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Irish Examiner
4 hours ago
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- Irish Examiner
Tyrone pip Kerry to minor crown to keep treble bid on track
Electric Ireland All-Ireland MFC final: Tyrone 1-16 (1-1-14) Kerry 1-15 (1-2-11) The Tyrone treble remains in play - on both fronts. Kerry's suffering at the Red Hand remains unbroken. A pulsating All-Ireland minor football decider ended with a Ben Kelliher challenge not earning a Kerry free and Tyrone holding out for a one-point triumph. Added to U20 All-Ireland glory in late May, the Tyrone clean sweep of minor, U20, and senior success still has a pulse and a chance. Added to the county's All-Ireland U20 semi-final win over Kerry, the clean sweep of minor, U20, and senior knockout championship victories over the green and gold still has a pulse and a chance. The senior semi-final clash to decide one treble and keep another alive throws-in in six days time. Kerry will question if Kelliher should have been awarded a free past the allotted four minutes of second-half injury-time. Tyrone, in reply, can point to the fact that they should have had red ribbons attached to the silverware long before that late, late non-call. Trailing 1-13 to 0-12 on 47 minutes, the final quarter was theirs. It was a final quarter where they threatened to kick the title straight into Kerry hands. After 1-2 in three minutes to seize a 1-14 to 1-13 lead - the goal a Peter Colton penalty following a foul on influential sub Matthew F Daly - the wides and misses flowed. Ben Kelliher of Kerry in action against Padraig Goodman of Tyrone during the Electric Ireland GAA Football All-Ireland Minor Championship final match between Kerry and Tyrone at Cedral St Conleth's Park in Newbridge, Kildare. Photo by Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile Elliott Kerr was off target, then Colton, then Thomas Meenan. Colton hit the post, James Mulgrew's effort was short. Daly added to the wides collection spiralling out of control. In between this flood of not taken opportunities, Kerry pair Danny Murphy and Kelliher, the latter a superb point considering the attention of three white shirts in right corner, snuck the Kingdom back in front 13 seconds shy of the hour. Colton brought stalemate for the ninth time with a free brought forward for Kerry dissent. There'd been an earlier second half breach of the new rules that also cost them a white flag. The 63rd-minute winner was almost no winner at all. Colton again rattled the post. Diarmuid Martin gathered the breaking ball and brought Tyrone to nine on the All-Ireland minor roll of honour. An eight-year gap bridged without the presence of West Ham's Joel Kerr, a multi-code talent who contributed 2-13 on the road to Newbridge. Operating into a not insignificant breeze in the opening half, Kerry boss Wayne Quillinan and his young crew wouldn't have sniffed at the three-point deficit facing them on 25 minutes pertaining to the break. After five times level, Tyrone had built momentum and a lead of such size that had not existed up to then. James Mulgrew landed the sole two-pointer of the half on 23 minutes. There followed a Kerry attack being turned over, a foul on Pearse McDonald, and an Eoin Long converted free for an 0-8 to 0-5 lead. No greater did the lead extend, though. It went, in fact, in the opposite direction. 1-2 without reply. A five-point swing. A two-point Kerry half-time lead. The burst began with a Ben Kelliher foul and Gearóid White converting. Kerry's Mark O'Carroll claimed the resultant kickout, Danny Murphy claiming the point. The minimum between them. And, then on 29 minutes, the lead. Kelliher had charged in along the endline earlier in the half only to be called for overcarrying. There was no calling or catching him here. Kelliher again charged along the endline in the final play of the game. Nothing came from it. More Ulster-inflicted misery. In four of the last six minor campaigns, Kerry have been knocked out or beaten in the decider by Ulster opposition. In their last two U20 campaigns, Tyrone bettered them at the semi-final and final stage. In the last two Hogan Cups, Ulster opposition bettered Mercy Mounthawk of Tralee at the semi-final and final stage. Need we say any more. The upper hand is the Red Hand. SCORERS FOR TYRONE: P Colton (1-2, 1-0 pen, 0-1 free); E Long (0-5, 0-3 frees); J Mulgrew (tp), D Martin (0-3 each); A Quinn, D McAnespie (free), MF Daly (0-1 each). SCORERS FOR KERRY: B Kelliher (1-2); G White (0-4, tp, 0-1 free); K Griffin (0-3, tp, 0-1 '45); D Murphy, T O'Connell (0-2 each); J Curtin, A Tuohy (0-1 each). TYRONE: R Donnelly (Eglish); E Kerr (Errigal Ciaran), P Goodman (Fintona Pearses), C McCrystal (Loughmacrory); T Meenan (Killyclogher), J Daly (Eglish), A Quinn (Errigal Ciaran); J Mulgrew (Kildress Wolfe Tones), P Donaghy (Carrickmore St Colmcille's); C Farley (Beragh Red Knights), P Colton (Fintona Pearses), D McAnespie (Aghaloo O'Neill's); D Martin (Fintona Pearses), P McDonald (Loughmacrory), E Long (Cookstown). SUBS: MF Daly (Eglish) for McAnespie (44); V Gormely (Carrickmore St Colmcille's) for McDonald (48); M Kennedy (Glenelly St Joseph's) for Long (59). KERRY: R Kennedy (Kerins O'Rahillys); R Sheridan (Duagh), E Joy (Ballymacelligott), T Ó Slatara (Churchill); D Murphy (Listry), D Sargent (John Mitchels), M Clifford (Firies); M Ó Sé (An Ghaeltacht), J Curtin (Ballyduff); M O'Carroll (Dr Crokes), G White (John Mitchels), A Tuohy (Austin Stacks); B Kelliher (Dr Crokes), K Griffin (St Michael's Foilmore), T O'Connell (Tarbert). SUBS: N Lacey (Kerins O'Rahilly's) for O'Connell (44); J Kissane (Moyvane) for Ó Sé (52); P Ó Mainnín (Lios Póil) for O'Carroll (54). REFEREE: T Murphy (Galway).
