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By Paul Walsh
GAA Correspondent
A hat-trick of second half goals ensured Clare had an easy victory over Limerick IT in yesterday’s Waterford Crystal Cup clash at Sixmilebridge by a score of 3-14 to 15 points.
Having struggled to overcome IT Tralee last weekend, Ger O’Loughlin’s men showed a big improvement to book their place in the last-four of this competition.
Clare held a slight 0-8 to 0-7 lead at the interval, but notched three goals on the restart to pull away from the students. Diarmuid McMahon netted a brace, while Adrian O’Donovan added the Banner’s third to ensure a semi-final meeting with Cork IT or Waterford.
Cavan’s new joint-managers Val Andrews and Terry Hyland got their first win of the season in yesterday’s McKenna Cup clash against Queen’s University by a score of 12 points to 1-4.
Cavan recovered from a slow start to see off Queens who lost their chance following the sending off of Fermanagh’s Joe O’Brien in the first half.
Points from Charlie Kielt, Joe O’Kane, Cathal Crilly and Niall McKenna put Queen’s into a 0-4 to 0-1 early lead , but with Ronan Flanagan in fantastic form from frees, the hosts fought back to lead by 0-6 to 0-4 at half-time.
Cavan tagged on six points in the second half, with Queen’s only score a goal from a free-kick by Tyrone’s Niall McKenna.
Dublin cruised into the O’Byrne Cup Shield final following a convincing victory over Offaly at Parnell Park yesterday by a score line of 3-13 to 7 points.
The game, which was brought forward by four-and-a-half hours to ensure a frozen pitch was avoided, was over as a contest by half-time with Dublin leading 3-6 to 0-2. Offaly, who were short 18 players due to college commitments and Rhode’s involvement in today’s Leinster club final, were powerless to stop Tomas Quinn (penalty), Kevin McManamon and Diarmuid Connolly from finding the net.
The visitors, who went 29 minutes without scoring in the first half, were more competitive in the second half with veterans Ciaran McManus and Karol Slattery leading by example.
Dublin, who themselves were without a host of college and club-tied players, introduced Paul Flynn and Paddy Andrews before the end, but opted to keep Footballer of the Year Bernard Brogan on the bench. After their disappointing loss to Westmeath in the O’Byrne Cup, the dubs have responded well with emphatic wins over Wexford and now Offaly. It is form they will hope to bring in to the series of league games to take place at Croke Park.
By Sean Farrell
Hopes that the GAA was set to introduce goal-line technology have been put on ice this morning. The association has unequivocally dismissed the idea that the ‘Hawk-eye’ system would be trialled at this year’s All Ireland club finals.
Rumours emerged yesterday that the virtual replay system, invented by Paul Hawkins, would be rolled out at Croke Park on St Patricks day. However Cumann Luthchleas Gael was quick to issue a statement indicating that they had no plans to test on competitive games.
“The GAA can confirm that at the December 11th meeting of Coiste Bainistí (Management Committee) a full feasibility study on the possible use of score detection technology was sanctioned,” said the statement, “and this is expected to be completed before May.”
“It was not envisaged at any stage that any such system would be used for the AIB GAA All Ireland club finals in March, or for games in the 2011 season, and reports to the contrary are inaccurate. The roll out of the feasibility study will continue in the months ahead and no final decision will be taken on its possible use before further discussion at Coiste Bainistí and Ard Chomhairle (Central Council).”
Hawk-Eye operations director, Steve Carter appeared confident that after a three week trial, his system would need only minor tweaks to meet the need of Gaelic games:
“We’ve sent Paul Hawkins over to Ireland and he’s carrying out a reccie of Croke Park” said Carter, “to make sure that when all the equipment goes in there, everything will work when we eventually turn up to install.”
“As I understand it, the plan is to install the systems in Croke Park for a period of about three weeks while we test the systems, fine tune them and make sure it will meet the unique demands that Gaelic games – especially hurling – place upon our technology”
FIFA have faced calls for goal-line technology for well over a decade but have stubbornly resisted the change. Soccer’s governing body have hid behind a variety of excuses from: Disrupting the flow of the game, to a concern over a disparity of rules from grass roots to the top level.
