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The 42
4 days ago
- Sport
- The 42
Dublin seven-time All-Ireland winner transfers to Meath side Dunboyne
DUBLIN'S SEVEN-TIME All-Ireland winner Eric Lowndes has transferred to Meath side Dunboyne. A club official from the 2018 senior county champions confirmed the news to The42 with today, with Lowndes having featured in a club league game over the weekend. The St Peregrine's clubman left the Dublin squad in 2021, six years after making his senior debut. Lowndes first emerged as part of the 2011 Dublin minor team that featured Jack McCaffrey, Ciarán Kilkenny and Cormac Costello. He was also a talented hurler who represented Dublin in both codes as a minor. He played in both All-Ireland minor finals in 2012, wining the football decider against Meath and losing the hurling final to Tipperary. Advertisement Both of Lowndes's parents are from Meath and he also attended school in St Peter's Dunboyne. Lowndes joins a Dunboyne side who contested the 2021 Meath SFC final where they lost out to Wolfe Tones. Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here
Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Multiple Dublin GAA All-Ireland winner joins leading Meath club
Multiple Dublin All-Ireland winner Eric Lowndes has moved to leading Meath side, St. Peter's Dunboyne. Lowndes, who went to school in Dunboyne, will join his brothers Stuart and Craig in the senior side at the club. Eric Lowndes is 31 now, having made his Dublin Championship debut in 2015 after a stellar underage career where he won four Leinster minor medals in hurling and football across two seasons as well as an All-Ireland under-21 football titles. Lowndes was a regular throughout Dublin's Leinster campaign in their 2017 run to the All-Ireland, but didn't start the All-Ireland semi-final or final. Stuart Lowndes played for both Dublin and Meath at senior level and his goal was vital as Dunboyne won the Senior Championship in 2018, their most recent victory in the competition. The brother's parents are both Meath people. Eric Lowndes has been training with the Dunboyne club recently and made his debut over the weekend in a Division 1 encounter with Wolfe Tones.
Irish Times
6 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
Meath book place in All-Ireland quarter-finals with victory over Kildare
TG4 All-Ireland SFC: Kildare 0-4 Meath 0-7 Meath booked their place in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals with victory over Kildare in a low-scoring game In Newbridge. Poor conditions, with heavy rain for most of the first half, saw plenty of mistakes and poor handling by both sides. Kildare made the better start and Lara Curran opened the scoring in the second minute. Six minutes later Róisín Byrne hit over a lovely point to put two between the sides before Emma Duggan pointed a free in the 11th minute for the Royals. In the 15th minute Marion Farrelly's effort was blocked, while at the other end Byrne had a shot blocked down by Mary-Kate Lynch. READ MORE Just before half-time Duggan fired over a free to level matters at 0-2 apiece, with Meath also kicking four wides in the opening half. A third point from the boot of Duggan edged Meath in front for the first time in the 38th minute. Three minutes later the Dunboyne woman doubled her side's advantage when she hit over her third point of the game. Meath were reduced to 14 players in the 44th minute when Vikki Wall was adjudged to have fouled Claire Sullivan and she was shown a yellow card. With numerical advantage Kildare went on the attack and Ellen Dowling brought an excellent save out of Meath goalkeeper Robyn Murray in the 48th minute. The lead was extended to four points in the 59th minute when Marion Farrelly kicked over two fantastic points in quick succession. Kildare got their first score of the second half and their first since the eighth minute when Alannah Prizeman fired over a free. Duggan was on target again with her second point from play to restore her side's four-point lead. Prizeman kicked over a late free for Kildare but Meath held on for the win. Earlier, the heavy overnight saw the game between Dublin and Leitrim, scheduled for Parnell Park on Saturday afternoon, postponed due to an unplayable pitch. KILDARE: M Hulgraine; L Shaw, S Sargent, M Doherty; M Aspel, L Murtagh, L Lenehan; C Wheeler, R Byrne (0-1); L Reilly, A Rattigan, M Ryan; E Dowling, A Prizeman (0-2, 2f), L Curran (0-1). Subs: C Sullivan for Ryan (h-t); L McGovern for Dowling (52 mins); G Wheeler for C Wheeler (54); C Moran for Rattigan (57); A Mahon for Curran (60). MEATH: R Murray; A Sheridan, MK Lynch, K Newe; A Cleary (capt), S Wall, K Kealy; O Sheehy, M Farrelly (0-2); M Thynne, N Gallogly, C Smyth; E Duggan (0-5, 2f), V Wall, K Cole. Subs: K Vermingham for Cole (47 mins); S Ennis for Sheehy (59). Referee: Séamus Mulvhill (Kerry).
