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Post by dano on Feb 21, 2017 2:20:34 GMT
The most fascinating thing about the Galvin Maor uisce incident was that it didn't have the result that Big Joe wanted from it.Paul got sent off alright but It solidified Kerry and not long after The Very Darran O Sullivan we speak of scored his memorable goal. You're correct though Ard Mhacha the last day was only heat of the moment stuff and there was no malice from the Rock management.
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Post by sayitasiseeit on Feb 21, 2017 6:36:02 GMT
Congratulations to Glenbeigh Glencar. In some ways it was a horrible game with players staying down needlessly and the usual Kerry/Tyrone spite contminating the game. For long stages , in spite of their poor start, I thought The Rock would win. They had a greater facility for kicking long range points and of course we witnessed something , which sadly is becoming a hallmark of Kerry football, an inability to tackle without conceding needless frees. Nevertheless , our lads stuck at it and, in the circumstances , Darran became the unlikely hero. I must say I thought it was preposterous to have kept him on when it was clear the poor man was scarcely able to walk in the second half. I do not know how he was able to secure those last points , unquenchable I suppose. He never lacked that commodity. It is a shame that he was disabled for most of the second half because had he playing with all his cards, as evidenced in the first half, there is no doubt Glenbeigh' s paasage would have been much easier. The most shameful aspect of the game was the Tyrone mentor getting involved with Darran. Simply, that is intolerable and merits a very , hefty ban. The last time saw that happening was in 2006 when Armagh's water carrier got involved with Paul Galvin. Darran's injury sets an intriguing poser. Should he have come out at half time? No doubt, management can claim vindication with the way matters panned out. I suppose they could also claim that taking off their governor , irrespective of an anticipated diminished return from him would have psychologically undermined the team. But the question remains, at half time would you have allowed Darran to return? I would not . I firmly believe that injured/unfit players have no business playing. It backfires far more often than not. I was amazed , that a Northern team, usually so tactically aware, did not put a flying machine on Darran in the second half and run like the hammers of hell every time he got the ball in or to maximise the damage to Darran's injury. Talking about that injury, I suspect it will be summer time before we see this irrepressible hero again! Darran had a dead leg, he couldn't do any long term damage to his leg. Looked like Glenbeigh we're going to take him off but Darran himself appeared to indicate that he wasn't for coming off. Glenbeigh played it to perfection in my view, swapped Grady to centre forward and left a less than 100% Darran at fullforward where he at worst was engaging a decent Rock defender. Verteran I think your summation of it is very disingenuous to the glenbeigh set up, cleary they knew what condition Darran was in. Personally I thought this was the most entertaining and drama filled game I have witnessed in an age. Glenbeigh Glencar are the one of the few teams that can say they beat a Tyrone team in the businesss end of an all Ireland competition in the last decade plus. They went 2 points down to a sucker punch goal with 11 minutes remaining, but closed out the final sector in of the game 6 points to 1. You can't argue with that. Congrats and enjoy the celebrations Glenbeigh and Glencar. on a side note it's amazing how many quality players a small club can turn out consistently, they always seem to churn out minors and county standard players.....Darran, Aidan Shea, Kilkenny, Gavan Grady, Griffin, young Teahan this year
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 21, 2017 23:39:58 GMT
Matt molloy's pub in Westport was a sight to behold on Sunday night when the cup arrived ...so I am reliably informed...
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Post by MrRasherstoyou on Feb 22, 2017 3:11:31 GMT
Westport is a great town for friendly pubs, and music, amongst other things. They deserve to have things like this to celebrate
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Post by OnTheForty on Feb 22, 2017 15:57:07 GMT
Yes, Westport is a nice town and I don't begrudge them their win. But Kenmare is a great little town too, and I'm sure they are thinking they left an All-Ireland behind them after losing AET to Westport in the semis. After losing the Junior a few years ago, it would be nice to see Kenmare getting back to Croke Park. But getting out of Kerry will be tough, and I guess they are going senior next year, so might have to wait if / when they go back Intermediate. What was the homecoming like in Rossbeigh / Glenbeigh / Glencar?
