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Irish Times
5 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Times
TV View: Football is outshining hurling - it's just a shame so much of the thrilling fare isn't on telly
Anyone who hadn't checked their telly listings on Saturday evening and assumed RTÉ2 would be bringing us live coverage of Derry v Dublin might have concluded that the stadium in Newry was looking a bit worse for wear. What they were viewing, though, were the 1,300-year-old remains of a temple in the Inner Hebrides, which looked a bit like Casement Park in its current condition. No live football, then, just Ben Fogle visiting Scotland's Sacred Islands. Need it be said, the divvying up of the weekend's fixtures – GAA+ looking after Saturday's games – didn't go down tremendously well, especially at a time when we expect to be able to see every sporting contest of note. For God's sake, even soccerball's Club World Cup, which is of no note at all, is being televised. But sure look, the GAA is entitled to make a few bob with its streaming thingy, although it's all decidedly rough on folk who would get a better broadband signal inside the ruins of a 1,300-year-old Inner Hebrides temple than on their home patch. READ MORE Another reason why it's a bad thing that chunks of this year's championship are being hidden from view? Consider this: 'Football is trumping hurling at the moment.' So said Tomás Ó Sé, a touch provocatively, come Sunday when Joanne Cantwell asked him to sum up the quality of the fare thus far. If Dónal Óg Cusack challenges him to a duel at dawn, we'll just have to hope it's televised and not snapped up by GAA+. Sunday's telly games – Monaghan v Down and Donegal v Mayo – strengthened Tomás's boast. This was especially the case for the latter contest, which produced such a thrilling finish that a Donegal cousin reckons his heart isn't the better for it. Seeing as Monaghan and Down were already assured of advancing to the knock-out phase of the championship , viewers might well have been howling 'WHY IS THIS ON TELLY?' at their screens. But the prize for the winners was a fortnight off, rather than an all-or-nothing game in a week. So that was no small thing. It made for thoroughly entertaining viewing. 'Tennis match-esque,' as co-commentator Enda McGinley put it. Five days after having to commentate on Luxembourg and Ireland's 0-0 draw , little wonder Des Curran sounded enthused. Sport, now and then, doesn't suck the life out of you. Donegal v Mayo? A do-or-die affair. And Mayo died on their feet after that second-half effort , although, to a man, they fell to their knees when Ciarán Moore scored that point with the last kick of the game. 'A draw suits both teams,' Éamonn Fitzmaurice had noted earlier – the slight suggestion being that this could be the 2025 championship's equivalent of Ireland v the Netherlands from Italia '90. Moore put paid to that conspiracy theory with his winner. Mayo's summer over. 'What a win, what a game, what a battle,' said Éamonn. 'Glad to get over the line, hey,' said Donegal goalkeeper Shaun Patton. 'Heartbreak for Mayo,' said Cora Staunton, who sounded heartbroken herself. 'It was unreal,' said Tomás. 'Football is annihilating hurling at the moment,' he didn't say, but he was definitely thinking it. Leinster's Dan Sheehan, James Ryan, Max Deegan and Tommy O'Brien celebrate with the URC trophy at Croke Park. Photograph: Ben Brady/Inpho Speaking of annihilations. Only 21 minutes into the URC final and Leinster were already 19-0 up on the Bulls . Because of the weather, Stephen Ferris reckoned that was as good as a '40-0' lead. Premier Sports host Ross Harries was largely responsible for the deluge. 'It looks to be clearing,' he said upon welcoming us to Croke Park. Ten minutes later, Harries, Simon 'Zeebs' Zebo, John Barclay and Ian Madigan were close enough to needing a submarine at the side of the pitch. It was 32-7 in the end, Leinster captain Jack Conan saluting his comrades when he spoke to TG4's Marcus Horan after. 'Credit to the lads for putting their heads where you wouldn't put a shovel,' he said. 'I'm glad we showed up and performed and were able to silence a few critics.' Speaking of whom. Well, one of them. 'I'm over the moon,' said Simon, through gritted teeth, with his fingers crossed behind his back while he chewed his gum. At which point he was jumped on by euphoric Leinster mascot Leo the Lion. Simon may have threatened to deck Leo. Ross offered his commiserations to the Bulls. 'Three finals, three defeats, that's tough.' 'Zeebs said off camera that they're turning into the new Leinster,' said John. Tough old evening for Zeebs.
