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The Irish Sun
14-06-2025
- Sport
- The Irish Sun
Kildare believe they can build on Joe McDonagh fairytale by putting it up to Dublin, says Paul Dolan
AFTER citing one quick turn-around as a factor in their success, Paul Dolan has no intent of bemoaning Kildare's need to tackle another. Their campaign began with a defeat at home to a Kerry outfit who were ultimately relegated to the Christy Ring Cup. Advertisement But on the back of last Sunday's stunning Joe McDonagh Cup final triumph, the Lilywhites are now set to face Dublin for a place in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals. Dolan starred at Croke Park as an odds-defying victory over Laois saw Brian Dowling's men promoted to the Leinster Championship for 2026. But they will get a first taste of hurling at the top level by hosting the Dubs today in Newbridge. For a group of players who rightly extended their celebration of such a monumental achievement into Monday night, there has been minimal preparation time for a meeting with a team that will be fresh off a three-week break. Advertisement Read More On GAA Dolan said: 'There's a lot of outside noise relating to it, kind of in regards to the structure of the Championship and are we being put into a one-sided game. 'The six-day turnaround is what it is but we're not going to go making excuses. 'We're going to approach it the same way we approach every game. 'None of the current panel have played at senior inter-county level against a tier-one county in Championship hurling and we're getting that opportunity on Saturday. We're just relishing the challenge.' Advertisement Most read in GAA Hurling Comment Until seven weeks ago, Kildare had never won a game at Joe McDonagh level. The defeat to Kerry was their ninth in as many games in the second-tier competition. GAA fans 'loved seeing and hearing' the late Micheal O Muircheartaigh as he features in RTE documentary Hell for Leather Asked how they managed to bounce back so impressively, Dolan explained: 'The week turnaround probably helped us because there was no time to dwell on that Kerry loss. 'We were absolutely gutted. I've never felt as bad in a dressing room. I heard Brian saying the same, that he never felt as bad in a dressing room and he's had obviously heartbreak with Kilkenny. Advertisement 'Just getting to Hawkfield on the Tuesday night, we said we weren't happy with the way our work-rate was in that Kerry game. 'We just moved on to Westmeath, who are an unbelievable team who have competed in the Leinster Championship in recent years. 1 Paul Dolan is eyeing a scalp against Dublin today Credit: Sportsfile 'But we had no reason to fear them. You have to have belief at this level if you want to go and win matches. We just went into that Westmeath game and gave them a good rattle. Advertisement 'They came back at us and we kind of thought, 'Oh Jesus, déjà vu!' But we were delighted to win that game and that kickstarted the whole run.' FAMILIAR FOE Kildare and Dublin have become familiar with one another on the challenge match circuit. Indeed, the teams have already met this year in non-competitive fixtures in DCU and Abbotstown. And while this is uncharted territory for Dowling's men, Dolan is adamant that they will not suffer from an inferiority complex. Advertisement The Éire Óg Corra Choill ace said: 'When I would have been Under-14, 15, 16 or minor, our crop of players would have been going to UL to play Limerick or Páirc Uí Chaoimh to play Cork and things like this. 'We definitely played challenge matches against Dublin at Under-20s. You might not have been playing the strongest team they had available but it gave us belief. 'We were always told every single time before we played them that geography is not an excuse and that's one that stuck with me.' Dolan's brother James is also a member of the Kildare panel. Advertisement And their historic Joe McDonagh triumph spared his father, a Tipperary man, the predicament of seeing his sons in opposition to his native county on the other side of the draw. Dolan laughed: 'We were slagging him, asking who he'd support. But no, I think he'd have had a Kildare jersey on if it came about.'
Irish Daily Mirror
14-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
Kildare hero Paul Dolan believes there is another big day in them for Dubs visit
Kildare and Paul Dolan aren't complaining about the position they find themselves in today - so why should anyone else? While the preliminary quarter-finals are much-maligned as snobbery abounds around the prospect of the Joe McDonagh Cup winners being afforded a route into the All-Ireland series, the gap to be bridged at this stage of the season is not as great as some might have you believe. Granted, the McDonagh Cup runners-up have suffered some terrible beatings, particularly from Munster opposition, but Dublin's trip to Cedral St Conleth's Park is just the third time that the third-placed team in Leinster has had to play the McDonagh winners. On the two previous occasions, Dublin were also involved. In 2019 they were beaten by Laois and while they beat Carlow two years ago with 10 points to spare in the end, they trailed at half-time and only burned them off with a run of 1-5 late on. 'There's a lot of outside noise relating to it, in regards to the structure of the Championship and are we being put into a completely one-sided game,' said Dolan, one of the heroes of Kildare's runaway victory over Laois last Sunday. 'Like, the six-day turnaround is what it is but we're not going to go making excuses. We're going to approach that the very same way we approach every game. 'None of the current panel have played at senior inter-county level against a tier-one county in Championship hurling and we're getting that opportunity on Saturday. We're just relishing the challenge. 'Obviously Dublin are an unbelievable side. They have pace, power and they're a good team. We're going to respect that but we've been hurling well lately so we need to have belief going into the game and we're looking forward to it." Much of the ingredients for an ambush appear to be in place with a bumper crowd expected as the game forms a double bill with the footballers' Tailteann Cup quarter-final against Offaly. 'Sometimes there might be a narrative about the hurlers and the footballers, but we like seeing the footballers do well,' Dolan noted. 'And I saw a lot of football people up there last Sunday after the game that I wouldn't ever associate with going to a hurling match, so that's great to see. 'I don't know, some people might say bandwagoners and stuff but no, that's what you want. We're trying to grow hurling in Kildare and a double-header with the footballers is only going to enhance that. It's hopefully going to be a brilliant occasion and hopefully the two teams get the results.' Like many on the Kildare panel, the Éire Óg Corra Choill man's parentage is drawn from a more traditional hurling stronghold. 'My father is actually from Lorrha in North Tipp and then a few lads that I would have grown up hurling with, one of them, their mother is a Tipp woman and then there's another one and his father's a Kilkenny man and his mother is a Tipp woman. 'We would have always gone together as groups down to Semple Stadium, Nowlan Park and all these, like a lot of the lads on the panel. 'David Qualter's dad is a big, passionate Galway man. A lad that managed us for years is a Garryspillane man from Limerick. 'There's hurling going from these Munster tier one counties into Kildare and you just gain a love for hurling through watching all these players growing up. It transpired into growing Kildare hurling then."
