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Irish Daily Mirror
an hour ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Galway are due one huge display but I dread thought of penalties
There'll be no trophies given out in Limerick on Saturday evening, but the result will determine which of Micheál Donoghue or Liam Cahill ends the season in All-Ireland semi-final would represent Cahill's best performance yet as Tipperary manager. But lose and it'll be an anti-climax after a very decent showing in Munster, much like two years the last four would represent a decent year's work for Donoghue. Anything less and it will mean that they will have failed in the three biggest tests put down to them in this year's Championship.I would doubt if either side can take out Cork, if that's how it works out, but reaching a semi-final is not to be sniffed have struggled for consistency all year. Two things stand out with them for me - the lack of a goal threat and their inability to get up for every game. Worryingly, their work rate varies from match to they scored six goals against Antrim, but we were a man down and weren't set up as we normally would be they have to come with that bite this time. They had it against Dublin. It wasn't there against Kilkenny until it was too late. Kilkenny, for example, always have that bite. Galway need to find it more often.I feel that they are committing too many bodies back the field too. I can understand that to a degree, but sometimes they only have two in the opposition fairness to Donoghue, this is his first year with a different group to when he last managed Galway. It takes time. Cahill has had three years Tipp side were very hardworking against Limerick and had a massive game in Ennis against Clare which was all the more impressive for the fact that they withstood a fierce second half comeback, dug deep and found a way to win. They showed resilience when things were going against them - something that wasn't too apparent last year. Cahill made some big decisions in the off-season when cutting a couple of regulars from the panel, which can sometimes cause a manager to lose a group. But it appears to have had the opposite work rate and intensity is way up from 2024, especially from the forwards, who are tracking back in numbers but also getting back up the field swiftly. Fitness levels need to be off the charts for Doyle, Michael Breen and Eoghan Connolly have been very solid in the full-back line. Ronan Maher has played a captain's role at centre-back, or wherever he's asked to front, Jason Forde, Darragh McCarthy and Jake Morris are playing really well and, crucially, working extremely McGrath has recaptured some of his old form, which is great to see, and then you have the likes of his brother Noel, Oisin O'Donoghue and Sam O'Farrell coming off the bench, underlining their strength in depth up full-back line of Pádraic Mannion, Daithí Burke and Fintan Burke has been solid too and while Gavin Lee is a very talented hurler, I'm not sure he's holding the middle well enough for Fahy has done ok at wing-back but I feel he'd be a better option at Mannion is a top class forward who will score from anywhere and I'd expect that Tipp will man-mark him. Who that will be, I'm not sure. It won't be Maher, maybe Craig Morgan might be the Galway need Mannion no deeper than the middle of the field. He's too dangerous to be working back in Whelan is a player I've always rated highly but he hasn't hit the levels yet this year. I'd like to see him closer to goal in a two-man inside line alongside Brian Concannon, with Kevin Cooney drifting out. That's an inside line that could wreak serious havoc and supply the goals that Galway are Fleming is a different type of forward with a high workrate and is worth his spot, but Conor Cooney's struggles to break into the side puzzle me. He's a serious forward with goals in him.I expect that the game will be really tight and Tipperary have earned their status as favourites. But I believe that there's a big one in Galway and I'm going to give them the slight course, it could go to extra time and beyond. I only wish they wouldn't resort to penalties to decide the outcome and give the two teams a replay. On paper, Limerick should have way too much for Dublin and while I expect that they'll win, it mightn't be as straightforward as people have improved under new management this year, though they will have been very disappointed with their performance against Galway. They lacked the grunt that day that had been apparent in other games. I expect that it will be back I would imagine that losing their Munster title will have a massive impact on Limerick's attitude. It should fuel their hunger even interesting that the game isn't in a strictly neutral venue, as is normally the case for quarter-finals. Obviously Limerick are taking up the opportunity to play in Croke Park with an eye on an upcoming Park is a massive field with wide open areas and Limerick are so good at working the ball short that they will utilise every pocket of space that is I love about Limerick is how they vary their play. How they use the short ball to get to the half-forward line to take a long range score, or how they can bypass the opposition half-back line, with their ability to win 50-50 ball why I believe it's a smart call to play at Croke Park - it suits their style of Dublin, Paddy Smyth and John Bellew have been good at the back but it's Chris Crummey that makes them we were preparing to play Dublin with Antrim, one of the things that stood out was how much ball goes through Crummey out of defence. He's a solid defender but links up so well with the midfielders and forwards. But a huge aspect of this game is whether Crummey will sit back in the pocket or push forward on Cian Lynch and mark conundrum there is that you can't leave a big space in front of Aaron Gillane no matter how good the defender marking him is but, on the other hand, you can't give a playmaker like Lynch the freedom of the park can hope that a midfielder will drop and pick him up but that's a 50-50 situation; it will only come off some of the time. So Dublin need to pick someone to man-mark him and it's a big call because so much of Limerick's play goes through midfield battle should be interesting. Adam English has brought a lot to Limerick there.I expect Dan Morrissey to pick up the imposing John Hetherton and no better man for the job. Morrissey is an outstanding defender and, if there was a transfer market, he'd be highly sought Dublin forwards will need to work tirelessly to stop Limerick building from the back but, collectively, they'll need to scale new heights just to give themselves a chance Limerick will likely be in an uncompromising mood after the Munster final and should set up a mouth-watering semi-final with Kilkenny.