Irish Independent
12-06-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Indo Sport podcast: Tomás Ó Sé Galway are like Rory - they need to spark
Dublin/Derry inconsistencies, Armagh's mindset, Galway's unfulfilled talent and Donegal's need to gain momentum are all on the chopping block with Tomás Ó Sé. Plus - where is the sweet spot with All-Ireland final dates and free-to-air games? Our GAA coverage on the Indo Sport podcast is brought to you by AIB. If you'd like to get in touch with the show, email us at indosportpodcast@ You can subscribe to our dedicated Indo Sport YouTube page here. Listen on…. Spotify Apple Podcasts
Irish Independent
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Indo Sport podcast: The Dessie Farrell debate What's going on in Mayo? Tomás Ó Sé & Colm Keys
Joe is joined by Tomás Ó Sé and Colm Keys to look ahead to a massive weekend of football action with Dublin v Armagh as its centrepiece. Both Tomás and Colm think Kieran McGeeney's side will leave Croke Park with a win, while the panel debate Dessie Farrell's reign as Dublin manager. Mayo's problems - on and off the field - and Tyrone's potential are up for discussion too. GAA on the Indo Sport podcast is brought to you by AIB.
RTÉ News
17-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Tómas Ó Sé: Galway need to embrace All-Ireland pressure
RTÉ GAA analyst Tomás Ó Sé has said that the pressure on Galway to deliver an All-Ireland title is something the Tribe County should welcome as they continue their pursuit of a first Sam Maguire success since 2001. Like last year, when they lost to Armagh by a point in the decider, Pádraic Joyce's side enter the All-Ireland arena with a Connacht title safely tucked away – their fourth provincial success in a row – and are favourites to get their Group 4 campaign off to a winning start when Dublin visit Salthill this evening. "Galway will be looking at this group and they'll have a serious hunger to make sure they top that group and get through straight to the quarter-finals," Ó Sé told the RTÉ GAA podcast. "I'd imagine they're desperate hungry for it, there's probably a pressure on them to deliver an All-Ireland now in Galway. That's a good thing to have. "They have absolutely dominated Connacht and it's something Mayo had a grip on, [but] they've come in and dismantled that, they're ruling the roost up there. "Now the next step for them, and has been in fairness, last year you'd imagine an All-Ireland was the end game as well, but that's definitely the target here." Joyce's side dumped out Dublin at the quarter-final stage last year – their first championship win in the fixture in 90 years – and it was viewed as a shock result, but a repeat 11 months on wouldn't raise too many eyebrows. "They way things are at the minute for Dublin, the struggles that they have, I think Dublin will be under pressure against a Galway team that are physically very dominant and playing well at the moment," Ó Sé added. The five-time All-Star said that Dublin's recent past means that they can never be ruled out, but he hasn't much faith in their ability to leave the west with two points. "You're not going to write Dublin off, there's still an awful amount of quality there. "I think they struggled with their kick-outs, teams will defend strongly enough and I think when you get to this stage of the year when there's less teams involved and you get to the knock-out stage, it'll come basically to what firepower you have up front and how you can score. "There's no doubt about it, call it transition or whatever you like, but the fear factor is gone."
RTÉ News
15-05-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
RTÉ GAA Podcast: Sam Maguire race to get underway, two strongest hurling teams set to clash
Tomás Ó Sé joins Jacqui Hurley and Rory O'Neill to look ahead to weekend one of the All-Ireland football championship. Dublin enter the race without provincial medals in the back pocket for the first time in 15 years - can they rekindle their season against one of the favourites, Galway? Kerry and Mayo also begin their campaigns against Roscommon and Cavan respectively. In hurling, Neil McManus casts his eye over the meeting of two All-Ireland favourites, Limerick and Cork. Waterford and Tipperary lock horns to decide who might come third in Munster, while Kilkenny will hope to keep a resurgent Dublin down in Leinster. Watch The Saturday Game this weekend from 9.40pm on RTÉ2 and RTÉ Player
