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All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals: All You Need to Know
SATURDAY All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals Dublin v Limerick, Croke Park, 4pm Galway v Tipperary, TUS Gaelic Grounds, 6.15pm ONLINE Live blog on and the RTÉ News app. TV Live coverage of both quarter-finals on RTÉ2 with coverage starting at 3.30pm with highlights on The Saturday Game from 9.30pm. RADIO WEATHER While warm sunshine is expected, a scattering of showers will occur too, some heavy and possibly thundery. Top temperatures of 19 to 25 degrees, warmest across the eastern half of the country, all in a light to moderate southwest wind. For more, visit Six becomes four as the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals take stage on Saturday. Last year's champions Clare weathered a quarter-final showdown against Wexford and the presence of some big hitters – most notably Limerick – ensures that there's plenty of focus on the two encounters on Saturday. An unfamiliar Treaty route Dublin are aiming to end a 12-year wait for an All-Ireland semi-final spot with their last quarter-final victory actually coming two years earlier when they bettered this weekend's opponents Limerick thanks to a Ryan O'Dwyer first-half hat-trick. Back in 2011, the wait for a last-four spot had been somewhat longer – 63 years in fact – but how they would love to replicate the highs of the Anthony Daly era and return to the latter stages. Nickie Quaid and an 18-year-old Declan Hannon, who finished with a handsome 0-11, tasted defeat that day against a Dublin side that were fancied to build on a league success earlier in the season, even though star attacker Conal Keaney was ruled out days beforehand after a bad motorbike collision, but any thoughts of a repeat result appear fanciful, to put it mildly. If there is to be a shock, goals are required – although their Leinster campaign showed that Dublin at least know where the net is. They hit three goals in four of their five games with Offaly the only side to keep them to less as the Dubs edged a 1-25 to 2-19 opener. It was three again in the preliminary quarter-final win over Kildare last week and Niall Ó Ceallacháin's side will probably need as many to stay competitive here. Those 16 goals have been shared across eight players with Sean Currie leading the way with four while Ronan Hayes has plundered three. It's an attack that will also hope to have Dónal Burke involved in some capacity. The Na Fianna man was part of the squad against the Lilywhites and although he didn't come on, he was warming up. Still no sign of Danny Sutcliffe though who picked up an injury during the Leinster campaign. Limerick enter the game with their fallibility levels really being put through the ringer in their recent clashes with Cork. Dents in the Green Machine apparently after the Rebels ended their five-in-a-row hopes last year, unbeatable after a 16-point destruction of the same opposition in Munster this year before the question marks returned after the provincial final penalty shoot-out loss to Pat Ryan's side. Speaking on the RTÉ GAA podcast on Thursday, Jackie Tyrrell suggested that their aura has dissipated somewhat, although he still thinks they're operating at a really high level. "I don't think that mental baggage that might have been there before when it comes to 60 minutes and Limerick turn the screw, I don't think that's probably as strong as it was before," he said. Unsurprisingly, manager John Kiely has taken it all in his stride, talking about the side dusting themselves down and going a different route with their last quarter-final coming in 2018. Cian Lynch was preaching similar at a media gig last week – just one more knock-out game on their plotted path to the top. Not one player in the Limerick dressing room has a championship win against Dublin – Quaid joining the panel a year after their last success in the dramatic 2009 season – with Dublin winning that 2011 quarter-final as well as a 2015 qualifier. It's hard to see that statistic staying the same at Croke Park with the winner set to face Kilkenny. Tipp aiming to build on season of goodwill Galway have dominated this rivalry in recent times, winning four of the last five championship meetings, but there has undoubtedly been a stir in the Premier County this season and this is the match to show that in spades. A recent All-Ireland Under-20 crown has only added enthusiasm to a 2025 run that has brought a league final and a Munster campaign that contained just one defeat, after Darragh McCarthy was sent off at the throw-in at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It's no secret that in recent seasons Liam Cahill has felt let down by the support that has backed the team, but if a genuine shot at a semi-final against Cork doesn't bring them out now, then something is seriously wrong. Tipp hit 3-32 in their facile win over Laois last week, but they could have had half a dozen goals realistically with over-complication, and the