RTÉ News
6 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Meath battle past Kildare and the elements to progress to last eight
Meath booked their place in the TG4 Ladies All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals with victory over Kildare in a low-scoring game at Manguard Park. It was a game of two halves. For most of the first half weather conditions were poor with lashing rain and there were, understandably, plenty of mistakes made by both sides with spilled balls and loose passing. The rain stopped just before the break and dry conditions followed for the second half, but the football was still quite poor. Meath upped their performance and that was the difference in the end. Kildare's Lara Curran opened the scoring in the second minute and six minutes later Roisin Byrne hit over a lovely point to put two between the sides. Emma Duggan pointed a free in the 11th minute for the Royals to get them off the mark. In the 15th minute Marion Farrelly's effort was blocked, while at the other end Byrne had a shot blocked down by Mary-Kate Lynch. Just before half-time, Duggan fired over a free to level matters at 0-02 apiece. Meath kicked four wides in the opening half too. A third point from the boot of Duggan edged Meath in front for the first time in the 38th minute. Three minutes later, the Dunboyne woman doubled her side's advantage when she hit over her third point of the game. Meath were reduced to 14 players in the 44th minute when Vikki Wall was adjudged to have fouled Claire Sullivan and she was shown a yellow card. With numerical advantage Kildare went on the attack; Ellen Dowling brought an excellent save out of Meath keeper Robyn Murray in the 48th minute. The lead was extended to four points in the 59th minute when Farrelly kicked over two fantastic points in quick succession. Kildare got their first score of the second half and their first since the eighth minute when Alannah Prizeman fired over a free but Duggan was on target again with her second point from play to restore her side's four-point lead. Prizeman kicked over a late free for Kildare but Meath held on for the win. Kildare: M Hulgraine; L Shaw, S Sargent, M Doherty; M Aspel, L Murtagh, L Lenehan; C Wheeler, R Byrne (0-01); L Reilly, A Rattigan, M Ryan; E Dowling, A Prizeman (0-02, 0-02fs), L Curran (0-01). Subs: C Sullivan for Ryan (ht), L McGovern for Dowling (52), G Wheeler for C Wheeler (54), C Moran for Rattigan (57), A Mahon for Curran (60). Meath: R Murray; A Sheridan, M.K. Lynch, K Newe; A Cleary (capt.), S Wall, K Kealy; O Sheehy, M Farrelly (0-02); M Thynne, N Gallogly, C Smyth; E Duggan (0-05, 0-02fs), V Wall, K Cole.
Irish Examiner
09-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
Fontaines DC, CMAT, Charli XCX, bar prices... five talking points from Primavera Sound 2025
1. The Irish contingent With CMAT packing out the Cupra stage on day one, it didn't take us long to realise the Irish contingent at Primavera Sound 2025 was significant. Throughout the weekend, Irish tricolours (often accompanied by the Palestinian flag) and a variety of county and green jerseys littered every crowd. No matter where we were, be it at the main stages, food stalls or in the queue for the toilets, we met our fellow countrymen. Speaking of CMAT, the Dunboyne country-pop star played a blinder, bringing her 'sexy CMAT band' to Barcelona's beachside. Hits like I Wanna be a Cowboy, Baby! got reliably strong reactions, but her new stuff went down just as well, with the whole crowd joining in with her viral TikTok dance for latest single Take A Sexy Picture Of Me. We even spotted former Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in the crowd. Dubliners Fontaines D.C also gave a stellar performance on the main stage, with frontman Grian Chatten keeping his on-stage remarks to a simple 'Free Palestine'. During I Love You, the band used their platform to call for the crowd to use their own voices with a message appearing on screens: 'Israel is committing genocide. Use your voice.' 2. Breezy bar experiences One of our highlights has to be just how breezy every bar experience was. We can't recall waiting more than five minutes at any stage for a drink. And, naturally, the cost of those drinks was a lot more affordable in comparison to irish festival prices. Beers and wines were between €5 and €6.50. The most we ever paid for a drink was €7.50 for an aperol spritz. Food stalls had longer wait times but were still very manageable. Prices here were more similar to Irish festival experiences with a pot of noodles €14 and a (very generous) portion of chicken dumplings €11. One gripe was you could only get drinks - including water and soft drinks - at the bars so you had to queue separately to get a beverage with your food. 'Israel is committing genocide. Use your voice' displayed on the screens at Primavera by Fontaines DC. 3. Europe finally gets Sweat With Charli XCX, Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan headlining each day of the Spanish festival, this really was the place to be for the girls, the gays and the theys. We kicked off Friday night with Sweat — a hybrid show with Charli XCX and Australian pop star Troye Sivan. The friends and collaborators designed the stadium show last year to promote their respective albums, Brat and Something To Give Each Other, to a US audience. This was the first time Europe got to experience this unique gig, with each artist playing three or four songs at a time before disappearing to allow the other take to the stage. Despite Sivan's impeccable vocals and choreography, he simply couldn't compete with the crowds hunger for Charli. From the moment she stepped on stage in a white bra and underwear (with four outfit changes to come), the crowd went feral. With zero props (unless you count a glass of wine and strobing lights) the energy seemed to jump ten-fold every time she reappeared on stage — and crash back down to earth when she departed. If anything, it made us even more hyped for the 100% Charli show Irish fans can look forward to in Malahide Castle next week. 4. Chappell Roan domination The Midwest Princess was our highlight on Saturday night. With an elaborate stage set up, an all-girl band and plenty of fireworks, the drag-adjacent superstar delivered a stellar show peppered with emotional ballads and straight up pop bangers. Anger, lust, sadness, love... it felt like every emotion was given it's fair due on stage by the Pink Pony Club singer. We have no doubt she will be a highlight of this year's Electric Picnic festival. Chappell Roan on stage at Primavera Sound. 5. A taste of what's in store for Irish fans With Chappell Roan touching down in Stradbally later this summer and Fontaines D.C and CMAT set to headline All Together Now, Primavera got us properly warmed up for the Irish festival season ahead. Other acts we saw that we just can't wait to see again? Wet Leg absolutely smashed the Cupra stage, while Australia's Confidence Man were our perfect final act to close out the festival. Both are on Irish soil in August at All Together Now and Electric Picnic, respectively.
