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RTÉ News
16 hours ago
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- RTÉ News
Dublin earn famous win over Limerick to book All-Ireland SHC semi-final spot
Dublin have pulled off a win for the ages at Croke Park, dumping All-Ireland SHC favourites Limerick out of the Championship with a performance just about nobody predicted. Two goals midway through the second-half, which arrived within seconds of each other, from substitute John Hetherton and Cian O'Sullivan, put the Dubs in a winning position. And the 12/1 long shots held on for a famous win, their biggest since the 2013 Championship when they won the Leinster title and went on to contest their last All-Ireland semi-final. The win was all the more unlikely because Niall Ó Ceallacháin's side lost captain Chris Crummey after just 15 minutes for a high tackle on Gearóid Hegarty that drew a straight red card. Powerful Hetherton's half-time introduction was certainly significant as he scored a goal and played a big role in the other one. But Dublin had heroes all around from the field, from Man of the Match Conor Burke, who sniped five points after being recalled to the team, to free-taker Seán Currie who scored nine points to brothers Ronan and Brian Hayes, as well as former football star Conor McHugh. Dublin will play Cork or Kilkenny in an All-Ireland semi-final but Limerick's season is over, their exit from the Championship one of the great shocks of modern Championship hurling. The red card looked like a game changer but it ultimately threw Limerick off their stride far more than Dublin. Limerick were 0-07 to 0-05 ahead when Crummey drove hard across Hegarty and appeared to catch him with an arm across the faceguard. Hegarty's head certainly shot back as if clear contact had been made and referee Liam Gordon was certain it was a straight red card offence. At half-time, Dublin manager Ó Ceallacháin argued the toss with Gordon while the teams were heading in and was booked for his protests. Still, Dublin were in a surprisingly healthy position at that stage, leading by 0-15 to 0-12 despite the reduced personnel. Dublin scored four of the next five points immediately after the red card, Currie with four of those, including two from frees as Limerick got a little ragged and cynical. Aidan O'Connor and Aaron Gillane scored two excellent points for Dublin in the first-half. O'Connor used his skill to jink away from the Dublin defence for his score and Gillane snatched an arrowed Cian Lynch pass from the air for his one. But the genius moments were fleeting from a generational team who struggled to muster the same energy and intensity as 14-man Dublin. The beaten Munster finalists looked a little weary and fatigued, despite Dublin having played just last weekend, and were glad that the Dubs blasted nine first-half wides and dropped two more attempts short. Bringing on Hetherton at half-time was a clear move by the Dublin management to offer a new dimension in attack. The St Vincent's man immediately made his mark, using his hulking frame and aerial prowess to snatch a ball from the air. It came to nothing but it was a forewarning for Limerick. The Shannonsiders, to their credit, dominated the first 15 minutes of the second-half with Adam English and O'Connor sniping some excellent scores. They led by a point in the 51st minute, 0-19 to 0-18, but then came those two Dublin goals. Hetherton displayed his full skill set for the first of them, swivelling after a lay-off by O'Sullivan and blasting to the far top corner of Nickie Quaid's net. A minute later, Hetherton rose up for a high ball and the ball broke kindly off for him for O'Sullivan to sweep up and slam to the net. Limerick looked stunned. So did the Dublin supporters who were streaming in early for the Dublin footballers' clash with Cork later on. Leading now by 2-18 to 0-19, it was Dublin's game to lose. Many probably still thought they would and Limerick certainly threw the kitchen sink at it late on, bringing on Peter Casey and Shane O'Brien to try to wrestle the game back in their direction. Gillane finished up with nine points and there were late scores from Casey and the industrious English but Dublin picked off enough scores to remain just about in the clear. There was late drama when, with three in it, Diarmaid Byrnes went for goal with a free but the shot was blocked by a scrum of Dublin defenders and Hetherton, who else, came thundering out with the ball in his hand. Dublin: Seán Brennan; John Bellew, Paddy Smyth, Conor McHugh; Paddy Doyle, Chris Crummey (0-01), Andrew Dunphy; Conor Burke (0-05), Brian Hayes (0-02); Rian McBride (0-02), Fergal Whitely (0-01), Cian O'Sullivan (1-01); Seán Currie (0-09, 0-05f), Ronan Hayes (0-03), Diarmaid O'Dulaing. Subs: John Hetherton (1-00) for O Dulaing h/t, Darragh power for Whitely 52, Donal Burke for McBride 64, Colin Currie for Ronan Hayes 69, David Lucey for McHugh 75. Limerick: Nickie Quaid; Sean Finn, Dan Morrissey, Mike Casey; Diarmaid Byrnes, Kyle Hayes, Barry Nash (0-01); Adam English (0-05), William O'Donoghue; Gearóid Hegarty (0-04), Cian Lynch (0-02), Tom Morrissey (0-02); Aaron Gillane (0-09, 0-06f, 0-01 65), Aidan O'Connor (0-03), David Reidy.
