Month: June 2022

HSE Mid-West did not review match footage before Clare hurlers were deemed close contacts

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HSE MID-WEST SAY they did not review any match footage before identifying two Clare hurlers as close contacts of the two Wexford players who last week tested positive for Covid-19 following their National League clash on 16 May.

On Tuesday, Clare GAA released a statement backing comments made by manager Brian Lohan, who claimed two of his panel had been identified as close contacts following discussions between the two Wexford players in question and the HSE.

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Wexford GAA chairman Micheál Martin had labelled Lohan’s claims as “outrageous” and insisted they played no part in the process. Martin also mentioned that last year, “public health officials viewed video footage and designated players close contacts on the back of that.”

However, Dr Rose Fitzgerald, a public health specialist with HSE Mid-West, today told Clare FM they did not review any match footage before identifying the two Clare players as close contacts.

“In this department we don’t look at, or at least we haven’t been reviewing videos of matches, that I am aware of,” Fitzgerald said.

“In our experience we have seen transmission within the setting of playing sport, and when we get cases, each is assessed on its own merits. So it will be an interview with the cases and it will be a discussion about their contacts. 

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“The risk assessment will include the type of contact and the duration of contact, and we have to make a decision based on the information that we have, and it is particular to each individual case and the assessment that is done.” 

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100 fans permitted to attend club and inter-county games from Monday, GAA confirms

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THE GAA HAS confirmed that 100 spectators will be permitted to attend club and inter-county games in the 26 counties of the Republic of Ireland from Monday, 7 June.

This number is in addition to players, team personnel, stewards or media attendees.

A maximum of 200 spectators may attend matches at grounds where the capacity is 5,000.

The news comes after the Government recently announced a further relaxation of Covid-19 restrictions, which includes the gradual return of crowds to sports events.

A statement from Ard Stiúrthóir, Tomás Ó Riain says that competitive and challenge games at all levels of club and inter county are permitted to take place from 7 June but that it is “essential that we continue to proceed with caution.”

“It is likely that from 5 July, up to 200 spectators may be permitted to attend games,” the statement continues, “and up to 500 may be permitted in grounds with a minimum capacity of 5,000.

“However this will depend on progress in broader society – if these increases are to be permitted, we will advise in advance of 5 July.”

Dressing rooms will remain closed for club games “to ensure the risk of players or backroom personnel being classified as Close contacts is minimised.”

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In relation to the use of gym facilities, the GAA advises that they should remain closed for the moment unless they are being used on an individual basis by inter-county players.

Club bars are permitted to serve food and alcohol outdoors as well as drive in events and family fun days or fundraising events.

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Seamus Coleman makes hefty donation to group feeding Ireland’s frontline workers

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IRELAND CAPTAIN SEAMUS Coleman has made a hefty donation to a support group helping to feed frontline workers on these shores through the Covid-19 crisis, in another stunning gesture from the Everton defender.

Coleman made a €20,000 donation to ‘Feed the Heroes,’ a volunteer group whose fund has soared to €300,000 in the past week.

That money goes towards sending food to doctors, nurses and other frontline workers battling the virus in Ireland.

A message earlier yesterday from Feed the Heroes, which was set up by Cian O’Flaherty and Tad McAllister, read:

“A week ago today, we setup a go fund me and website to get food to the frontline. Since then 7300 people have donated €273,516 to our cause. That’s you. Thank you from all of us and the people we have served.

“In one week we have dropped over 4000 meals to frontline workers in hospitals, ambulance centres, fire depots, garda stations, contact tracing centres nationwide. There is a lot more to come next week.

“Our partners are dropping planned meals in coordination with frontline staff where it’s needed. This has been greeted with an incredibly powerful sense of solidarity. You have had an impact.

“You have helped us to become an incredibly important part of the national response to Covid-19. That was not what we thought we might do at the start but we’re here now and we will step up and make sure your donations go where they can have an impact. We see you all want to let those on the front line know that we appreciate them, we see them and we stand (albeit socially distant) in solidarity with them all.

“Thank you from all of us.”

Donegal man Coleman is one of a number of top footballers to endorse the work of the group, and he is set to release a social media video today alongside ex-Ireland internationals Keith Andrews and Damien Duff, among others.

At the time of writing, nearly 7,500 donors had contributed to the cause, raising €300,710. The goal started as €200.

You can donate to and find out more about Feed the Heroes here.

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14-man Cork win by a point but Clare take promotion play-off spot as Tubridy hits 1-8

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Cork 0-22
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Paraic McMahon reports from Cusack Park, Ennis

CORK EMERGED VICTORIOUS on the day but lost out on scoring difference to Kildare and today’s opponents Clare in the race for promotion play-offs spots in Division 2 South.