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Post by inforthebreaks on Feb 22, 2017 16:11:59 GMT
if you were from Westport you might not be veyr happy to hear Lee Keegan describe their win as "only a stepping stone to Kevin Keane and myself to get an all ireland medal with Mayo". I thought it was an incredibly naive statement from a man who should be well used to speaking to the press
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Post by glengael on Feb 22, 2017 20:04:42 GMT
As a matter of interest what players, if any, have gone on from winning an All Ireland Intermediate Club medal to subsequently winning an All Ireland senior medal?
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Post by jackiel on Feb 22, 2017 21:13:07 GMT
if you were from Westport you might not be veyr happy to hear Lee Keegan describe their win as "only a stepping stone to Kevin Keane and myself to get an all ireland medal with Mayo". I thought it was an incredibly naive statement from a man who should be well used to speaking to the press Unfortunately for Kevin Keane it won't be this year, read earlier he's out for the season with his cruciate.
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Post by abù on Feb 22, 2017 21:16:18 GMT
As a matter of interest what players, if any, have gone on from winning an All Ireland Intermediate Club medal to subsequently winning an All Ireland senior medal? Owen mulligan. He went about it the opposite way though! He won his senior medal first..
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Post by abù on Feb 22, 2017 21:20:27 GMT
Glenbeigh Glencar are the one of the few teams that can say they beat a Tyrone team in the businesss end of an all Ireland competition in the last decade plus. That is a bit dismissive of Brosna..
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Post by givehimaball on Feb 22, 2017 21:49:49 GMT
As a matter of interest what players, if any, have gone on from winning an All Ireland Intermediate Club medal to subsequently winning an All Ireland senior medal? Owen mulligan. He went about it the opposite way though! He won his senior medal first.. Mark Griffin did it the right way around. Bryan Sheehan did it in reverse. Ronan O'Connor of St Michaels did it in reverse too. I think that's all the Kerry lads who've done it.
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Post by givehimaball on Feb 22, 2017 21:52:11 GMT
Yes, Westport is a nice town and I don't begrudge them their win. But Kenmare is a great little town too, and I'm sure they are thinking they left an All-Ireland behind them after losing AET to Westport in the semis. After losing the Junior a few years ago, it would be nice to see Kenmare getting back to Croke Park. But getting out of Kerry will be tough, and I guess they are going senior next year, so might have to wait if / when they go back Intermediate. What was the homecoming like in Rossbeigh / Glenbeigh / Glencar?Heard Laune Rangers donned the red and black to cheer them across the bridge into Killorglin. Solid gesture from the neighbours.
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Post by veteran on Feb 23, 2017 14:31:28 GMT
That is a bit dismissive of Brosna.. A strange thing has happened here. A post is being attributed to me which I did not submit at all.
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Post by MrRasherstoyou on Feb 23, 2017 18:19:51 GMT
Yes, Westport is a nice town and I don't begrudge them their win. But Kenmare is a great little town too, and I'm sure they are thinking they left an All-Ireland behind them after losing AET to Westport in the semis. After losing the Junior a few years ago, it would be nice to see Kenmare getting back to Croke Park. But getting out of Kerry will be tough, and I guess they are going senior next year, so might have to wait if / when they go back Intermediate. What was the homecoming like in Rossbeigh / Glenbeigh / Glencar? Kenmare is indeed a grand place. Which reminds me, what sort of club does Snaeem have, I mean what level?
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Post by glengael on Feb 23, 2017 18:49:10 GMT
Sneem amalgamated with their neighbours Derrynane some years ago are now known as Sneem/Derrynane. As far as I know they're in Division 5 of the County League and are a Junior Club. Someone more local to the area might know more about playing numbers, club resources etc but I'd take a guess that like a lot of rural Kerry you wouldn't be over run with players at any level.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 23, 2017 20:31:28 GMT
A few years ago kenmare won the junior all Ireland and beat castle knock with ciaran Kilkenny on board in the final. Castle knock won the intermediate in Dublin the following year and lost to the Louth champs in Leinster the year that ardfert won it. In 2016 castle knock reached the Dublin senior final and got well beaten by Vincent's but it was a long way from losing that junior final to Kenmare.
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Post by glengael on Feb 23, 2017 20:44:18 GMT
Was that not a semi-final that Kenmare and Castleknock played? I don't think Kenmare have won a Junior title?
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 23, 2017 21:02:47 GMT
was that not a junior final in croker, played before the Finuge v Cookstown?
