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Irish Times
07-07-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Kilkenny GAA expected to respond over decision not to replay SHC semi-final
There will be no replay of last Sunday's All-Ireland SHC semi-final but Kilkenny GAA are expected to make a public response to outline their disappointment at the circumstances around the Croke Park scoreboard carrying the incorrect score during injury time. The scoreboard mistakenly awarded Noel McGrath's 70th-minute effort as a point – even though one of the umpires signalled it had drifted wide of the Hill 16 posts. That error gave Tipperary a four-point lead in the game and forced Kilkenny to immediately try force goalscoring opportunities. The score at the final whistle was initially given as 4-21 to 0-30 but just before 8pm on Sunday night the GAA amended the result with referee James Owens confirming the final score as Tipperary 4-20 Kilkenny 0-30. The referee's report trumps all else. Derek Lyng did not make a big deal of the error when speaking immediately after the game and there does not appear to be an appetite in Kilkenny to enter the appeal trenches on the matter. READ MORE However, several county officers believe it is important for the board to construct an official response and show support for their players, so a Kilkenny GAA statement is expected. Meanwhile, Raymond Galligan has stepped down as Cavan senior football manager after two years in charge. The former county goalkeeper, who in September 2023 was appointed on a three-year term, has brought his spell at the helm to an end citing work and family commitments as the reasons for his decision. 'Raymond has been a wonderful servant to Cavan GAA over the years as a footballer, team captain, manager and a positive role model for all. Raymond always had time for all the younger fans which did not go unnoticed,' stated Cavan GAA. Cavan retained their Division Two status during both of Galligan's seasons in charge. They chalked up a famous victory over Mayo in this year's championship but exited the competition after a heavy defeat to Kerry in the preliminary quarter-finals. As a player Galligan made 114 appearances scoring an impressive 1-122 despite being a goalkeeper for the majority of his Cavan career. He captained the team from 2019 -2023 and lifted the Anglo Celt Cup in 2020. He also won an All Star that year. 'Cavan GAA would like to put on record their appreciation and gratitude for the huge commitment and effort Raymond and his management have given to Cavan football. We wish Raymond, his wife Niamh and their two young children the best in the future and thank you again from all in Cavan GAA.'
Irish Examiner
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
The Kerry native, the Donegal star and life inside the Kilkenny football team
It's a balmy May evening at Kilkenny GAA's training facility in Dunmore and the county's football manager, Christy Walsh, is collecting footballs behind the town-end goal. His team have just finished a rigorous warm up and are preparing for their first challenge game of the year against a club side, Thurles Sarsfields. Neither could be claimed a footballing heartland but judging by the respective numbers on each panel, both are eager. Kilkenny remain the only inter-county football team in Ireland not participating in the Allianz Football League. They have already started and finished the county's senior football championship, the final on May 2nd - Mullinavat 1-21 Mooncoin 0-14. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Subscribe to access all of the Irish Examiner. Annual €120€60 Best value Monthly €10€4 / month Unlimited access. Subscriber content. Daily ePaper. Additional benefits.
Irish Times
08-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Times
Live GAA updates: Kilkenny hold off late Galway rally to win a sixth straight Leinster title
Sunday's fixtures Leinster Senior Hurling Final: Kilkenny v Galway, Croke Park, 4pm Joe McDonagh Cup Final: FT: Kildare 2-26 Laois 1-19 Tailteann Cup: FT: Wexford 5-23 Antrim 2-21 FT: Sligo 1-27 Carlow 2-19 3 minutes ago Kilkenny are through to the All-Ireland semi finals now, while Galway will play a quarter final against the winner of Laois and Tipperary. 12 minutes ago Kilkenny are Leinster hurling champions for the sixth time in a row! Galway made a game of it in the latter stages of the second half, but Kilkenny were deserving winners. Likewise, Huw Lawlor was a deserving man of the match. 