A draw looked to be the most likely outcome as the game entered the closing stages but in retrospect Cork dominated proceedings for the most part and claimed the two points, despite finishing with fourteen men following Brian Hurley’s dismissal for a second bookable offence.

Ronan McCarthy’s Cork started the stronger but saw their three point advantage wiped out when David Tubridy converted a penalty on eight minutes. The veteran Doonbeg attacker would finish the contest with 1-08 to his name as he continued his strong League form.

Inspired by Tubridy’s penalty, Clare took the lead for the first time on fourteen minutes and strengthened it with white flags from Tubridy and Gavin Cooney.

However the arrival of the water break stymied their momentum and Cork fired six scores without reply. Substitute Cathail O’Mahony proved too hot to handle as he kicked three points in a six minute window. Colm Collins and his management were forced to redeploy Cian O’Dea to the full-back line at half-time in a bid to curb the influence of the Mitchelstown marksman.

Unable to regain the lead as a result of this spell, Clare were always chasing the game as Cork continued to keep their account ticking over. Ten different scorers registered for the Rebels in the encounter.

Clare’s Darren O’Neill and Cork’s Ian Maguire.

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Both sides kicked ten points each in the second half, crucially it was Cork that led by a single score at the interval and this remained the gap at the sounding of the final whistle.

Soft-tissue injuries caused headaches for both managers with Cork losing the trio of Ciaran Sheehan, Daniel O’Mahony and Sean Powter to injury while Kevin Harnett also had his involvement ended by what appeared to be a hamstring strain.

Scorers Cork: Cathail O’Mahony 0-5 (0-1f), Luke Connolly 0-4 (0-3f), John O’Rourke 0-4, Brian Hurley, Tadhg Corkery 0-2 each, Paul Walsh, Kevin O’Driscoll, Sean White, Ian Maguire, Mattie Taylor 0-1 each.

Scorers Clare: David Tubridy 1-8 (0-6f), Eoin Cleary 0-4 (0-3f), Gavin Cooney, Cathal O’Connor, Darren O’Neill, Pearse Lillis, Darragh Bohannon, Aaron Griffin 0-1 each.

David Tubridy scores the only goal of the game from a penalty.

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Cork

1. Mícheál Martin (Nemo Rangers)

2. Sean Powter (Douglas), 3. Daniel O’Mahony (Knocknagree), 4. Kevin Flahive (Douglas)

5. Tadhg Corkery (Cill na Martra), 6. Sean Meehan (Kiskeam), 7. Mattie Taylor (Mallow).

8. Ian Maguire (St. Finbarrs), 9, Paul Walsh (Kanturk).

10. Sean White (Clonakilty), 11: Ruairi Deane (Bantry Blues), 12. Kevin O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)

13. John O’ Rourke (Carbery Rangers), 14. Cíaran Sheehan (Éire Óg), 15: Luke Connolly (Nemo Rangers).

Subs

20: Cian Kiely (Ballincollig) for O’Mahony (11) (Inj)

25: Cathail O’ Mahony (Mitchelstown) for Sheehan (21) (iNJ)

26: Brian Hurley (Castlehaven) for White (42)

23: Mark Collins (Castlehaven) for Walsh (42)

17: Paul Ring (Aghabullogue) for Powter (50) (Inj)

18: Kevin O’ Donovan (Nemo Rangers) for Corkery (50)

24: Damien Gore (Kilmacabea) for Connolly (64)

Clare

1. Stephen Ryan (Kilrush Shamrocks)

2. Ciarán Russell (Éire Óg), 3. Cillian Brennan (Clondegad), 19. Kevin Harnett (Newmarket-on-Fergus).

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5. Cian O’Dea (Kilfenora), 6. Sean Collins (Cratloe), 7. Daniel Walsh (Kilmurry Ibrickane).

8. Darren O’Neill (Éire Óg), 9. Cathal O’Connor (Coolmeen).

10. Pearse Lillis (Cooraclare), 11. Eoin Cleary (St Joseph’s Miltown), 12. Darragh Bohannon (Shannon Gaels)

13. Gavin Cooney (Éire Óg), 14. David Tubridy (Doonbeg), 21. Joe McGann (St Breckan’s).

Subs

26. Dean Ryan (Na Fianna, Dublin) for Harnett (21)

25. Conall Ó hÁiniféin (Éire Óg) for Ryan (HT)

22. Emmet McMahon (Kildysart) for Walsh (53)

15. Keelan Sexton (Kilmurry Ibrickane) for Cooney (60)

18. Aaron Griffin (Lissycasey) for McGann (60)

23. Cormac Murray (St Josephs Miltown) for O’Neill (65)

Referee: Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary)

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‘It was very bizarre’ – Roscommon concede goal after water break with ball put into empty net

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ROSCOMMON STAR JENNY Higgins has recalled the “very bizarre” goal they conceded against Down in their league clash on Sunday, in which the Ulster side kicked the ball into an empty net while their opponents were still returning from the first water break.