Irish Examiner
11 hours ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Bonner Maher sees no summer sag in Liam Cahill's methods
It's been a nagging criticism of Liam Cahill's teams over the years, that they burn a little too brightly in winter and spring, only to fade out in the summer. Hurling pundit Brian Carroll went in hard on the issue last January after reports of Cahill's Tipperary panel engaging in spartan winter training. "This is year six of Liam Cahill doing the same thing over and over again on repeat," claimed Carroll. "It's like, dog them in the winter, take it really seriously during the league, and then they run out of steam come June." Tipp did contest this year's league final, standing up Carroll's argument somewhat, but, crucially, their form hasn't dipped in the Championship. They're even breaking new ground of sorts, stringing together three wins in a row in the Championship for the first time since winning the All-Ireland in 2019. And if they beat Galway on Saturday evening, they'll be through to a first semi-final in six years. No signs then of any summer slippage. "The way the Championship is in Munster, you're trying to peak early because Munster is so competitive," said three-time All-Ireland winner Patrick Bonner Maher who played under Cahill last year before retiring. "I wouldn't believe that (criticism) at all. I would have always thought we were in fairly good shape and I wouldn't have seen it petering out, so I can't really comment on that myself. I certainly wouldn't have seen it." Cahill addressed the criticism himself when talking to reporters after Tipp's league win over Kilkenny last March. "People say Tipperary under Liam Cahill will win matches in the spring but can they do it in the summer?" noted Cahill. In a separate interview, he said people think that Cahill 'kills them in training and has them flogged to death before the Championship' comes around. The former Tipp underage guru said the reality last year, when they failed to get out of the Munster group, was that they actually 'hadn't enough work done'. Maher noted that Tipp 'went hard at it early this year and the fruits of that are being shown now' with last weekend's preliminary quarter-final demolition of Laois setting up the Galway date. So were Tipp undercooked last year, as Cahill suggested? "I'm not 100 percent sure," shrugged Maher. "Looking back on it now, it's easy to pick out things that could possibly have gone wrong or left us short. We would have felt we were fairly fit." Tipp looked fresh and fully tuned in when putting 3-32 on the board against Laois last Saturday. Their challenge now is to maintain that high energy rate and to avoid a repeat of their 2023 quarter-final defeat to Galway. They were coming off a big preliminary quarter-final win back then too. "I remember that game down in Limerick, we were fully primed," said Maher. "One or two things just went against us, goals went against us, and it just deflated us on the day." Bonner, 35, will look on this time as an interested spectator. After 16 years as a Tipp senior, he's content with the decision he made to step away. "The body is very good thankfully," he said. "I'm playing a good bit of golf, training away, running away." He's busy at work too, with an EV charging company having finished up with the Irish Army. "I actually found out I was a coeliac," he explained of his departure from the army. "You can't serve in the army being a coeliac so I was medically discharged. I was lucky that I had my degree and masters to fall back on. It kind of pivoted my direction. That's where I'm at." * Former Tipperary hurler Patrick Bonner Maher was speaking at the launch of the 2025 Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor championships.
