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Post by Annascaultilidie on Dec 3, 2017 15:06:43 GMT
Very good article in yesterday's Examiner about Donaghy.
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Dec 3, 2017 15:49:00 GMT
Munster Junior Club Final (HT) Piarsaigh na Dromoda 2-3 Knocknagree 0-7 #GAA Dromid have missed a lot of chances but goals the difference
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 3, 2017 16:28:56 GMT
Level with 5 mins to go. Dromid making hard work of it. Dromid one up now. 2 minutes left.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 3, 2017 16:34:37 GMT
Level. Extra time.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 3, 2017 16:41:45 GMT
Big win for Cuala in the Leinster hurling final. They must be strong contenders again this year.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 3, 2017 17:19:59 GMT
Munster junior cup gone over the border. Ambrose not too happy with the ref but concedes the better team in extra time won.
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Post by gaelicden on Dec 3, 2017 17:20:12 GMT
No,no, no, no, no, nooooooooo!!!. Anything but 20 years of celebration 😐😐. On a good note, 4 in a row of east Kerry not too bad all the same 😍😍
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Post by Seoirse Ui Duic on Dec 3, 2017 17:25:01 GMT
Munster Junior Club Final (FT-AET) Piarsaigh na Dromoda 2-11 Knocknagree 1-17 #GAA All over
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Post by gaelicden on Dec 3, 2017 23:27:09 GMT
Munster Junior Club Final (FT-AET) Piarsaigh na Dromoda 2-11 Knocknagree 1-17 #GAA All over Hard luck to Dromid, kick of a goal at the end of extra time, and against a good youthful side like knocknagree, they gave it their all and just came short at the end. Two parts of the parish celebrating tonight, they're through to the AI semi, will I jump the bandwagon? Don't think so 😂😂, but will I wish them well for the rest of the series? Of course, I'd know a good few of the lads who were playing today, as Ambrose said, sure we all played In the same school together, playing a Kerry style of football. They're the Munster representatives now, so let's hope they can bring the cup to as close of the Kerry border as possible.
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Post by Mickmack on Dec 3, 2017 23:38:26 GMT
Cuala hit 1.23 today which shows that they are not depending on goals from Con OCallaghan although he got the goal today.
The Offaly side missed a penalty and had a man sent off which didn't help their cause.
Cuala now play Galway city club Liam Mellows in the semi final. They caused a bit of a shock in winning the Galway title today.
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Post by Mickmack on Dec 3, 2017 23:39:31 GMT
An Ghaeltacht won the West Kerry championship by 2.04 to 9 points today.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 3, 2017 23:51:41 GMT
Big win for An Gaeltacht. Dingle seem to be struggling to get the best from their collection of young players?
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Post by glengael on Dec 4, 2017 9:53:05 GMT
Commiserations to Dromid. Great achievement for a small Club to be so competitive both this year and back in 2011/2012.
An Ghaeltacht seem to be rising again. A fine collection of trophies this year.
And Marc O'Sé was 100% correct on the Gooch article. There was an air of snide schadenfreude about the whole thing that, for me, showed a new low, even by Independent's standards.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 5, 2017 16:08:06 GMT
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Post by glengael on Dec 10, 2017 15:41:31 GMT
I think the Leinster Football Final is off today due to weather conditions.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 10, 2017 17:02:23 GMT
M7 was like a ski slope today through the midlands.
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Post by Mickmack on Dec 10, 2017 19:04:04 GMT
Severe doze of cold turkey today...first sunday afternoon in months that TG4 didnt serve up a delighful spectacle
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 11, 2017 7:47:19 GMT
Parnell Park was probably the only alternative venue available for this game yesterday due to the snow fall in the midlands.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 17, 2017 14:02:03 GMT
Small crowd in Portlaoise, two big midland towns.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 17, 2017 14:37:35 GMT
7 - 4 to Moorefield HT. Tough uncompromising game in difficult conditions. Eanna O'Connor top scorer, John Healin struggling to make an impact on the game. Moorefield seem to have the bigger spread of scores. The game will probably go down to the wire.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 17, 2017 15:22:02 GMT
Some battle in the Leinster Final!
