Big game Sunday. Clare v Tipp with the winners to play Cork, the All Ireland Hurling Champions. The new format will be more beneficial for the Munster and Leinster and Munster Champions.
All Ireland Hurling Championship
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thoward said:
Are there two Munster champions?
Munster is the best province, everyone knows that, but only a Cork person would put it in writing.
dok_golf said:Are there two Munster champions?
Sorry typing error.
Kilkenny looked very sharp yesterday. 6-28 is some score.
I'm a bit of a fence sitter when it comes to Cork & Kilkenny. my Ma is from Kilkenny and my Da is from Cork. interesting times in our house, especially back in the day when it seemed like every All Irleand Hurling final featured those two going at it.
My ma is from Kilkenny too.......come on the cats!!
Gillespie said:
nice people up there, but they talk funny.
utdalltheway said:nice people up there, but they talk funny.
......though not so funny as Cork people
btw Kilkenny City or county?.......your ma,I mean??
Gillespie said:......though not so funny as Cork people
btw Kilkenny City or county?.......your ma,I mean??
My ma tried to knock the Cork accent out of us, specially my sisters. it didnt work.
she was raised in the country, about 5-10 miles out of Kilkenny City. I haven't been there in years so it could've been swallowed up by the city by now.
utdalltheway said:
No it wouldn't have been........Kilkenny city has only a population of about 20,000 to 25,000.
My ma's from the city raised just off John St.
Gillespie said:
jaysus, never knew you had a bit of Irish in you
The hurling championship has become stale. Its either Kilkenny or Cork, with one or two teams from Galway, Waterford, Wexford or Clare who might have some hope of an upset. Hurling is still a great game to watch though.
Nialler said:jaysus, never knew you had a bit of Irish in you
so now he's only half a langer
utdalltheway said:so now he's only half a langer
Cork the Munster hurling champions for the 50th time. But they'll have to improve on their 2nd half display.
Nialler said:jaysus, never knew you had a bit of Irish in you
A redeeming feature?
29 let's make it 30 this year.
G'won the REBELS
G'won the REBELS
How many Football All-Irelands have Cork won thoward...is it 6?
If so, we're nearly level on total titles, Kerry 33 football, 1 hurling - Cork 29 Hurling, 6 football......if you have 6 football that is...it's something like that alright though.
If so, we're nearly level on total titles, Kerry 33 football, 1 hurling - Cork 29 Hurling, 6 football......if you have 6 football that is...it's something like that alright though.
Keane16 said:
You're nearly level, but behind
.Football is shite! Only kidding, but to be honest its not really my bag.
How many doubles have Kerry won?
Any way, see you on the 10th!!!
Kilkenny and Wexford was probably the best game of the Championship so far. Wexford were robbed with that decision just before half time, a 2 point swing. Fitzhenry is some keeper, must be the best in Ireland.
thoward said:
went to school with him, decent fella.
what about the Dublin Minors, beat Kilkenny in the semi and Wexford in the final to win the Leinster Minor Hurling crown
last time they won that in '83 Niall Quinn was playing for them
last time they won that in '83 Niall Quinn was playing for them
Good game between Cork and Waterford. Cork have room for improvement but 5 points to spare in the end, great goal from Corcoran. Clare were impressive against Wexford who hardly ever seem to play well back to back.
Its hard to see who will put it up to Kilkenny at this stage.
Big game between Cork and Clare Sunday. Should be close. Clare have players like the Lohans, Saenie McMahon who might be playing their last year so they'll be more determined than ever. Hopefully Cork to win but it'll be tough.
Great game between Cork and Clare. Clare were unlucky to lose in fairness. Cork will need to improve for the final.
What a comeback!!
You can see where Roy gets it from.
Mighty mighty stuff.
You can see where Roy gets it from.
Mighty mighty stuff.
I just saw "All Ireland Hurling", and assumed Mandelson had been sent back to Belfast
Plechazunga said:
Some match today lads...9-36 scored between the pair of them.
Cork - Galway now for the final
The football is lagging behind a bit....Hurling has it's finalists, the football still has a quarter final to play....
Cork - Galway now for the final
The football is lagging behind a bit....Hurling has it's finalists, the football still has a quarter final to play....
Cracking game yesterday. Put's the Premiership to shame sometimes with the commitment these guys show.
