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The Irish Sun
a day ago
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- The Irish Sun
Kildare icon hopes Lilywhites can win Tailteann Cup – and then follow Meath's example by kicking on
KILDARE legend Johnny Doyle hopes the Lilywhites can follow Meath and Down's lead if they win the Tailteann Cup. Just two years on from winning the second-tier Championship, the Royals 2 Johnny Doyle, pictured for AIB ahead of today's Tailteann Cup final between Kildare and Limerick at 2:30pm Credit: Inpho 2 Captains Kevin Feely and Cillian Fahy during a Tailteann Cup Final media event Meath have beaten Dublin, Kerry and Galway and are in the All-Ireland semi-finals for the first time since 2009. They will face Donegal tomorrow at Croke Park. Down won the 2024 Tailteann Cup to book their place in the race for Sam this summer. And excellent group-stage wins over Clare and Louth were part of a hugely impressive campaign before their gripping 2-26 to 3-21 All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final loss to Galway. Now, Doyle hopes Kildare can benefit from the same lift if they beat Limerick in today's Tailteann showpiece at Croke Park. Read More On GAA He said: 'No 1, we have to go and win it — and maybe to the outside world Kildare should be beating Limerick. They'll beat them when they've beaten them and they won't beat them before that. 'Teams I've been on myself in the past when people say, 'Oh, you should win that', and we don't win. 'That's the consistency we probably lacked over the last few years, it's, 'Yeah, let's go and win and have no doubt', rather than spend another year in the Tailteann Cup thinking, 'Oh, we need to build for the future'. 'The future is now and we have to capitalise on that, but certainly it would be a big plus to win and kick on.' Most read in GAA Football Doyle, 47, is aware that Kildare fans can quickly lose faith. The Allenwood clubman was their coach under Glenn Ryan but a disastrous 2024 saw them fall into Division 3 of the NFL before a shock Tailteann quarter-final loss to Laois. Watch RTE pundits' contrasting reaction to full-time whistle of Tipperary's epic win over Kilkenny They were blasted on social media as things went from bad to worse. Doyle was largely oblivious to it but knew it affected the players. Ryan walked as boss after that defeat. Brian Flanagan took the reins for this year and, slowly but surely as they returned to Division 2 and saw off all challengers in this year's Tailteann to date, the Kildare support have come back onside. But Doyle admits last season was a nightmare. 'CAN BE FICKLE' He said: 'We can be fickle in Kildare. When we're winning the whole place gets behind the team and when you need the support when things aren't going well, that's when you really appreciate it. 'It was tough but to be fair, I mean a lot of people that give out, including myself, I put myself in this bracket and have maybe criticised club managers but when I meet them, I don't . . . 'It's easy to give out but nobody ever came up to me and ate the head off me or gave out to me or anything like that. 'I remember after the Laois game my sister ringing me saying, 'Are you all right?' I said, 'Yeah, I'm OK, just disappointed', and she was like, 'It's just that they're going mad online'. 'But that's part of it, we just have to accept that, but it was tough for everybody. You'd have nothing but the height of respect for those lads that just kept grafting and grafting. 'A lot of them are still there so you'd be so hopeful that they will get over the line because they put in massive work. To a man they stuck at it and hopefully they'll get the rewards.' AIB, proud sponsors of club and county, were joined by Johnny Doyle to look ahead to the Tailteann Cup final — 2025 marks AIB's tenth year as a sponsor of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship and fourth year as a sponsor of the Tailteann Cup.
Irish Independent
3 days ago
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- Irish Independent
Limerick football captain on why Saturday's Tailteann Cup final means everything – ‘this is massive'
Support surges as Cillian Fahy says team is finally getting recognition it deserves Today at 07:00 There's a sense of pride in the air across Limerick this week as the county's senior footballers prepare for an historic appearance in their first-ever Tailteann Cup Final. The Treaty men will take on Kildare at Croke Park this Saturday, July 12, at 2.30pm, with a place in the 2026 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship group stage up for grabs. Related topics Jasmin Griffin
The Irish Sun
01-07-2025
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- The Irish Sun
GAA legend reveals ‘obvious frontrunner' to be Dublin boss after Dessie Farrell exit as well as two ‘left-field' options