NBC News
25-02-2025
- Business
- NBC News
Cleveland Guardians owner Lawrence J. Dolan dies at 94
CLEVELAND — Lawrence J. Dolan, owner of Cleveland's Major League Baseball team since 2000, has died. He was 94. Dolan died Sunday night of natural causes, the Cleveland Guardians said Monday in a statement. 'Mr. Dolan invested his entire life in Greater Cleveland and impacted our community on so many levels,' Bob DiBiasio, the Guardians' senior vice president of public affairs, said in a statement. 'From his service to our country as a First Lieutenant in the United States Marines, his many philanthropic acts of kindness, career in law, business, education, and sports, many benefited from his engagement, influence, and passion. Especially in the world of sports.' Dolan, a Cleveland native, purchased the team from Richard Jacobs in 2000 for $320 million. The Dolan family has a 75% stake in the club and is the longest-tenured ownership group in Cleveland franchise history. Guardians Chairman and CEO Paul Dolan, Larry Dolan's son, took over as the team's primary control person in 2013. 'We are saddened by the loss of our Dad, but lucky to have him as part of our lives as long as we did,' Paul Dolan said. 'He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who was passionate about his family, work, our community and his love of our local sports teams, including owning the Cleveland Guardians.' The franchise was known as the Cleveland Indians before changing its name to the Guardians after the 2021 season. Over the past 24 seasons, Cleveland has won seven American League Central Division titles, made nine postseason appearances and advanced to the 2016 World Series before losing to the Chicago Cubs in seven games. Cleveland also hosted the 2019 All-Star Game. 'I am saddened by the passing of Cleveland native Larry Dolan, whose family's quarter-century ownership has made their hometown team a consistent winner and a staple of their community,' baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred said. 'He strongly believed in mentoring young people and using the Guardians as a way to impact Greater Cleveland. Larry also served the industry by bringing his professional expertise to the Major League Executive Council and the Ownership Committee, and he served on two labor negotiating committees.' Dolan is survived by his wife, Eva, six children and 21 grandchildren. His nephew, James Dolan, owns the New York Knicks, New York Rangers and Madison Square Garden.
Reuters
24-02-2025
- Business
- Reuters
Guardians owner Larry Dolan dies at 94
February 24 - Cleveland Guardians owner Lawrence J. "Larry" Dolan died at age 94, the club said Monday. Guardians senior vice president for public affairs Bob DiBiasio said in a statement that Dolan passed on Sunday night. A cause of death was not given. "We are saddened by the loss of our dad, but lucky to have him as part of our lives as long as we did," his son Paul Dolan, the team's chairman and CEO, said in a statement on the family's behalf. "He was a loving husband, father and grandfather who was passionate about his family, work, our community and his love of our local sports teams, including owning the Cleveland Guardians." Paul Dolan had taken over for his father as the organization's primary control person in 2013. Larry Dolan purchased the club on Feb. 15, 2000, making the Dolan family the longest-serving owners in franchise history. He was a native of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, attended Notre Dame and served as a First Lieutenant in the U.S. Marines. He was remembered for engaging in a number of philanthropic endeavors in Northeast Ohio. "Mr. Dolan invested his entire life in Greater Cleveland and impacted our community on so many levels," DiBiasio's statement said. "From his service to our country as a First Lieutenant in the United States Marines, his many philanthropic acts of kindness, career in law, business, education and sports, many benefited from his engagement, influence and passion. Especially in the world of sports. "We are forever grateful for his passion in supporting the Northeast Ohio community and our franchise; through his initial leadership the Dolan family continues to be the longest-tenured owners in franchise history." Dolan bought the team when they were still known as the Cleveland Indians and he approved of the team's name change to the Guardians after the 2021 season, citing a national reckoning over racist names in comments to the Associated Press. The Guardians have become a frequent playoff team under the Dolans' care. They have had 14 winning seasons and nine postseason berths since 2000, and in 2016 they reached their first World Series since 1997, losing to the Chicago Cubs in seven games. "I am saddened by the passing of Cleveland native Larry Dolan, whose family's quarter-century ownership has made their hometown team a consistent winner and a staple of their community," Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr., said in a statement Monday, also citing Dolan's exceptional commitment to the Greater Cleveland community. "Larry also served the industry by bringing his professional expertise to the Major League Executive Council and the Ownership Committee, and he served on two labor negotiating committees. On behalf of Major League Baseball, I extend my deepest condolences to Paul Dolan and the entire Dolan family." Dolan also attempted to buy the expansion Cleveland Browns in 1998 before turning attention to the baseball team.
