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Irish Examiner
3 hours ago
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- Irish Examiner
Kerry injury boost as Diarmuid O'Connor takes part in full training session
Diarmuid O'Connor participated in the full Kerry training session on Saturday afternoon, increasing hopes that the midfielder will make his return from injury in next weekend's All-Ireland SFC final against Donegal. Inside forward Paul Geaney (shoulder) also took full part in Saturday's session, with Tom O'Sullivan (calf) still not fully back, manager Jack O'Connor confirmed at the county's All-Ireland final media event. After a powerful start to the spring, midfielder O'Connor has endured an injury-plagued campaign since first hurting his shoulder during the Round 6 League win at home to Armagh in mid-March. His latest setback was at the beginning of the preliminary quarter-final win over Cavan four weeks ago, where he lasted just three minutes before having to withdraw. He has not featured since. Geaney was listed on the matchday panel for both the All-Ireland quarter-final and semi-final victories but was not used on either occasion, while defender O'Sullivan limped out of the quarter-final win over Armagh when picking up a first-half calf injury. 'Paul and Diarmuid trained fully today, and there are a couple more sessions to go, so that's promising,' Jack said on Saturday afternoon. 'Most fellas are back doing some training in some shape or form, which is good. Tom O'Sullivan isn't back fully yet, he's doing bits and pieces, so we'd hope he'd train next week. Outside of that we are not too bad. 'The season is so intense it is just very tricky deal with injuries because you don't really have that much time to get the injury right and then sometimes you are kinda half afraid to throw them into the maelstrom of a game without having done some intense training, so it can be tricky yeah with the tightness of the season.'
Irish Independent
08-07-2025
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- Irish Independent
Kerry v Tyrone: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the All-Ireland SFC semi-final
Where and when is it on? The match takes place at Croke Park in Dublin with a 5.00pm throw-in on Saturday. The Tailteann Cup final between KIldare and Limerick serves as the curtain-raiser at 2.30pm. Where can I watch the game? The games is being covered by both RTÉ2 and BBC2 and will be streamed on the RTÉ Player. You can also follow all the action as it happens in our liveblog on What's the team news? Kerry's All Star defender Tom O'Sullivan, along with first-choice midfielder Diarmuid O'Connor, have been ruled out of contention to play against Tyrone in Saturday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final. Manager Jack O'Connor said namesake Diarmuid won't be fit to face Tyrone due to an ongoing shoulder problem, which the Tralee man aggravated in the first few seconds of Kerry's preliminary quarter-final win over Cavan. Tom O'Sullivan suffered a calf muscle injury in the first half of the quarter-final win over Armagh, and left Croke Park after the game wearing a protective boot on his left leg. O'Sullivan's Dingle club mate, Barry Dan O'Sullivan, is the other player not available to the Kerry management, having suffered an ACL knee injury in the All-Ireland Group 2 win over Cork. We'll bring you the full team news on as soon as it's confirmed. What can I read about and listen to on Over 140,000 are expected in Croke Park for the weekend's two semi-finals as Frank Roche reports below. And Tommy Conlon has examined how Tyrone have built a football legacy since winning their first landmark senior All-Ireland title in 2003. On the Indo GAA podcast, Joe Molloy was joined by Kerry legend Tomás Ó Sé for a final reflection on a breathtaking All-Ireland quarter-final weekend. Meanwhile, John Mullane & Colm Keys joined Conan Doherty to look back on a flashpoint-filled All Ireland hurling semi-final weekend, as Tipperary toppled Kilkenny to book a meeting with favourites Cork in next weekend's decider. Listen and follow on Apple, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. What are the odds? Kerry are favourites at 8/15 and Tyrone are available at 23/10 with the draw after 70 minutes at 7/1.