But in relation to the latter; long suffering fans have long held the view that the biggest games should have the facility to get the right decisions made, if a match has 5, 10 or 20 cameras trained on every incident then surely one of them should be available to the referee.
Insiders at Croke Park have cast doubt over the games evolution by taking a leaf out of Sepp Blatter’s book, insisting that the system must be available to all 32 county grounds on the island.
“If this type of technology was to be introduced, it couldn’t apply at Croke Park alone. We couldn’t have one set of rules for games at Croke Park and another for games elsewhere.” said GAA Director General Paraic Duffy.
These sentiments were echoed by National Referees Committee chairman Mick Curley: “One of the problems with video technology is deciding where it begins and ends.”
The prospect of installing Hawk-eye to 32 grounds, many of whom barely see Championship action from one end of the year to the next, is likely to be the biggest stumbling block for the move. Particularly in an economic climate where; all businesses, let alone volunteer organisations, are operating on minimal funds.
“There’s also the matter of cost” proclaimed Duffy. “Is it commercially viable to install it all over the country? These are the issues that have to be addressed, which is why we’re undertaking the feasibility study.”
By Paul Walsh
GAA Correspondent
Rory O’Carroll lasted just five minutes of the annual Dublin V Dublin All stars challenge last Saturday giving the Crokes backroom team a frantic wait while the seriousness of the injury was gauged. It has been confirmed now that the injury is not as serious as first thought and he is expected to be back in action in advance of their Leinster Championship final game against Rhode on January 23rd.
Two of O’Carroll’s teammates, Craig Dias (dead leg) and Liam Óg Ó hEineacháin (hamstring), both of whom sustained injuries last Saturday, are also expected to be fully fit in advance of the provincial decider.
Meanwhile, Paul Griffin, who captained Dublin last year before picking up a season-ending cruciate knee injury against Monaghan, is making a swift recovery and is miraculously in contention to face the Offaly champions. The appearance of Griffin in a Crokes shirt on Leinster club final day would surely be a huge psychological boost to the Dublin outfit.
Dublin star Niall Corkery is considered a major doubt for the provincial decider due to work commitments in London.
Dublin play Westmeath next Sunday in Mullingar but to save more sleepless nights for the Kilmacud Crokes management their players will not be considered as their fateful encounter with Offaly football kingpins Rhode approaches.
By Paul Walsh
GAA Correspondent
Thurles Sarsfields are through to the Munster club hurling final after a five point win in Kilmallock.
The other semi-final between Sarsfields and De La Salle went to extra time.
De La Salle repeated their 2008 win over Sarsfields when they came back to force extra time against the home side before prevailing by the minimum margin, 0-22 to 2-15. In Ulster, Glenties (Naomh Conaill) qualified for the provincial football final with a one point, 1-10 to 1-9, win over Tyrone champions Coalisland. The Donegal side were 1-5 to 1-2 ahead at one stage and withheld a strong comeback from Coalisland in Brewster Park. Coalisland keeper Johnny Curran actually had a chance to put the game in to extra time but his injury time 45 failed to hit the target.
In the final they will face heavy weights Crossmaglen Rangers who were pushed all the way by Burren. The Armagh champions always looked stronger but a spirited comback left just a single point between the sides at the full time whistle. Kevin McKernan had a chance deep in injury time but the Down star put his shot wide and Crossmaglen held on.
In Leinster hurling Oulart-the-Ballagh are through to the decider after a 4-11 to 4-8 win against Raharney in a dense fog in Mullingar. The thick fog added to the goal fest which produced four goals towards the end of the game. In the final they will meet O’Loughlin Gaels of Kilkenny who needed extra time to overcome Ballyboden St Endas, 1-21 to 3-11. Ballyboden dominated the game for the first 20 minutes but after that O’Loughlin Gaels looked sharper and the more likely to win. We’re gutted,” said Ballyboden manager Liam Hogan. “We genuinely thought we had a real good chance of winning here today. We came down with the intention of winning, nothing else. We trained all year for this one day and it just wasn’t to be.”
The Galway hurling final replay was postponed due to an unplayable pitch.
