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Irish Examiner
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Anthony Daly: Waterford's need for glory was smeared all over commanding performance
When James O'Connor was interviewed on TG4 by Micheál Ó Domhnaill after Waterford beat Kilkenny in the All-Ireland minor semi-final two weeks ago, the manager spoke about how much Waterford needed that victory, especially after another disappointing season for the Waterford seniors and U20s, and particularly with the county's desperate track record at underage since they'd won the All-Ireland U21 title in 2016. It was obvious from the tone of James's interview how badly Waterford needed an All-Ireland. And that desire, savage hunger and commitment to return a Waterford team to the big stage was smeared all over Saturday's performance. Waterford really did need this All-Ireland. And they deserve massive credit for how they went to Thurles and just grabbed it with both hands. This is exclusive subscriber content. Already a subscriber? Sign in Take us with you this summer. Annual €130€65 Best value Monthly €12€6 / month
Irish Independent
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Independent
Today's top TV and streaming picks: Walking with Dinosaurs, Little Women and Surviving The Tunisia Beach Attack
The Sunday Game Live RTÉ2, 1.30pm A match from the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship, followed by one in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship (throw-ins 2pm and 4pm). GAA Beo TG4, 5pm Coverage of the Ulster Final in the Electric Ireland Minor Football Championship. Presented by Micheál Ó Domhnaill. Walking with Dinosaurs BBC One, 6.25pm Twenty-five years after the groundbreaking first run, the documentary series returns. In eastern Montana, palaeontologists excavate the remains of a baby triceratops, who they call Clover, before we get an insight into the struggles she may have encountered 66 million years ago. Death Valley BBC One, 8.15pm Gwyneth Keyworth and Timothy Spall play a detective sergeant and an eccentric retired actor respectively, who team up to investigate a murder in his neighbourhood. Scoil Cheoil an Earraigh TG4, 9.25pm Ciara de Mórdha, Páidí Mhárthain Mac Gearailt, Noelie Ó Maoileoin, Sláine Ní Chathalláin, Eibhlín Ní Cheárna and Mossie Ó Scanláin perform the songs they associate most with west Kerry. ADVERTISEMENT Tomorrow Never Dies RTÉ2, 6.25pm Pierce Brosnan dons the James Bond tux for the second time. Intending to boost his global multimedia empire, Elliot Carver (Jonathan Pryce) attempts to ignite a conflict between Britain and China by sinking a frigate, so the British Secret Service sends 007 to investigate. Michelle Yeoh also stars. Little Women RTÉ One, 9.30pm Greta Gerwig directs this affectionate adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's novel. With their father away fighting in the Civil War, the four March sisters experience romance and tragedy. Saoirse Ronan, above, stars. Surviving The Tunisia Beach Attack Prime Video, streaming now In 2015, a single shooter killed 38 people in less than 40 minutes. Ten years later, survivors talk about their struggle for survival and the tragedy's lingering effects. Clarkson's Farm Prime Video, streaming now Be it for inheritance tax purposes or just a pure latent love of land, Clarkson is back. After wrapping up series three, the Diddly Squat crew return to find Kaleb touring the country and Lisa launching a new product line. This means Clarkson is left to 'manage it all'. Poor lamb. Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds Netflix, streaming now Experience the thrill (albeit second-hand) of flying with the US Air Force's Thunderbirds, witnessing the intense training, risks and dedication required to be part of this elite American institution who, essentially, do doughnuts in the sky and make Mother Nature cry. That's my two cents, anyway. Fountain of Youth AppleTV+, streaming now Estranged siblings John Krasinski and Natalie Portman go on a high-stakes global heist to find the legendary fountain, unlocking secrets that could grant immortality. Yep, you read that correctly. It also stars Domhnall Gleeson, Eiza González and Stanley Tucci. Also on Apple, we have Deaf President Now, which explores a pivotal but often overlooked civil rights movement. Fear Street: Prom Queen Netflix, streaming now Bit of an arbitrary time of year for slasher fare, but here we are. The 1988 prom at Shadyside High is a battleground as the dominant It Girls plot to win the title. However, the competition becomes lethal as candidates begin to die. Forget You Not Netflix, streaming now As a stand-up comedian and part-time convenience store employee, Cheng Le-le (Hsieh Ying-xuan) is finding that work/life balance tricky. If you throw her marital woes and her father's memory lapses into the mix, she's a woman on the brink.
Irish Daily Mirror
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Offaly manager coins new word in emotional interview as Louth march halted
A new word has entered the GAA lexicon following Offaly's thrilling Leinster minor football final win over Louth. Offalyness. The team's manager Roger Ryan blurted out the word in an emotional post-match interview with TG4's Micheál Ó Domhnaill but it was a phrase that had framed the team and management's approach all year as they hunted down a first provincial title at this grade since 1989. It was very much an against-the-odds triumph as Offaly suffered defeats in the group stage to both Dublin and Louth but regrouped to beat Laois, Wicklow, Meath and Kildare before turning the tables on the Wee County, who were chasing an unprecedented Leinster clean sweep having already taken the senior and under-20 titles. Having trailed by four points after Cillian McQuillan netted a 52nd minute penalty, Offaly stormed back to win by three with each of their last three scores two-point efforts from midfielder Eamon Maher along with two frees from distance from goalkeeper Jack Ryan, as the manager hailed the grit that chimed with the county's fighting spirit of old. 'It's unbelievable, it's unbelievable,' said Roger Ryan. 'I said to you before the game if we took this to 10 minutes to go, we'd win and I knew, even when Louth got the penalty, I knew these boys have character and Offalyness that you can't buy. 'I'm so proud of them. So proud of every one of them. I'm so proud of their parents, their clubs. This is a massive day for Offaly - '89. Two players out on the field's dads played the last time. 'I'm emotional now, I'm ecstatic for every football person in our county. We soldiered long without winning a whole lot. I'm on a rant now but it's just so great.' Ó Domhnaill then picked up on the popular Shannonbridge man introducing 'a new word to the English language', to which Ryan replied: 'Offalyness is a word. It's one that's in our dressingroom. It's wrote down on a piece of paper at the start of the year. 'We met as a management team the first of September and I wrote a word called Offalyness on it and the boys looked at me and they knew what it meant and that's what we want to try and instil in these young men and I think we've done alright at that this evening. I'm just so happy.' Offaly now go on to meet Connacht runners-up Mayo in the All-Ireland quarter-final next month as they bid to reach a first semi-final since 2005. Their only All-Ireland minor football title was in 1964, with eight of that side featuring as they made the senior breakthrough seven years later. All is not lost for a talented Louth side either, as they will face Connacht champions Roscommon in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