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 23, 2017 22:08:24 GMT
It's coming back to me now...the final game in a series of games v castleknock. I recall the unbridled joy at the end but as you say, it was just a semi final.
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Post by ruralgaa on Feb 24, 2017 10:15:36 GMT
Yes the Kenmare v Casteleknock affair was a 3 game semi final epic. Kenmare progressed to the final where they lost to Ballinasloe. Stephen O'Brien was missing for most of the campaign post the county final with injury
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Post by ruralgaa on Feb 24, 2017 10:23:16 GMT
Sneem amalgamated with their neighbours Derrynane some years ago are now known as Sneem/Derrynane. As far as I know they're in Division 5 of the County League and are a Junior Club. Someone more local to the area might know more about playing numbers, club resources etc but I'd take a guess that like a lot of rural Kerry you wouldn't be over run with players at any level. Yes you've summed it up pretty well there. Sneem were a very good outift in the late 90's, most of the 2000s. Most of this period was spent in Division 1 with a couple of guys playing senior for Kerry. However numbers were falling rapidly and a lot of a talented group were coming to the end of their playing careers. They were joined for years underage with Derrynane, who themselves were never blessed with a large playing number so it made sense for both to join up in 2009. Unfortunately like everywhere else in South Kerry, numbers are quite low so the clubs will remain together for the foreseeable future, in fact you have a situation where they are also joined up with Templenoe at a few grades underage. Very sad that from Kenmare to Waterville (40 odd mile stretch) you may only have enough for one team. A sign of the times.
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Post by diego on Feb 24, 2017 11:29:33 GMT
A strange thing has happened here. A post is being attributed to me which I did not submit at all. A re-read of your unedited post would confirm that was indeed not a quote from you Veteran! Was thinking you wouldn’t forget Brosna. Bally/Foilmore had a great win over an excellent Trillick team (including an on fire Mattie Donnelly) in the 09 intermediate semi as well.
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Post by diego on Feb 24, 2017 11:36:20 GMT
Fair play to Glenbeigh by the way. Victory made all the sweeter I’m sure given the battle they had to come through. If Rory O’Connor hadn’t pulled off that fine save at the end it’s doubtful the cup would have been coming home.
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Post by hugh20 on Feb 24, 2017 16:38:57 GMT
Fair play to Glenbeigh by the way. Victory made all the sweeter I’m sure given the battle they had to come through. If Rory O’Connor hadn’t pulled off that fine save at the end it’s doubtful the cup would have been coming home. That was a fine save in fairness, showed tremendous reflexes to get to it. Great achievement by Glenbeigh/Glencar. Well done.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 25, 2017 21:01:36 GMT
Cuala 3-21 Slaughtneil 2-11
Cuala will be the first Dublin club to appear in an All-Ireland Club SHC final, after securing their place with a 3-21 to 2-11 win over Ulster champions Slaughtneil at the Athletic Grounds.
They turned in a commanding performance to shatter the treble dream of a club whose footballers and camogie players are set to appear in All-Ireland deciders.
Con O’Callaghan’s 11th-minute goal and seven David Treacy points helped the dominant Leinster champions to a 1-13 to 0-5 interval lead.
Sean Treacy added a second goal, and while the Derry men pulled back goals through Gerlad Bradley and Se McGuigan, Cuala hit the net for a third time late on through Niall Carty.
All but two of the Slaughtneil team are also members of the football squad chasing the All-Ireland title on St Patrick’s Day.
Early on, it was end-to-end hurling with Chrissy McKaigue and Brendan Rogers trading scores with David Treacy and Mark Schutte.
But Treacy got his eye in with placed balls, sending a couple of difficult efforts between the posts to give the Leinster champions a 0-4 to 0-2 advantage by the eighth minute.
Jake Malone, Sean Moran and Darragh O’Connell anchored a solid defensive effort as the Dubliners got a firm foothold in the tie, with O’Connell’s distribution prising openings in the Emmet’s cover.
And they got their reward in the 11th minute when a well worked move ended with Con O’Callaghan smashing an unstoppable shot to the top corner of the net.
Confidence now coursed through the veins of the Cuala men as the unerring Treacy stretched the advantage.
Sean Moran provided a superb assist out of defence for Treacy to land his first from play, and they led by 1-8 to 0-3 with ten minutes of the first half still to play.
