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RTÉ News
15-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Louth hold firm against Clare to make it into the hat for All-Ireland SFC knockouts
Louth booked their place in the Monday morning's All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter final draw with a sticky victory over Clare in the finish. Reviving their season and shaking off the Leinster hangover wasn't easy but a realignment win over the Banner will do the provincial champions the world of good ahead of next weekend. Despite the unenamoured finale to the Group 3 do-or-die affair, an away day was all both sides could play for and Louth gladly punched their ticket. Clare were in search of the first win in the All-Ireland series at their tenth attempt and it looked to change at various stages but they lacked the sustained quality to get over the line. When late replacement Emmet McMahon, Eoin Cleary and Mark McInerney hit three points in rapid fashion. Louth were flat and that purple patch came from a short Sam Mulroy effort. Dogged underdogs caught the perfect start that instilled belief. Curiously they were blown on numerous occasions for steps. The infringements however didn't hamper the Banner as they blitzed the beginning of the contest. Louth were over carrying themselves but not clinical - that was the early difference. Conor Grimes redeemed his team and himself with Louth's first, 12 minutes in, but the tone was set. Outnumbered Clare supporters were making their voices heard but Dara McDonnell and Tommy Durnin silenced them. Twin towers in the Leinster champions engine room ruled the skies as Ciaran Downey and Craig Lennon levelled. With the aerial prowess, Sam Mulroy gave Ger Brennan's side the lead with a free. Manus Doherty would be black-carded in the process and Louth smelt blood. Downey added another and Mulroy plundered home a goal. All-Star Craig Lennon very nearly had another goal of the season contender afterwards, but a slalomed run and trickled shot was saved off the line to save Peter Keane's side's blushes briefly. Switched to the forty, Downey was a revelation, he recaptured his form at the tail end of the Down game and brought it on even further in Laois. Louth's next score was a sublime run and finish from the Newtown Blues forward and that looked to be it. With the lead and renewed confidence Louth were able to control the game and led 2-08 to 0-06 going in at half time. Again, another effort at the Clare goal was thwarted and sprung the Munster men into action at the start of the half. Rory McMahon left his defensive duties and found himself in front of goals. The defender swung around and powered past Niall McDonnell who got a strong hand to the powerful shot. In truth, the goal was the shot Peter Keane's side needed, and the games. The early major gave the Banner belief and allowed them to stay in the game. Louth could not shake the Munster finalists off until the last kick. Leading by eight midway through the second period didn't deter Clare once they broke through Louth's rearguard. Mark McInerney chipped away at the deficit while Louth punched back with five points from talisman Sam Mulroy, four of those points, beyond the arc. Managing the contest was tough for Louth to get motivated and McDonnell controlled the airways but they needed impact from the bench. Conor Branigan and debutant Ryan Walsh provided it. Also, with a draw sufficient to get through at the back of Louth's minds, it allowed Clare to go for broke and the winners to stagnate. Eoin Cleary cut the gap in half single-handedly from eight to four with a goal and point and cue the frantic end. With Clare in the ascendancy, Louth lost goalkeeper McDonnell to injury and in came All-Ireland under 20 net-minder Tiernan Markey for his debut. Substitute Conor Branigan's second point would be crucial. A three-point gap, Clare pushed with two-pointers and Louth defended themselves into another week of championship football. Clare: Stephen Ryan (0-01, 0-01f): Manus Doherty, Ronan Lanigan, Rory McMahon (1-00); Cillian Rouine, Alan Sweeney, Ikem Ugwueru; Brian McNamara (0-01), Daniel Walsh; Dermot Coughlan Jnr, Emmet McMahon (0-02), Conor Meaney; Aaron Griffin (0-01), Eoin Cleary (1-02), Mark McInerney (0-06, 0-03f). Subs: Shane Griffin for Meaney (24), Brendan Rouine for Walsh (50), Jamie Stack for Sweeney (59), Keelan Sexton (0-01) for Cleary (64) Ciaran Downes for McMahon (67). Louth: Niall McDonnell; Donal McKenny, Emmet Carolan, Dan Corcoran; Conall McKeever, Peter Lynch, Daire Nally; Dara McDonnell, Tommy Durnin; Conor Grimes (0-01), Ciaran Downey (1-05, 1tp), Craig Lennon (0-01), Ciaran Keenan, Sam Mulroy (1-06, 0-02f, 1 tpf, 1tp), Ryan Burns (0-01).