17 minutes ago Full Time: Kilkenny 3-22 Galway 1-20 18 minutes ago 71 Mins: GOAL for Kilkenny! A bad mistake from the new goalkeeper sees Keoghan profit again. Kilkenny 3-22 Galway 1-20 20 minutes ago 69 Mins: Huw Lawlor clutches a high ball out of the sky, then drives out of the Kilkenny defence. He hands off to Billy Ryan who pops it over. Cooney makes the gap four again though. Kilkenny 2-21 Galway 1-20 22 minutes ago 68 Mins: Adrian Mullen takes a shot under pressure when he had men in space beside him. But it goes over anyway, a brilliant score. Cathal Mannion hits back for Galway, another great strike. Kilkenny 2-20 Galway 1-19 24 minutes ago 66 Mins: Suddenly the energy all around Croke Park is up massively. TJ Brennan scraps away and gets a free for his efforts. Mannion strikes it over and the gap is just four points. Kilkenny 2-19 Galway 1-18 26 minutes ago 63 Mins: GOAL for Galway! Brian Concannon got the ball a short free from Cathal Mannion and hit the back of the net. Kilkenny 2-19 Galway 1-17 GALWAY GOAL - BRIAN CONCANNON - 64 mins Hope for Galway as Concannon finds the net 📺Watch LIVE on 🎙️ Listen on 📱 — The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) 27 minutes ago 62 Mins: Killeen gets another point for Galway. Kilkenny 2-19 Galway 0-16 29 minutes ago 60 Mins: Tiernan Killeen scores another for Galway, coming off the bench. That's three in a row for the Tribesmen. Kilkenny 2-19 Galway 0-15 30 minutes ago 59 Mins: Galway have their first score from play in the second half from Seán Linnane. Cathal Mannion adds another then. Kilkenny 2-19 Galway 0-14 33 minutes ago 57 Mins: GOAL for Kilkenny! TJ Reid peels away from Daithí Burke and fires it past the new man in goal, Darragh Walsh. Keoghan did so well to feed the full forward when he could have taken the shot on himself. Kilkenny 2-19 Galway 0-12 KILKENNY GOAL - TJ REID - 58 mins Icing on the Kilkenny cake 📺Watch LIVE on 🎙️ Listen on 📱 — The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) 35 minutes ago 55 Mins: A Stephen Donnelly effort sends us to Hawk-Eye, and it's over the bar again. Kilkenny 1-18 Galway 0-12 37 minutes ago 52 Mins: Cian Kenny hits another great score. Kilkenny look in control as Martin Keoghan hits a fine score. Kilkenny 1-17 Galway 0-12 39 minutes ago 50 Mins: Cathal Mannion reduces the gap to five again from a free. Kilkenny 1-14 Galway 0-12 42 minutes ago 47 Mins: Adrian Mullen has been left in acres of space on multiple occasions today, and this time he punishes Galway with a great score from right out on the sideline. Kilkenny 1-14 Galway 0-11 44 minutes ago 45 Mins: Cathal Mannion scores a monster of a free, but Cian Kenny hits a quality score in reply. Kilkenny 1-13 Galway 0-11 48 minutes ago 41 Mins: Billy Ryan plays a somewhat unconventional one-two with Mossy Keoghan and then strikes over from 45 metres. Keoghan did so well to keep hold of the ball under heavy pressure. Mannion points a free for the Tribesmen. Kilkenny 1-12 Galway 0-10 50 minutes ago 39 Mins: Mikey Carey slings a lovely effort up and over the bar. TJ Reid pops a simple free over to give Kilkenny a bigger cushion. His influence on the game is growing. Kilkenny 1-11 Galway 0-9 52 minutes ago 37 Mins: Cathal Mannion points a free. Kilkenny 1-9 Galway 0-9 54 minutes ago 36 Mins: Éanna Murphy has come off after those knocks he got at the end of the first half, with Darragh Walsh replacing him. TJ Reid misses the first shot of the second half. Kilkenny 1-9 Galway 0-8 1 hour ago It's been a pretty flat first half at Croke Park. Huw Lawlor's superb display of high catching had been the highlight of the half until Keoghan got the goal. 1 hour ago Half time: Kilkenny 1-9 Galway 0-8 1 hour ago 35 Mins: Galway's Éanna Murphy went down after that goal but carries on. John Donnelly puts a high tackle on the goalkeeper very shortly after and gets a yellow. 1 hour ago 33 Mins: GOAL for Kilkenny! A good bit of poaching from Martin Keoghan as he follows in TJ Reid's saved effort. Kilkenny 1-9 Galway 0-8 KILKENNY GOAL - 32 mins Mossy Keoghan the scorer after TJ Reid's initial effort was saved HT: Kikenny 1-09 Galway 0-08 📺Watch LIVE on 🎙️ Listen on 📱 — The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) 1 hour ago 30 Mins: Neither side has really got much of a rhythm, and it's not being helped by the wides that both teams are hitting. Cathal Mannion gets Galway back on track with a free. Kilkenny 0-9 Galway 0-8 1 hour ago 27 Mins: David Burke is penalised for throwing the ball, but Reid hits the free wide into Hill 16. Kilkenny 0-9 Galway 0-7 1 hour ago 25 Mins: TJ Reid hits back to back frees for the Cats to put them two in front. Kilkenny 0-9 Galway 0-7 1 hour ago 22 Mins: Kilkenny get back in front again, but Cathal Mannion replies from long range. Kilkenny 0-7 Galway 0-7 1 hour ago 19 Mins: Billy