GER BRENNAN is ready to manage Dublin, according to Armagh legend Aaron Kernan. The Sky Blues are on the hunt for a new boss after 3 Aaron Kernan backed Ger Brennan to be the next Dublin manager 3 Dessie Farrell stepped down after Dublin's defeat to Tyrone in the All-Ireland quarter-final Credit: Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile 3 Ger Brennan won the Leinster SFC with Louth Credit: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile Farrell lifted Sam Maguire twice during his six seasons in charge. But consecutive quarter-final losses and a Leinster semi-final defeat to Meath capped a disappointing year. Meanwhile, Brennan led Louth to a first provincial crown since 1957 in May and Kernan reckons the St Vincent's man is ready for the Dubs job. The former Orchard hero said: 'He would be the obvious one for me. The reality is the success he had with Louth was really just to build Ger's CV. Read More on GAA 'I am sure somewhere down the line that he would have loved to have a go at the Dublin job. 'It may have come a year or two sooner than what he expected but he is the obvious one. 'Maybe Declan D'Arcy, but he is more of a coach. He seemed to build a brilliant rapport with those Dublin players while he was there. 'And maybe a left-fielder in Jason Sherlock or something like that there — but he is more of a coach rather than being the main man. Most read in GAA Football 'I would think Ger would be the frontrunner at this stage if he was to step away from Louth.' Kernan is still Kerry . 'Lots of fight' - RTE GAA pundits react to Sean O'Shea's 'very interesting' interview after Kerry dethrone Armagh The Kingdom raided the Orchard to KO the All-Ireland champions with a 0-32 to 1-21 victory at And the foundations for the win were laid during a second-half spell which saw Kerry score 0-14 in 15 minutes. Kernan gushed at 'awesome' Kerry and admitted Kieran McGeeney's men had no answers to the Kingdom's press on the kickouts. He said: 'Those 15 minutes, 14 points to none. Just how much were you cleaned out on kickouts? 'You would have to give huge credit to Kerry in particular because this is the one area everyone was saying that Armagh had an advantage in. 'They were incredible, really well organised and really ruthless. 'There's just no coming back from 14 points to no score in 15 minutes. 'That blitz from Kerry was a real statement.' Kerry will march to Croker for their All-Ireland SFC semi–final against Tyrone on July 12 at 5pm which follows the Tailteann Cup final at 2.30. Donegal's last-four tie with Meath has been penned in for Sunday, July 13 at 4pm after the All-Ireland JFC decider at FIXTURES : Saturday July 12: All-Ireland SFC Semi-Final; Kerry v Tyrone, Croke Park, 5pm, Live on RTE/BBC. Tailteann Cup Final; l AARON KERNAN was speaking exclusively as a Gaelic Games ambassador for BoyleSports .
Belfast Telegraph
23-06-2025
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- Belfast Telegraph
Oisin McConville's Wicklow left stunned as Limerick snatch Tailteann Cup Final place with late comeback
Oisin McConville's men were coasting into the decider when Oisín McGraynor put them 1-16 to 1-9 up on 50 minutes, but when goalscorer Rob Childs pickpocketed Wicklow goalkeeper Mark Jackson two minutes later, a remarkable turnaround had been set in motion. Wicklow's misfiring helped Limerick's cause in moving 0-3 to 0-2 up by the 10th minute. Wicklow grew into the half, and a fine tackle from Dean Healy on 12 minutes robbed the ball from Limerick to trigger Pádraig O'Toole's powerful run. He teed up Eoin Darcy to fist over an equaliser. Two minutes later, Malachy Stone cut out a Limerick attack and, when the ball moved down the other end, Joe Prendergast was up to score his first point. Disaster struck for Wicklow just two minutes later, however, as Stone appeared to lose his footing as he pursued Limerick's Danny Neville, who was left in the clear to apply the finish for a 1-3 to 0-4 lead. Peter Nash's excellent point for Limerick on 35 minutes secured the halfway lead, but Wicklow went to the dressing room with plenty to be happy with. A Dean Healy two-pointer on 28 minutes seemed to spur them after they had fallen three points behind, as well as going a man down through an O'Toole black card 10 minutes from the break. Mark Jackson's second converted free and an inspirational point by the recently introduced Kevin Quinn brought their half-time tally to a respectable 0-9. And they pushed on after the break, dominating the third quarter as they moved from a point down to seven ahead with only 20 minutes to play. On 47 minutes, they looked to be well on their way to the Tailteann Cup Final when Stone was in position to knock a ball across the square from Eoin Darcy to the net, and a Dean Healy double and a McGraynor single. Not so, as Childs untangled it in nicking the ball from Jackson as he moved out from goal after making a routine catch from a Limerick shot that dropped short. Josh Ryan, superb from open play and placed balls in the second-half, increased the Limerick pressure with the first of two two-point frees on 54 minutes to cut the gap to two, but Wicklow had a glorious opportunity to right themselves four minutes later. Ryan made a good stop, but referee David Murnane called for a Limerick push on the rebound. McGraynor's penalty wasn't the worst ever taken but was brilliantly stopped by Ryan. Limerick's bench contributed 1-3 of that 1-9 they scored without reply, but there was no doubting that Ryan was the star. His magnificent two-pointer from about 45 metres out, just in from the Hogan Stand sideline, underlined his already sterling contribution. Wicklow would, eventually, end the onslaught when Jack Kirwan landed a point — but as it came after the hooter, it ended the game as well. Limerick had completed a comeback that may not be matched in Croke Park this summer, and a dejected Wicklow outfit are left to wonder what the hell happened. Scorers, Limerick: D Neville 1-2; J Ryan 0-4 (2 tpf); P Nash 0-3 (2f); R Childs 1-0; T McCarthy, J Naughton, B Coleman 0-2 each; D Murray, C Fahy, E Rigter 0-1 each. Wicklow: D Healy 0-5 (2tp); M Stone 1-0; E Darcy, M Jackson (2f), K Quinn, J Prendergast 0-2 each; C O'Brien, M Kenny, O McGraynor, J Kirwan 0-1 each.
