Déise delirium as Waterford book place in minor hurling decider at Kilkenny
Waterford are into the All-Ireland Minor Hurling final for the first time since 2013 after a thrilling 2-21 to 2-18 win over Kilkenny at Wexford Park, powered by a superb 2-6 from talisman Cormac Spain.
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The Irish Sun
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- The Irish Sun
Limerick manager Joe Quaid hits out at ‘flawed' Camogie Championship structure following heavy defeat to Tipperary
JOE Quaid hit out at the All-Ireland Camogie Championship format as LIMERICK fell to a 4-26 to 0-8 hammering by TIPPERARY in Cappamore. Quaid saw his side suffer a heavy Group 1 opener loss to champions Cork but beat Wexford and draw with Clare before Saturday's defeat by the Premier heavy hitters. 2 Limerick currently sit in fourth place having played their last group game as they have a bye week to come 2 The two time All-Star returned to Limerick Camogie following his shock Westmeath exit And the former Treaty keeper insisted: 'This result is proof the system is flawed. 'We had two outstanding matches against Wexford and Clare but were on the end of two hammerings by the two top-tier teams, Cork and Tipp. 'It's disheartening for the girls. They gave everything and that's all you can ask. 'If anyone's interested in developing camogie they need to look at the Championship structure because these girls train as hard as the Limerick senior hurlers, they're as committed and they don't deserve this. Read more on GAA 'We've had a remarkably good year. It's been a fruitful year and hopefully this bunch will stick together. That's the big problem, turnover of players. I hope all these girls will stay together next year and build again.' Michael Ferncombe could only sympathise. The Tipperary coach said: 'We've played Limerick twice this year, it's always a challenge. The scoreboard doesn't reflect the performance and effort the Limerick girls put in — their honesty, work rate and communication. 'We've Clare next weekend and a quarter-final in two weeks' time so that's the next step.' Most read in GAA Hurling CLARE exploded out of the blocks at Páirc Uí Chaoimh with a Jennifer Daly goal after 45 seconds, but CORK did not panic and were full value for their 0-21 to 1-9 victory. Next week the Rebels will play Wexford — who are in the relegation final against Dublin or Derry regardless of how they fare — and it would take an unusual set of results for Tipp to pip Cork to top spot. Tomas O'Se calls out GAA's mid-season rule change but fellow Sunday Game pundit disagrees In Group 2, Cathal Murray hailed his side's 'best half-hour's hurling for a while', as GALWAY eased to a 1-17 to 0-12 victory over KILKENNY at Nowlan Park. There were some excellent moments from player of the match Aoife Donohoe and a late poacher's goal from Niamh Niland. Top spot — and a bye to the All-Ireland last four — will go to the winner of next week's clash with Waterford in Athenry. Murray was pleased to see his side move through the gears in the second half, as they cantered to an eight-point win. The Tribe boss said: 'Coming to Nowlan Park is never easy. There was a strong breeze. The second half was our best half an hour of hurling for a while. Our play was really good, we took some good scores. 'We'll have to do our business again in Kenny Park in a week because Waterford are flying, they're the form team in the group.' WATERFORD WON'T WAVER WATERFORD are on a roll and eased past DUBLIN, 4-16 to 2-11, at Walsh Park. The Sky Blues' goals came from Aisling Maher and Emma Flanagan in stoppage time, long after the result was decided. A draw against Galway will be enough for the Déise to bypass the quarter-finals. Waterford have hit nine majors in two games, having previously been criticised for being goal-shy. Three of their green flags came from Annie Fitzgerald. And the Gailltir sharpshooter said: 'That was massive for us, to qualify for the knockout stages early enough. Now it's a one-match, winner-takes-all against Galway to see who goes straight to a semi-final.' Leading 2-7 to 0-8 at half-time, the second half was one-way traffic, as the winners added 2-7 without reply after the restart. Having already secured a first-ever Championship win over the Cats, Mick Boland's side are looking to break fresh ground next week. The Déise chief said: 'We've never won in Galway. These girls have a lot of ambition, they want to win something.'