Irish Daily Mirror
15-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Louth v Clare LIVE score updates from All-Ireland football clash
Louth take on Clare this afternoon in their third and final group stage match of the All-Ireland senior football championship. Both sides can still make it to the knockout stages, but while Louth need only a draw, Clare are on the hunt for a win. Today's game throws in at 2pm. It isn't being streamed or televised anywhere, so follow our live blog below to keep up to date with all the action. LOUTH 1. Niall McDonnell; 2. Daire Nally, 3. Dermot Campbell, 4. Donal McKenny; 5. Conal McKeever, 6. Peter Lynch, 7. Craig Lennon; 8. Tommy Durnin, 9. Ciarán Byrne; 10. Bevan Duffy, 11. Ciarán Downey, 12. Conor Grimes; 13. Ciarán Keenan, 14. Sam Mulroy (c), 15. Ryan Burns. Subs: 16. Tiernan Markey, 17. Liam Jackson, 18. Anthony Williams, 19. Emmet Carolan, 20. Kieran McArdle, 21. Dara McDonnell, 22. Dan Corcoran, 23. Conor Branigan, 24. Ryan Walsh, 25. Dylan McKeown, 26. Paul Mathews. CLARE 1. Eamon Tubridy; 2. Rory McMahon, 3. Ronan Lanigan, 4. Manus Doherty; 5. Alan Sweeney, 6. Cillian Rouine, 7: Ikem Ugweuru; 8. Brian McNamara, 9. Daniel Walsh; 10. Shane Griffin, 11. Dermot Coughlan, 12. Connor Meaney; 13. Aaron Griffin, 14. Eoin Cleary, 15. Mark McInerney Subs:16. Tristan O Callaghan, 17. Fionn Kelleher, 18. Jamie Stack, 19. Evan Cahill, 20. Brendy Rouine, 21. Darren Nagle, 22. Joseph Rafferty, 23. Emmet McMahon, 24. Keelan Sexton, 25. Diarmuid O Donnell, 26. Ciarán Downes They're a talented group. They're unlucky to miss out on promotion just about up to Division Two. Three seasons ago they were the best team in the early rounds of Division Two. Louth mobilised quite well after that, finishing on eight points themselves in that division. They're an excellent team. Yes, they've lost a couple of bodies, but if you're looking, you've got Mark McInerney, Emmet McMahon, Connor Meany, Brian McNamara, and then Keelan Sexton too.
Irish Examiner
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Down make step up with impressive win in Clare
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Round 1: Down 3-27 Clare 1-16 A ringing endorsement for the Tailteann Cup as holders Down made the step up to a first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship tie in six years with a facile victory over Clare in Zimmer Biomet Páirc Chiosóg. In front of just 1,556 in sun-soaked Ennis, the wind-assisted Ulster side may have conceded the opening point but far from being a portent of what was to come from their provincial final scorned hosts, by half-time the tie was all but over. Conor Laverty's side could have goaled in the very first attack, only for Ryan McEvoy to blaze a near post shot wide. However, once Pat Havern landed his 18th two-pointer of 2025 in only the third minute, Down would never look back as they outscored a lacklustre Banner by 1-9 to 0-1 over the next 20 minutes. Odhran Murdock's delivery was flicked to the net from close range by John McGeough while Danny Magill arrowed over a superb two-pointer unchallenged to ensure a double scores lead entering the second quarter. A mini Clare revival of points from Emmet McMahon (2) and Mark McInerney weren't decorated by a goal as Brian McNamara's shot was blocked by Ryan Magill. Three minutes later, another home defensive lapse allowed Daniel Guinness to pick up possession in his own half and solo the length of the field playing a deft one-two with Murdock before nestling his shot into the net at 2-12 to 0-05. An angered Banner did hit back with a like score as a six man back-to-front move was emphatically finished to the net by Aaron Griffin. However, it would be lessened by further two-pointers for Magill and Havern to boost a physically superior Down to a 2-17 to 1-06 interval cushion. The only way was up for Clare and they did respond in the third quarter, thanks in the main to Mark McInerney who raided for five points capped off by a two-pointer while Emmet McMahon had a goalbound shot repelled by Pierce Laverty at 2-20 to 1-13. Ten points would be as close as Peter Keane's side would come to the leaders however who hit back with a 1-5 blitz over the next eight minutes, with substitute Caolan Mooney on the end of a clinching third goal at 3-24 to 1-13. A luckless Clare hit the crossbar through Aaron Griffin in injury-time but did manage the consolation of an Emmet McMahon two-pointer to lessen the final damage. Down meanwhile couldn't have asked for a more ideal start as they carry clear momentum into a juicy home derby against newly-crowned Leinster champions Louth in a fortnight's time. Scorers for Down: P Havern (0-9, 1tp, 1tpf, 3f); D Magill (0-7, 2tp); J McGeough, D Guinness (1-1 each); A Crimmins (0-3); C Mooney (1-0); J Guinness, O Murdock (1f) (0-2 each); M Rooney, R McEvoy (0-1 each) Scorers for Clare: M McInerney (0-6, 1tp, 1f, 1'45); E McMahon (0-5, 1tp, 2f); A Griffin (1-1); D Coughlan (0-2); E Cleary, J Stack (0-1 each) Down: R Burns; P McCarthy, P Laverty, R Magill; M Rooney, P Fegan, C Doherty; D Guinness, D Magill; J Guinness, O Murdock, R McEvoy; J McGeough, P Havern, A Crimmins Subs: C Mooney for Doherty (35+2, inj), P Brooks for R. Magill (45), S Millar for McEvoy (54), F Murdock for J. Guinness (60), C McCrickard for McGeough (62), D Scullion for O. Murdock (67) Clare: E Tubridy; R Lanigan, C Brennan, M Doherty; C Rouine, I Ugwueru, C Meaney; B McNamara, E McMahon; G Murray, E Cleary, D Coughlan; M McInerney, K Sexton, A Griffin Subs: A Sweeney for Brennan (15, inj), D Walsh for Murray (35+2), F Kelleher for Meaney (HT), S Griffin for (60, inj), J Stack for Cleary (63) Referee: P Neilan (Roscommon)
