is changing, bodies are moving, so you're trying to see, is he really on? Is there an opposition man there? Have we an overload somewhere? Have I got a mismatch one on one? You only have half a second to make a decision, because teams are so good now that if something pops up, it's closed in an instant.'
BBC News
21-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'The boys winning the All-Ireland has pushed us on'
Armagh forward Aoife McCoy says the men's side winning the All-Ireland Championship last year has "pushed" her side on to replicate their ladies' side watched on as the Orchard County edged Galway to claim a second men's All-Ireland title at Croke Park last McCambridge and Connaire Mackin played key roles in that triumph and their siblings Clodagh and Meabh McCambridge and Blaithin Mackin are in the ladies' a result, McCoy believes her side have plenty of motivation to go all the way in the Brendan Martin Cup after falling at the semi-final stage last year."I think plenty of people have said it. The boys winning the All-Ireland last year, not really realising it, but it has maybe been a good push for us as well," said McCoy."It has just brought a lot of happiness to the county. I think for us, it probably has pushed us on."We have a lot of girls that have siblings that are involved in that panel and we're definitely trying to emulate that success."Armagh continue their quest for glory in the Ladies All-Ireland Championship on Saturday as they face Kildare in their second group game. They drew with Meath in their opening game, but the Orchard County know a win against Kildare at the Athletic Grounds will help them book their place in the last eight of the competition."We're going out to get a win first of all. A win will basically secure us a spot in the quarter-final and then after that, obviously we'd love to finish first in the group," McCoy added."To get that home quarter-final, that would be great. We'll be focusing really on a win first and then just take it from there."They [Kildare] have obviously come into Division One this year and they've maintained their status there. In 2023 they won the intermediate, so they're a very good side."
BBC News
24-05-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Mixed emotions' for Tally after Derry lose to Armagh
Derry manager Paddy Tally conceded that he had "mixed emotions" as his battling side went down 2-21 to 2-17 to Armagh in their opening game of the All-Ireland round-robin series at the Athletic All-Ireland champions led 2-16 to 0-13 midway through the second half thanks to goals from Barry McCambridge and Conor Turbitt before Conor Glass and Dan Higgins hit the net for Derry cutting the deficit to that Derry comeback, Armagh steadied the ship however to secure the told BBC Sport NI that he believed his side had carved out enough scoring chances to win the game."Immensely proud of the effort the players put in, especially in the second half when it looked like the game could get away from them," reflected the Derry boss."Delighted that they showed the heart and spirit that was required to come back but also very disappointed that we didn't win the game with the chances that we created."We had enough chances to win the match but some of our decisions and shot selection was poor, and even some of our execution."We scored two goals in the second half but could have had another four, so mixed emotions, disappointed, but proud of the effort."Tally expressed satisfaction with the manner in which the Oak Leafers fashioned their opportunities but bemoaned a lack of a clinical edge on occasions."Every chance we got was a worked move but you've got to take them. A lot of these matches are decided on fine lines."We hadn't played for seven weeks since losing in the Ulster SFC and you could see a bit of rustiness but that is out of our system now."We were loose defensively at times which wasn't good enough and we struggled with kick-outs at times."Next up for Derry is a Celtic Park encounter on 1 June against a Galway team who lost out to Dublin in their first All-Ireland outing."I've never doubted the character of this team. We've got to stick at it and we have a massive game against Galway next week."
Irish Times
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Armagh push past Ulster final pain to put Derry to the sword
All-Ireland SFC Round One: Armagh 2-21 Derry 2-17 Armagh washed away the pain of that recent Ulster final defeat with a four-point win over a feisty Derry side to complete a successful start to their All-Ireland defence. The home side led by three points at half-time and enjoyed a 13-point advantage by the 57th minute only to see the Oakleaf County stage a creditable late game fightback that fell just short of a surprise result. Kieran McGeeney's side produced 11 scorers, with Barry McCambridge and Conor Turbitt netting Armagh's goals. Depending on who was bending your ear on any particular day, Derry have been either 'flying in training', handsomely winning challenge games or still struggling with key injuries causing low numbers at training. But the GAA grapevine, of course, can be both a nebulous and unreliable predictor of match day readiness. READ MORE Two weeks on from yet another sickening Ulster final defeat, All-Ireland champions Armagh were certainly much more battle-hardened than a struggling Derry side exiled to Owenbeg for seven weeks to brood and prepare. Undefeated at the Athletic Grounds for over two years, the Orchard men welcomed an Oakleaf outfit who are yet to taste victory all season. Throw in that 15-point beating Armagh threw down on Paddy Tally's side earlier in the season and all signs pointed emphatically in one direction. McGeeney pulled a serious rabbit out of the hat with a shock start for Armagh's prodigal son Rian O'Neill for his first taste of intercounty football this year. Armagh, playing with the breeze ran in three to the good leading 0-12 to 0-9 at the break. Conor Glass, outstanding for Derry, opened the evening's scoring with the first of his three first-half points. Armagh responded emphatically to go 0-5 to 0-1 up by the time Oisin Conaty converted a mighty two-pointer in the 8th minute. Armagh's Ben Crealey is blocked by Derry's Conor Glass. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho Derry, culpable for a number of wild wides, would wait 10 minutes before they worked the scoreboard for a second time, when points from Paul Cassidy and Ruairi Forbes, on his debut, reduced their deficit to two. Rian O'Neill announced his welcome return to county colours and elicited the loudest roar of the evening when he split the sticks in the 14th minute. Further points from Ross McQuillan and a two-pointer from substitute Conor Turbitt stretched the Orchard County lead to 0-9 to 0-3 after 17 minutes. With the gun to their temples the Oakleafers rallied again, with another Glass point and a brace from Paul Cassidy, courtesy of two Ethan Doherty assists, left the visitors just four adrift. Again Armagh swung back with Darragh McMullan and Andrew Murnin punishing Derry mistakes and finding their scores. However, trailing 0-12 to 0-6, Derry would finish the half with a real sense of purpose. Glass nailed point number three, before a huge effort from Shane McGuigan and an Ethan Doherty point, with the goal at his mercy, left Paddy Tally's side with skin still in the game, just three behind at half-time. Armagh greeted Derry with a dazzling blitzkrieg straight after the restart, with consecutive points from Ross McQuillan, Jason Duffy, Jarly Og Burns and Andrew Murnin the prelude to Barry McCambridge's 40th minute goal. It all added up to a ten point lead for the All Ireland champions. Appearing all but beaten, Derry fired back with a Shane McGuigan two-pointer keeping their faint hopes alive. However, a rapid fire 1-4 from the hosts, including a dazzling Conor Turbitt goal in the 49th minute amounted to a handsome 13 point advantage for the home side. And with nothing to lose Derry threw any number of haymakers in the final few rounds. Ethan Rafferty pulled off two spectacular saves to deny Brendan Rogers a brace of goals before Glass finally beat the Armagh stopper in the 55th minute. Substitute Dan Higgins then drilled a second goal home on the hour mark as Derry, remarkably, refused to break. Indeed, two-pointers from both Paul Cassidy and Shane McGuigan pulled the Armagh lead back to just four points with time rapidly receding. A third Rafferty save to deny Rogers left a relieved Armagh seeing out the last few seconds on the right side of a four point victory. ARMAGH: E Rafferty, P Burns, B McCambridge (1-0-0), P McGrane, R McQuillan (0-0-4), J Og Burns (0-0-1), J Duffy (0-0-1), B Crealey, D McMullan (0-0-1), R Grugan (0-0-3, 2f), O Conaty (0-1-2), T Kelly, A Murnin (0-0-3), O O'Neill, R O'Neill (0-0-1). Subs: C Turbitt (1-0-2) for O O'Neill (12 mins), S Campbell for J Duffy (51), N Grimley for R O'Neill (55), J McElroy (0-0-1) for R Grugan (60), G McCabe for R McQuillan (62). DERRY: B McKinless, P McGurk, E McEvoy, D Baker, R Forbes (0-0-1), B Rogers, P McGrogan (0-0-1, 1f), C Glass (1-0-3), C Doherty, C McFaul, P Cassidy (0-1-3), E Doherty (0-0-1), A Tohill, S McGuigan (0-2-1), N Toner (0-0-1, 1f). Subs: D Higgins (1-0-0) for A Tohill (38 mins), R Mulholland for P McGurk (53), C Devlin for C McFaul (59), T Rogers for N Toner (61), D McDermott for P McGrogan (66). Referee: S Hurson (Tyrone).
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Armagh edge past spirited Derry in All-Ireland round-robin thriller
Armagh opened their All-Ireland round-robin series with a 2-21 to 2-17 win over Ulster rivals Derry at the Athletic Grounds. The All-Ireland champions led 2-16 to 0-13 midway through the second half thanks to goals from Barry McCambridge and Conor Turbitt before Conor Glass and Dan Higgins hit the net for Derry cutting the deficit to four. Despite that Derry comeback, Armagh steadied the ship however to secure the victory. The Oak Leafers really struggled on their own kick-out through the first half and this accounted for much of the home side's success, rattling off four scores in a row with Oisin Conaty, Ross McQuillan and Andrew Murnin on target. Rian O'Neill, turning out for his county for the first time since last year's All-Ireland final, also landed a score as Armagh led 0-12 to 0-9 at the break playing with the aid of the breeze. The Orchard County flew out of the blocks in the second half, hitting an unanswered 1-4 in just six minutes, with Murnin's attempt at a point dropping short only to be punched into the net by McCambridge. Derry replied with an effort from Niall Toner before Shane McGuigan landed a two-pointer. The Armagh reply was emphatic, hitting 1-5 in less than 10 minutes, Turbitt burning past Patrick McGurk before rolling to the net to give his side a 13-point lead. It looked like the game was dead and buried before Derry hit two goals inside one minute. Ethan Doherty cut through the heart of the Armagh rearguard before slipping it to Glass who fired an exceptional finish to the roof of the net. Derry claimed possession from the very next kick-out and it was the goal scorer who turned the provider as Glass found Higgins the substitute who rolled the ball low beyond Ethan Rafferty to the net. Paul Cassidy and Shane McGuigan fired over two pointers either side of a Joe McElroy fisted point for the home side as Paddy Tally's men outscored Armagh 2-4 to 0-2 in the final 10 minutes of the game. Glass and McGuigan had two-pointed efforts tail wide at the death as Armagh held out for a vital two points. Next Sunday, Armagh return to Croke Park to take on Dublin in a meeting of Group Four's unbeaten sides. Derry will welcome Galway to Celtic Park with both sides wrestling for their first win of the campaign.