woodwork, denying them. A dozen players got on the scoresheet, a nice confidence-booster to carry into this, with Willie Connors excelling at midfield. Jason Forde nabbed 2-04. Crucially, they came through it injury free and Eoghan Connolly is set to return to the squad for Saturday's game having been held back last weekend. Galway, meanwhile, have been quite the conundrum this season, Take out their two games with Kilkenny and it's been pretty positive, but over the two games the Cats managed a combined winning tally of 20 points, and it would have been much more only for a spirited final quarter in the Leinster d ecider at Croke Park. It's that spell of 1-06 without reply late on to open up the possibility of a stunning comeback that will give Micheál Donoghue some solace. When they're on it, they're still one of the best about – the problem is doing it consistently for 70 minutes. They could be without full-back Fintan Burke for this clash with a knee injury – Darren Morrissey likely to replace him - while goalkeeper Eanna Murphy had to retire injured at half-time in the Leinster final. Burke was on media duties this week and said that Leinster loss has been parked. "The sooner we can get over the last game, the better. You spend a day or two looking back and trying to figure out what went wrong and what you can improve on," he said. "Then, the games are coming so fast, you don't have time to ponder. You're back in training and looking forward to the next day." This, of course, is a rivalry that hasn't been short on spice over the decades. With plenty on the line, there could be plenty of physicality on show.
RTÉ News
09-06-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
The Sunday Game panel: Kilkenny in the mix to 'go all the way'
It's ten years since Kilkenny last brought home the Liam MacCarthy and while much of the narrative has been about Munster's hegemony since, the panel on The Sunday Game feel that Derek Lyng's side have a great chance to reign supreme come the third weekend in July. On Sunday, the Cats completed a Leinster six-timer when accounting for Galway at Croke Park. They now have four weeks to prepare for an All-Ireland semi-final. But for now, Anthony Daly was quick to credit them for standing tall in the province again. "It's incredible going," he said. "We all mention the era of the round-robin in how you could slip up and get caught but they're the dominant force in the province, great achievement. "I'm delighted for Derek, taking over from Brian (Cody), that was always going to be tough going. I think he's doing a really good job and I think they have a chance of going all the way. I'd be a small bit worried that they lull a bit in a lot of games and they'll have to iron that out. "They have a few weeks off now and we're looking at the potential of a few big clashes down the line. We won't get ahead of ourselves but congrats to them today." Also on the programme, Ursula Jacob spoke about them having to now step it up in a month's time and the strength they have down the spine of their team. "They have obviously been very dominant in Leinster and the challenge is can they drive on from that?," said the former Wexford camogie star. "To win today without Eoin Cody, who is one of their star players, was really impressive. "Their back line looked very comfortable, maybe part of that was down to Galway not applying a whole lot of pressure. They looked very impressive down the spine; Huw Lawlor was immense, Richie Reid was dominant and then you have TJ (Reid) and Mossy Keoghan scoring goals for fun. The Sunday Game panel believe that this Kilkenny team have played themselves into the contenders conversation for the All-Ireland title. Galway perhaps a touch defensive in their set-up, says Anthony Daly. #rtegaa #TheSundayGame — The Sunday Game (@TheSundayGame) June 8, 2025 "You have to say that Kilkenny thrive off the space and the pitch at Croke Park. When they get to an All-Ireland semi-final in Croke Park, they are a dangerous animal, and they'll also be hurting from last year's loss to Clare. They will want to show the Munster teams that they are there or thereabouts." Brendan Cummins, who was between the posts for a number of All-Ireland final clashes with Kilkenny, is in no doubt where they stand in the pecking order, when saying: "Kilkenny are definitely in the top three teams in the country". And the prospect of likely facing Munster opposition in the semis will motivate them even more in the view of Cummins. "Last year, Clare had everything to do to beat them. I think they like that fact that everyone talks about Munster hurling. If they end up playing Limerick further down the road, they will be licking their lips at that. Eoin Cody will be back and the narrative will be that you keep the score down as best you can, but Kilkenny are a very proud county. "I don't know the last time someone hammered Kilkenny. There is something inside Kilkenny and it's a long time since they won an All-Ireland and let us be the ones to do that. They have a great chance."