Sunday’s results
Leinster club SHC semi-finals
O’Loughlin Gaels 1-21 Ballyboden 3-11 aet
Oulart-the-Ballagh 4-11 Raharney 4-8
Munster club SHC semi-finals
Sarsfields 0-22 De La Salle 0-22 aet
Kilmallock 0-11 Thurles Sarsfields 2-10
Galway SHC final
Clarinbridge v Loughrea, postponed
Ulster club SFC semi-finals
Crossmaglen 1-11 Burren 2-7
Coalisland 1-9 Naomh Conaill 1-10
By Paul Walsh
International Rules football returns to Ireland tonight with the debate still ongoing about the importance or otherwise of this experimental game. Previous games have been marred by violence which left a sour taste for all involved but time and time again it is the players that defend the series. Take the case of Leighton Glynn of Wicklow a fine player but as he is from one of the weaker counties he is destined to have an inter county career out of the limelight. For Glynn and players like him, being picked for the Irish international rules team will be the pinnacle of their careers.
The series was not played in 2007 after the Australian team that visited Ireland the previous year had gone overboard with the physical stuff, most notably with Danyle Pearce’s dangerous neck-high challenge on Graham Geraghty at Croke Park in the Second Test.
An Irish side made a successful journey Down Under two years ago in a series that seemed to suggest that there was a future for the international outlet.
Australia did not to make the return trip in 2009 with the AFL citing financial reasons. But it seems that the associations have got the series back on track and another chapter in the history of International Rules will be opened when Páirc na Gael in Limerick hosts this year’s First Test tonight.
There has been a noticeably low-key build-up to Saturday’s game with the GAA coming in for criticism from certain quarters for the promotion of this series. There is no doubt that there advertising campaign has been less than inspiring but large crowds are still expected for both games. Previous advertising campaigns had highlighted the aggression and physical side of the game and this became a key selling point but since 2006 everyone has tried to be more responsible while still highlighting the attractions of the compromise game.
The only real taking point in the run up to the game is the absence of any current Kerry players from the Irish squad. Manager Anthony Tohill has denied this is due to a vendetta against the Kingdom’s stars, and Paul Galvin in particular, but given Tohill’s outspoken criticism of Galvin on the Sunday game maybe it is more likely that the Kerry players hold a grudge against Tohill which would not have lead to healthy atmosphere in the panel.
Tohill was never going to please everyone with his squad selection and he seems to have chosen on the basis of how players did in trial games and not on reputation. It will be interesting to see how Player of the Year Bernard Brogan fares against the Australians. Reputation and expectations bring pressure and expect Australian to target Brogan and try and neutralise his scoring treat.
Current AFL players Tadhg Kennelly and Tommy Walsh are included (two Kerrymen, incidentally), along with six other players who have experience with the oval ball. It is plain to see that Tohill is hoping these eight players can pass on some useful tips of how the Aussies go about their business to the Irish panel.
Australia had an impressive win over a combined Cork college’s side during the week. And although the opposition was not of the highest order, a scoreline of 105-12 indicates that the Australians are serious about winning the Cormac McAnallen Cup for the first time since 2006.
Australian manager Mick Malthouse has gone with a smaller and more mobile side than his predecessor Kevin Sheedy did, and the Aussie camp has been making all the right noises about approaching the series in the right manner: physical, but no overly so.
The game at Páirc Uí Rinn saw Jack Riewoldt and Brad Greene emerge as Australia’s main target men, with the pair scoring 39 of the visitors’ 105 points between them.
It is hard to predict how this First Test will go, especially with the two-year gap since the last games.
Ireland won the first Test in 2006 in Salthill before being hammered in Croke Park a week later. The provincial nature of the Limerick venue with the smaller ground may work in Ireland’s favour, just as it did four years ago.
Verdict: Ireland to won by 5 plus.
By Paul Leigh
Ireland International Rules manager Anthony Tohill has named his squad for the two test series versus Australia in Limerick on 23 October and Croke Park on 30 October.
Armagh’s Steven McDonnell has been named his captain with Galway’s Finian Hanley acting as vice captain. Tohill is assisted by Sean Og de Paor, Eoin Liston and Kevin O’Brien.
Tohill has named five players with experience of Australian rules in his squad while a number of competed in past series.
