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3 days ago
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‘They do an incredible job': GAA president Jarlath Burns defends CCCC after Jim McGuinness criticism
GAA president Jarlath Burns has defended the GAA's Central Competitions Control Committee (CCCC) after Jim McGuinness was critical last weekend of the decision to schedule Donegal's All-Ireland SFC encounter against Mayo for Dr Hyde Park in Roscommon . Speaking after Donegal's one-point victory over Mayo on Sunday, McGuinness expressed his frustration at the GAA's fixture-making body for opting to schedule the round-robin clash in Roscommon. 'We don't believe we should have been here today either, being honest with you,' said the Donegal manager. 'We think it was very unfair to bring us here. It was the equivalent of bringing Mayo to Omagh and we also put in an email to the CCCC to say we couldn't get a hotel in the area so we had to stay in Athlone. We had to go beyond the venue to come to play in the venue. 'So, it was the equivalent of Mayo going to play us in Omagh and staying in Derry and I don't believe that would happen. I think that would only happen because it's us. Disappointed in that. We made a case and we made the case early. It was on deaf ears.' READ MORE I think they are amazing people and I just thought that it was important to put on record my appreciation — Jarlath Burns However, speaking in Croke Park on Tuesday afternoon at the launch of the All-Ireland senior football championship knockout stages , Burns made a point of praising the work carried out by the CCCC. The GAA president did not reference McGuinness or the Donegal manager's comments but he was keen to highlight the CCCC's efforts. GAA president Jarlath Burns at the launch of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship knockout stages at Croke Park. Photo: Shauna Clinton/Sportsfile 'Whenever fixtures are being made there are so many things that they have to take into consideration, particularly with regard to neutral venues,' said Burns. 'I think they do an incredible job, I think they are amazing people and I just thought that it was important to put on record my appreciation and thanks for the work they do in very complex circumstances.' Burns added that after attending one of the Monday morning championship draws in RTÉ recently, he was able to appreciate the number of calls fielded by the GAA's games administration manager, Bernard Smith, whose challenge it is to link all the pieces of the puzzle. 'I was on the way back [from the draw], in the car with Bernard and he took seven phone calls from counties asking for clarification on this, asking for a favour there, asking that they could play at a particular time . . . and I think every one of those requests was met.' One of the arguments put forward by the CCCC was that there was no suitable alternative venue for the Donegal-Mayo fixture. The most logical location would have been Markievicz Park but the Sligo venue is currently closed as the pitch is undergoing repair work. Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada in Leitrim, with a capacity of just under 10,000, would have been too small for a fixture that attracted a crowd of 18,751 last weekend. St Tiernach's Park in Monaghan and Breffni Park in Cavan were not available as both counties had their senior footballers in action elsewhere last Sunday afternoon. Donegal will have a home All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final against Louth in Ballybofey at 4pm on Sunday.
Irish Times
4 days ago
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Draws made for All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals and Tailteann Cup semis
The draws for the weekend's All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-finals have been made with Dublin to face Cork and Down to play Galway , while Donegal take on Louth and Kerry have Cavan . The four second-placed counties from the round-robin stages – Donegal, Down, Dublin and Kerry – will have home advantage for the games. The Tailteann Cup semi-final draw also took place on Monday morning, with Fermanagh to face Kildare and Wicklow drawn against Limerick. Both semi-finals will be played at Croke Park on Sunday. READ MORE The throw-in times for the four All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals and Tailteann Cup semi-finals will be confirmed by the CCCC later on Monday.
