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The Irish Sun
14-07-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Rhasidat Adeleke among Irish athletes set to line out at London Diamond League meet this weekend
RHASIDAT Adeleke is set to run the 200 metres at the London Diamond League this Saturday - just days after her late withdrawal from competing in Monaco. The European 400 metres silver medalist will drop down the distance to race over a half lap against Olympic silver medalist Julien Alfred and training partner Dina Asher-Smith. Advertisement 2 The Tallaght native will be hoping to get her season back on track ahead of the World Athletics Championships 2 Sophie O'Sullivan (left) and Sarah Healy (middle) will also be in action Adeleke was due to compete in the Monaco Diamond League last Friday But it came after her fourth place finish at the Diamond League in Eugene when she ran 51.33 seconds - her slowest 400 metres of the year and two seconds outside her national record. European Indoor 3000 metre champion But they face stiff competition from Dutch superstar Sifan Hasan and Olympic silver medalist Jessica Hull. Advertisement Read More On Irish Sport And But he is a top field that also includes six of the eight finalists at last year's Paris Olympics, including gold medalist Emmanuel Wanyoni. 'Easiest interview I've ever had' jokes RTE GAA host after pundits go back and forth before Meath vs Donegal
The Irish Sun
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
RTE pundit hilariously recalls almost fighting Kerry star brothers due to colour-blindness amid Meath-Donegal debate
TOMÁS Ó Sé casually revealed that his colour-blindness once led to him and brothers Marc and Darragh "nearly coming to blows" while playing snooker. The source of the rather random anecdote was the ongoing debate around Advertisement 3 Between them they won 12 All-Stars with Kerry 3 Tomás laughed while recalling the near schmozzle Credit: @RTEGAA 3 He predicted it'll be Donegal who'll end up lifting Sam Maguire on July 27 The Kingdom legend was asked for on the looming prospect of the two teams lining out in their home colours. He actually noted that he doesn't expect any apparent colour clash to be overly troublesome for TV viewers and spectators alike. Appearing on the Quizzed on how much that hinders his ability to play or watch sport, the 47-year-old acknowledged certain match-ups like Cork against Galway would "be a nightmare" for him. Advertisement Read More On GAA At that juncture While that's obviously all no laughing matter, Ó Sé did lighten the tone by recalling how he and He remembered: "We had a row one time in a snooker hall, me and my brothers. "I swear to Christ, we nearly came to blows. We had to walk over to the next table and ask the fella 'What colour is that?!'" Advertisement Most read in GAA Football The 2009 Footballer of the Year also shared a more recent issue it gave him while on punditry duty for The Sunday Game. He added: "I was on the television there a few weeks ago and they put up red and green dots on the screen. Watch RTE pundits' contrasting reaction to full-time whistle of Tipperary's epic win over Kilkenny "I didn't know they were putting a picture up and I says 'If you look at "Two completely wrong colours anyway! Your man the producer was looking at me sideways!" Advertisement It had been expected that the Royals' outfield players would wear an alternative kit whether it be their luminous yellow goalkeeper strip or their navy jersey. Meanwhile Jim McGuinness' men were supposed to wear their alternative white kit. However, it appears both sides have opted to revert back to their preferred colours. On Wednesday Meath Chronicle sports editor The Donegal side of things was confirmed an hour later when the official Donegal GAA account tweeted: " BREAKING NEWS Our boys will line out in our home jerseys." Advertisement NO FANS Lynch's post generated a largely exasperated response from Gaelic football supporters nationwide since it seems to go against all common sense. John replied: "That'll make it a hard watch on the TV." Meanwhile someone else complained: "Jesus do they actively try and make the worst decision they can. Can they both not wear away jerseys?" Daniel vented: "There HAS to be a better alternative." Advertisement On a lighter note/colour, Tom joked: "Hope Meath do like Trevor Giles and cut the sleeves. It'll be too warm they need to go!" Lastly, Thomas Niblock of
RTÉ News
16-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Ciaran Whelan: Mayo will rue Cavan loss for a long time