Derry native Tohill thanked all the players and backroom team for their commitment.
“I would like to thank the players, selectors and members of the back room team who have trained extremely hard over the past number of weeks. The level of commitment has been excellent.”
Tohill also quashed rumours Paul Galvin had been left out of the squad because of comments made about Galvin’s indiscipline on the Sunday Game earlier this year stating Galvin wasn’t picked due to a niggling injury which forced him out of last weeks Kerry hurling final which his club Lixnaw lost to Ballyduff.
Ireland squad:
Steven McDonnell(Armagh), Finian Hanley(Galway), Colm Begley (Laois), Bernard Brogan (Dublin), Graham Canty (Cork), Seán Cavanagh (Tyrone), Martin Clarke (Down) Stephen Cluxton (Dublin), Brendan Donaghy (Armagh), Leighton Glynn (Wicklow), Daniel Goulding (Cork), James Kavanagh (Kildare) Paddy Keenan (Louth) Tadhg Kennelly (Kerry), Seán McDermott (Roscommon), Ciarán McKeever (Armagh), Kevin McKernan (Down), Brendan Murphy (Carlow), Michael Murphy (Donegal), Kevin Reilly (Meath), Michael Shields (Cork), Tommy Walsh (Kerry).
Standby players:
Emmet Bolton (Kildare), Gary Brennan (Clare), Gary Connaughton (Westmeath), Benny Coulter (Down), Eamonn Fennell (Dublin), Johnny McCarthy (Limerick), Niall McNamee (Offaly).
By Paul Leigh
It has been confirmed that Kildare manager Kieran McGeeney has agreed to a three year extension to his contract which will see him through till the end of the 2013 season subject to ratification by the club delegates at the October county board meeting which is expected to be a formality.
The former Armagh captain took over the Lilywhites to 2008 and disaster struck straight away when he lost his first championship match to Wicklow. However they bounced back to reach the quarter-finals where they lost to Cork. They were beaten by Dublin in the Leinster final last year before losing out to Tyrone yet again at the quarter-final stage. 2010 started off poorly with a crushing defeat to Louth but once again Geezer rallied the troops and secured a semi-final spot but lost to Down after some controversial refereeing decisions.
A statement on the Kildare GAA website read: “County board chairman Pádraig Ashe has just confirmed that Kieran McGeeney has agreed to a new three-year deal taking him up until the end of the 2013 season. The deal is subject to ratification at the October county board meeting. More details to follow.”
The news will surely be greeted with excitement by Kildare fans who will be hoping McGeeney can land them silverware in the not too distant future.
His decision to stay will surely convince Johnny Doyle and Dermot Earley not to hang up their boots and give it another go next year.
By Paul Walsh
Jack O’Connor was ratified as the manager of the Kerry senior footballers, following a meeting of the Kingdom’s county board last night.
O’Connor, who has guided Kerry to three All-Ireland titles in 2004, 2006 and 2009, has agreed to stay for a further three-year spell with the team, after talks with the board.
Former goalkeeper Diarmuid Murphy is set to join the Kerry boss as a new selector replacing the outgoing Eamon Fitzmaurice.
The remainder of O’Connor’s backroom team is made up of his current team with Ger O’Keeffe continuing as a selector and Alan O’Sullivan staying on board as a trainer.
O’Connor’s future had been in doubt following their shock All-Ireland SFC quarter-final defeat to Down. Not only was the defeat disappointing but his reaction after the game also lacked the grace of a manager of his stature. He blamed the officials and also suggested that Cavan referee Joe McQuillan was biased in favour of fellow Ulster compatriots Down. His immediate post match comment was “how an Ulster ref is reffing an Ulster team is beyond my comprehension. Surely there are enough referees that they can get one from the other two provinces.”
The fact that Kerry were without Paul Galvin and Tomas O Se in their quarter-final defeat would give Jack O’Connor serious hope that they will be serious contenders again next year. His decision to stay on gives a clear indication that he expects the current crop of players to deliver further All Irelands in the years ahead.
By Paul Walsh
Dublin fans seemed to stand alone against the GAA decision to increase the barrier in front of Hill 16. The GPA backed the decision along with Dublin County Board but two legends of Kilkenny hurling and prominent GPA members have expressed an alternative view to the GAA line.