Good on ye Galway.
Good on ye Galway.
Its the greatest game in the world bar none.
Greta game alright between Galway and Kilkenny, one of the best in a log time. It should be a very close final but without a doubt Galway have been in better form in their last 2 matches than Cork have in their last 2.
Allen sticks with same fifteen for final
Wednesday, September 7
Cork boss John Allen has named an unchanged side as the Rebels prepare to face Galway in Sunday's Guinness All-Ireland SHC final at Croke Park.
Allen has resisted the temptation to include Wayne Sherlock and Neil Ronan despite the two making a big impact as substitutes in the Rebels semi-final victory over Clare.
There had been some speculation that Ronan in particular would start, but Allen has kept faith with the side that has guided his All-Ireland champions through the knockout stages to another final.
There had been injury doubts earlier in the week concerning Ronan, Brian Corcoran, Kieran Murphy and Jerry O'Connor, but all are available and Ronan apart are included from the start.
Cork will look to top scorers Ben O'Connor (0-19) and Joe Deane (1-15) to provide the scores from the opposite flanks of the full forward line, with Brian Corcoran looking to add to his 2-4 from full forward.
As ever, inspirational captain Sean Og O hAilpin will rally the team from the defence. He will know only too well that Galway will be raring to end the Rebels reign as All-Ireland champions, and Cork will have to be on their game if they are to avoid a repeat of their 2003 final defeat to Kilkenny.
Cork - D Og Cusack; B Murphy, D O'Sullivan, P Mulcahy; J Gardiner, R Curran, S Og O'hAilpin; J O'Connor, T Kenny; K Murphy, N McCarthy, T McCarthy; B O'Connor, B Corcoran, J Deane.
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Wednesday, September 7
Cork boss John Allen has named an unchanged side as the Rebels prepare to face Galway in Sunday's Guinness All-Ireland SHC final at Croke Park.
Allen has resisted the temptation to include Wayne Sherlock and Neil Ronan despite the two making a big impact as substitutes in the Rebels semi-final victory over Clare.
There had been some speculation that Ronan in particular would start, but Allen has kept faith with the side that has guided his All-Ireland champions through the knockout stages to another final.
There had been injury doubts earlier in the week concerning Ronan, Brian Corcoran, Kieran Murphy and Jerry O'Connor, but all are available and Ronan apart are included from the start.
Cork will look to top scorers Ben O'Connor (0-19) and Joe Deane (1-15) to provide the scores from the opposite flanks of the full forward line, with Brian Corcoran looking to add to his 2-4 from full forward.
As ever, inspirational captain Sean Og O hAilpin will rally the team from the defence. He will know only too well that Galway will be raring to end the Rebels reign as All-Ireland champions, and Cork will have to be on their game if they are to avoid a repeat of their 2003 final defeat to Kilkenny.
Cork - D Og Cusack; B Murphy, D O'Sullivan, P Mulcahy; J Gardiner, R Curran, S Og O'hAilpin; J O'Connor, T Kenny; K Murphy, N McCarthy, T McCarthy; B O'Connor, B Corcoran, J Deane.
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A pity Sherlock didn't get into the Cork team.
Come on the Rebels.
Great win for Cork. Number 30. Galway will come back in fairness.
12/09/05
30 steps to heaven
By Michael Moynihan, Croke Park
TURNS out they fooled us all. Cork put All-Irelands back to back yesterday, repeating the results of 1986 and 1990 by replicating the Cork style of old.
For the last couple of years, hurling neocons in the deep south have lamented the loss of the direct ball, sacrificed for the new running game. Yesterday Croke Park hosted a revival of that old-time religion, and there was no shortage of believers. Rumours that the Cork full-forward line might not go grey with age waiting for the ball yesterday were circulating on Leeside earlier in the week, and they were proved right.
Exhibit A for the conversion was Ben O'Connor's goal: Diarmuid O'Sullivan attacked the ball and found space in front of the Galway goal with his quick delivery. Ben O'Connor had a lot to do, cutting towards the corner flag as Ollie Canning bore down on him with uncharitable intent, but the Newtownshandrum man's finish was immaculate.
"We were trying to get the ball into the full-forward line faster," said O'Connor after the game.