Ryan strikes over the bar. The half forward was left in acres of space. Cian Kenny gets a yellow and Cathal Mannion puts the resulting free wide. Kilkenny 0-6 Galway 0-6 1 hour ago 17 Mins: Cathal Mannion hits a beauty from the Hogan side to put Galway in front again. Kilkenny 0-5 Galway 0-6 1 hour ago 15 Mins: Kilkenny are winning a lot of the balls into the Galway forward line and break Galway's early momentum with three scores in a row. Tom Monaghan breaks the Cats' streak with his own score. Kilkenny 0-5 Galway 0-4 1 hour ago 11 Mins: Martin Keoghan shoots an uncharacteristic wide from out near the Cusack stand. After Kilkenny win the ball back Keoghan gets another go and this time slots it over. Kilkenny 0-2 Galway 0-3 1 hour ago 7 Mins: TJ Brennan and Cathal Mannion both add points for Galway. Kilkenny 0-1 Galway 0-3 1 hour ago 5 Mins: TJ Reid misses a free within his range. Kevin Cooney pops one over from close range. Kilkenny 0-1 Galway 0-1 1 hour ago 2 Mins: Kilkenny hit the first point of the game through John Donnelly. Kilkenny 0-1 Galway 0-0 1 hour ago The national anthem is on, and we're nearly underway at Croke Park. 2 hours ago The last Leinster final between the Cats and the Tribesmen was a classic, with Kilkenny snatching the victory in the final moments with a goal. Galway's Cathal Mannion didn't play in that 2023 final, but spoke to Ian O'Riordan about that game and this year's renewal of the rivalry. [ Galway's Cathal Mannion only too aware of Kilkenny's extra-time threat ] 2 hours ago Galway and Kilkenny have some game to live up to after yesterday's other provincial final between Cork and Limerick. Both teams are now out warming up with just over 15 minutes left until throw in. 2 hours ago The focus now turns to the Leinster final. Kilkenny's Adrian Mullen spoke to Gordon Manning during the week about a campaign affected by injuries and being shifted into new positions. [ 'I'll play anywhere I'm told to': Adrian Mullen keen to shine in Leinster final after beating injury demons ] 2 hours ago Full time: Kildare 2-26 Laois 1-19. Kildare are the winners of the Joe McDonagh Cup! They've beaten Laois by 10 points in Croke Park. Kildare will face Dublin and Laois will play Tipperary next week in the All-Ireland preliminary quarter finals. 2 hours ago 66 Mins: Another goal for Kildare! Jack Sheridan tucks it into the bottom corner and looks to have finished the job for the Lilywhites. Kildare 2-22 Laois 1-17 2 hours ago 62 Mins: Kildare hit the back of the net and now lead by seven in the Joe McDonagh final. Kildare 1-22 Laois 1-15 2 hours ago In the McDonagh Cup final, Laois have failed to capitalise on their early second half goal. Kildare battled their way back into the game and now lead by two points with 58 minutes played. Kildare 0-20 Laois 1-15 3 hours ago Malachy Clerkin spoke to Galway captain Conor Whelan ahead of today's final. The 28 year old spoke about the match up with Kilkenny, as well as opening up on mental health. [ Galway's Conor Whelan: 'Mental health is not as abstract as people sometimes make it sound' ] 3 hours ago Seán Moran looks ahead to today's Leinster final in an age where Munster hurling dominates. [ Leinster hurling final and the battle for relevance ] 3 hours ago The Joe McDonagh Cup final is on currently in Croke Park. The teams went into the break level, but in the first play of the second half Laois score the opening goal of the game. Kildare 0-11 Laois 1-11 3 hours ago Today's teams are as follows: Kilkenny: Eoin Murphy, Mikey Butler, Huw Lawlor, Tommy Walsh, Mikey Carey, Richie Reid, Paddy Deegan, Cian Kenny, Jordan Molloy, John Donnelly, Adrian Mullen, Billy Ryan, Stephen Donnelly, TJ Reid, Martin Keoghan Galway: Éanna Murphy, Padraic Mannion, Daithí Burke, Fintan Burke, Cianan Fahy, Gavin Lee, TJ Brennan, Seán Linnane, David Burke, John Fleming, Cathal Mannion, Tom Monaghan, Conor Whelan, Brian Concannon, Kevin Cooney 3 hours ago Hello and welcome to live coverage of today's Leinster hurling final between Kilkenny and Galway. The Cats are aiming to make it six provincial titles in a row today, while Micheál Donoghue's team are in search of a first title since 2018. Derek Lyng's side won comprehensively in their first meeting in the Leinster championship this year, but Galway have picked up form since that match. Throw in at Croke Park for the Leinster final will be at 4pm. Key Reads: Leinster SHC final: Unflappable Kilkenny can contain the Galway bounce-back Galway's Conor Whelan: 'Mental health is not as abstract as people sometimes make it sound' 'I'll play anywhere I'm told to': Adrian Mullen keen to shine in Leinster final after beating injury demons