RTÉ News
an hour ago
- RTÉ News
Pádraic Joyce: 'I wouldn't say we were ever off-track'
Pádraic Joyce feels Galway were never "off track" in their All-Ireland SFC quest after seeing his side emerge from a testing preliminary quarter-final against Down with a spot in the last-eight. The Tribesmen held on for a two-point victory in Newry on Sunday, having come through a tough run of games in the round-robin phase. And there will be little time to rest on their laurels with a quarter-final against Meath to come this weekend following Monday's morning draw for the latter stages. So Joyce is putting freshness at the top of the agenda in their preparation. "We'll meet on Tuesday night and Thursday night and we'll play at the weekend but we'll assess what lads need," Galway manager Joyce told RTÉ Sport's Siobhan Madigan as he reflected on getting past Down. "Some lads need a bit of work, some don't, because it's just the recovery and to get them fresh from Croke Park because they'll need every ounce of Croke Park with the size of the pitch and obviously we're going to be playing a team that's been sitting at home for two weeks and fresh and ready to go. "So we've a bit of work to do but the big thing for us is to get everybody as fresh as we can next Saturday or Sunday or whenever we're playing." Joyce added that he never felt his side were "off track" despite a mixed group campaign which saw them lose to Dublin, draw with Derry and edge past Armagh. "I've learned an awful lot about our players' character and their personas in those games so I wouldn't say we were ever off-track. "We are in the last eight, we always wanted to be there and we'll aim to be in the last four for next Sunday as well." As for the game itself, Joyce paid tribute to Down for the way in which they pushed his side throughout the contest. "It was a super game, probably another close one for Galway to watch. It finished up a huge high-scoring game but delighted to get out the right side of it because Down were fantastic," he said, adding that the Mournemen would be "a force to be reckoned with in the future" under Conor Laverty's stewardship. "They had brilliant support here, great crowd here, great atmsophere, pitch is in brilliant condition and refereed really, really well I thought. So we're happy out to get out of here with a two-point victory. We would take it all day long, so we're happy." One area of concern during periods of the match were their own kickouts, Joyce admitted. "We looked at probably maybe putting in another keeper in as well, Connor (Gleeson), he has a bit more distance," he said. "But look, in fairness to Conor Flaherty, he gathered himself up there really well and we got control of it near the end again but we were under a bit of pressure in fairness." Meanwhile, Galway forward Shane Walsh contributed a haul of 1-07 and like his manager, he felt that their difficult run of games in the All-Ireland series to date have been proving beneficial. "We're edging up as time goes on. I think the three games in the group have stood to us. They were three really tough games," he said. "Derry are probably the most unlucky team in the country, not to be still in the competition given the games they put up. That was the most ferocious game I think I've ever played in, up there. "Obviously, you're probably delighted in a way because you don't have to see them again. But at the same time, you'd hate to be in their position because they were so unfortunate to go out." Walsh was also pleased that he and his team-mates were ultimately able to withstand Down's stirring comeback in the latter period of the game. "No lead really is safe in football these days," he said. "Every team, when you get momentum, it's about trying to kill that momentum. It's so hard, the game has gotten so quick. "It's so dictated on the kickout. If you get on top of a kickout for a couple of minutes, you can make hay." The praise was not just one-way with Down manager Conor Laverty tipping Galway to be conteders once again as the championship enters its most intense period on the road towards Sam Maguire. "Galway have been knocking on the door for a number of years, have a lot of experience in their team. They've got a brilliant management team and I think that once they get out of this now and once they get to Croke Park, I think you'll see an even different side of them," he said. As for his own team, Laverty expressed mixed emotions but pride in his players was right towards the top of the concoction. "We did not want today to be our last day, that's the truth. We talked all week about that," he said. "But I'm massively proud of the group of players, where they've come from to put that level of performance in, to never say die, to keep going. You couldn't be anything but proud of them. "And even in that, I still think there's more levels in this team as well, even for key learnings at different times as well but listen, we're gutted now.
Irish Daily Mirror
2 hours ago
- Irish Daily Mirror
All-Ireland quater-final draw, throws up huge Dublin tie and all Ulster clash
Dublin have drawn Tyrone in the All-Ireland quarter-finals with the sides set to meet next weekend. The draw, conducted this morning by GAA President Jarlath Burns live on RTE Radio 1, also saw Meath pull Galway and Monaghan set to face Donegal. It was already known that Armagh and Kerry were going head to head next weekend as Armagh had already played the other three sides on the opposite side of the draw in the All-Ireland group stages or Ulster Final- Donegal, Galway and Dublin. The ties will be played as two Croke Park double headers next weekend - one on Saturday and another on Sunday. Kerry and Donegal tend to be fixed for Sunday games with the long distances involved in traveling up, rather than in a headline Saturday evening fixture. Galway though will be keen to play on Sunday as they faced Down yesterday (Sunday) and would have their eyes on another days' rest as they face in a third Championship game in two weeks, with Donegal in a similar situation. Padraic Joyce's men also traveled long distances to their last two fixtures, going to Cavan to face Armagh, and meeting Down in Newry. The other sides facing a third Championship game in three weeks are Kerry, Dublin and Donegal. Dublin, with no travel last weekend or this weekend, and having played last Saturday could be fixed for Saturday evening as the headline game. The fairest outcome in tems of rest time would be for that one to double up with Armagh and Kerry as the curtain raiser on Saturday, as Kerry also played last Saturday (against Cavan). But the GAA would probably prefer Armagh versus Kerry as their other headline game. Donegal and Galway are likely to make hard cases over the coming hours to the GAA's Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) for a Sunday fixture. ALL-IRELAND QUARTER-FINAL DRAW Armagh v Kerry Tyrone v Dublin Meath v Galway Monaghan v Donegal