The 42
27-04-2025
- Sport
- The 42
Dublin smash four goals past Kildare to keep Leinster 12-in-a-row bid on course
Dublin 4-12 Kildare 1-5 Daire Walsh reports from St Conleth's Park NIAMH HETHERTON, CAOIMHE O'Connor, Chloe Darby and Niamh Crowley all shook the net at Cedral St Conleth's Park on Sunday afternoon as a 12-in-a-row chasing Dublin qualified for the TG4 Leinster SFC final on 11 May with a commanding victory over Kildare. After Hetherton edged Dublin in front with a second minute point, her inside partner Hannah Tyrrell found the target moments later to double their lead in the Newbridge venue. Kildare recorded a 1-8 to 0-8 win when the two sides met in Division 1 of this year's Lidl National Football League and the Lilies squeezed in front when a speculative strike from Aoife Rattigan drifted into the Dublin net on seven minutes. Pat Sullivan's hosts established another slender lead when Alannah Prizeman cancelled out a Tyrrell point, but the Jackies were back in the ascendancy after Hetherton (whose brother John registered 2-3 for the Dublin hurlers in their Leinster senior championship triumph over Wexford on Saturday) poked home for a 13th minute goal. While Sophie McIntyre moved the visitors three clear with a fine point, Kildare were back on level terms thanks to unanswered contributions from Prizeman (two) and Roisin Byrne. Yet before Hetherton added to her haul with a white flag effort, O'Connor rattled the net on 28 minutes to propel Dublin towards a 2-5 to 1-4 interval cushion. Advertisement This handed the Jackies momentum heading into the second period and after another Hetherton single increased their advantage on the restart, the increasingly-prominent Darby kicked three points on the bounce to move the defending champions firmly into the driving seat. Pobal Parnell star Darby was then on hand to fire home for a third Dublin goal in the 41st minute and while Prizeman finally enhanced Kildare's tally in response to a Tyrrell score, Hetherton brought her personal tally up to 1-4 with a point on the run just past the third-quarter mark. Dublin's joint managers Paul Casey and Derek Murray used the closing stages of this contest as an opportunity to examine their reserve options and with Crowley helping herself to a spectacular 1-1 salvo off the bench, Dublin comfortably advanced to a provincial decider in Croke Park against either Kildare or Meath who clash in Newbridge next weekend. Meanwhile in the Connacht SFC, Leitrim pushed Mayo to the pin of their collar upon their return to the senior ranks, but 14 wides cost them dearly in Swinford. Mayo's 2-11 to 1-11 victory largely came down to their trusted talismanic forward Sinead Walsh, who finished with a personal tally of 1-4. Scorers for Dublin: N Hetherton 1-4, C Darby 1-3 (0-1f), N Crowley 1-1, C O'Connor 1-0, H Tyrrell 0-3 (1f), S McIntyre 0-1. Scorers for Kildare: A Prizeman 0-4 (3f), A Rattigan 1-0, R Byrne 0-1. DUBLIN: A Shiels; J Tobin, L Caffrey, N Donlon; A Curran, L Magee, A Kane; É O'Dowd, G Kós; C O'Connor, C Darby, A Timothy; H Tyrrell, N Hetherton, S McIntyre. Subs: N Crowley for McIntyre (47), H Leahy for Kane (51), J Egan for Tyrrell (53), A Nyhan for Kós (56), S Birnie for Hetherton (58). KILDARE: M Hulgraine; R Sargent, L Lenehan, E Wheeler; M Doherty, L Dunlea, M Aspel; C Sullivan, G Wheeler; C Wheeler, L Shaw, N Dooley; A Rattigan, A Prizeman, R Byrne. Subs: S Galvin for G Wheeler (h-t), C Moran for Sullivan (34), A Murnane for Dooley (40), E Dowling for Rattigan (45), L Gilbert for E Wheeler (49). Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow). Scorers for Mayo: S Walsh 1-4 (2f), S Lally 1-0, E Murray 0-2, A McDonnell, A Deveroux, N Mooney, A Gough (pen), L Hanley 0-1 each. Scorers for Leitrim: M Devaney 1-4 (2f), A Clancy 0-4 (3f), C Owens, M Guckian (f), V Egan 0-1 each. MAYO: J Gawalkiewicz; L Wallace, N O'Malley, C Durkin; D Caldwell (capt.), E Brennan, S El Massry; H Reape, S Lally; R Jordan, N Mooney, A McDonnell; E Murray, S Walsh, A Devereux. Subs: L Hanley for N Mooney (37), K Sullivan for R Jordan (46), A Gough for A Devereux (49), L Hanley for A McDonnell (51), C Whyte for S Lally (57), S McNulty for E Murray (60). LEITRIM: M Guckian, M Murphy, C Tyrell, J Maye; S Reynolds, C Owens, R McIntyre; N Tighe, C Dolan; A Quinn, V Egan, A Clancy; L Fox , M Devaney, L O'Dowd. Subs: E Shanley for C Dolan (44), S Ward for A Quinn (48), S Quinn for L Fox (52), L Tivnan for M Murphy (58). Additional reporting by Stephen Grealis
RTÉ News
27-04-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Dublin ease past Kildare to reach provincial final
Niamh Hetherton, Caoimhe O'Connor, Chloe Darby and Niamh Crowley all shook the net at Cedral St Conleth's Park as a 12-in-a-row chasing Dublin qualified for the TG4 Leinster SFC final on 11 May with a commanding 4-12 to 1-05 victory over Kildare. After Hetherton edged Dublin in front with a second minute point, her inside partner Hannah Tyrrell found the target moments later to double their lead in the Newbridge venue. Kildare recorded a 1-08 to 0-08 win when the two sides met in Division 1 of this year's National Football League and the Lilies squeezed in front when a speculative strike from Aoife Rattigan drifted into the Dublin net on seven minutes. Pat Sullivan's hosts established another slender lead when Alannah Prizeman cancelled out a Tyrrell point, but the Jackies were back in the ascendancy after Hetherton (whose brother John registered 2-3 for the Dublin hurlers in their Leinster senior championship triumph over Wexford on Saturday) poked home for a 13th minute goal. While Sophie McIntyre moved the visitors three clear with a fine point, Kildare were back on level terms thanks to unanswered contributions from Prizeman (two) and Roisin Byrne. Yet before Hetherton added to her haul with a white flag effort, O'Connor rattled the net on 28 minutes to propel Dublin towards a 2-05 to 1-04 interval cushion. This handed the Jackies momentum heading into the second period and after another Hetherton single increased their advantage on the restart, the increasingly-prominent Darby kicked three points on the bounce to move the defending champions firmly into the driving seat. Pobal Parnell star Darby was then on hand to fire home for a third Dublin goal in the 41st minute and while Prizeman finally enhanced Kildare's tally in response to a Tyrrell score, Hetherton brought her personal tally up to 1-4 with a point on the run just past the third-quarter mark. Dublin's joint managers Paul Casey and Derek Murray used the closing stages of this contest as an opportunity to examine their reserve options and with Crowley helping herself to a spectacular 1-1 salvo off the bench, Dublin comfortably advanced to a provincial decider in Croke Park against either Kildare or Meath who clash in Newbridge next weekend. Dublin: A Shiels; J Tobin, L Caffrey, N Donlon; A Curran, L Magee, A Kane; É O'Dowd, G Kós; C O'Connor (1-00), C Darby (1-03), A Timothy; H Tyrrell (0-03), N Hetherton (1-04), S McIntyre (0-01). Subs: N Crowley (1-01) for McIntyre (47), H Leahy for Kane (51), J Egan for Tyrrell (53), A Nyhan for Kós (56), S Birnie for Hetherton (58). Kildare: M Hulgraine; R Sargent, L Lenehan, E Wheeler; M Doherty, L Dunlea, M Aspel; C Sullivan, G Wheeler; C Wheeler, L Shaw, N Dooley; A Rattigan (1-00), A Prizeman (0-04), R Byrne (0-01).