"We'd done a good bit of speed work in training and we decided to concentrate on getting the ball in that bit faster. That might be only a split-second faster, but it all counts. We didn't abandon our game plan altogether, we only hit the long ball when it was the right thing to do."
If that surprised spectators, the second half was often Old Testament Cork Hurling. Selector Ger Cunningham, the keeper in 1986 and 1990, must have been nodding in approval of his successor's strategy after the break, because Donal Óg Cusack simply bombed the ball into the heart of the Galway defence. With Tom Kenny and Jerry O'Connor rampaging forward, Galway began to crack, pressed back until they were defending the D on the 21 from aerial assault. Against another midfield pairing, Galway might have survived, but Kenny and O'Connor ran so far so fast, their boots must keep travelling around the dressing-room when their owners hit the showers.
It would be unfair to say it was all Cork at Croke Park yesterday. Galway are a coming side, and they had enough possession to win yesterday, but the old saw about losing one to win one was never more apt. Derick Hardiman, for instance, was terrific, winning ball after ball, but he didn't always have a purpose to his delivery. Put that down to lack of composure, and if Galway want to find out how to take that extra step they could do worse than consulting the team which lost the 2003 hurling final.
Ben O'Connor acknowledged as much: "A lot of us are playing in our fourth final, and our third in a row. That experience stands to you, and maybe we were that little bit cuter than Galway on the day."
Cork also had leadership in every line. As expected, the Tribesmen started full of fire, and Cork were thankful that Brian Corcoran was on hand to show that while form is temporary, real class is perpetual. His exit in the semi-final and slow recovery from injury were worrying for Cork, and the big man's early industry yesterday helped to give his team-mates focus in the opening exchanges.
At the other end of the field, Donal Óg Cusack was immense. As always the Cloyne man quarter-backed the defence, if that's not a contradiction, but he also made terrific saves. After O'Connor's goal, Galway ranged forward in search of a riposte, and Alan Kerins' shot would have beaten most keepers. Not Cusack. In the second half he was even better, at one point killing a ball going over the bar before working it outfield for Ben O'Connor to give Cork a valuable two-point swing. As a cameo of belief in one's ability, it spoke volumes, and other players kept the faith also. Joe Deane was beaten for three balls in a row at one stage in the second half but the Killeagh man still had the grit after that to point a free from the sideline: belief.
SIGNIFICANTLY, Cork players who went into the game, if not under a cloud then at some slight risk of precipitation, made huge contributions - Ronan Curran had his best game of the year, as did Timmy McCarthy.
Eventually, Cusack was beaten; he stopped a Richie Murray shot from close range, but Damien Hayes nudged the rebound home, under Diarmuid O'Sullivan's retreating legs. You don't have to break the net to score a goal, but Hayes' effort barely broke a stroll as it trickled over, inhaled by the sizeable Galway contingent on the Hill.
Even then, Cork refused to panic. John Gardiner had a free within his range - just - after the Galway goal, and he nailed it. Belief. The game started to slip from Galway slowly, little omens everywhere; Ollie Canning, heroic throughout, had a clearance intercepted by Ben O'Connor for a point. Liam Donoghue's puck-outs began to drop into John Gardiner's baseball mitt of a left hand. With 10 minutes left, Cork took over and strangled their opponents.
When the final whistle went, Sean Óg Ó hAilpin walked up the steps, and during his passionate speech as gaeilge, the roller-coaster ride this Cork side and its fans have taken was brought into focus. Three years ago, they were beaten well by Galway, but Cork reinvented themselves. They have become a great team, overcoming strikes and stand-offs, controversies and collisions, departures and developments, affirming the power of the red jersey throughout.
Cork hurling. It's okay to believe
http://www.irishexaminer.com/pport/web/GAA/Full_Story/did-sgpLciSKEz2x-sgDQQ5wn3uAIg.asp
30 steps to heaven
By Michael Moynihan, Croke Park
TURNS out they fooled us all. Cork put All-Irelands back to back yesterday, repeating the results of 1986 and 1990 by replicating the Cork style of old.
For the last couple of years, hurling neocons in the deep south have lamented the loss of the direct ball, sacrificed for the new running game. Yesterday Croke Park hosted a revival of that old-time religion, and there was no shortage of believers. Rumours that the Cork full-forward line might not go grey with age waiting for the ball yesterday were circulating on Leeside earlier in the week, and they were proved right.
