Kerry beat Mayo in replay in Limerick Sat 30 Aug 2014

Kerry beat Mayo in replay in Limerick Sat 30 Aug 2014
Kerry 3-16 Mayo 3-13 (Extra Time)
Mayo led 2-05 to 1-05 at the break
Highlights below.

 

 

Kerry: B Kelly; P Murphy, A O'Mahony, S Enright; K Young (0-01), P Crowley, F Fitzgerald; A Maher, D Moran; M Geaney, J Buckley, D Walsh; K Donaghy (1-00), P Geaney (0-04, 0-03f), J O'Donoghue (2-06, 2-00 pen, 0-02f)
Subs: M O Se (0-01) for Enright (22mins), BJ Keane (0-02f) for P Geaney (42), P Kilkenny for Fitzgerald (Black) (42), D O’Sullivan for Buckley (55), K O’Leary for M Geaney (61), J Lynne (0-02) for D Walsh (70), B Sheahan for O’Mahony (83
Mayo: R Hennelly; T Cunniffe, G Cafferkey, K Higgins; L Keegan, C Boyle, D Vaughan (0-01); B Moran, S O’Shea; K McLoughlin (0-01), A O'Shea, J Doherty (0-03); C O'Connor (2-05, 1-00 pen, 0-03f), A Moran (1-01), A Dillon.
Subs: T Parsons for B Moran h-t, A Freeman (0-01f) for A O’Shea (Blood) h-t, M Conroy (0-01) for O’Connor (Blood) h-t, Conroy for Dillon (57 mins), K Keane for Cafferkey (68), R Feeney for A O’Shea (70), Freeman for A Moran (70), B Harrison for Vaughan (79), C Barrett for Boyle (83).
Referee: Cormac Reilly (Meath).

All-Ireland Football Championship semi-final Kerry V Mayo

All-Ireland Football Championship semi-final Kerry V Mayo Sun 24 Aug 2014 at Croke Park
Kerry 1-16 Mayo 1-16
Kerry and 14-man Mayo finished level on 1-16 each in an epic All-Ireland Football Championship semi-final. A great game.
Mayo requested to have All-Ireland SFC semi-final replay against Kerry put back by a week looks likely to fail.

 

Mayo: R Hennelly, T Cunniffe, G Cafferkey, K Higgins, L Keegan (0-01), D Vaughan, C Boyle (0-01), J Gibbons, S O'Shea, K McLoughlin, A O'Shea, J Doherty (0-01), C O'Connor (1-08, 1-0 pen, 0-5f), A Freeman, A Dillon (0-03).
Subs: T Parsons for Gibbons, A Moran (0-02) for Freeman, M Conroy for Doherty, M Sweeney for Dillon, K Keane for Cafferkey.
Kerry: B Kelly, M O Se, A O’Mahony, S Enright, P Murphy (0-01), P Crowley (0-01), F Fitzgerald (0-01), A Maher, D Moran (0-02), M Geaney (0-01), J Buckley (0-01), D Walsh (0-02), S O’Brien (0-01), P Geaney (0-01, f), J O’Donoghue (1-03).
Subs: D O’Sullivan for O’Brien, B Sheehan (0-01, f) for M Geaney, K Young for O’Mahony, K Donaghy for Maher, BJ Keane for Buckley, K O’Leary (0-01) for Walsh.
Referee: D Coldrick (Meath).

Meath County Board refuse five-year sponsorship

Meath County Board refuse five-year sponsorship worth €375,000 from Element Power building a wind-farm in North Meath.

A proposal by Element Power building of wind turbines in north Meath to make a €375,000 payment to the development of the Meath GAA Centre of Excellence at Dunganny near Trim was to be voted on by club delegates. The GAA county board executive had recommended acceptance of the offer of €75,000 a year over the next five years.

But Meath GAA and Element Power issued a joint statement  Fri 8 Aug 2014.

The board said it had decided that "that it is not appropriate for a voluntary sporting organisation like the GAA to engage in a complex debate on renewable energy and consequently will decline the offer from Element Power".

Meath County Board reported that a loan of €1 million would need to be borrowed over a five to 10 year period for work on the Centre of Excellence in Dunganny, Trim at the August 2014 meeting of the Meath County Committee. The finance would have to be in place as the contractor would want assurances that he was going to get paid.

Donegal overcome Armagh in All Irelanf Quarter Final in Croke Park Sat 9 Aug 2014

Donegal overcome Armagh in All Ireland Quarter Final in Croke Park Sat 9 Aug 2014

Donegal 1-12 Armagh 1-11:

What's UP Doc

Armagh

 

Armagh Team Photo

Armagh Highlights

 

Michael Murphy

Armagh

Donegal overcome an all-Ulster showdown in Croke Park to get place in the All-Ireland football semi-final.
Armagh and their behaviour reaching a ridiculous level.
Armagh pulled out of a scheduled press conference before Meath Game.
Selector Peter McDonnell and injured captain Ciaran McKeever had been expected to be in attendance but no show.
In keeping with their recent 'media ban', the Armagh team refused to cooperate with photographers by having their picture taken before today's clash with Donegal.
Earlier this week, the Ulster county infuriated journalists by cancelling a scheduled press briefing at the Carrickdale Hotel in Ravensdale.

