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Irish Daily Mirror
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Cork stars share special moment with their kids after All-Ireland semi-final win
Cork's hurling heroes shared a special moment with their children on the Croke Park pitch after advancing to the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship on Saturday. The Rebels cruised past Dublin with a fantastic performance as they ran out winners by 7-26 to 2-21. They will face either Kilkenny or Tipperary in the final on Sunday, July 20. A number of the players' kids came on to the pitch following the full-time whistle to celebrate the victory with their fathers. Patrick Horgan shared an embrace with his son Jack, while Declan Dalton also celebrated with his son DJ. Despite the big winning margin, Cork manager Pat Ryan stated after the game that he believes his side can get even better. He said: 'We left a few scores behind us and are annoyed to have coughed up two soft goals. Yet we also got a lot right. 'I am delighted for the boys because 51 weeks ago we lost an All-Ireland final and it is a long way back from that. 'I am glad to have gotten back into the position we are in. It is a special place to be, in an All-Ireland final, looking forward to a big day out.' Irish Mirror sport Solus embed Ryan continued: 'I was very pleased with our attitude. Our preparation over the last four weeks has been excellent. 'There was a huge focus on what we wanted to do after the Munster final so I would like to pay credit to the players and to their spouses, girlfriends and families for giving the lads space to prepare in those four weeks. 'We will watch the Kilkenny-Tipp game with a lot of interest. We target goals all the time. The lads were really clinical in terms of goals. I am delighted with our fellas. They showed a lot of character to get themselves back into an All-Ireland final." Cork's Patrick Horgan celebrates with his son, Jack, after the game (Image: ©INPHO/Leah Scholes) 1 of 9 Cork's Declan Dalton celebrates with his son DJ (Image: ©INPHO/Ryan Byrne) 2 of 9 Cork's Patrick Horgan celebrates with his son, Jack, after the game (Image: ©INPHO/Leah Scholes) 3 of 9
Irish Daily Mirror
06-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Cork warning that will strike fear into Tipperary and Kilkenny fans
Cork boss Pat Ryan struck fear into Tipperary and Kilkenny fans after watching his side cruise into the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final. The Rebels defeated Dublin by 7-26 to 2-21 at Croke Park on Saturday to advance to the decider, with Ryan declaring afterwards: 'We can get even better'. He said: 'We left a few scores behind us and are annoyed to have coughed up two soft goals. Yet we also got a lot right. 'I am delighted for the boys because 51 weeks ago we lost an All-Ireland final and it is a long way back from that. 'I am glad to have gotten back into the position we are in. It is a special place to be, in an All-Ireland final, looking forward to a big day out.' Ryan continued: 'I was very pleased with our attitude. Our preparation over the last four weeks has been excellent. 'There was a huge focus on what we wanted to do after the Munster final so I would like to pay credit to the players and to their spouses, girlfriends and families for giving the lads space to prepare in those four weeks. 'We will watch the Kilkenny-Tipp game with a lot of interest. We target goals all the time. The lads were really clinical in terms of goals. I am delighted with our fellas. They showed a lot of character to get themselves back into an All-Ireland final."
Irish Daily Mirror
05-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Stunned Dubs boss hails Rebel display as 'best he has seen' in years
Stunned Dubs boss Niall O Ceallachain hailed Cork's seven-goal slaughter of his team as the best display he had witnessed in years. The Rebels thumped Dublin by 20 points to reach a second successive All-Ireland final. And afterwards boss O Ceallachain confessed: 'By a long way, that display is the best I have seen this year. Read more: Cork smash Dublin at Croke Park to breeze into All-Ireland final Read more:Dublin v Cork recap and result as seven-goal Rebels smash the Dubs in All-Ireland semi-final 'We are very disappointed. The way it panned out was not how we planned. But there are no excuses. While we have to be better, I thought they were excellent, extremely sharp, full of energy and aggressive. 'We showed fight to get back into it but each time we got back into it, they got a goal.' Cork now play the winners of today's semi-final against Kilkenny and Tipp in this month's All-Ireland final. And O Ceallachain knows they are raging hot favourites. He said: 'They are going to take some beating as that was as good a team performance as I have seen in a long time. We could not live with their pace and power. They also have composure. 'They scored some fabulous goals.' Yet Rebels boss Pat Ryan has struck fear into Tipp and Cats fans by declaring, 'we can get even better'. He said: 'We left a few scores behind us and are annoyed to have coughed up two soft goals. 'Yet we also got a lot right. 'I am delighted for the boys because 51 weeks ago we lost an All-Ireland final and it is a long way back from that. 'I am glad to have gotten back into the position we are in. 'It is a special place to be, in an All-Ireland final, looking forward to a big day out.' Ryan continued: 'I was very pleased with our attitude. 'Our preparation over the last four weeks has been excellent. 'There was a huge focus on what we wanted to do after the Munster final so I would like to pay credit to the players and to their spouses, girlfriends and families for giving the lads space to prepare in those four weeks. 'We will watch the Kilkenny-Tipp game with a lot of interest. 'We target goals all the time. The lads were really clinical in terms of goals. I am delighted with our showed a lot of character to get themselves back into an All-Ireland final.'
