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RTÉ News
07-07-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
RTÉ GAA Podcast: Tipperary and Cork set up all-Munster All-Ireland final
Shane McGrath joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to look back on All-Ireland hurling semi-finals weekend. Tipperary's resurrection is almost complete as the team comes from last in Munster in 2024, to the All-Ireland final later this month. Cork are their opponents in the final after putting in a slick performance to dismantle Dublin on Saturday. Watch the Tailteann Cup final, Limerick v Kildare, on Saturday from 2.15pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to commentary on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1 Watch the All-Ireland Football Championship semi-finals with RTÉ Sport. Kerry v Tyrone on Saturday from 4.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player and Meath v Donegal on Sunday from 3.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow live blogs on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to commentaries on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Sunday Game at 10.15pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player
RTÉ News
09-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
RTÉ GAA Podcast: Cork halt Limerick again as Kilkenny plough on
Shane McGrath and Barry Kelly join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to reflect on Cork bringing Limerick's run in Munster to an end. The sides might meet again but there's much to reflect on from Saturday's game, including how the game was refereed and whether penalties are the answer. The Leinster final didn't live up to the hype but Kilkenny won't mind, while Kildare's run to Joe McDonagh Cup glory might be the story of the year. Follow a live blog on the All-Ireland Football Championship on Saturday on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Saturday Game at 9.30pm. Watch an All-Ireland Football Championship double-header, Monaghan v Down and Donegal v Mayo, on Sunday from 1.30pm. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Sunday Game at 9.30pm.
Irish Examiner
31-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Anthony Daly: Another Nowlan Park loss to Tipp would be apocalyptic for Kilkenny
When I got a text last Sunday off Shane McGrath, the former Tipp player and current RTÉ Radio One pundit, to inform me that today's All-Ireland U20 final was fixed for Nowlan Park, I immediately thought, 'Whoa!'. In my mind, Tipperary were favourites but the setting suddenly added another layer of complexity to predicting the outcome, while also adding another layer of intrigue to this final. 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.
RTÉ News
26-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
RTÉ GAA Podcast: Galway and Cork come good, provincial champions continue to stutter
Shane McGrath joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to reflect on weekend where the provincial hurling finals pairings were decided. Cork will do battle with Limerick in Munster, while Galway are into the lions den against Kilkenny in Leinster. Enda McGinley joins for the football and the panel discusses the comedowns for the provincial champions, with Louth and Donegal losing at the weekend. Watch Dublin v Armagh in the All-Ireland Football Championship on Sunday from 3.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app and listen to Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Highlights on The Sunday Game at 9.30pm
News.com.au
26-05-2025
- Business
- News.com.au
Cranbourne trainer Clinton McDonald with unraced army preparing for spring
Youth will spearhead Cranbourne trainer Clinton McDonald 's rebuild after the loss of several of his stable stars. McDonald lost some of his best horses in the first half of 2025 for various reasons beyond his control, costing him potential feature wins during the autumn. Last year's Blue Diamond Stakes winner Hayasugi died after complications following surgery while smart three-year-olds Stanley Express and Refusetobeenglish left his stable to race in Hong Kong. McDonald also lost Group 2 winner Angel Capital to the Chris Waller stable after powerful owner and breeder Yu Long Investments bought the exciting three-year-old. 'We lost a lot of good horses,' McDonald said. 'In any stable, that puts a massive hole.' However, McDonald said his stable numbers have improved significantly in recent times with the aid of bloodstock agent Shane McGrath, with whom he combined to secure Hayasugi as a yearling. McDonald said more than 80 per cent of horses on the books have not raced, leaving the stable optimistic of a bumper spring period. 'Shane has been really helping me drive the business and get more horses and it's going well,' McDonald said. 'We've got some really nice young horses coming through. 'It's the most horses that we've had on the books. 'I think there's about 130 horses there and only 19 that have raced there's a lot of young horses there. 'But we've got a good team for the spring.' McDonald's stable has been firing during the late autumn period with seven winners from its last 21 runners, including a winning double at last Saturday's Sandown meeting. Three-year-old filly Ahha Ahha completed the stable's double after two-year-old Miss Ole made up for blowing the start at Warrnambool with a decisive win at her second outing. McDonald said he expected both horses to develop into stakes contenders during the spring.