Indian Express
a day ago
- Sport
- Indian Express
‘No variation': How Novak Djokovic's ruthless feedback helped Jannik Sinner turn around his game
Jannik Sinner's coach Darren Cahill has revealed how it was Novak Djokovic who helped turnaround Sinner's game in 2022 with his honest feedback. Djokovic had told Cahill that Sinner has 'no variation', 'no height over the net', 'doesn't try to bring me to net' and 'not attacking my serve'. It was Cahill who had sought out the Serbian star after Djokovic had beat Sinner in the quarter-finals of the 2022 Wimbledon, around the time he had joined Sinner's coaching team. Djokovic had beaten Sinner 5-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. Cahill decided to approach Djokovic for his views. 'Hits the ball great, but there's no variation. So you know, there's no shape on his shot. There's no height over the net. Doesn't come to the net. He's not trying to bring me in, I know that he returns well, but he's not attacking my serve on the return of serve,' Cahill recalled the feedback on the podcast 'Served with Andy Roddick'. 'Novak got used to his ball, got used to the shape, got used to the pace and then just locked in, like Novak does, and doesn't miss. And won the last three sets reasonably easily,' Cahill says about that 2022 match. 'And I saw Novak, and he's always great with this, he's always been incredible when you tap him on the shoulder. And I said, 'Hey listen, I've just started with Jannik, don't tell me anything you don't want to tell me, but can I ask what you were feeling out there?' And he was incredible.' Cahill then took the feedback to Sinner who was inspired to change his game. 'So he went through his whole game and broke it down. It wasn't like it was revelations to what we didn't know about Jannik and what we were trying to change in his game. 'But when you take that conversation and sit down with a young man like Jannik Sinner and say,' Hey, listen, I just spoke to Novak and this is what he thinks', that leaves a big impression on a young player. So for Jannik it's: 'Right, give it to me. Let's start doing these changes'.' Sinner's ranking at the end of that year 2022 was 15; he is now world no.1.
Irish Independent
4 days ago
- Business
- Irish Independent
Two Wicklow businesses shortlisted for prestigious export industry awards
Wicklow People Today at 07:00 The Irish Exporters Association (IEA) has shortlisted Wicklow businesses Glenhaven Foods and Ventac in several categories for the prestigious Export Industry Awards. Established by the Cahill family over 35 years ago, Arklow chicken product producer Glenhaven has been shortlisted in the Private Irish Business category, while Ventac, a Blessington-based supplier of acoustic solutions to the commercial vehicle and industrial noise sectors, has received nominations in the Export Innovation and Manufacturing Exporter categories. The nominations represent a huge mark of recognition for the Wicklow companies, with the Export Industry Awards recognising excellence across Ireland's export sector. The category winners and the 2025 Overall Exporter of the Year will be announced at a gala dinner on October 3 at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre. Glenhaven and Ventac will also have an opportunity to participate in the IEA Masterclass given by Trinity Executive Education on June 16, which aims to support exporting companies and those who support the industry in developing adaptive strategies for fast-changing international markets. Speaking after the shortlist announcement, IEA CEO Simon McKeever said: 'The Export Industry Awards are a celebration of the remarkable achievements of Ireland's exporters. 'I would like to congratulate all shortlisted companies on this outstanding accomplishment. The companies have not only demonstrated exceptional innovation and resilience but have also set a benchmark for excellence in the export sector.'
Irish Examiner
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Tipp braced for 'very dangerous' Galway
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final: Laois 0-18 Tipperary 3-32 BEWARE the lessons of history, says Liam Cahill, as Tipp march on to an All-Ireland quarter-final against Galway. Two years ago, the Premier inflicted a record haul of 7-38 on Offaly in this fixture. They could've come closer to that mark against Laois on Saturday, but for the crossbar, post, and Cathal Dunne denying them further green flags. Back in 2023, Cahill's high-flying side were brought crashing back to earth by Galway within a week. Indeed, the Blue and Gold have lost four of their last five championship meetings with the Tribesmen, plus a league final. 'Galway are a really, really dangerous opposition,' Cahill emphasised. 'Historically, with really strong Tipperary teams down the years, they've caused us great difficulty. We will not be going into this game with our eyes half-closed or not ready for what's coming. We know what's going to come from Galway. 