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 17, 2017 15:28:47 GMT
Extraordinary finish to the Leinster final. Moorefield by 1 point 6 minutes into extra time. 6 down with 2 minutes to go.
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Post by southward on Dec 17, 2017 15:32:24 GMT
Some game, some finish. Ronan Sweeney was immense for the winners.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 17, 2017 15:37:58 GMT
Ronan Sweeney was phenomenal at 37 years of age, won a Leinster senior medal 17 years ago with Kildare. Dragged them throughout the game.
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Post by kerrygold on Dec 17, 2017 15:58:12 GMT
Sensational Moorefield comeback snatches Leinster crown
Updated / Sunday, 17 Dec 2017 15:50 0 St Loman's Kelvin Reilly tries to dispossess Kevin Murnaghan of Moorefield
By Paul Keane RTÉ Sport reporter Moorefield (Kildare) 1-14 St Loman's Mullingar (Westmeath) 2-10
Kevin Murnaghan struck in the seventh minute of stoppage time as Moorefield staged a dramatic smash-and-grab raid in Portlaoise to win the AIB Leinster club SFC title.
The Kildare champions and 2006 winners trailed by six points with a minute of normal time remaining only to finish with a remarkable 1-04 scoring burst.
Kildare selector Ronan Sweeney, Moorefield's 37-year-old forward, hit the 61st minute goal that gave them real hope and Murnaghan capped a strong game with the winning point at the death.
It was literally the last kick of an incredible finale that saw Eanna O'Connor's scuffed free from 45 metres out recycled and punched towards Murnaghan who tapped over from close range.
It was tough on Luke Dempsey's Loman's who believed they'd staged their own incredible comeback for the third game running.
They'd come from three down at the break to lead by four after a strong third quarter and by six with the hour almost up, only to have a famous first win snatched away.
They also had county man Paul Sharry sent off in the 62nd minute for his second yellow card.
Murnaghan was terrific throughout for Moorefield while Sweeney finished with 1-01 and O'Connor, son of legendary Kerry manager and Moorefield mentor Jack O'Connor, struck 0-08.
The Newbridge outfit will return to action on February 17 when they played Corofin or Fulham Irish of London in the All-Ireland club semi-finals.
Loman's talisman John Heslin wore number 14 but started at midfield and remained there as Ken Casey and Shane Dempsey foraged for scores in the full-forward line.
It robbed Loman's of their most potent forward though it also indicated the battle they were anticipating around the middle third.
Heslin booted the first Loman's score from distance in the ninth minute and the sides remained deadlocked at 0-03 apiece after 20 minutes.
But Moorefield took over around midfield and in their half-forward line for the remainder of the half to open up a three-point interval lead.
The Kildare men were camped in the Loman's half for one particular period, winning a succession of Loman's kick-outs and scoring four points without reply between the 20th and 23rd minutes.
That moved Moorefield 0-06 to 0-03 ahead and with Kelvin Reilly and James Murray trading a point, the favourites led by 0-07 to 0-04 at half-time.
To Loman's credit, they looked dangerous whenever they attacked with ex-Offaly forward Casey and Dempsey troubling the Moorefield defence.
And they came from further behind in both of their previous Leinster championship wins over Simonstown Gaels and Mullinalaghta.
Boss Dempsey surely reminded them of that at the break because they returned a rejuvenated force, firing a remarkable 1-03 without reply.
In a low scoring game, it was hugely significant and put Loman's 1-07 to 0-07 clear.
Casey hit their first point after the restart, igniting the comeback and he blasted a well taken 37th minute goal after Loman's had drawn level.
