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Irish Independent
16-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
London hurlers on the hunt for new manager after Christy Ring Cup-winning boss Neil Rogers departs
The London hurlers are on the hunt for a new manager with Offaly native Neil Rogers stepping down in the wake of their famous Christy Ring Cup success at the end of May.
Irish Examiner
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Kilkenny consider options after scoreboard confusion
Kilkenny were discussing their options on Sunday night after the GAA clarified the final scoreline in Croke Park and RTÉ was incorrect. Croke Park clarified the correct scoreline as Tipperary 4-20 Kilkenny 0-30 in the second of the All-Ireland SHC semi-finals. After Oisín O'Donoghue's 69th-minute goal put Tipperary three points ahead, 4-20 to 0-29, a Noel McGrath point effort was waved wide by an umpire. However, it was recorded as a point on the scoreboard. Following Jordan Molloy's point in the second minute of additional time to bring Kilkenny's total to 30, both managers Derek Lyng and Liam Cahill were of the understanding that the margin was three points when it was in fact two. 'I had three, I thought it was three,' said Lyng afterwards. Kilkenny chased a goal in the dying stages when in fact they could have aimed for points to force extra-time – John Donnelly had a goal attempt denied by Robert Doyle on the goal-line. In the immediate aftermath of the game, GAA sources stated afterwards that the scoreline was 4-21 to 0-30 in Tipperary's favour. However, the GAA later corrected it and gave one point fewer to the winning side. The Association said they are waiting on referee James Owens' report to ascertain exactly where the confusion arose. A statement on the GAA website read: "The GAA can confirm that the official score at the end of the Tipperary v Kilkenny GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final was 4-20 to 0-30. 'The GAA acknowledges there was confusion over the final score. The CCCC (Central Competitions Control Committee) is awaiting the full referee's report in order to establish how the initial mistake occurred." This is the second time in two years that a scoreline error has been made in Croke Park. In the 2023 Joe McDonagh Cup final, Carlow beat Offaly after extra-time by a point. Referee Thomas Walsh reported the score as 2-29 to 1-31 as did the stadium scoreboards when in fact it was 2-30 to 1-32. The incorrect score was adopted into the records. Broadcasters RTÉ updated their totals to reflect the right scoreline. In 2015, a re-match was ordered for the Christy Ring Cup final between Meath and Antrim in Croke Park after it was miscalculated that Meath had won the game by a point (2-18 to 1-20). It materialised soon after that the actual scoreline was 2-17 to 1-20 yet Meath were awarded the trophy. Antrim requested a second game, which was granted, but Meath won it by a point, 4-21 to 5-17. Read More Brian Gavin: Widegate scoreboard error unfair on Kilkenny but difficult to contest result
Irish Examiner
16-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Ó Ceallacháin knows Dubs will be ‘written off' against Limerick
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Dublin 3-25 Kildare 0-13 Niall Ó Ceallacháin has insisted that Dublin are targeting an All-Ireland SHC semi-final spot but has acknowledged that they will be 'written off' before facing Limerick. Dublin's dubious reward for swatting aside surprise Joe McDonagh Cup champions Kildare with the minimum of fuss is a last-six clash with the bookmakers' All-Ireland favourites. Donal Burke, a back-to-back All-Star nominee in 2022 and 2023, could feature after togging out against Kildare, having not played since coming on as a sub against Antrim five weeks ago. Dublin will have some momentum on their side after sticking 3-25 on the board in Newbridge and effectively wrapping this preliminary quarter-final win up by half- time, when they led by 15 points. First-quarter goals from Ronan Hayes and the recalled Diarmaid Ó Dúlaing laid the platform for Dublin's fourth win of this year's championship. Fergal Whitely added a late 1-1 in what was his first start of the campaign. But the jump in standard from facing a side that operated in the Christy Ring Cup in 2024 to taking on a Limerick side with a team of generational performers will be severe. 'There's a place in the semi-final at stake, there's six teams left in this thing, and we've said before, we really want to be in that last four,' said Dublin manager Ó Ceallacháin. 'The same as the other teams that are playing next weekend will. We have a good bit to work on to be sharper than what we were in the second half against Kildare but we'll be ready.' Ó Ceallacháin said the reality is that few will give Dublin a chance next weekend. 'We'll just have to see from an outcome perspective,' he shrugged. 'What I would say is there's a panel there and hurling for Dublin means a hell of a lot to them. We see that from week to week and there's nothing that they wouldn't do to make Dublin hurling successful at senior level. 'We'll be up against it next weekend and we'll be written off but let's see how we go.' Yet another one-sided preliminary quarter-final encounter, which Dublin won by 21 points, will raise fresh questions around the necessity of these fixtures. 'Physically we were just shattered after last Sunday — it was hard to stay going,' acknowledged Kildare manager Brian Dowling. 'They're going to have to look at the structures here. If they want the Joe McDonagh Cup teams in this competition, they're going to have to give them time. 'That's not me making excuses; I said it before the game. 'Even for Laois, I felt sorry for them and I would have hated to be in their position, turning around six days after losing an All-Ireland final to have to come out and play again. That's not easy to do.' Scorers for Dublin: S Currie 0-8 (5 frees); D O Dulaing 1-4; F Whitely, R Hayes 1-1 each; R McBride, B Hayes 0-3 each; C O'Sullivan, C Crummey 0-2 each; C Burke 0-1. Scorers for Kildare: D Qualter 0-8 (6 frees, 1 65); G Keegan 0-2; J Sheridan, C Boran, J Travers 0-1 each. DUBLIN: S Brennan; J Bellew, P Smyth, C McHugh; P Doyle, C Crummey, P Dunleavy; B Hayes, F Whitely; S Currie, R Hayes, R McBride; J Hetherton, D O Dulaing, C O'Sullivan. Subs: C Burke for Whitely (28-29, blood); Burke for McBride 45; C O Riain for O'Sullivan 50, A Dunphy for Dunleavy 51, S Gallagher for B Hayes 59, D Power for R Hayes 65. KILDARE: P McKenna; D O'Meara, R Boran, R Hogan; P Dolan, L O'Reilly, C Boran; D Guerin, S Leacy; C McCabe, G Keegan, D Qualter; D Melville, C Dowling, J Sheridan. Subs: J Travers for McCabe (45); H Carroll for O'Reilly (50); M Curtin for Sheridan (58); K Harrington for Dowling (60); O Lynam for Qualter (67). Referee: J Owens (Wexford).