Exhibit A for the conversion was Ben O'Connor's goal: Diarmuid O'Sullivan attacked the ball and found space in front of the Galway goal with his quick delivery. Ben O'Connor had a lot to do, cutting towards the corner flag as Ollie Canning bore down on him with uncharitable intent, but the Newtownshandrum man's finish was immaculate.
"We were trying to get the ball into the full-forward line faster," said O'Connor after the game.
"We'd done a good bit of speed work in training and we decided to concentrate on getting the ball in that bit faster. That might be only a split-second faster, but it all counts. We didn't abandon our game plan altogether, we only hit the long ball when it was the right thing to do."
If that surprised spectators, the second half was often Old Testament Cork Hurling. Selector Ger Cunningham, the keeper in 1986 and 1990, must have been nodding in approval of his successor's strategy after the break, because Donal Óg Cusack simply bombed the ball into the heart of the Galway defence. With Tom Kenny and Jerry O'Connor rampaging forward, Galway began to crack, pressed back until they were defending the D on the 21 from aerial assault. Against another midfield pairing, Galway might have survived, but Kenny and O'Connor ran so far so fast, their boots must keep travelling around the dressing-room when their owners hit the showers.
It would be unfair to say it was all Cork at Croke Park yesterday. Galway are a coming side, and they had enough possession to win yesterday, but the old saw about losing one to win one was never more apt. Derick Hardiman, for instance, was terrific, winning ball after ball, but he didn't always have a purpose to his delivery. Put that down to lack of composure, and if Galway want to find out how to take that extra step they could do worse than consulting the team which lost the 2003 hurling final.
Ben O'Connor acknowledged as much: "A lot of us are playing in our fourth final, and our third in a row. That experience stands to you, and maybe we were that little bit cuter than Galway on the day."
Cork also had leadership in every line. As expected, the Tribesmen started full of fire, and Cork were thankful that Brian Corcoran was on hand to show that while form is temporary, real class is perpetual. His exit in the semi-final and slow recovery from injury were worrying for Cork, and the big man's early industry yesterday helped to give his team-mates focus in the opening exchanges.
At the other end of the field, Donal Óg Cusack was immense. As always the Cloyne man quarter-backed the defence, if that's not a contradiction, but he also made terrific saves. After O'Connor's goal, Galway ranged forward in search of a riposte, and Alan Kerins' shot would have beaten most keepers. Not Cusack. In the second half he was even better, at one point killing a ball going over the bar before working it outfield for Ben O'Connor to give Cork a valuable two-point swing. As a cameo of belief in one's ability, it spoke volumes, and other players kept the faith also. Joe Deane was beaten for three balls in a row at one stage in the second half but the Killeagh man still had the grit after that to point a free from the sideline: belief.
SIGNIFICANTLY, Cork players who went into the game, if not under a cloud then at some slight risk of precipitation, made huge contributions - Ronan Curran had his best game of the year, as did Timmy McCarthy.
Eventually, Cusack was beaten; he stopped a Richie Murray shot from close range, but Damien Hayes nudged the rebound home, under Diarmuid O'Sullivan's retreating legs. You don't have to break the net to score a goal, but Hayes' effort barely broke a stroll as it trickled over, inhaled by the sizeable Galway contingent on the Hill.
Even then, Cork refused to panic. John Gardiner had a free within his range - just - after the Galway goal, and he nailed it. Belief. The game started to slip from Galway slowly, little omens everywhere; Ollie Canning, heroic throughout, had a clearance intercepted by Ben O'Connor for a point. Liam Donoghue's puck-outs began to drop into John Gardiner's baseball mitt of a left hand. With 10 minutes left, Cork took over and strangled their opponents.
When the final whistle went, Sean Óg Ó hAilpin walked up the steps, and during his passionate speech as gaeilge, the roller-coaster ride this Cork side and its fans have taken was brought into focus. Three years ago, they were beaten well by Galway, but Cork reinvented themselves. They have become a great team, overcoming strikes and stand-offs, controversies and collisions, departures and developments, affirming the power of the red jersey throughout.
Cork hurling. It's okay to believe
http://www.irishexaminer.com/pport/web/GAA/Full_Story/did-sgpLciSKEz2x-sgDQQ5wn3uAIg.asp