Joe Brolly makes light of the push by Armagh's Aaron Findon on Donegal team doctor Kevin Moran in the Donegal v Armagh game which Donegal won.
Aaron Findon on Colm McFadden, who got entangled in front of the Hill 16 end. Various members of the management teams then spilled onto the field, including Armagh manager Paul Grimley and assistant Kieran McGeeney

Armagh have done all their talking on the pitch this summer


Donegal: P Durcan; E McGee, N McGee (0-1), F McGlynn; A Thompson, K Lacey, P McGrath; N Gallagher, O Mac Niallais (1-1); C Toye, L McLoone, R McHugh; P McBrearty (0-2), M Murphy (0-5, four frees) (capt), C McFadden (0-3, one free). Subs: R Kavanagh for Toye (43 mins), M McElhinney for McLoone (55 mins), D O’Connor for McFadden (58 mins), M O’Reilly for McBrearty (70 mins)

Armagh: P McEvoy; F Moriarty, C Vernon, A Mallon (0-1); M Shields, B Donaghy, A Kernan (0-2, one free); S Harold, A Findon; A Forker (0-1), K Dyas, T Kernan (0-4, one free); K Carragher (0-1), S Campbell (1-1), J Clarke. Subs: B Mallon for Carragher (41 mins), E Rafferty for Findon (45 mins), R Grugan for Dyas (55 mins), M Murray (0-1) for Forker (58 mins), K Toner for Harold (65 mins)

Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)
 

Dublin score more against Monaghan than Meath

Dublin score more against Monaghan than Meath Sat 09 Aug 2014 in Croke Park

Dublin 2-22 Monaghan 0-11:  Dublin swept aside the challenge of Monaghan in Croke Park in the All Ireland Quarter Final.

Dublin V Monaghan
Dublin 2-22 (28 Points) to Monaghan 0-11 (11 points) Difference = 17 Points

Dublin V Meath
Dublin 3-20 (29 Points) to Meath 1-10 (13 Points) Difference = 16 Points

Meath fared better than Monaghan against Dublin if that means anything.

Dublin: S Cluxton (0-1, 45); M Fitzsimons, R O’Carroll, P McMahon; J McCarthy, J Cooper (0-1), N Devereux; MD Macauley, C O’Sullivan; P Flynn (0-2), D Connolly (1-2, point free), K McManamon (0-1); A Brogan (0-3), E O’Gara (0-2), B Brogan (1-7, si points frees). Subs: C Costello for McManamon (44 mins), D Rock (0-2) for O’Sullivan (48 mins), J McCaffrey for Cooper (52 mins), P Andrews for O’Gara (54 mins), D Daly for McMahon (58 mins), P Mannion for A Brogan (65 mins).

Monaghan: R Beggan (0-1, 45); R Wylie, D Wylie, C Walshe; D Mone, V Corey, F Kelly; D Clerkin (0-2), D Hughes; P Donaghy, K Duffy (0-2, frees), S Gollogly; K Hughes, C McManus (0-6, three frees), C McGuinness. Subs: P Finlay for Donaghy (half-time), J McCarron for McGuinness (42 mins), G Doogan for Gollogly (50 mins), O Duffy for Clerkin (61 mins), C Boyle for Duffy (61 mins), C Galligan for Kelly (67 mins).

Referee: Marty Duffy (Sligo).

 

Meath well beaten by Armagh in All Ireland Quarter Final Sat 2 Aug 2014 in Croke Park

Meath well beaten by Armagh in All Ireland Quarter Final Sat 2 Aug 2014 in Croke Park

 

Meath slip sliding away

Armagh go through with a 0-18 to 0-13 victory over Meath at Croke Park. Meath were behind 0-8 to 0-7 at half time. At one stage in Meath were behind 0-8 to 0-2 with about 5 minutes before half time..

The sides were level at 0-10 each within five minutes of the re-start

Three Meath forwards scored from play while all six of the Armagh forwards scored.

Armagh's Paul Grimley previously expressed  concerns over the black card, hoping their clash with Meath would not be "besmirched by any poor decision-making".  An upsurge in gamesmanship !

Meath - P O'Rourke 0-2; M Burke, B Menton, D Keogan; D Carroll 0-1, P Harnan, D Tobin; S O'Rourke, A Flanagan; B Meade, B McMahon, A Tormey 0-1; D Bray 0-2, S Bray, M Newman 0-4. Subs - G Reilly 0-3 for Meade, E Harrington for Carroll, D McDonagh for S Bray, J Wallace for D Bray, P Gilsenan for McDonagh

Armagh - P McEvoy; C Vernon, A Mallon, J Morgan; M Shield 0-1s, B Donaghy, A Kernan 0-2; S Harold, A Findon; S Campbell 0-3, T Kernan 0-3, A Forker 0-3; J Clarke 0-1, K Dyas 0-1, K Carragher. Subs - M Murray for Morgan, R Grugan for Carragher, B Mallon 0-2 for Forker, S Forker 0-1 for Kernan

Ref - R Hickey (Clare).