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Irish Daily Mirror
29-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Stephen Cluxton shows his class after what could be his last game for Dublin
Fans hailed Stephen Cluxton for the class he showed following Dublin's All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final loss to Tyrone. The Dubs exited the Championship at the same stage as they did 12 months ago, with Dessie Farrell stepping down as manager immediately after Saturday's game. Speaking shortly after the full-time whistle, Farrell said: "I would have informed the county board at the start of this season that regardless of what happened, this was going to be my last season. "The players were aware of that and I just informed them inside there to confirm it. "It's been a privilege. As a player and as a coach, I've been involved with Dublin for the guts of 40 years. So it's been a long, long time. "It's been very much part and parcel of my life. I've met some many amazing people along the way, all the backroom teams, all the coaching of the underage teams, minor teams, U21 teams, and the senior teams for the last couple of years. I've met some special people. "I've had a ringside seat in many ways to some of the greatest warriors that ever played the sport. I've been involved with some of them from under 13 right the way through to today. I've seen them grow from young boys to young men to older men. "That's a journey I'm so grateful for. I'm delighted to be involved for as long as I have. We've had some good days and bad days, but that's all a part of professional sport. "Some special memories, and some special bonds and relationships." As well as Saturday being Farrell's last game as manager, it might also have been Cluxton's final match in a Dublin jersey. The 43-year-old made a shock return to the Dublin panel in 2023, having not played for them since 2020, but many believe he may now decide to step away from inter-county football for good. The nine-time All-Ireland winner was commended for the way in which he congratulated a number of Tyrone players following Dublin's defeat to the Red Hands. One person wrote: "He is one classy individual and a fantastic role model for any young player." Another commented: "Well done Stephen,a gentleman how he respects the other team." Someone else said: "The young lads that play the game now could learn a lot from this man , the respect he's always had throughout his career of GAA footballers." "Fair play to him, it's not all about football, being nice costs nothing, well done Stephen," read another comment.
BBC News
28-06-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
Tyrone overcome Dublin to reach the last four
Tyrone held their nerve to score a 0-23 to 0-16 win over Dublin in an error-strewn All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-final on a game which saw both sides struggle with their shooting, it was Malachy O'Rourke's Red Hands who managed to keep their noses in front and pull away in the final minutes to claim a first win at Croke Park since the 2021 All-Ireland sides threw everything into what was a bruising encounter, but Dublin's failure to take their chances again came back to bite as they missed with as many chances as they ability to land two-pointers, especially in the first half when they took four, was a major factor for their win, while their bench also made a significant impact late on to see them over the line. Tyrone find their distance from range A two-pointer from a Kieran McGeary free would be the sign of things to come as they would profit from their long-range shooting with the breeze at their backs in the opening 35 Stephen Cluxton replied from a 45 which came after Niall Morgan made a fingertip save from Cormac Costello, it was Peter Teague's turn to split the posts from outside the were struggling with their shooting early on as shots were dropped short or sent wide, but Costello was not one of the guilty parties as he landed from free and from long-range ability returned with Peter Harte landing a two, but after Costello replied, Brian O'Leary - a late switch on the Dublin team for Lorcan O'Dell - kicked his first score in county colours and enjoyed it so much he was back for another to tie the game at 0-6 apiece, midway through the opening was nip and tuck heading into the break with Darragh Canavan and Costello swapping scores before Niall Scully gave Dublin the lead for the first time, only for Tyrone to get back ahead through a second two-pointer from and Darren McCurry traded with Peadar O'Cofaigh-Byrne levelling once again, but a late Dublin attack spluttered and Tyrone broke upfield after the hooter with McCurry landing to give the Red Hands a 0-11 to 0-10 lead at the break. Both teams passed up decent scoring opportunities early in the second period with Dublin's Cormac Costello pulling a gilt-edged goal