Irish Times
5 days ago
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Live All-Ireland football draw: Dublin, Kerry and Galway to learn their opponents
All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final & Tailteann Cup semi-final draws to take place at 8.30am -35 minutes ago Good morning, after a dramatic weekend of gaelic football which saw Mayo knocked out of the All-Ireland series, the draw for the preliminary quarter-finals takes place this morning. Kerry , Dublin , Donegal and Galway are all in the hat after failing to top their groups. All the teams that came second in their round-robin group will play at home this weekend to whichever team from the third-placed pot they are drawn against. Kerry's David Clifford with Meath's Seán Rafferty and Seán Coffey. Photograph: INPHO/Tom O'Hanlon The draw for the Tailteann Cup semi-finals will also take place this morning. Follow live updates throughout the morning here. All-Ireland second placed teams: Dublin, Donegal, Down, Kerry. All-Ireland third placed teams: Cavan, Cork, Galway, Louth. Key Reads Malachy Clerkin: Mayo exit championship in most Mayo way possible after survival instincts let them down Read Paul Fitzpatrick's weekend round-up here as he says Meath are officially back at the top table. Donegal's Jim McGuinness criticises choice of Dr Hyde Park as neutral venue against Mayo
Irish Times
5 days ago
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- Irish Times
Kerry show why they're champions to seal quarter-final place with stunning fightback victory over Cork
Holders Kerry are through to the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals following an impressive fightback against Cork at Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh on Saturday. Galway , last year's runners-up, are also safely through. They do so as table-toppers following their victory over Donegal in Lifford. In Group 3, Meath got the better of Kildare to also make it through, while Dublin's victory over Leitrim has secured a knockout spot for the Sky Blues. Kerry started strong, with a second-minute goal from Niamh Ní Chonchúir. Despite this, they had to come from behind after goals from Aine O'Sullivan and Katie Quirke put Cork in the lead, 2-6 to 1-1, having played with the wind. READ MORE The Kingdom, though, took over after the restart and outscored their neighbours by 4-4 to 0-3 in the second half, with Siofra O'Shea (two), Danielle O'Leary and Rachel Dwyer getting the goals as they ran out 5-7 to 2-9 winners. The defending champions are now certain of a home quarter-final but Cork must travel to Mayo next weekend to keep their season alive. Galway also booked a home quarter-final thanks to a 1-11 to 1-2 win over Donegal. They laid the foundation for victory in the opening half when a goal from Ailbhe Davoren helped them to a 1-2 to 0-0 interval lead, before pushing the advantage out to nine points after the restart. Aoife Healy of Cork in action against Aishling O'Connell of Kerry during the All-Ireland SFC round 2 match at Supervalu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. Photograph: Michael P Ryan/Sportsfile Donegal, who travel to Tipperary next week to determine the group runners-up, finished strongly. Susanne White pointed a free before assisting in their goal, which was finished to the net by Mia Bennett. Meath also advanced to the last eight when they edged out Kildare by 0-7 to 0-4 at Manguard Park in another game impacted by the bad weather. [ Women Gaelic games players suffer injuries in silence due to fear and lack of support, research finds Opens in new window ] The sides were level at 0-2 apiece at the break before Meath got on top, with Emma Duggan taking her haul to 0-5 to book their quarter-final spot. Kildare travel to Armagh next weekend with a quarter-final spot on the line. Dublin booked their quarter-final place in emphatic fashion, with an 8-18 to 0-7 win over Leitrim. Kate Sullivan scored a hat-trick in the opening half as the Dubs led by 4-12 to 0-4 at the break. Hannah Tyrrell scored a hat-trick of her own in the second half as the Sky Blues comfortably saw out the win. Vikki Wall of Meath appeals to the referee before being shown a yellow card during her team's victory against Kildare. Photograph: Ray McManus/Sportsfile Meanwhile, the eight quarter-finalists in the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship have been confirmed. A draw will take place on Monday morning to confirm the pairings. Table-toppers Laois are joined in the knockout phase from Group 1 by Fermanagh, who defeated Roscommon by 4-10 to 3-9. Two goals from Eimear Smyth and one apiece from Molly McGloin and Bronagh Smyth paved the way for last year's TG4 All-Ireland junior champions, who led by 4-2 to 1-5 at the interval. Tyrone defeated Westmeath by 6-11 to 0-7 to top Group 2, with Westmeath also advancing in second place. Tyrone - intermediate finalists last year – led by 2-4 to 0-4 at the break thanks to goals from Caitlin Campbell and Aoibhinn McHugh. A brace of penalties from Sorcha Gormley, along with further goals from Niamh O'Neill and Aoife Horisk, wrapped up a big win. In Group 3, Wicklow edged out Monaghan by 1-11 to 1-10 but dropped out on score difference as three teams finished level on three points. Lucy Dunne's goal proved decisive in the game after Monaghan had an early goal from Éabha Sherry. Cavan top the group with Monaghan also going through. In Group 4, Clare defeated Wexford by 1-9 to 0-10, with Clare going through in first place and Wexford as runners-up. Lauren Conway's early goal was decisive for a Clare side who led by 1-5 to 0-4 at the break. In the TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship at the weekend, there were victories for Limerick and Louth in Group A, while in Group B there were victories for Antrim and Longford. Results: TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Group 1: Galway 1-11 Donegal 1-2 Group 2: Kerry 5-7 Cork 2-9 Group 3: Meath 0-7 Kildare 0-4 Group 4: Dublin 8-18 Leitrim 0-7 TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship Group 1: Fermanagh 4-10 Roscommon 3-9 Group 2: Tyrone 6-11 Westmeath 0-7 Group 3: Wicklow 1-11 Monaghan 1-10 Group 4: Clare 1-9 Wexford 0-10 TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Group A: Limerick 8-12 Derry 1-8 Group A: Louth 4-20 Kilkenny 1-1 Group A: Antrim 3-18 London 0-0 Group B: Longford 2-6 Carlow 1-4