The Irish Sun
14-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Kildare believe they can build on Joe McDonagh fairytale by putting it up to Dublin, says Paul Dolan
AFTER citing one quick turn-around as a factor in their success, Paul Dolan has no intent of bemoaning Kildare's need to tackle another. Their campaign began with a defeat at home to a Kerry outfit who were ultimately relegated to the Christy Ring Cup. Advertisement But on the back of last Sunday's stunning Joe McDonagh Cup final triumph, the Lilywhites are now set to face Dublin for a place in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals. Dolan starred at Croke Park as an odds-defying victory over Laois saw Brian Dowling's men promoted to the Leinster Championship for 2026. But they will get a first taste of hurling at the top level by hosting the Dubs today in Newbridge. For a group of players who rightly extended their celebration of such a monumental achievement into Monday night, there has been minimal preparation time for a meeting with a team that will be fresh off a three-week break. Advertisement Read More On GAA Dolan said: 'There's a lot of outside noise relating to it, kind of in regards to the structure of the Championship and are we being put into a one-sided game. 'The six-day turnaround is what it is but we're not going to go making excuses. 'We're going to approach it the same way we approach every game. 'None of the current panel have played at senior inter-county level against a tier-one county in Championship hurling and we're getting that opportunity on Saturday. We're just relishing the challenge.' Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling Comment Until seven weeks ago, Kildare had never won a game at Joe McDonagh level. The defeat to Kerry was their ninth in as many games in the second-tier competition. GAA fans 'loved seeing and hearing' the late Micheal O Muircheartaigh as he features in RTE documentary Hell for Leather Asked how they managed to bounce back so impressively, Dolan explained: 'The week turnaround probably helped us because there was no time to dwell on that Kerry loss. 'We were absolutely gutted. I've never felt as bad in a dressing room. I heard Brian saying the same, that he never felt as bad in a dressing room and he's had obviously heartbreak with Kilkenny. Advertisement 'Just getting to Hawkfield on the Tuesday night, we said we weren't happy with the way our work-rate was in that Kerry game. 'We just moved on to Westmeath, who are an unbelievable team who have competed in the Leinster Championship in recent years. 1 Paul Dolan is eyeing a scalp against Dublin today Credit: Sportsfile 'But we had no reason to fear them. You have to have belief at this level if you want to go and win matches. We just went into that Westmeath game and gave them a good rattle. Advertisement 'They came back at us and we kind of thought, 'Oh Jesus, déjà vu!' But we were delighted to win that game and that kickstarted the whole run.' FAMILIAR FOE Kildare and Dublin have become familiar with one another on the challenge match circuit. Indeed, the teams have already met this year in non-competitive fixtures in DCU and Abbotstown. And while this is uncharted territory for Dowling's men, Dolan is adamant that they will not suffer from an inferiority complex. Advertisement The Éire Óg Corra Choill ace said: 'When I would have been Under-14, 15, 16 or minor, our crop of players would have been going to UL to play Limerick or Páirc Uí Chaoimh to play Cork and things like this. 'We definitely played challenge matches against Dublin at Under-20s. You might not have been playing the strongest team they had available but it gave us belief. 'We were always told every single time before we played them that geography is not an excuse and that's one that stuck with me.' Dolan's brother James is also a member of the Kildare panel. Advertisement And their historic Joe McDonagh triumph spared his father, a Tipperary man, the predicament of seeing his sons in opposition to his native county on the other side of the draw. Dolan laughed: 'We were slagging him, asking who he'd support. But no, I think he'd have had a Kildare jersey on if it came about.'
RTÉ News
10-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Seoirse Bulfin steps down as Westmeath manager after one season
Westmeath hurling manager Seoirse Bulfin has stepped down after one season in charge. The Limerick man's resignation was confirmed in a statement by Westmeath GAA this afternoon, in which they thanked the outgoing manager for his "hard work and commitment" throughout the season and said the search for a successor would commence in the coming weeks. In 2025, Bulfin's Westmeath side was relegated to Division 2 in the Allianz Hurling League after just one win from six in their Division 1B campaign. They subsequently won two from five games in their Joe McDonagh season, shipping seven goals in a heavy loss to Carlow in Round 4 though they did easily avoid relegation with a 12-point win away to Kerry in the final round. Bulfin previously worked as a coach with Davy Fitzgerald in Waterford, Clare and Wexford, forming part of the 2013 All-Ireland winning management team. He subsequently managed Meath, guiding them to the Christy Ring Cup victory in 2023 before their relegation from Joe McDonagh in 2024, after which he assumed the Westmeath hotseat.