chance past the post in the 42nd were beginning to dominate with the greasy conditions not helping matters, but Paddy Small finally got the scoring for the second half under way with a Dublin point to level it up for the fifth and final time, only for Canavan to nudge Tyrone ahead immediately from Ciaran Daly and Niall Devlin extended the lead to three and that remained the gap when Con O'Callaghan, sprung from the Dublin bench for the final 20 minutes, made an immediate impact with a Kilkenny narrowed the gap to one, but Tyrone always had an answer with Ciaran Daly Small brought it back to the minimum again and in the 59th minute, Dublin had a sniff of goal as Luke Breathnach opted to square instead of fisting over, but Niall Morgan read the danger and got there ahead of the lurking teams were guilty of poor misses, but Dublin more so with 10 shots past the post and six into Morgan's hands a major reason for their undoing, but the gap remained one into the final five minutes when Tyrone broke for home as substitute Ruairi Canavan began a run of six points which included a two-point free from Morgan at the death to see Malachy O'Rourke's men into the last S Cluxton (0-1, 1x45); E Murchan, D Byrne, S MacMahon; B Howard, J Small, L Gannon; P O'Cofaigh-Byrne (0-1), K McGinnis; S Bugler, C Kilkenny (0-1), N Scully (0-1); P Small (0-2), C Costello (0-6, 2f), B O'Leary (0-2).Subs: C Murphy for K McGinnis (44), C O'Callaghan (0-1) for B O'Leary (50), L Breathnach (0-1) for N Scully (57, head injury), T Lahiff for P O'Cofaigh-Byrne (59), R McGarry for S Bugler (65), T Clancy for E Murchan (68)Tyrone: N Morgan (0-3, 1x2pf, 1x45); C Quinn, P Hampsey, N Devlin (0-1); P Teague (0-2, 1x2p), R Brennan, K McGeary (0-2, 1x2pf); B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick; S O'Donnell, M Donnelly, C Daly (0-2); D McCurry (0-2, 1f), P Harte (0-4, 2x2p), D Canavan (0-3).Subs: B McDonnell for R Brennan (44), E McElholm (0-1) for D McCurry (52), A Clarke for C Quinn (56), C Meyler for P Teague (59, head injury), R Canavan (0-2) for P Harte (63), M O'Neill for K McGeary (68)Referee: D Coldrick (Meath)
The Irish Sun
28-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
What TV channel is Tyrone vs Dublin on? Stream, throw-in time and odds for All-Ireland quarter-final
DUBLIN will face Tyrone in an All-Ireland senior football quarter-final at Croke Park this evening. Dessie Farrell's side overcame Cork A The Red Hands topped what many considered to be a group of death consisting of Donegal, Mayo and Cavan. Dublin had it no easier with a second place finish in their group behind reigning champions Armagh and ahead of Galway and Derry. Tyrone and Dublin have faced already this year in the Allianz League. The O'Neill County got the upper hand over the Liffeysiders Read more on GAA The win unfortunately wouldn't be enough for Tyrone to avoid relegation as they finished just behind Armagh on points scored to finish seventh. Here's everything you need to know before watching the huge clash: WHAT TV CHANNEL/STREAM IS TYRONE VS DUBLIN ON? The much anticipated encounter will be available to stream on GAA+. Sunday's quarter finals Meath vs Galway and Armagh vs Kerry will be shown live on RTÉ 2 whereas the two Saturday games Monaghan vs Donegal and Dublin vs Tyrone will be only available to stream on GAA+. Most read in GAA Football WHAT TIME IS THROW-IN? Throw-in is at 6:15pm for the Dublin and Tyrone clash as Donegal face Monaghan at 4pm in the Croke Park double header. WHAT ARE THE ODDS? Bookmakers have this match-up to be a very tight contest with the odds of Dublin to win in 70 minutes at 11/10 with Tyrone to advance without extra-time also set at 11/10. 'So much integrity' - RTE viewers hail Stephen Cluxton for 'principled stand' Dublin GAA icon took during Parnells saga The odds for the game to be level after 70 minutes is 17/2 and the handicap at just one point in Dublin's favour. FIERCE RIVALRY The sides have history in the competition, playing each other three times in it since 2018. Dublin won all three encounters, most recently in 2019 in the Super 8's group stage in Omagh. The Dubs came away 1-16 to 0-13 winners to top the group. Tyrone finished second in a group containing Roscommon and Cork. 1 Dublin will be hoping to achieve what they couldn't last year and get into the All-Ireland final Most notably however, in 2018 the sides met in the All-Ireland final as Jim Gavin's men lifted Sam Maguire for the fourth year in a row. Tyrone hearts were sank as they lost by six points to the team they had already faced and lost to in their Super 8's group stage that year. The final being a repeat of the 1995 All-Ireland final where the Dubs scraped passed the Red Hands by just a point. Tyrone would have their special day three years later however, beating Mayo - the team that knocked Dublin out in the semi-final - in the 2021 All-Ireland final.