The All Ireland hurling final will be the first final that this new barrier will be in place for and probably the first test of whether this will act as any deterrent to pitch invasions. He commented that he felt that the fencing was “extreme” and actually said he was a fan of the pitch invasion. “That’s what it’s all about, the few minutes afterwards when the supporters come in” said Brennan. “It’s carnage but it’s just such a rush of adrenaline”.
DJ Carey also echoed Brennan’s comments and as a player who experienced an All Ireland win in 2000 when fans could not get on to the pitch because of redevelopment at Croke Park, he offered a unique prospective. “It was just a shame I thought, it was totally different to winning in 1992 and 1993 when you didn’t know where you were going to end up” said Carey.
The GAA have been clearly shaken by the level of opposition their decision has provoked. Christy Cooney (President of GAA) and Peter McKenna (Croke Park Stadium Director) have both used to media to respond to criticisms in recent days. This intervention by Brennan and Carey is welcome as it gives an alternative view from players. It also reopens the tradition debate and what can be done to preserve the traditions associated with our national games while at the same time preserving the safety of players and patrons. The GAA has still yet to address the safety issues that arise from the installation of this barrier. As the clock ticks down to the implementation of this decision the hope is that there is still time for a reasoned debate to take place.
By Paul Walsh
Since the GAA announced their decision to install a 2.8m fence in front of the Hill, many conflicting arguments have been bandied about. Safety, tradition, social class and anti Dublin bias have all reared their heads in the debate. To call it a debate would be misleading this decision endorsed by the Central Council of the GAA was made with scant consultation with supporters groups.
The decision was made after the disgraceful incidents that followed the Leinster Final when supporters attacked referee Martin Sludden. The GAA have said this is a “last resort” decision and that it is an attempt to protect the safety of players and supporters. The Dublin County board have supported the decision along with the GPA. “Pitch invasions are a player welfare issue and we are happy to support the campaign to have them phased out” said GPA spokesperson Sean Potts.
For the Dublin GAA Supporters Club however this move is seen as a direct attack on the fans in Hill 16 and an attempt to make them “second class” fans. “This decision taken by a group of people who never use the facilities of the Hill, and without discussion with the supporters representatives, is paradoxically a retrograde step in the health, safety and welfare systems of the stadium,” the Dublin Supporters Club claims in a statement posted on its website, http://www.thehill.ie.
So where does the truth lie? The GAA have stated this is a response to what happened after the Leinster final but the Louth fans that attacked the referee came from the stands. How will this new fence stop fans coming from the stands to attack a player or official if they decides their team have been wronged? I think the consensus is that pitch invasions should be stopped. Despite it being All Ireland Final tradition, it is a safety issue for players and supporters. While everyone agrees action needs to be taken, again you have to ask how do the GAA plan to stop supporters from the stands invading the pitch come All Ireland day. This decision is shortsighted and most importantly dangerous. Barriers are a throwback to stadiums of another era. When 96 people died at Hillsborough in April 1989 attending a FA Cup football match a wide ranging report identified the causes of the disaster. The Taylor Report recommended the removal of all barriers in front of stands in UK stadia.
The GAA’s decision may lead to mayhem on All Ireland day. Passion is part of sport and despite warnings to the contrary, if supporters start pouring on to the pitch from all corner of the ground, does the GAA really expect the supporters in the Hill not to attempt to do the same. If barriers are the way forward, why are they not a feature of the new Aviva stadium? If the GAA believe these barriers are the answer why don’t the install them around the entire stadium?
There is only one way to deal with pitch invasions ant that is through proper policing and stewarding. Arrests and stadium bans could act as a deterrent. Even if this fence was the last resort the GAA describe it as surely it could have been brought in next year at the start of the season rather than trying to introduce it just before the two All Ireland finals.
It seems that the GAA are not for turning on this decision but they may regret it by the season end if there showpiece spectacles descend in to a nightmare.
To mark their sponsorship of Dublin GAA this year Vodafone have announced a new Hill16 iPhone application designed to provide Dublin fans on the move with all the latest GAA information for their club and county.