Irish Times
04-06-2025
- General
- Irish Times
Seán Moran: Leinster hurling final and the battle for relevance
There was a picture that prompted much agonising after the 1998 Leinster hurling final. It was of Kilkenny 's corner back and captain, Tom Hickey, trudging across an empty Croke Park pitch, the Bob O'Keeffe Cup dangling from his arm like a bag of groceries. The photograph was widely used to intuit Kilkenny's sense of the underwhelmed despite having just beaten Offaly to win their first provincial title in five years. In the perennial comparison between the provinces, Munster hurling finals always come with the blessings of posterity and tradition, whereas Leinster bear the burdens of pale comparison and, at times, faint praise. Back in 1998, this eternal truth was further endorsed by news that then president of Ireland, Mary McAleese, (currently wrangling the three associations as chairwoman of the integration group), would attend her first GAA match of the year, the following weekend in Thurles for the Clare-Waterford Munster final. It felt as if the bar for her presence had been appropriately raised. READ MORE For context, this was the second year of the new championship structure – in the vernacular, the back door – which notionally rendered the provincial finals less important. That was unlikely to be the reason for Kilkenny's lack of excitement, though. A year previously, when the back door was first put on the latch, Clare regained Munster and triggered Anthony Daly 's famous speech about his county's mission to show 'that we are no longer the whipping boys of Munster' before a capacity crowd in Páirc Uí Chaoimh . Closer to home, the 1997 Leinster finals had attracted record attendances for both the semi-finals and final. Wexford beat Kilkenny a week after the Munster final, encouraging Rod Guiney to deliver a swift homage to Daly by declaring his team to be no longer the whipping boys of Leinster – a curious reflection for the captain of the All-Ireland champions. The contrast between the provincial finals has been heightened in recent years for two reasons: Kilkenny's domination of Leinster; and the big box-office success of the Munster round robin and particularly its finals, although they are not linked into the rest of the championship. At the same time, Limerick have been equally dominant in Munster, but their provincial finals have produced some fascinating matches. Unlike Leinster, where Galway are the only team playing in the province to have won the All-Ireland since 2015, Munster have produced three different champions even during Limerick 's six-year reign in the province. Galway's migration eastwards in 2009 has become routine and, in a way, anti-anticlimacticught in to intensify competition by providing a foil for Kilkenny, they have won three provincial titles in that time, 2012, '17 and '18. Galway's distance from Dublin hasn't helped attendances in recent years, as crowds of only 25,951 and 24,483 turned up to the last two finals to feature Kilkenny and the Connacht county. Yet Galway 's clash with Wexford eight years ago created a new record for a provincial hurling final and broke the 60,000 barrier for the first time. Galway's arrival has not transformed the provincial championship. Photograph: Morgan Treacy/Inpho The missing ingredient is Wexford, whose last two appearances in the final in 2017 and '19 have attracted the century's highest attendances for Leinster hurling's biggest day. For all that Galway's arrival hasn't transformed the provincial championship, it's as well to ask where would it have been without them? They have provided opposition for Kilkenny in nine of the 11 finals they have contested since they crossed the Shannon. The move has certainly added depth to the championship and helped to position Galway to contest three All-Ireland finals, winning one, and seven semi-finals. Another factor in Leinster's labouring box office is that it fulfils a role as a development competition, which features two of six teams every year earmarked for a relegation clash and in general not carrying much jeopardy for the other counties. In six years, the bottom teams have recorded two wins and three draws against established opponents. Since Kilkenny's last success 10 years