RTÉ News
25-06-2025
- Business
- RTÉ News
'Disgusted' Dublin icon Stephen Cluxton dropped to Parnells' second team in protest at how crisis club was run
Earlier this year one of Dublin's oldest GAA club, Parnells, was liquidated. The club, serving the parishes of Coolock and Artane, had been in financial difficulty for some time, having been ordered to pay a redundancy lump sum to 11 staff members who were not given work after the start of the Covid pandemic. However in 2008, Parnells GAA club sold lands near Dublin Airport for €22 million, making it the wealthiest of Ireland's 1,610 GAA clubs. Last night's Prime Time investigation detailed the club's precipitous fall. For a period in the last decade the club, chasing a first county title since 1988, was synonymous with the recruitment of inter-county stars from outside Dublin. Internal club documents – seen by Prime Time – show the scale of money allocated to some within the club. One player received almost €20,000 over a 16-month period – €8,050 for coaching and €11,600 for travel and subsistence. A number of years later, a coach was paid €16,820 in travel and subsistence payments over a 9-month period. However, the most successful inter-county footballer at Parnells (or any other club for that matter) is nine-time All-Ireland winning goalkeeper Stephen Cluxton - Parnells through and through. Just as Dublin were beginning to dominate, he took the unusual decision to drop down to the club's second team. As the goalkeeper has never been one for speaking to the media, his reasons for doing so were never made clear. However Prime Time last night revealed that in late September 2014 Cluxton wrote a letter to all members of the club executive. He outlined the reasons why he had taken the highly unusual decision to regrade down, to play for the club's second team. He also detailed his "frustration at the direction in which the club is being lead". The letter stated: "I don't agree with the policy of head-hunting players" and "I don't agree that county players are treated to various perks". He added that he was "disgusted with the tax situation having to be settled in the manner in which it was" and "I am disgusted that the club is now in debt".
The Irish Sun
25-06-2025
- Business
- The Irish Sun
‘So much integrity' – RTE viewers hail Stephen Cluxton for ‘principled stand' Dublin GAA icon took during Parnells saga
RTE viewers praised Stephen Cluxton after watching the financial ruin of Parnells GAA Club detailed on Prime Time. Established in 1893, the six-time county champions went into liquidation in January. 2 The Coolock club went into liquidation in January Credit: @RTE_PrimeTime 2 Cluxton was their most famous player That such a big club could go under is all the more amazing given it became the richest GAA club in the country in 2008. This was due to it selling land it had first acquired around Collinstown Lane near The club received €22million upon selling that land. Half of that sum was soon spent on purchasing land in their main catchment area of Coolock from the Marist Fathers. The rest was duly wasted as the club embarked upon reckless spending practices while building a state of the art clubhouse and other facilities. Read More On GAA In one stark moment during Tuesday's programme it's stated that Parnells went from employing two members of staff in 2007 to 69 by 2013. These habits ended up burdening the outfit with huge overheads as chickens came home to roost in the following years. The moment involving It informed viewers that the goalkeeper wrote an open letter to all members of the club's Executive. Most read in GAA Football In it, he outlined his "disgust" at the direction the club was going in. This prompted his "highly unusual" decision to regrade with their second team. In the letter, the 43-year-old is quoted as saying: "I don't agree with the policy of head-hunting players. Tomas O'Se calls out GAA's mid-season rule change but fellow Sunday Game pundit disagrees "I don't agree that inter-county players are treated to various perks. I am disgusted the club is now in debt." Among the online reaction to the startling show, prominent GAA journalist Cahair O'Kane praised: "Stephen Cluxton will be remembered for everything he's achieved on the pitch. "But part of his legacy of greatness ought to be the principled stand he took about the financial direction Parnells were taking. Fair play to him." Similarly, Conor succinctly agreed: "So much integrity. Great fella." LEADER ON AND OFF THE PITCH Máire pondered: "Prime Time about Parnells is crazy to me! How was a club allowed to go that far without any intervention. "The 'disquiet' should have been LOUDER, at least Stephen Cluxton showed a bit of integrity." Fin added: "Anyone watch the Prime Time programme on Parnell's GAA Club? Boom to Bust. Absolutely shocking. "Non Dublin fans might not like Clucko but his letter to the club in the midst of this fiasco, expressing his fears and thoughts, showed the character of the man - top class." To which Liz replied: "Most GAA people respect and admire Stephen Cluxton. He's a terrific player and a great captain. "He knew that Parnells were on the wrong track and expressed concerns but the club Executive ignored him. It became a social club. Shame on the Executive." In January, the north Dublin outfit returned their training ground complete with a floodlit astroturf, clubhouse and gym to the Marist Order.