The Irish Sun
2 days ago
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Niall Morgan hailed as ‘unbelievable coach' as he juggles player/trainer role ahead of Kerry clash
SEÁN Murphy hailed the role played by Niall Morgan as Tyrone prepare to face Kerry in Sunday's Electric Ireland All-Ireland MFC final. Senior goalkeeper Morgan is serving on Gerard Donnelly's minor backroom team this year and his guidance has proved invaluable. 2 The Tyrone goalkeeper is balancing life as a player and a coach with Tyrone 2 Tyrone minor manager Gerard Donnelly, left, and Morgan at minor semi-final against Roscommon And fellow coach Murphy — who is assisting Donnelly with Ciarán Gourley — gushed when speaking of the impact Morgan has made. He explained: 'Niall is an absolutely unbelievable coach. You could listen to him talk football all day. 'It's great because the players are going to places like Croke Park and watching the seniors and they're seeing their coach perform at a very high level. 'He's backing up everything he's saying to them. Hopefully he can go another step or two with the seniors as well.' Read more on GAA Morgan was part of the Tyrone side that And the Red Hand keeper is now just two wins away from lifting Sam Maguire — with a semi-final to come against Kerry on July 12. But it has already been a good summer for the Ulster county, who saw their The minors now have a chance to claim more silverware this weekend in Newbridge against Kerry. Most read in GAA Football And they have been boosted by being able to train close to the seniors and Under-20s this year at their Garvaghy base. Murphy revealed: 'The three squads were all up there together for a few months. It was absolutely class because everybody was in it together. Even around the dressing rooms the vibes were great. Palestine GAA players watch camogie match on laptop 'Obviously the Under-20s ended their season with a great All-Ireland win and our season is coming to an end now as well. The seniors will hopefully keep it going for another wee while yet. 'It's been great to have that tightness up in Garvaghy together and it's probably helped all three teams because the buzz has been so good and the results have followed.' Tyrone and Kerry come into the St Conleth's Park showdown with perfect records. The Red Hands have claimed six wins from six, powering through Ulster to collect a 26th provincial title before taking out Cork and Roscommon in the All-Ireland series. The Kingdom won their third Munster title in a row before seeing off Cavan and Mayo in tight encounters. The two groups have talented players capable of running up big tallies with Peter Colton, Cathal Farley and Eoin Long impressing for Tyrone. Murphy namechecked the in-form Ben Kelliher, Kevin Griffin and captain Gearóid White as special Kerry talents. But he said: 'That's only three I've named, Kerry have a load more guys and look a squad with great talent.' The Tyrone and Kerry seniors will meet the following Saturday in the latest instalment of an epic rivalry between the counties that goes back decades. But Murphy said they will not lean into the history element for the minor meeting. He added: 'It wouldn't matter what county we came up against, it's an All-Ireland final at the end of the day. Winning it is the main objective.
Irish Independent
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Kerry minor football manager: ‘Tiniest of margins' will decide All-Ireland minor semi-final
Wayne Quillinan: 'Play until the final whistle blows, and make sure at the end of it we have no regrets, because they're the things that you can't live with' Kerryman Wayne Quillinan believes that the experience of being brought to the brink of elimination by Cavan a fortnight ago will stand Kerry in good stead as they prepare for Sunday's Electric Ireland All-Ireland MFC semi-final against Mayo in Ennis. The Kingdom manager, while acknowledging that his side didn't play to their full potential, saw enough in the way they dug out victory against the Breffni men to fill him with plenty of encouragement heading into the trip to Cusack Park.