Irish Examiner
27-04-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
12-in-a-row on for Dublin as they ease past Kildare to reach Leinster final
TG4 Leinster SFC semi-final: Dublin 4-12 Kildare 1-5 Niamh Hetherton, Caoimhe O'Connor, Chloe Darby and Niamh Crowley all shook the net at Cedral St Conleth's Park on Sunday afternoon as a 12-in-a-row chasing Dublin qualified for the TG4 Leinster SFC final on May 11 with a commanding victory over Kildare. After Hetherton edged Dublin in front with a second minute point, her inside partner Hannah Tyrrell found the target moments later to double their lead in the Newbridge venue. Kildare recorded a 1-8 to 0-8 win when the two sides met in Division 1 of this year's Lidl National Football League and the Lilies squeezed in front when a speculative strike from Aoife Rattigan drifted into the Dublin net on seven minutes. Pat Sullivan's hosts established another slender lead when Alannah Prizeman cancelled out a Tyrrell point, but the Jackies were back in the ascendancy after Hetherton (whose brother John registered 2-3 for the Dublin hurlers in their Leinster senior championship triumph over Wexford on Saturday) poked home for a 13th minute goal. While Sophie McIntyre moved the visitors three clear with a fine point, Kildare were back on level terms thanks to unanswered contributions from Prizeman (two) and Roisin Byrne. Yet before Hetherton added to her haul with a white flag effort, O'Connor rattled the net on 28 minutes to propel Dublin towards a 2-5 to 1-4 interval cushion. This handed the Jackies momentum heading into the second period and after another Hetherton single increased their advantage on the restart, the increasingly-prominent Darby kicked three points on the bounce to move the defending champions firmly into the driving seat. Pobal Parnell star Darby was then on hand to fire home for a third Dublin goal in the 41st minute and while Prizeman finally enhanced Kildare's tally in response to a Tyrrell score, Hetherton brought her personal tally up to 1-4 with a point on the run just past the third-quarter mark. Dublin's joint managers Paul Casey and Derek Murray used the closing stages of this contest as an opportunity to examine their reserve options and with Crowley helping herself to a spectacular 1-1 salvo off the bench, Dublin comfortably advanced to a provincial decider in Croke Park against either Kildare or Meath who clash in Newbridge next weekend. Scorers for Dublin: N Hetherton (1-4), C Darby (1-3, 0-1f), N Crowley (1-1), C O'Connor (1-0), H Tyrrell (0-3, 1f), S McIntyre (0-1). Scorers for Kildare: A Prizeman (0-4, 3f), A Rattigan (1-0), R Byrne (0-1). DUBLIN: A Shiels; J Tobin, L Caffrey, N Donlon; A Curran, L Magee, A Kane; É O'Dowd, G Kós; C O'Connor, C Darby, A Timothy; H Tyrrell, N Hetherton, S McIntyre. Subs: N Crowley for McIntyre (47), H Leahy for Kane (51), J Egan for Tyrrell (53), A Nyhan for Kós (56), S Birnie for Hetherton (58). KILDARE: M Hulgraine; R Sargent, L Lenehan, E Wheeler; M Doherty, L Dunlea, M Aspel; C Sullivan, G Wheeler; C Wheeler, L Shaw, N Dooley; A Rattigan, A Prizeman, R Byrne. Subs: S Galvin for G Wheeler (h-t), C Moran for Sullivan (34), A Murnane for Dooley (40), E Dowling for Rattigan (45), L Gilbert for E Wheeler (49). Referee: Jonathan Murphy (Carlow).