ago, they have lost four finals. Photograph: Ryan Byrne/Inpho The main drag on the province's status, however, is its lack of All-Ireland relevance. Since Kilkenny's last success 10 years ago, they have lost four finals whereas Galway have won one and lost one. The record unbroken sequence for counties from the same province winning Liam MacCarthy is seven. It was set in the 1940s by Limerick, Cork's four-in-a-row team, Tipperary and Cork coming back for another in 1946. After Kilkenny broke that sequence in 1947, the next seven also went to Munster, from Waterford's first in 1948 and sequential three-in-a-rows for Tipp and Cork. Wexford stopped the run in 1955. This year Munster have again won the last seven, mostly Limerick but with help from Tipperary and Clare, and it looks certain that a new record will be set in July. Kilkenny and Galway will attempt to dispute that and next Sunday, one of them will qualify for the All-Ireland semi-finals. Back in that year of 1998, Offaly created history by becoming the first All-Ireland champions to have lost a match en route to winning the All-Ireland. That alternative approach has rarely been exploited in Leinster. Kilkenny walked that path in 2012, having avenged a provincial final defeat by Galway, but hardly any counties in the province could aspire to a national target if beaten in Leinster. Last year, Clare were just the latest side to avail of a route to the All-Ireland after losing in Munster. They joined Cork (2004), Tipperary (2010) and Limerick (2018). Even after defeat, counties in the south can see the bigger picture. It is fair to suggest that whoever loses next Sunday in Croke Park is unlikely to have a realistically similar view.
Irish Examiner
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Christy O'Connor: Clarity badly needed to address the black card issue in hurling
When Anthony Daly, Jackie Tyrrell and Joe Canning were discussing Mark Coleman's tackle on Stephen Bennett at half-time in yesterday's Cork-Waterford game in the RTÉ studio, there was no real debate on the topic. Seán O'Donoghue was also engaging Bennett in the tackle but Coleman hauled him down. Bottom line. Penalty. Black card. Except it wasn't. Johnny Murphy didn't deem it to be but he isn't the only referee to have come to that conclusion around black cards in hurling. 'The black card seems to have vanished out of the game,' said Tyrrell. 'When was the last black card given out?' 'The Clare 20s (recent Munster U20 final against Tipp when Jamie Moylan was sin-binned for 10 minutes),' quipped Daly. 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.
Irish Examiner
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Cork v Waterford, Limerick v Clare, Munster championship live updates
3.27pm Some pre-game listening? Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan, Mark Landers and Liam Sheedy convene on Dalo's Hurling Show. 3.24pm John Fogarty is on Leeside and checks in from his perch in the stands: It's a blustery one in SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh. The wind is blowing hard and straight into the Blackrock End. The coin toss between Shane Barrett and Conor Prunty will carry extra significance. Waterford have made an 11th hour change to their squad, Conor Ryan replacing injured Iarlaith Daly and one of the named substitutes will be expected to start in place of the Lismore man. There have been a couple of rumblings that Alan Connolly isn't fit to start for Cork but that will become apparent in the next 30 minutes. Waterford supporters are scarce on the ground and the dropping of their captain Dessie Hutchinson, while justified, has probably dampened expectations. As expected, Cork folk are here in their droves, knowing a win and the prospect of doing themselves justice against Limerick in a first Munster final in seven years is quite the nugget. 3.20pm In the great tradition of 1980s professional wrestling, we have a blockbuster loser-leaves-town match topping the bill, from SuperValu Páirc Uí Chaoimh this afternoon. Welcome to live coverage of that Cork v Waterford showdown on Leeside as well as Limerick v Clare at the Gaelic Grounds. We have reporters and analysts at both grounds and beyond and will go puck by puck for the next few hours.