Much more impressive in their support play and stick work, Cuala’s discipline restricted their opponents to a minimum of scoring chances, though McKaigue, Rogers and Cormac O’Doherty did pull back points.
Sean Treacy skipped past his marker to bury a second goal just seconds after the restart, but the Oak Leaf men responded immediately with a goal of their own, scrambled home by Gerald Bradley.
Sean Moran landed a monster free from 120 metres and Cronan dinked over another on the run as the margin swelled to 14 inside the opening ten minutes of the second half.
A superb Oisn Doherty save denied Con O’Callaghan a second goal, but couldn’t half the Cuala march, with O’Callaghan bringing his tally to 1-3.
Cormac O’Doherty and Gerald Bradleyregistered badly needed scores at the other end, but with Moran turning in an immense display at the back, they were unable to make sufficient inroads into a well organised Cuala defence.
And it went from bad to worse for Slaughtneil when Cormac McKenna picked up a second booking in the 51st minute.
Despite the setback, they grabbed a goal through Se McGuigan, but Cuala inevitably had the last say as Mark Schutte unselfishly off-loaded to substitute Niall Carty for goal number three.
Cuala: S Brennan; O Gough, C O’Callaghan, S Timlin; S Moran (0-01, f), J Malone, J Sheanon; C Cronin (0-03), D O’Connell (0-01); S Treacy (1-01), C Sheanon (0-01), D Treacy (0-07, 6f); C Waldron, C O’Callaghan (1-03), M Schutte (0-01).
Subs: N Kenny (0-01) for Waldron (44), N Carty (1-00) for C Sheanon (51), N Waldron (0-0-1) for D Treacy (57), S Stapleton for J Sheanon (59)
Slaughtneil: O O’Doherty; C McAlister, K McKaigue, P McNeill; S Cassidy, Shane McGuigan, M McGrath; E Cassidy, G Bradley (1-02); B Rogers (0-02), M McGuigan, C McKenna, Se McGuigan (1-00), C McKaigue (0-02), C O’Doherty (0-05, 2f, 1 ’65).
Subs: B Cassidy for M McGuigan (h-t), R McCartney for E Cassidy (42)
Referee: C Lyons (Cork).
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Post by keane on Feb 25, 2017 21:07:05 GMT
Darragh O'Connell is one of our own isn't he?
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 25, 2017 21:11:07 GMT
Cuala (with Darragh OConnell very good ) dominated midfield and provided good ball to the inside men. Con OCallaghan got a great goal and added a few class points from play. For a young lad he is powerful and is clearly a man for the big occasion. It was excellent fare for about 25 minutes but Cuala gradually got on top.
Cuala will face a different challence in the Clare champs. It promises to be a great final. Gary Brennan the Clare footballer is CHF for them. Tony Kelly is their main man. Will Darragh OConnell get an All Ireland club medal to go with his Christy Ring medal. That would be a first i would say.
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Post by jackiel on Feb 27, 2017 21:07:58 GMT
Throw in on St Patrick's Day is 5pm, hardly fair to all of you travelling to support Dr Crokes. I may only live 25 mins away but by the time the match ends, presentation, crowd clears, getting out of the car park etc it will be about 8.30 by the time I get home. It'll be straight to bed and up early for the 9am train to Tralee for the Dubs match. I reckon the reason is something to do with the parade but we've had parades other years and I don't believe it was an issue.
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Post by Mickmack on Feb 27, 2017 22:38:34 GMT
It promises to be a great day in croker. I would be happy for any of the four teams to win. Colaiste eoin on dublins Southside is like a mini gaeltacht where hurling, the Irish language and traditional Irish music are nurtured. Most of the cuala players went there I would say. And it's nice to ser darragh O'Connell more than hold his own at this level.
Ballea won their first Clare title a few months ago and won most of their club all Ireland games by a point or two in great games. A real fairytale.
slaughtneill are an incredible club and if they are to lose another final it will be hard on them especially as twelve of them lost to cuala last Saturday.
And finally, wouldn't it be great to see colm win a club all Ireland medal and put an end to that bad run in croke park.
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Post by kerrygold on Feb 27, 2017 23:38:36 GMT
Losing the hurling semi final at the weekend will make Slaughmeill much more difficult to beat now in the football final.
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