The Journal
26-04-2025
- Sport
- The Journal
Hetherton's 2-3 helps Dublin power to victory against Wexford
The 42 Dublin 3-26 Wexford 4-19 Paul Keane reports from Parnell Park BACK IN THE team and back amongst the goal-scorers, big John Hetherton proved the difference as Dublin scored a significant Leinster SHC win at Parnell Park. The powerful full-forward impressed as a sub in last weekend's Round 1 defeat of Offaly and got his chance from the start this time, grabbing the opportunity with both hands and returning a match-winning 2-3. Dublin were three behind with almost 20 minutes to play when Sean Currie tied it up with a goal from a penalty and Hetherton then blasted to the net twice in the 50th and 52nd minutes. Currie finished with 1-11 and tagged on more late points to set the seal on back-to-back wins for Dublin and top spot in the table, for a while at least. Wexford captain Lee Chin pulled a late, late goal back for Wexford, their fourth of the afternoon in front of 7,734, but it was only consolation at that stage. Rory O'Connor, Cathal Dunbar and Cian Byrne grabbed the other Wexford goals but they were powerless to prevent Dublin's second-half surge. The win gives Dublin a great chance of at least a top-three finish to advance to the All-Ireland series. They will head to Antrim on May 10 while Wexford will attempt to pick up the pieces on the same date when they journey to Pearse Stadium to play Galway. Dublin were installed as considerable underdogs beforehand and, perhaps eager to make a point, dominated the opening quarter, opening up a 0-9 to 1-2 lead. O Ceallachain made three changes in all to his lineup, recalling not just Hetherton but Ronan Hayes and Darragh Power in attack. Hetherton's height and power close to goal, allied to the running game that Dublin like to play, gave the hosts a nice balance to their attack. Paddy Dunleavy, for instance, struck a point after a ball won in Dublin's own full-back line was carefully worked up the pitch with a series of precise passes. But when they needed to go route one and bomb it in, Hetherton was also there as a constant outlet and scored three points in the first 18 minutes. He also won a high ball that he laid off to Hayes, the goalscoring hero against Offaly last weekend, to nick a point. The problem for Dublin was that they conceded a goal against the run of play, when Rory O'Connor careered through the middle of Dublin's defence in the fourth minute. That kept the visitors just about in the game until they finally got going in the second quarter. And when they got going they punished Dublin with a series of well taken points from Richie Lawlor, Conor Hearne and Kevin Foley before Cian Byrne nabbed a second goal. Charlie McGuckin initially looked to have wasted a hand-pass but somehow got the sliotar back and made amends with a brilliant pass over the top to Byrne who was unmarked on the right. The sides were level three times approaching half-time but Hearne, Chin and Cathal Dunbar scores left Wexford 2-11 to 0-16 up at half-time. Skipper Chin gave Wexford fans