Ciaran Whelan said that Mayo couldn't be faulted for desire but ultimately paid the price for an absence of two-point shooters as they exited the 2025 All-Ireland SFC championship in agonising fashion against Donegal at Dr Hyde Park. Ciarán Moore's winner after the hooter condemned Mayo to elimination in bottom place in Group 4, the Connacht runners-up paying a heavy price for their shock opening-round loss to Cavan in MacHale Park - with Raymond Galligan's side progressing despite having a drastically inferior score difference. In the Hyde, things looked grim for Mayo at half-time as they trailed by three despite playing with a wind in the opening 35 minutes. However, they rallied in a strong second-half showing, David McBrien's goal putting them ahead with 15 minutes remaining and briefly putting them into top spot in what was a ferociously tight group. Fergal Boland's late equaliser appeared to have nabbed a draw which would have sealed their progression in third place but there was a sting in the tale. "They'll look back at that game against Cavan. It's another heartbreak for Mayo," sighed Whelan. "You can't fault their desire, their effort, their intensity, the hunger they brought to the game. They really tried to unsettle Donegal and how they play. They brought it to a game of chaos. "But ultimately, if you're playing with a wind and you have eight shots from play in the first half and you don't have two-point scorers, that came back to bite them. That's been their problem. "They gave everything for the jersey. You can't fault the players. Their passion is fantastic but they just haven't been good enough. "And still they were there, it was small margins near the end. It definitely wasn't Donegal's best performance but that was because of the way Mayo played and the pressure they put on, out the field. "They'll rue that loss to Cavan, that one is going to hurt for a long time." The game's final play generated plenty of comment afterwards. When the hooter sounded, Donegal could have put the ball out of play and been assured of second spot, with Mayo going through in third. However, Moore chose to go for the jugular and switched on the after-burners, bursting in as far as the 21m line to kick the winning score with no time left for a response. The point made no difference to Donegal's position in the table but it had a seismic impact elsewhere, with Cavan being sent through to the preliminary quarter-final at Mayo's expense. What drama! Donegal break Mayo hearts after the hooter - Cavan come third, the Green and Red are finished for 2025 📺 @RTE2 & @RTEplayer 📱 Updates - #RTEGAA — The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 15, 2025 "When Patton puts the ball on the tee, there's four seconds on the clock," Whelan said. "Brendan McCole has the hand out and is going out to the left wing, Mayo just switch off for that second. "When the ball comes out (to Moore) that's the time to get over and foul him. If needs be, try and slow him down. But he shows massive pace to get through and pop it over the bar. "From a game management perspective, if Donegal had kept the ball, nothing changed (from their perspective). If Mayo had won the ball and won the game, Mayo would have topped the group and Donegal would be on the road next week. "It was such fine margins, those three or four seconds to get that ball out and Ciarán Moore did brilliantly to close it out. But that's the difference, Donegal just a bit more ruthless."
RTÉ News
15-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Jim McGuinness hails 'ruthless' Donegal after Mayo win
Jim McGuiness praised the ruthless manner with which his team achieved their one-point win over Mayo this afternoon and declared that his team are exactly where they want to be. The Ulster champions ended up second in Group 1, with a better scoring difference that Tyrone, but finishing behind them owing to their defeat in round one. It means they'll go into tomorrow's draw on RTÉ's Morning Ireland knowing they're guaranteed a home preliminary quarter-final next weekend, with the process designed to avoid repeat pairings. As such, they'll face Cork, Connacht champions Galway or Leinster Kings Louth. A draw would have given them the exact same situation today owing to their superior scoring difference to Mayo. 'They were ruthless and went for the jugular' Jim McGuinness was delighted to see Donegal get the victory against Mayo 📺 @RTE2 & @RTEplayer 📱 Updates - #RTEGAA — The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 15, 2025 But they didn't settle for a share of the spoils, with Ciaran Moore kicking the winner after the hooter, and after Fergal Boland appeared to have saved the Green and Red's summer. "The manner of it, the way we responded every time there was a bit of adversity there - particularly to the goal", was Jim McGuinness's answer when he was asked what had most pleased him. "At the end they were a wee bit ruthless and went for the jugular and finished it off. "All these teams are top teams. It's hard for Mayo, out of the championship and that's the reality. They have a lot of size, a lot of quality and a lot of conditioning there and they ask a lot of questions of you. "We're delighted, that was a big, big game and a physical game and we're delighted to get through. "We're where we want to be, that's the bottom line. We've just won a game and we play next weekend again. We want to go and try and win that game and be in the game after that as well. "That's when we'll get a breather. We did that at the start of the National League. We played five weeks in a row so that's not an issue. We'll focus on recovery now and get them back on the pitch during the week and see how we go." 