Roscommon conceded a very strange goal in their league clash with Down.

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Roscommon went on to book a place Division 3A semi-finals with a 5-15 to 3-12 victory at Kiltoom despite conceding the unusual score.

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A clip of the moment has been circulated online today, showing the Down team restart the play after the water break. They carry possession up the field and proceed to score the goal unopposed as the Roscommon players rush back onto the pitch from their team huddle.

“It was kind of a kick in the teeth really,” Higgins began in conversation with the media today. She was speaking at the announcement of Glenveagh Homes as new sponsors of the LGFA’s Gaelic4Girls Programme.

“We had done quite well in the first 15 minutes and had a goal at that stage.

“I can’t remember how much we were up, but he [the referee] blew the whistle and we were just kind of maybe casually making our way back, because it was a really hot day.”

Higgins points out that it was around 25 degrees in Kiltoom during the game, which is why they were slightly delayed in getting back on the pitch in time for the resumption.

“It was really hot yesterday, so we may have taken an extra couple of seconds I suppose,” she continues. “But he allowed play to continue, and Down went ahead and got a goal in the back of the net.

“It was very bizarre, but fair play to our team – we responded really well and I think we went up and got our own score at the other end of the pitch.

“But you just had to get on with it at the time, it’s only today now that the clip emerged and you can see how bizarre it really was. I’m not sure, it’s something that we’ll definitely have to look into. Is that actually a rule, can that actually be done?

We were lucky we came away with a win. If you look closely the officials were not back on their lines either and down got a goal out of it?????? https://t.co/oK4sZgbb6a

— Roscommon LGFA (@RoscommonLGFA) May 31, 2021

“Obviously it is if the referee officiated it, but it’s fair to say it won’t happen to us again anyway. We learned for the second water break, we were the first team back out on the pitch just in case.”

Higgins adds that they didn’t ask referee Ciaran Groome about the incident at the time, although she says that a conversation may have been required “if we’d lost by a goal.”

She also said that their understanding around the rule for water breaks is “it’s down to the discretion of the ref.”

“I don’t think you can blame Down realistically,” she adds when asked about Down’s part in the goal. “It was a very important game for both teams. Down had lost the previously so they really needed to win that game yesterday. They were just doing what the officials said to do so I definitely wouldn’t hold any grudges against them in what they did.

“I can’t say if we’d do the same thing. You probably would, you’re just doing what the officials say at the end of the day. It’s just a bizarre one, something we had never heard of and we were just running back trying to get back on the line, just wondering if he was just telling us to hurry up or what it was?”

Roscommon are under new management this year following the appointment of former Mayo star and All-Ireland winning captain, Diane O’Hora.

That nine-point win over Down was Roscommon’s second win in the group stage of the league following an impressive result against Fermanagh last weekend.

They will now face Sligo in a crunch tie to decide who tops the group before the league semi-finals.

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Roscommon’s Jenny Higgins pictured at the announcement of Glenveagh Homes as new sponsors of the LGFA’s Gaelic4Girls Programme.

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“When we heard Diane was taking over, it was an exciting appointment,” says Higgins. “It’s going really well, completely different I suppose.

“It’s very new, very fresh and it is taking us a while to try and adjust to the different style of management and the management team.

“But that’s kind of just natural progression, we have hit the ground running with two wins and we are fairly happy with that, but we still have a lot of work to do and a lot of fine-tuning to match up to what her expectations are of the team.

“She comes with new ideas, she was appointed early last season so she was able to watch all of our championship campaign.

“I was playing full-forward yesterday but I still offer a lot at midfield and I ended up coming out there in the end. She’s just trying to find the balance with us, as well as we’re trying to find where we fit into the team and you are happy enough to play once you’re on the pitch.”

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‘We think it’s different this year, we believe we can compete with these teams’

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IT’S A SIGN of Antrim’s positive start to the 2021 season that one of the stand-out Saffron stars, Ciarán Clarke, finds himself sitting down for an interview after being named PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for May.

The Ballycastle McQuillan’s man was at the forefront of Antrim’s superb win over Clare in the opening round of the league, scoring 1-11 in that 1-21 to 0-22 victory at Corrigan Park.

Since that blistering start to the league, Antrim have fallen to a seven point defeat in Kilkenny and lost by eight points away to Dublin, before a hard-fought draw with Wexford back in Corrigan Park

And with championship hurling on the horizon – Antrim play Dublin in the Leinster quarter-finals on 26 June – Clarke feels Antrim have the capacity to kick on again and build on their early-season promise.