a fright when he went off for treatment after a big hit but resumed shortly after. Meanwhile, Dublin captain Chris Crummey needed treatment for a calf injury. A game simmering with potential came to boiling point in a thrilling second-half. The sides were level three more times until Wexford grabbed the initiative with a third goal in the 47th minute from Dunbar. Advertisement Their three-point lead didn't last long though as Currie struck Dublin's first goal three minutes later, levelling it for the seventh time. Hetherton then took centre stage, latching onto a brilliant Darragh Power pass over the top for his first goal before turning sharply in the 54th minute and rifling another. Suddenly, Dublin were four points ahead, 3-20 to 3-16, and they stretched the gap to six late on before Chin blasted in a stoppage time goal from a free. Dublin scorers: Sean Currie 1-11 (0-8f, 1-0 pen), John Hetherton 2-3, Cian O'Sullivan 0-3, Brian Hayes 0-2, Darragh Power 0-2, Ronan Hayes 0-1, Paddy Dunleavy 0-1, Chris Crummey 0-1, Conor Donohoe 0-1, Colin Currie 0-1. Wexford scorers: Lee Chin 1-7 (1-5f), Rory O'Connor 1-2, Cathal Dunbar 1-1, Cian Byrne 1-1, Kevin Foley 0-2, Conor Hearne 0-2, Simon Donohoe 0-2, Richie Lawlor 0-1, Damien Reck 0-1. DUBLIN 1. Eddie Gibbons (Kilmacud Crokes) 4. Andrew Dunphy (St Brigid's), 3. Paddy Smyth (Clontarf), 2. John Bellew (Lucan Sarsfields) 5. Paddy Doyle (Naomh Barrog), 7. Paddy Dunleavy (Ballyboden St Enda's), 6. Chris Crummey (Lucan Sarsfields – Captain) 8. Conor Burke (St Vincent's), 9. Conor Donohoe (Erin's Ilse) 10. Brian Hayes (Kilmacud Crokes), 14. Cian O'Sullivan (St Brigid's), 12. Darragh Power (Fingallians) 13. Sean Currie (Na Fianna), 20. John Hetherton (St Vincent's), 11. Ronan Hayes (Kilmacud Crokes) SUBS 18. Colin Currie (Na Fianna) for Ronan Hayes (59) 24. Conor McHugh (Na Fianna) for Dunphy (63) 23. Rian McBride (St Vincent's) for Brian Hayes (69) WEXFORD 1. Mark Fanning (Glynn-Barntown) 4. Conor Foley (Horeswood), 5. Cian Molloy (Naomh Eanna), 26. Shane Reck (Oylegate-Glenbrien) 7. Charie McGuckin (Naomh Eanna), 6. Damien Reck (Oylegate-Glenbrien), 2. Eoin Ryan (St Annes) 3. Simon Donohoe (Shelmaliers), 8. Conor Hearne (Shelmaliers) 9. Richie Lawlor (Faythe Harriers), 11. Rory O'Connor (St Martin's), 13. Cathal Dunbar (Naomh Eanna) 15. Cian Byrne (St Mogue's, Fethard), 14. Lee Chin (Faythe Harriers – Captain), 12. Kevin Foley (Rapparees) SUBS 17. Seamus Casey (Oylegate-Glenbrien) for Chin (35+2 – 35+3, temp) Casey for Chin (42-43, blood) 25. Liam Ryan (Rapparees) for Conor Foley (57) Casey for Lawlor (58) 22. Simon Roche (Oulart-The Ballagh) for Donohoe (67) 21. Corey Byrne Dunbar (Ferns, St Aidans) for Byrne (74) Referee: Michael Kennedy (Tipperary). Check out the latest episode of The42′s GAA Weekly podcast here Written by Paul Keane and originally published on The 42 whose award-winning team produces original content that you won't find anywhere else: on GAA, League of Ireland, women's sport and boxing, as well as our game-changing rugby coverage, all with an Irish eye. Subscribe here .