Kelvin Reilly played the long ball in that caught out a couple of Moorefield defenders and squirted through to an unmarked Casey who blasted in off the 'keeper.
Dempsey's first point of the game in the 44th minute briefly put Loman's four points ahead at 1-09 to 0-08 and they surged six ahead with a second goal in the 54th minute from Ronan O'Toole.
But just as victory seemed secured for the underdogs, Moorefield came roaring back with that incredible finish.
Moorefield: T Kinsella; M Dempsey, L Healy, L Callaghan; K Murnaghan (0-01), J Murray (0-02), S Healy; D Flynn, A Masterson; D Whyte (0-01), E Heavey (0-01), I Meehan; E O'Connor (0-08, 0-05f), N Hurley Lynch, R Sweeney (1-01).
Subs: A Mullins for Meehan (40), A Sweeney for Masterson (52), S Dempsey for Callaghan (55).
St Loman's Mullingar: J Daly; G Glennon, G Grehan, J O'Toole; N O'Toole, P Dowdall, D Whelan; P Sharry (0-02), J Heslin (0-02, 0-01f); D Windsor, R O'Toole (1-02), K Reilly (0-01); K Casey (1-02), S Flanagan, S Dempsey (0-01).
Subs: K Lynam for Flanagan (29), C Reilly for N O'Toole (h/t), B O'Loughlin for Casey (58, black card), S Flynn for Windsor (61).
Referee: B Tiernan (Dublin).
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Post by Mickmack on Dec 17, 2017 16:27:47 GMT
One of the best games of the year on the last day of the year. Loman's will take a long time to get over this. Apart from Ronan Sweeney, the CHB Murray was immense too and lets call a spade a spade, Eanna OConnor is a class act and would surely add more to Kerry than most of the forwards Kerry used in 2017 apart from Paul Geaney and KD.
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Post by hurlingman on Dec 17, 2017 19:19:27 GMT
One of the best games of the year on the last day of the year. Loman's will take a long time to get over this. Apart from Ronan Sweeney, the CHB Murray was immense too and lets call a spade a spade, Eanna OConnor is a class act and would surely add more to Kerry than most of the forwards Kerry used in 2017 apart from Paul Geaney and KD.I was wondering how long before a comment like this would come up. If he had something to add he'd have been on the panel 3/4 years ago. AFAIK he's not even on the Kildare panel.
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Post by iveragh on Dec 17, 2017 19:35:52 GMT
One of the best games of the year on the last day of the year. Loman's will take a long time to get over this. Apart from Ronan Sweeney, the CHB Murray was immense too and lets call a spade a spade, Eanna OConnor is a class act and would surely add more to Kerry than most of the forwards Kerry used in 2017 apart from Paul Geaney and KD.I was wondering how long before a comment like this would come up. If he had something to add he'd have been on the panel 3/4 years ago. AFAIK he's not even on the Kildare panel. O connor is a brillant forward, definitely kerry standard, a lot better than whats on the current panel bar p geaney and jod, but will never happen if he continues playing in kildare
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Post by misteallaigh abú on Dec 17, 2017 19:55:03 GMT
One of the best games of the year on the last day of the year. Loman's will take a long time to get over this. Apart from Ronan Sweeney, the CHB Murray was immense too and lets call a spade a spade, Eanna OConnor is a class act and would surely add more to Kerry than most of the forwards Kerry used in 2017 apart from Paul Geaney and KD.I was wondering how long before a comment like this would come up. If he had something to add he'd have been on the panel 3/4 years ago. AFAIK he's not even on the Kildare panel. Eanna was called into the Kildare panel last year before the league but didn't make the cut. That said he has been the standout club player in Kildare this year. He will surely get a call up again this time around along with James Murray who was outstanding at 6 today.
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Post by jackiel on Dec 17, 2017 19:58:20 GMT
great finish by Moorefield. Lomans were fancied to go all the way after beating Vincent's.As we learned to our cost in 2011 "its not over til its over".
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