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Down break Kildare hearts, through to Sept. 19 final

By Kieran Rooney JUST as the Dublin supporters left Croke Park devastated the week previously, Kildare fans must still be pondering about how events conspired against them last Sunday. Not that anyone should argue about the merit of Down’s performance in beating Kildare 1-16 to 1-14 in the second All-Ireland Senior Football Championship semi-final. They [...]

Published by admin on September 1st, 2010 at 09:09 am

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Cork conquer Dubs, take 1st berth in Sam decider

By Kieran Rooney AT last, the pundits got it right in the knock-out stages of the All-Ireland Football Championship. But only just. Dublin had a place in the All-Ireland final in the palm of their hands. Watched by a capacity crowd of over 82,000 at Croke Park on Sunday, they led for virtually all of [...]

Published by admin on August 25th, 2010 at 08:08 am

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Tipp set up tantalizing decider after win over Waterford

By Kieran Rooney SUDDENLY we have a real final on our hands. Tipperary’s 3-19 to 1-18 All-Ireland semi-final victory over Waterford at Croke Park last Sunday provided sufficient evidence that there will be nothing straightforward about Kilkenny’s bid to win five in a row. Throw in the anticipated absence of Henry Shefflin and an injury [...]

Published by admin on August 18th, 2010 at 07:08 am

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Kilkenny overpower Cork, move to brink of 1st senior GAA 5-in-row

By Kieran Rooney PROBABLY the best team ever. That appears to be the generally accepted opinion following Kilkenny’s 3-22 to 0-19 demolition of Cork in last Sunday’s All-Ireland Hurling semi-final at Croke Park. In truth, most observers are already absolutely certain that the current Kilkenny line-up is the greatest side to have played the game. [...]

Published by admin on August 11th, 2010 at 07:08 am

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All four provincial champs lose quarter finals

By Kieran Rooney NOT everyone is going to agree but last weekend’s All-Ireland Senior Football Championship quarter-finals had everything. Perhaps Kerry, Tyrone, Meath and Roscommon think a bit differently. All four provincial champions were defeated as Down, Dublin, Kildare and Cork made it through to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. There’s long been a feeling that it [...]

Published by admin on August 4th, 2010 at 08:08 am

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Tipp smash Galway’s dreams with 1-point win in classic

By Kieran Rooney DEVASTATION. You could see it in Galway manager John McIntyre’s face, you could feel the emotion in his voice as he tried to explain his team’s epic 3-17 to 3-16 defeat in the All-Ireland hurling quarter-final at Croke Park on Sunday. An outstanding performance, but that’s it for Galway. Tipperary, on the [...]

Published by admin on July 28th, 2010 at 07:07 am

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Rossies, Tyrone win crowns, Sligo, Monaghan left with uphill battles

By Kieran Rooney letters@irishecho.com IT’S around this time that teams really begin to find out about themselves. Sligo and Monaghan have more, quite a bit more, to do if they are to remain as serious contenders in this year’s All-Ireland Football Championship. Both went into last Sunday’s Connacht and Ulster Football Championship finals with growing [...]

Published by admin on July 21st, 2010 at 08:07 am

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Louth denied, demand justice after Meath win Leinster final

By Kieran Rooney IF you thought that the World Cup final was controversial, it had nothing on what happened at last Sunday’s Leinster Football Championship decider between Meath and Louth at Croke Park. With the game well into injury time, and Louth on the verge of celebrating their first Leinster success since 1957, Meath scored [...]

Published by admin on July 14th, 2010 at 10:07 am

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Cats take Leinster title, Kerry break Limerick hearts again

By Kieran Rooney NOT that anyone really doubted it but the weekend’s two big provincial finals provided further evidence of Kilkenny and Kerry’s absolute determination to retain their All-Ireland crowns. Kilkenny came through their Leinster Hurling Championship final clash against a disappointing Galway outfit with flying colors. They produced some vintage hurling comfortably win the [...]

Published by admin on July 7th, 2010 at 08:07 am

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Dubs dumped by goal-happy Meath, Louth to make final after 50 years

By Kieran Rooney DUBLIN and the England soccer team, sadly, have something in common. They concede goals, lots of them. In the case of the Dubs it was five in their Leinster Senior Football Championship semi-final against their old rivals Meath at Croke Park. Meath’s ability to get goals brought them a 5-9 to 0-13 [...]

Published by admin on June 30th, 2010 at 08:06 am