Irish Examiner
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Mayo set up All-Ireland minor semi-final with Kerry after goalfest victory over Offaly
Electric Ireland All-Ireland MFC Quarter-Final Mayo 3-13 (3-2-9) Offaly 4-7 (4-0-7) Mayo will be Kerry's opponents in the All-Ireland minor semi-final in a fortnight after they just about held off a powerful second half-surge from Offaly in Roscommon this afternoon, kicking the last three scores to secure the win just when it looked like the Faithful County had produced yet another miracle comeback. Over the course of the hour, Mayo were marginally the better team, despite the absence of leading corner forward Tony Carey and midfielder Cian May - though they came dangerously close to losing their way when they tried to defend their lead rather than pushing on and driving home their advantage in the second half. With Offaly supporters outnumbering their Mayo counterparts by nearly ten to one, it was easy to see why they would try and stifle the midlanders and defend their nine-point interval advantage, though when Mayo were at their best, they were scintillating. They ransacked the Offaly defence to score 2-6 unanswered in the 20 minutes before half-time. In every aspect of play, they were running riot, and causing Offaly a world of problems. The start of the game saw Ben Holmes set up Conor Hession for a goal, but Offaly replied well, employing an all-out attack approach. Every free was tapped and run at the Mayo defence, every attacker wanted to take on and beat his man, and that yielded a fine goal for Ruairí Woods and some well-taken points from Tony Furey, Dylan Dunne and Cathal Weldon. However throughout the year, long spells of playing second fiddle in the kickout battle have haunted Offaly, and that again was to come to the fore here as Mayo starved the Offaly attack of ball and unleashed wave after wave of their own attacks. Adam Kelly, an injury doubt leading up to the game, was dominant in the middle but the real star of the show was Dara Flanagan, operating at centre-forward. The Eastern Gaels man scored 1-3 in all, 1-2 in the first half, and created real danger every time he took possession. His tap and go free down the right set up another goal for Conor Coghill through the middle of the Offaly defence, and Mayo could easily have added to their 3-7 to 1-4 half-time lead, with Rhys Neary firing over the bar with the goal at his mercy and three wides in the closing minutes keeping the lead down to single digits. The physical presence of Hession and Ben Holmes was also a threat, and when Mayo used the breeze to hit their two big men, they created chaos and chances, with Holmes adding two points of his own. However that threat was removed for the second half, and Mayo's running game also dried up. As they did for the Leinster final, the Offaly supporters travelled in big numbers for this fixture and a crucial part of Mayo's gameplan for the second half would have been to remove the crowd as a factor in the contest. A goal from Furey at the start of the second half threatened to throw that plan out the window but Mayo overcame that setback and monopolised possession for long stretches, holding the ball for two and three minutes at a time on several occasions. More often than not however, no scoring chances materialised at the end of those possessions, albeit that didn't matter as long as Offaly weren't scoring at the other end. Then the midlanders won a turnover, Caden O'Beirne played the ball down the line to Cian McNamee, and the Rhode man beat his marker along the end line and squeezed in a goal from an impossible angle. The crowd came alive, and after the two sides traded points, another goal, this time from Dylan Dunne, sent the Faithful into raptures. They had the wind at their backs, the nine-point lead was fully wiped out, and after Eamon Maher made an incredible mark, he was dragged down, Tony Furey tapped over the free, and they had all the momentum and energy. That all changed on the next kickout when Eoghan Dever fielded the ball, he too was tackled, and Conor Hession traversed the black spot on the crossbar with as important a kick as he'll ever have taken in his young career so far. Offaly still had to chase the game and they did exactly that, but three chances went astray, the closest being Aaron Daly hitting the post from 35 metres out, and as they grew increasingly desperate, gaps opened up at the other end for Ben Joyce and Oran Murphy to add the insurance points and see Mayo through to a semi-final clash with the Kingdom. Scorers for Mayo: C Hession 1-5 (2tpf, 0-1f), D Flanagan 1-3, C Coghill 1-0, B Holmes 0-2 (0-1m, 0-1f), R Neary 0-1, B Joyce 0-1, O Murphy 0-1. Scorers for Offaly: T Furey 1-4 (0-2f), R Woods 1-1, D Dunne 1-1, C McNamee 1-0, C Weldon 0-1. MAYO: T Williams; C Coghill, B Langan, C Tighe; R O'Donnell, D Duffy, E Dever; A Kelly, P Garvey; R Neary, D Flanagan, C Jordan; F Ó Cinnseala, B Holmes, C Hession. Subs: O Murphy for Holmes (40), F Ó Cinnseala for Neary (47), O McCann for Fiachra Ó Cinnseala (51), B Joyce for Garvey (54) OFFALY: J Ryan; C O'Beirne, T Carroll, C Farrell; P Duffy, T Kelly, E Rouse; E Maher, C Duffy; C Weldon, D Dunne, A Daly; T Furey, C McNamee, R Woods. Subs: D Stewart for Weldon (47), C Duffy for Furey (54), D Stoyanov for Carroll (57) Referee: Alan Coyne (Westmeath).
Irish Independent
07-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Kerry pushed all the way by Cavan in thrilling All-Ireland MFC quarter-final
A patchy Kerry were put to the absolute pin of their collar before edging out a never-say-die Cavan in an exciting Electric Ireland All-Ireland MFC quarter-final played in windy conditions at O'Moore Park in Portlaoise.
