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BBC News
10 hours ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Conroy starts for Galway against Down
Last year's Footballer of the Year Paul Conroy returns to start for Galway in their preliminary quarter-final against Down at Pairc replaces Peter Cooke after a strong showing off the bench in the thrilling victory over is also a change in defence as Cian Hernon comes in for Jack Comer is on the bench after missing the Armagh win through injury as Conor Flaherty retains his place between the posts ahead of Connor boss Conor Laverty has made one change to his side after their defeat by Monaghan last Branagan is preferred to Adam Crimmins, who drops to the Ronan Burns; Patrick McCarthy, Peter Fegan Ceilum Doherty; Ryan Magill, Pierce Laverty, Miceal Rooney; Daniel Guinness, Ryan McEvoy; Danny Magill, Odhran Murdock, Eugene Branagan; James Guinness, Pat Havern, John John O'Hare, Ruari McCormick Aaron McClements, Donal Scullion, Eoin McCrickard, Eugene Branagan, Oisin Savage, Caolan Mooney, Finn Murdock, Patrick Brooks, Conor Conor Flaherty; Johnny McGrath, Sean Fitzgerald, Liam Silke; Dylan McHugh, Sean Kelly, Cian Hernon; Paul Conroy, John Maher; Cein Darcy, Matthew Tierney, Cillian McDaid; Rob Finnerty, Shane Walsh, Matthew Connor Gleeson, Jack Glynn, Cathal Sweeney, Sean Mulkerrin, Daniel O'Flaherty, John Daly, Peter Cooke, Kieran Molloy, Tomo Culhane, Johnny Heaney, Damien Comer.
BBC News
6 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Derry season comes to an end with Dublin defeat
Derry's championship season came to an end with a 0-22 to 0-20 defeat to Dublin in their Group Four finale at Pairc Esler. The Oak Leafers failed to win a league or championship match across their 11 outings in 2025, mustering just two draws from that period but despite that fact, they entered Saturday's clash with a chance of reaching the last 12. The Dubs also entered their meeting with the Ulster county needing a win to progress and they did just that to secure passage from the 'Group of Death' alongside Armagh and Farrell's side emerged sharpest from the blocks, hitting four rapid fire scores in the opening two minutes to take an early lead, the last of those coming from the boot of Paddy Small who fired over when aiming for the back of the net. The Oak Leafers eventually settled with their first score on six minutes from captain Conor Glass. Despite a desperate start, Derry led midway through the half mainly thanks to two two point frees from Shane McGuigan. The sides were locked at 13 points each after a breathless end to the half with Cormac Costello and McGuigan trading two pointed efforts. Like the first, Dublin hit the ground running when play restarted, Con O'Callaghan firing over just 15 seconds after the restart. Killian McGinnis, John Small and Sean Bugler were amongst the scores as the Dubs outscored Derry 0-5 to 0-1 in seven minutes midway through the half, the second four point burst which probably tipped the scale in Dublin's favour. The men in blue led by four entering the final 10 minutes and with both sides' championship seasons hanging in the balance, the game grew frantic. McGuigan kicked his 10th score of the night alongside an Ethan Doherty effort to cut the gap back to three. Paddy Tally's side could have levelled as McGuigan slipped Brendan Rogers through on goal but his effort went right across the face of Stephen Cluxton's goal and wide of the target. From almost the very next play of the game, Dublin broke and Bugler rounded Ben McKinless and looked destined to slot the ball into the empty net only for a spectacular goal-line clearance from Ruairi Forbes. Niall Loughlin and Rogers added two late scores to cut the gap to two but Dessie Farrell's men would hold onto the ball for the remaining seconds and seal a home preliminary quarter-final and with it end Derry's campaign. Dublin: Stephen Cluxton (0-2 2ptf); Sean MacMahon, Theo Clancy, David Byrne; Brian Howard, John Small (0-1), Lee Gannon (0-2); Peadar O Cofaigh Byrne, Killian McGinnis (0-3); Ciaran Kilkenny (0-1), Sean Bugler (0-2), Niall Scully; Paddy Small (0-2), Con O'Callaghan (0-5), Cormac Costello (0-4 1 2ptf).Subs: Cian Murphy for Clancy (49), Eoin Murchan for McGinnis (49), Ross McGarry for Scully (54), Tom Lahiff for Gannon (60), Nathan Doran for P Small (68)Derry: Ben McKinless; Diarmuid Baker, Eoin McEvoy, Patrick McGurk; Conor Doherty; Brendan Rogers (0-1), Padraig McGrogan; Conor Glass (0-2), Dan Higgins; Ethan Doherty (0-3), Paul Cassidy (0-1), Ciaran McFaul; Shane McGuigan (0-10 3 2ptf), Niall Loughlin (0-2 1m), Niall Toner (0-1).Subs: Lachlan Murray for Toner (45), Conor McCluskey for McGurk (49), Ryan Mullholland for McFaul (59), Ruairi Forbes for Cassidy (62), Cahir McMonagle for Loughlin (68)Referee: Brendan Cawley (Kildare)
BBC News
01-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Antrim to face Wexford in Tailteann Cup preliminary round
Antrim will play Wexford in the preliminary quarter-finals of the Tailteann Cup next Saffrons advanced to the knock-out stages with victory over London at Pairc Esler on Sunday as they finished as one of the best third place finished second in group four after they were beaten by Fermanagh on Sunday at Croke Ernesiders will enter the competition at the quarter-final stage after finishing top of the group, alongside Kildare, Wicklow and other preliminary ties see Offaly face New York, Sligo take on Carlow and 2022 winners Westmeath play dates, kick-off times and venues for all four preliminary quarter-final meetings will be confirmed on Monday. Tailteann Cup preliminary quarter-final draw Offaly v New YorkSligo v CarlowWexford v AntrimWestmeath v Laois
BBC News
07-03-2025
- Sport
- BBC News
'Power vs principle central to Corrigan Park saga'
Antrim's ambition to host the All-Ireland champions Armagh at Corrigan Park was clear from the moment the draw for the Ulster Championship was Ulster GAA's reservations with that have also been clear from day one with concerns over health and safety sign-off given Corrigan's limited capacity and increased ticketing have remained resolute in their ambitions to bring this tie to west Belfast - and again this week nominated Corrigan Park as their the nine Ulster counties represented at Thursday's committee meeting, no-one seconded their proposal – while rules stated that another member could nominate a Pairc Esler was put forward – and seconded in the room – giving the provincial council the authority to proceed with that have somewhat dug their heels in, releasing a statement confirming Corrigan Park had statutory health and safety sign off from Belfast City Council – and garnered the supported of the players association, where do we go from here?Antrim have 72 hours to lodge an appeal to Croke Park's Central Appeals Committee (CAC), which I am told they are working on and is likely to be facilitated next that is unsuccessful, Antrim would then have the option of the GAA's final court of appeal - the Disputes Resolution Authority (DRA).The stakes are significant. If Antrim's appeal fails and they do not field against Armagh - as they previously stated - they would not only forfeit the game but also risk being disqualified from championship football for the remainder of the now, the mood within Antrim GAA is both defiant and feel they have the broad support of the wider GAA public and the county will be presenting a united front ahead of this weekend's hurling fixture at Corrigan is playing out as rather unedifying for the GAA in Ulster - the provincial governing body too has dug in and it's now a case of who blinks this a case which will see the intervention of GAA president Jarlath Burns? Only time will tell, but this saga is far from over.