The 42
07-07-2025
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- The 42
Kerry duo ruled out of All-Ireland semi-final
KERRY DUO Tom O'Sullivan and Diarmuid O'Connor have been ruled out of Saturday's All-Ireland SFC semi-final against Tyrone. Speaking to The Kerryman, manager Jack O'Connor revealed that an ongoing shoulder problem, which was initially picked up in the preliminary quarter-final win over Cavan, would prevent his namesake from competing in the upcoming game. Advertisement O'Sullivan has also failed to recover in time from a calf muscle injury, which meant he had to depart the action early in the quarter-final victory against Armagh. Barry Dan O'Sullivan is also unavailable after suffering a season-ending ACL injury in the Group 2 defeat of Cork. There are doubts over the fitness of a couple of other players, including Paul Geaney, Tadhg Morley, Mike Breen and Tony Brosnan. O'Connor said a decision on whether they will be involved in the Tyrone game will be reached later in the week.
The Irish Sun
20-06-2025
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- The Irish Sun
Jack O'Connor & Kerry receive badly needed boost before Cavan test while John Kiely's Limerick ready for Dublin
KERRY are boosted by the return of some key men for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final with Cavan. Seán O'Shea, Diarmuid O'Connor and Brian Ó Beaglaioch are all back in the starting line-up after being sidelined for Advertisement Paudie Clifford, who was also absent last time, is named among the subs for the visit of the Breffni to Killarney. But Paul Geaney is still out and Tony Brosnan is another notable player missing. The team shows five changes in total as Brosnan, Micheál Burns, Killian Spillane, Mark O'Shea and Tadhg Morley are replaced by the returning trio, Seán O'Brien and Conor Geaney. Dublin, meanwhile, have kept faith with Advertisement Read More On GAA Cian Hernon has been included in the Galway team for Sunday's trip to Down. Conor Flaherty also retains his place in goal. The In hurling, Dónal Burke has been passed fit enough to be named on the Dublin bench for tomorrow's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Limerick. There are two changes to the starting side from the win over Kildare, with Conor Burke and Andrew Dunphy given the nod as Paddy Dunleavy and John Hetherton drop to the bench. Advertisement Most read in GAA Football Comment Treaty boss John Kiely has named an unchanged team for the Croke Park tie but there is one amendment to his list of subs. Fergal O'Connor is included instead of Shane O'Brien, who came off the bench and fired 1-2 in the Munster final penalty-shootout defeat to Cork. 'Just in time for Father's Day' - Dublin GAA legends welcome the birth of precious baby daughter KERRY (SFC v Cavan): S Ryan; P Murphy, J Foley, T O'Sullivan; B Ó Beaglaoich, M Breen, G White; J O'Connor, S O'Brien; D O'Connor, S O'Shea, G O'Sullivan; D Clifford, C Geaney, D Geaney. DUBLIN (SFC v Cork): S Cluxton; T Clancy, S MacMahon, D Byrne; B Howard, J Small, L Gannon; P Ó Cofaigh Byrne, C Kilkenny; K McGinnis, S Bugler, N Scully; P Small, C O'Callaghan, C Costello. Advertisement GALWAY (SFC v Down): C Flaherty; J McGrath, S Fitzgerald, L Silke; D McHugh, S Kelly, C Hernon; P Conroy, J Maher; C Darcy, M Tierney, C McDaid; R Finnerty, S Walsh, M Thompson LIMERICK (SHC v Dublin): N Quaid; S Finn, D Morrissey, M Casey; D Byrnes, K Hayes, B Nash; A English, W O'Donoghue; G Hegarty, C Lynch, T Morrissey; A Gillane, A O'Connor, D Reidy. 1 Jack O'Connor saw his team lose by nine points in a shock upset last time out DUBLIN (SHC v Limerick): S Brennan; J Bellew, P Smyth, C McHugh; P Doyle, C Crummey, A Dunphy; C Burke, B Hayes; R McBride, F Whitely, C O'Sullivan; S Currie, R Hayes, D Ó Dúlaing. Advertisement
Irish Independent
19-06-2025
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- Irish Independent
Huge boost for Kerry as big names return for preliminary quarter-final clash with Cavan
Sean O'Shea, Diarmuid O'Connor and Brian Ó Beaglaoich are back in the team with Paudie Clifford among the Kerry subs for their All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final against Cavan on Saturday.
