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Irish Examiner
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TJ Ryan: 'Galway haven't put the consistency around a 70 minute performance to say 'this is the team''
TJ Ryan sees flashes of the old Galway in recent displays but knows they are far from the finished article as he spoke on Dalo's Hurling Show for the Irish Examiner. Micheál Donoghue's side last won an All-Ireland back in 2017 when they beat Waterford. They reached the final the year after, losing agonisingly to Limerick by a point. Since then it has been the great struggle for The Tribesmen. For Ryan the solution was - somewhat - simple: "If Galway are to be successful they need to get with quick ball into the forward line, they need to get goals and they need to get a style that suits them and that they all buy into." With their All-Ireland quarter-final against Tipperary in Thurles looming, Ryan claims it is the 'perfect game' for Donoghue's team. "I think this is the perfect game for Galway. There was a few flashes in them during Leinster championship where they looked like they were getting back to where they wanted to be. "Cathal Mannion is hitting Hurler of the Year form, his striking has been off the charts, he's been a beacon. David Brooks is back in the middle of the field, Daithí Burke is back. We've found a centre back in Gavin Lee. "But, they haven't put the consistency around a 70 minute performance to say 'this is the team'. "There's a positive in that they stuck at it in the Leinster final, now how much of that was Kilkenny falling away, we don't know." Galway manager Micheál Donoghue during the Leinster GAA Senior Hurling Championship final match between Kilkenny and Galway at Croke Park. File picture: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile Former Limerick manager Ryan emphasised the importance of showing up on the big occassion, something Galway have failed to do on a handful of occassions in recent memory - including the beginning of this year's league campaign. "One thing I would say for Galway people here, and I'd nearly put this in the dressing room for them, is if you don't show up you won't win. They've got to show up here. They went into the first round of the league this year and they didn't show up at all. "Galway people, being the sort of hurling fanatics that they are, they want to play their way, they want to push up, they want to have a go and if they get beat by a better team they'll say alright fair enough. "Even Micheál [Donoghue] alluded to it after the Leinster final they they weren't doing what he wanted them to do. So, I think that that is where some of the confusion is." It goes without saying Galway have a wealth of individual talent but, as Ryan points out, a lack of cohesion in the forward line has cost them. "Conor Whelan is a very good inside forward but they haven't been getting supply to him, that hasn't been working so they've had to bring him out the field and he's played well at times. "Brian Concannon has had flashes where he's scored plenty aswell. They've moved Cathal Mannion in and out. The inside forward line and the delivery of ball into the inside forward line are the two things that need to click for Galway".
Irish Examiner
02-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Limerick v Cork: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the Munster SHC final
Limerick and Cork go head-to-head in this weekend's Munster SHC final which will be played at the Gaelic Grounds. Limerick got the better of Cork in their round robin clash and took top spot in the table. Cork will be looking to avenge their defeat in the earlier round. Both sides won two games, drew one and lost one in the round robin. Limerick are going for their seventh Munster title in a row while Cork will be hoping to upset the Treaty's party looking for their first title since 2018. Here's everything you need to know. Where and when is it on? The match takes place at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick on Saturday June 7 throw-in at 6pm. Where can I watch the game? The game will be live on RTÉ 2 with coverage starting at 5.15pm. As well as that, you can follow the action as it happens with Irish Examiner Sport's liveblog on Saturday afternoon. Who's the referee? Thomas Walsh will be the man in the middle for the final. What can I read about and listen to on Our reporters will be building up to the final throughout the weekend and previewing the game ahead of Sunday's throw-in. Listen to Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan, Mark Landers and Liam Sheedy on this week's episode of Dalo's Hurling Show.
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.
Irish Examiner
20-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Liam Sheedy: What Tipperary management have done with Robert Doyle is 'off the charts'
Liam Sheedy likes the look of Tipperary defensively this year. He also believes this team is more capable of doing damage in the All-Ireland series compared to the last time they progressed beyond the Munster Championship in 2023. "It's the way we won in Ennis when it looked like it was getting away from them, that was massive for the group," the two-time All-Ireland winning Tipperary manager told Dalo's Hurling Show, an Irish Examiner podcast. "The last few years, one win in 14 was what you were looking at coming into these games. There was a lot of scepticism about it. "Liam (Cahill) has found a lot of energy and he's got a group defensively who can quench fires, a good physical presence and Eoghan Connolly's ability to hit long range frees is a real string to his bow. "Robert Doyle, marking Tony Kelly and Dessie Hutchinson, he's more or less put them to sleep. For a young lad who played up front with Clonoulty, what the management team have done with him is off the charts. "Waterford only scored 11 points in the second half. They have Dessie Hutchinson, Stephen Bennett, Jamie Barron - a good set of forwards - 11 points and the breeze was with them. I thought Tipp played really well defensively." Six years after he arrived on the inter-county scene, Sheedy thinks Jake Morris has "really come of age" this season. "Four points against Waterford (on Sunday)," said Sheedy. "Waterford, no matter who they sent to mind him, they couldn't mind him, they couldn't manage his movement. Andrew Ormond, he came on as a sub against Cork and tried really hard but the last two games... He came in in '21, was around the group but never really featured, but to see where he is now... The Clare match gave him massive confidence. "Jason (Forde), John (McGrath), some of them didn't find their flow yesterday but when you put them in the collective, they are working really hard. I think they got 10 points in total from turnovers (against Waterford)." With a little over two minutes of normal time to play at Semple Stadium on Sunday, Waterford's second surge of the game had reduced Tipperary's advantage to just three points. Then Oisín O'Donoghue found the back of the net to kill off the contest. Sheedy praised Darragh McCarthy's decision-making to create the goal. "When he was going in, you're wondering what was the best chance we have of getting a goal? He worked it out and said Oisín O'Donoghue was the best chance and he gave it off to him," said Sheedy. "There are some other forwards in the country who would me thinking 'me' and wouldn't be thinking 'team'. That shouldn't go unnoticed; his unselfishness is unbelievable, and it's a great example to the rest of the team that a guy 20 years young is able to make those types of decisions in the heat of battle of the Munster Championship." Sheedy believes that reaching an All-Ireland semi-final, considering the "maturity of the group with the new faces", would be real progress for Tipperary.
Irish Examiner
19-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Limerick v Clare: What time, what channel and all you need to know about the Munster SHC clash
Limerick sit top of the table following their win over Cork at the weekend and will look to continue their winning run when they welcome Clare to the Gaelic Grounds on Sunday. Clare currently sit bottom of the table having lost two games and draw one while Limerick remain unbeaten with two wins and a draw to date. With a spot in the final up for grabs for Limerick Clare are looking to claim their first win of the championship. Here's everything you need to know. Where and when is it on? The match takes place at TUS Gaelic Grounds in Limerick with a 4pm throw-in on Sunday May 25. Who's the referee? Thomas Wales will be the man in the middle for the game. What can I read about and listen to on Our reporters will be building up to the final throughout the weekend and previewing the game ahead of Sunday's throw-in. Listen to Anthony Daly, TJ Ryan, Mark Landers and Liam Sheedy on this week's episode of Dalo's Hurling Show.