Irish Times
5 days ago
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Relentless Donegal refuse to let Mayo escape from their grasp
All-Ireland SFC: Donegal 0-19 Mayo 1-15 For a long time, a sense of inevitability hung over this. Donegal controlled the scoreboard for most of the match. Mayo battled hard to keep in touch but never quite managed to seize the initiative. Then, with a minute left and the margin down to one, they attacked once more and with the sands of time running through the hourglass, replacement Fergal Boland struck for a point. Level at 1-15 to 0-18. A draw would see both teams through. There were so few seconds left it was conjecture whether Shaun Patton get away the kickout. He did and Donegal substitute Jason McGee, back on the field for the first time in the All-Ireland stages, rose for the ball and moved it on to the excellent Ciarán Moore, whose driving run and step inside eluded Mayo's defence and he kicked the winner. Time up, hooter blown and Mayo out. READ MORE A frustrated Stephen Rochford, managing the team in Kevin McStay's absence, acknowledged that both teams would have wanted to win. 'That's just the way these teams look at it. You know, I don't think, even though a draw would have done both teams, I don't think either would have been happy with a draw. And, you know, we certainly came into this with no view other than we wanted to win the game.' The lapse against Cavan had left Mayo in a bind – not being able to survive a head-to-head if they could get no more than two points, a fate they were unable to prevent. Rochford's counterpart Jim McGuinness agreed. 'Ciarán had no context of what was happening I suppose in terms of groups and anything else, but we said that we wanted to try and win this game.' Mayo's Ryan O'Donoghue reacts to a missed chance. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho It was another nail-biter that ended in a Donegal victory. The Ulster champions looked the better team for long stretches. They were nearly caught at the end but could have had a couple of goals: Mogan blazed over early, Eoghán Bán Gallagher was high and wide and Colm Reape saved after a searing run by Shane O'Donnell. Reassured by Patton's return to goal, they moved quickly and survived Peadar Mogan's sin binning in the ninth minute for a foul on Ryan O'Donoghue. This and a rash of wides by the winners enabled Mayo to maintain a lead in the first half but they didn't exactly make hay, and when Michael Murphy restored Donegal's lead in the 24th minute with a two-point free, it was sufficient of a foundation for them to lead by three at half-time, 0-9 to 0-6, with the wind to come. Murphy would have a significant impact, especially after getting caught by the turnover that led to Mayo's 54th-minute goal, a sweeping move that was finished by David McBrien. The sense among the 18,751 crowd at Roscommon's Dr Hyde Park was that this might be a transformative score. They had turned the match around to lead by 1-12 to 0-13. What happened next confirmed the sense that Donegal were playing within themselves. Daire Ó Baoill responded two minutes later with a two-pointer to level and Murphy popped up within a minute to score a point and then assisted Shane O'Donnell for one, which could have been a goal. Those four points left Mayo with no value or momentum from their goal. Still, they persevered. Reape led a frantic charge back to somehow prevent a 66th-minute goal after Ó Baoill and Patrick McBrearty got in behind him for a run on goal. His touch put the ball out for a 45, which Murphy kicked. Donegal's Ciaran Moore celebrates with Ciaran Thompson after the final whistle. Photograph: James Crombie/Inpho Back came Mayo for their heartbreak finale. It's been a tough season and as early as they have exited the championship since 2018. For Donegal, the road stretches ahead. Prevented from topping Group 1 by losing at home to Tyrone, they will now have a home preliminary quarter-final. McGuinness was fuming about the 'neutral' round being played so close to Mayo and was unhappy at having to play again so quickly after an energetic match scattered with turnovers by both sides. 'Seven days is too short in my opinion to be honest with you for what we're asking players to do. I think there's a conversation to be had at the end of the season in terms of that. I do feel that the demands of the game are actually way, way, way beyond what they were. 'I don't think it's possible to bring that level and that level and that level. That's a conversation for another time but we would definitely be looking for the seven days. We don't believe we should have been here today either. We think it was very unfair to bring us here.' Though he was pleased to be where they are. 'It is huge. Absolutely huge. We are delighted to be there. Delighted to beat Mayo. They are a brilliant team. A physical team. They are so hard to beat, so hard to put away. We managed to do that.' DONEGAL: S Patton; F Roarty (0-0-1), B McCole, P Mogan (0-0-2); R McHugh, EB Gallagher, C Moore (0-0-2); H McFadden, M Langan; C McColgan (0-0-1), C Thompson (0-0-2, 1f), S O'Donnell (0-0-1); C O'Donnell (0-0-2), M Murphy (0-1-3, 1tpf, 1′45), O Gallen (0-0-1). Subs: J McGee for McFadden, D Ó Baoill (0-1-0) for Gallen (both 52 mins); P McBrearty for McHugh (58), E McHugh for O'Donnell (67). MAYO: C Reape; J Coyne, D McHugh (0-0-1), E Hession; S Coen, R Brickenden, P Durcan; D McBrien (1-0-0), M Ruane; C Dawson (0-0-2), J Carney (0-0-1), B Tuohy; A O'Shea, R O'Donoghue (0-0-6, 5f), D McHale (0-0-3). Subs: J Flynn (0-0-1) for Tuohy (23 mins), D Neary for McHugh (42), S Morahan for Hession (52), P Towey for Neary (56), F Boland (0-0-1) for Coen (68). Referee: P Faloon (Down).