The iPhone app, which can be downloaded from www.hill16.ie, will give fans immediate access to the official Dublin County Board Hill 16 website, including its ‘Word on the Hill’ feature, which gives fans all the latest club and county news (hurling, football, camogie and ladies football) as well as fixtures and results.
While the App will prove an excellent tool for fans throughout the club championships, which are at the business end of the season, its launch is also timely with the eagerly awaited clash with Cork in the GAA Senior Football All-Ireland semi-final on Sunday week.
Launching the App, Dublin wing forward Bryan Cullen said: “This is an excellent feature for Dublin GAA. Like any other county, our fans want as much information as possible at their fingertips about their club and county and the creation of this App by Vodafone will certainly make that possible for them. Right now, there’s intense interest, as you would expect, around the game on Sunday week but the app will be particularly useful beyond that for the club scene as fans will be able to access all sorts of useful information, from fixtures to results, for the remainder of the season and beyond.”
Features on the App also include a Pitch Finder, with address information, directions and contact information for all clubs. Dublin GAA supporters will also be able to sign-up online through the app for the Dub Hub, which delivers an array of rewards from Vodafone. Additionally, fans will also be able to watch clips of the Dubs as they progress through coming seasons.
Announcing the Hill 16 app, Vodafone’s Interim Head of Corporate Affairs Christine Heffernan said: “Vodafone is delighted to make this App available to Dublin GAA fans in support of our sponsorship of Dublin GAA. No doubt supporters will be very keen to get their hands on whatever information they can over the coming ten days or so in the build up to the All-Ireland semi-final but this app will also, critically, be of huge benefit to fans and, indeed, players and officials, for the club scene as well.”
By Mike Kelly
Saturday April 10th 2010 will go down in the history books of St. Colman’s college in Newry as the day they won back the Hogan Cup after a 12 year absence. But that is not all the day will be remembered for in Newry.
The behaviour of a minority of the St.Colman’s supporters left a very bad taste in the mouth of not only this reporter, but also undoubtedly in the mouths of their opponents, St.Brendans of Killarney.
Arriving at the end of the Vocational Schools final between Clonakilty and Newry’s near neighbours St. Malachy’s the group of 200 or 300 students and past pupils made their presence known at the back of the lower section of the Hogan Stand.
Abuse was hurled down on their fellow footballers and supporters from Co. Down once the final whistle blew and two flares were lit in the middle of the stand, emitting a plume of blue smoke. The same colour as their school’s flag.
The worst abuse, however, was held for Kerry footballer and St. Brendan’s coach Paul Galvin. Chants about Galvin’s previous on field actions aswell as off-field controversies were rained down on him for the entire 60 minutes and even some time before the teams emerged from the tunnel.
To his credit Galvin never rose to the bait and completely ignored the St.Colman’s supporters who were merely yards away from him for the entire match.
Scenes like this are completely alien to Croke Park, even when the rugby and, especially, soccer were being held in Croke Park there was never any trouble on this scale.
Five of the St. Colman’s supporters were taken away by the gardai following the final whistle as they attempted to make their way onto the playing surface.
Drink, no doubt, was a major factor in the behaviour of the supporters as the smell of alcohol emanating from their section of the ground was strong and a number of bags filled with bottles of beer were confiscated by the match stewards.
It is a shame that the Newry school was let down by their supporters on such an important day for the players and the school but unfortunately that is the way sport seems to be heading in this country.
Gerry Thornley claims it is happening, albeit not to the same extreme, in rugby and hopefully this is just a one off for the GAA.
Credit must go to the Croke Park stewards as they managed to successfully keep the supporters from gaining access to the pitch and also to the other St.Colman’s supporters who were cordial in their success and cheered their team on with respect from the opening minute.
It is a shame that these same supporters, who were there to see their sons, brothers and friends win an All-Ireland final in Croke Park, should be said in the same breath as the thugs who were also following the Hogan Cup champions.
I congratulate St. Colman’s on their success and wish them further success in the future as they are clearly a good football team as their destruction of St. Gerald’s in the semi and St. Brendan’s in the final show.
But I sincerely hope that something is done, both by the St.Colman’s school and by the GAA, to make sure that scenes like the ones in Croke Park on Saturday are never seen again.
Kellco Sport 