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RTÉ News
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RTÉ GAA Podcast: Is there a shock in football's last 12, can Galway lift themselves for Tipperary
Enda McGinley and Nigel Dunne join Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill too look ahead to the All-Ireland Championship preliminary quarter-finals. Galway have not reached heights many expected them to in 2025 - yet. Could Down catch them on the hop? Kerry were flat against Meath but they've been given a good chance to find their mojo once more against a Cavan side which conceded more than anyone else in the group stages. Elsewhere, Dublin and Cork are to meet at Croke Park while provincial champions Donegal and Louth will clash at a venue which is, presumably, to Jim McGuinness's liking. Jackie Tyrrell joins for the hurling and wonders if Galway have enough to beat Tipperary, even if they produce their best. While Limerick and Dublin are set to clash in championship for the first time in a decade, a period in which the Treaty men have become a different animal altogether. Follow a live blog on the All-Ireland Football Championship on Saturday and Sunday on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Saturday Sport and Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Saturday Game at 9.15pm and The Sunday Game from 9.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Watch the All-Ireland Hurling Championship quarter-finals, Limerick v Dublin and Galway v Tipperary, on Saturday from 3.30pm. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Saturday Game at 9.15pm. Watch the Tailteann Cup semi-finals, Wicklow v Limerick and Fermanagh v Kildare, on Sunday from 1.30pm. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Sunday Game at 9.30pm.
RTÉ News
12-06-2025
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- RTÉ News
RTÉ GAA Podcast: Big names to fall in football championship - but which ones?
Nigel Dunne joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to look ahead to the final weekend of the All-Ireland Championship group stages. One of Dublin, Galway or Derry is heading out, while Mayo face a battle for championship survival. Will Meath finally provide Kerry with a true test this summer, and can Leinster Champions Louth avoid an early exit? Follow a live blog on the All-Ireland Football Championship on Saturday on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Saturday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Saturday Game at 9.30pm. Watch an All-Ireland Football Championship double-header, Monaghan v Down and Donegal v Mayo, on Sunday from 1.30pm. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app. Listen to updates on Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Watch highlights on The Sunday Game at 9.30pm.
RTÉ News
29-05-2025
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- RTÉ News
RTÉ GAA Podcast: Galway and Mayo face defining clashes, Croker to host cracker
Nigel Dunne joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to look ahead to a busy weekend of championship action. The last two All-Ireland winners - Dublin and Mayo - are set to meet at Croke Park, Cork host Kerry again, while Galway and Derry have a potentially season defining game at Celtic Park. Watch Dublin v Armagh in the All-Ireland Football Championship on Sunday from 3.30pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player. Follow a live blog on and the RTÉ News app and listen to Sunday Sport on RTÉ Radio 1. Highlights on The Sunday Game at 9.30pm
RTÉ News
08-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Two-pointers and Louth 'composure' key in Leinster final
The Leinster SFC final on Sunday might be the only provincial decider without a Division 1 team, but it is arguably the fixture with the most hype, in part due to the air of hope for the underdog given the dominant Dubs won't feature. Every other county in Leinster will look at this final between Louth and Meath and think 'it could be us'. Previously the Dubs' dominance of Leinster dampened hope for the rest, but their shock loss to Meath means someone else will come to the fore this year. Recently retired Offaly footballer Nigel Dunne had one question speaking on Thursday's RTÉ GAA podcast: "Is there a player in Leinster outside of Dublin with a Leinster medal still playing?" The last active Leinster player to hold the county medal, Ross Munnelly from Laois, retired three years ago. Sunday's showdown is a welcome change, according to Dunne.. "It (Leinster football) was something that people poked fun at over the last 15 years, but to be honest, rightfully so," he said. "There was no competition. It was bereft of any sort of spectator imagination. People couldn't get invested. "It was boring. So this year and the new rules has added to it." Louth boss Ger Brennan expects Sunday's final to be a 'nervy' one. With so much on the line and history to be made for both teams, there is a chance the first 15 minutes could be cautious. Dunne predicts the contest will be tight, comparing the match-up to the Munster semi-final in 2020 and Rory McIlroy's winning Sunday at the Masters. "I don't like to bring this up, but when Cork beat Kerry in the 2020 and Tipperary went on and won the Munster, there is history," he added. "I think this is slightly different... this is as 50-50 a contest as you can get. "I don't think there's a clear favourite and there's a brilliant narrative going into it... I'm probably hyping it up too much... I think it's going to match the Masters Sunday in terms of drama." Dunne does remove himself off the fence, and says that Louth's three-point victory over Kildare in the semi-final showed they are able to find ways to win in any scenarios, which may just give them the edge in Croke Park on Sunday. "I thought Kildare were the better team for large portions of it, but Louth played with such composure and maturity at critical moments. They played like a team who had operated at a higher level for a few years and they didn't panic. "They'd hold on to the ball when they had to hold on to it, the weather, the storm. But for large periods, Kildare were the better team, but Louth found a way to win." Both teams' forward lines boast quality, with the likes of Ciaran Downey, Conor Grimes, Ciaran Byrne and Sam Mulroy lining out for the Wee County, while the Meath full-forwards James Conlon, Keith Curtis and Eoghan Frayne managed 18 points between them to put Dublin out. Two-point scores could be key. "The standard of forward on show is brilliant. I still have to get my head around the new score. Like a lad can easily score 11 or 12 points now and it just sounds mad. "The two-pointers could have a huge say in it. In Croke Park, it'll be interesting to see how that plays out in comparison to the smaller provincial grounds. It's adding to the whole drama."