'The league table doesn't lie' Stephen Rochford was gutted to see Mayo exit the championship at the death against Donegal 📺 @RTE2 & @RTEplayer 📱 Updates - #RTEGAA — The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 15, 2025 For Stephen Rochford, the interim Mayo manager owing to Kevin McStay's illness, there was no hiding the disappointment of the way they went out They had battled back from a half-time deficit of three points, but ultimately their day one defeat to Cavan came back to haunt them. They finished with a +32 better scoring difference than the Breffni, but went out on the head-to-head rule. But Rochford wasn't making any excuses. "When you play a league format, you get what you deserve," he told RTÉ Sport afterwards. "Over the course of the three games, the league table doesn't lie. "We would have been disappointed with the first half. We didn't get to the pitch of it the way we would have hoped. Much better in the second half, much crisper, brought the game to Donegal. "Two good teams going at it and you were never going to get a full 70 minutes. Donegal will be happy with their full 70 minutes but we will reflect back on a more consistent approach may have given us something different. "When it comes to the last kick out, the ball breaks to us or Ciarán Moore takes off. Maybe it comes down to we're then searching for a winning score - it's tight. "We feel we're competitive and we can challenge with the best teams. Donegal are a number of people's favourite for the All-Ireland so it comes down to a kick of a ball." Along with Clare, Derry and fellow Connacht outfit Roscommon, Mayo failed to get out of the All-Ireland group stages. It brings to an end a frustrating year in which they reached the Division 1 final of the National League, before making it to the Connacht decider - but lost both. A medical episode saw Kevin McStay step back from managing the team after the Cavan defeat and the future remains unclear on the west coast. "It's mid-June and we're out of the championship, it's very, very disappointing," Rochford acknowledged. "Kevin McStay is still the manager of the Mayo team. I was standing in on an interim basis. Our season comes to an end and we'll review the year as appropriate." "People always look to see if that's the finality of some players I think everybody, going into that last minute or two, was giving their all. "There has been a number of young players that have come into it but that's just the way that team group evolves. Over time, you need to bring in those new players."
RTÉ News
10-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
GAA president Jarlath Burns wants 'review' of provincial replays, against penalties
GAA president Jarlath Burns has called for a "review" into the restoration of provincial replays while also stating that penalties are not the solution to deciding deadlocked finals. Cork denied Limerick's seven-in-a-row bid in Munster last Saturday when they defeated the Treaty men at the Gaelic Grounds 3-2 in a penalty shootout. The biggest rivals in hurling couldn't be separated after 70 minutes, or at the end of an additional 20 minutes of extra-time. The Rebels came out on top in the first shootout in top-tier hurling, but speaking at the launch of the All-Ireland Hurling Championship in Offaly's GAA's Training Centre in Kilcormac, the 'Faithful Fields', Burns insisted that it isn't the way he wants to see silverware decided. "I don't agree that penalties are the best way to end any final," he told RTÉ Sport's Marty Morrissey. "Coming from Armagh, that's definitely my position," he said in a nod to his native county's struggles from penalties. Of the seven shootouts that have occurred in the championship since the first in 2022, Armagh have, remarkably, been on the losing side in four of them. Jarlath Burns said at the launch of the 2025 All-Ireland senior hurling championship that he is in favour of replays over penalty shoot-outs in finals. #RTEGAA — RTÉ GAA (@RTEgaa) June 10, 2025 Saturday's Munster finale has raised the topic of replays, as opposed to the 'winner on the day' outcomes. The hurling preliminary quarter-finals, in an already compact championship schedule, has been put forward as a major stumbling block for replays, but Burns feels it is something that should be re-examined. "We did bring a motion of replays to Congress," he said. "Unfortunately it didn't suit Munster at the time because of the preliminary quarter-finals that are played a week later. "In the light of what has happened at the weekend, it's definitely something I think we should review."