'They will be very sore after the Leinster final. They'll feel they only hurled for 15 minutes, maybe less, and could have got something out of the game. 'So they're a very, very dangerous opposition for us.' After surviving this preliminary quarter-final 'injury-free', the next week will be centred around 'freshening up' bodies to avoid a repeat. Eoghan Connolly's absence was precautionary due to a 'soft tissue injury'. He was named among Tipp's three stand-by players in Portlaoise. Jake Morris, Noel McGrath, and Conor Stakelum were not called from the bench as they, too, got a day off. In their absence, Jason Forde bagged 2-5, Darragh McCarthy tallied 0-9, while Sam O'Farrell netted his first Tipp goal and assisted another. Yet, Willie Connors was the standout performer, clipping 0-5 from midfield. They had 12 different scorers in total. After this non-event fixture, both managers reached for the word 'application' in the first sentence of their post-match interviews to allocate praise. In the words of John Giles, they took the game on its merits. It was over just beyond the four-minute mark, by which time Tipp had rattled an unanswered 1-5. They took their foot off the gas, and Laois kept within one point for the remainder of the half to trail 1-18 to 0-12 at midway. 'It was always going to be tough to react and respond considering the six-day turnaround and everything that goes with losing a final,' said Tommy Fitzgerald, still processing the fresh wound of their Joe McDonagh defeat. 'It was a big, big ask. A fresh Tipp team after being off for four weeks. It's a bit of a… maybe today isn't the day to speak about my opinions on that particular fixture. It is what it is. 'The boys came in Tuesday night, and we had a recovery session. We weren't even able to train, to be honest with you.' Tipp had 26 shots in either half, mining 2-14 in the second, while twice belting the woodwork. A flagging Laois struck 0-6 in reply for a 23-point margin of defeat. Like the first half, Tipp did their best work in the opening four minutes. With Cahill's corrections still fresh, they took care of business with goals from O'Farrell and Forde. That presented Tipp with the opportunity to rest some players and trial others. Robert Doyle, Andrew Ormond, Ronan Maher, Craig Morgan, and McCarthy were called ashore. In came Johnny Ryan, Peter McGarry, Brian McGrath, and Joe Fogarty for their first championship involvements of 2025. For former football panellist McGarry, it marked his first senior appearance in the small-ball code. He put his hand up the highest for further minutes. Showing impressive pace and passing, the St Mary's prospect teed up points for Alan Tynan and John McGrath before slotting one of his own. In between, he came close to a debut goal only to crack the post. 'We're still keeping one eye on making sure that we're unearthing as many players as we can,' noted Cahill. John McGrath, who smacked the crossbar, Fogarty, and Oisín O'Donoghue also came close to green flags. Earlier, keeper Dunne had denied McCarthy and produced a trademark double save to foil Forde and John McGrath. Laois did raise 40 shots at the posts, but converted just 45%. They ended with 17 wides. Free-taker Tomás Keyes matched McCarthy's 0-9 tally, and midfielder Paddy Purcell came within one point of Connors' mark, shooting 0-4. Rhys Shelly had one save to make, from Keyes, in order to ensure Tipp's first championship clean sheet in 12 attempts. 'The first step was just to give fellas a bit of time back,' said Cahill of their approach to the four-week layoff since securing Munster progression. 'A week break to get back into the swing of things and just come down from the exertions of a really intense Munster Championship. A number of players got County League action in and got back in among their own at home. Then, we ramped it up over the last two weeks. 'We've got a good block of training in, and it's a case now of really freshening up for Galway.' Scorers for Laois: T Keyes (0-9, 6 frees); P Purcell (0-4); D Hartnett, P Delaney, J Walshe, J Keyes, A Dunphy (0-1 each). Scorers for Tipperary: J Forde (2-5, 0-2 frees); D McCarthy (0-9, 6 frees, 1 65); W Connors (0-5); S O'Farrell (1-1); A Ormond, J McGrath (0-3 each); R Doyle, J Caesar, A Tynan, J Fogarty, P McGarry, O O'Donoghue (0-1 each). LAOIS: C Dunne; C Comerford, P Delaney, D Hartnett; R Mullaney, L Cleere, J Walshe; D Dooley, P Purcell; FC Fennell, T Keyes, A Corby; M Dowling, B Conroy, J Keyes. Subs: T Cuddy for Delaney (35, inj), J Lennon for Corby (49), A Dunphy for Dowling (51), P Dunne for Mullaney (57), M Phelan for Walshe (64). TIPPERARY: R Shelly; R Doyle, B O'Mara, M Breen; S Kennedy, C Morgan, R Maher; J Caesar, W Connors; A Tynan, A Ormond, S O'Farrell; J Forde, J McGrath, D McCarthy. Subs: J Ryan for Doyle (h-t), O O'Donoghue for Ormond (47), P McGarry for Maher (47), B McGrath for Morgan (54), J Fogarty for McCarthy (55). Referee: C Mooney (Dublin).