“We think it’s different this year. We believe we can compete with these teams and we believe we can go far, but it’s about building on our last game and the game before that,” Clarke says.

“You’re always aiming to be the best you can be and compete against the so-called bigger teams.”

PwC GAA/GPA Player of the Month for May, Ciarán Clarke (Antrim) with his award today at his home club Ballycastle GAA.

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When asked to explain the team’s steady improvement, Clarke lays the credit firmly at the feet of manager Darren Gleeson, who joined the county in September 2019. 

“Since Darren’s come in in the last couple of years it’s a very professional set up,” Clarke explains.

There’s nothing you want for. If you ever need something, it’s there for you. You don’t have to ask. It’s probably the first year that we had all the best players in the county playing for us. They want to commit and, as you can see with the size of our panel, I think we have 36 in the panel, which is the first time we’ve ever had a panel that size and people wanting to go into it.

“I think the main thing (Gleeson has brought) is probably the belief. We are just the same as the so-called big teams, we just need to believe it. I think you have seen the belief there in our league campaign.

“Maybe we did start slow (in some games) and maybe we were waiting to see what these other teams could do. But then when we realised that we can compete and we can challenge, that’s maybe when we started clawing back the leads.”

There are of course plenty of challenges facing hurling in Antrim, including the lack of a recognised home ground as the long-delayed redevelopment of Casement Park continues to come into difficulty.

Clarke outlines why finally getting the project over the line would represent a huge boost for the future of hurling in Antrim.

“You need somewhere (to be your home stadium). Whenever I was growing up you were going to your big Antrim games there and having the big crowds there.

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“For the younger generation, it plays a big part that they can see their county team, and the other county teams, coming there. It gives them inspiration of where they want to be, progress from underage up to senior, it gives you a pathway.

“You need somewhere you can permanently call home and somewhere you can try to make it tough for teams coming up, make teams not want to come to Casement Park. Because at the minute, we’re playing at Corrigan this year, a few years ago we played at Ballycastle, Cushendall too, so we didn’t or don’t really have a home venue or a place we call home, so it’s vitally important for that as well.

“I’m not really following it that closely because there seems to be that many twists and turns, we’re getting it then we’re not getting it. It’s hard to keep on track with it, but you’d like to be back playing there.” 

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Rangers take aim at ‘abhorrent’ proposals to end Scottish season early

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RANGERS STRONGLY CRITICISED plans unveiled on Wednesday to terminate the divisions below the Scottish Premiership, warning of “severe consequences for the Scottish game”.

With play halted due to the coronavirus, the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) announced proposals to determine final placings by points per game in league matches played to date by each club.

The resolution, to be voted on by clubs, also recommends the top tier remains postponed for the time being, although final placings would be determined by the same system if the SPFL’s board determines matches cannot be played.

That would see Celtic crowned champions for the ninth successive season and Hearts relegated, but the immediate impact of the plans would be relegation for Partick Thistle from the second-tier Championship and Stranraer from League One.

Steven Gerrard’s second-placed Gers, 13 points behind Celtic, said in a statement they would oppose “in the strongest possible terms” any attempt to railroad changes to existing rules.

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They said they would immediately propose a member’s resolution that would release prize money to be distributed to all clubs throughout Scotland urgently.

Rangers said forcing through change “without due care and attention” would have severe consequences for the Scottish game.

“Nothing is more important than protecting the future of every club in Scotland as we are cognisant that this has a direct impact upon people’s livelihoods,” the statement said.

“It is abhorrent that certain clubs could be unfairly relegated if the current SPFL proposals were implemented. We must future-proof the Scottish game.”

Partick, bottom of the Championship, said they would not accept the proposal as it stood, adding it needed more scrutiny and debate.

Dundee United would be promoted to the Premiership if the resolution passed, while Raith Rovers would move up to the Championship and Cove Rangers would join League One.

European governing body Uefa has warned national leagues that a failure to complete the current campaign could lead to exclusion from European competition.

SPFL chief executive Neil Doncaster said the situation regarding the Premiership “remains particularly complicated”.

“Everyone is aware of Uefa’s desire for the family of European football to work together to resolve the issues that confront us all,” he said. “We are keen to work with Uefa and remain in discussion with them over the situation in Scotland.”

© – AFP, 2020

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Limerick hand debut to teenage defender as they make seven changes for Cork game

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LIMERICK HAVE HANDED a senior hurling debut to teenager Colin Coughlan for Saturday’s hurling league clash against Cork.

Coughlan’s introduction is one of seven changes from Limerick’s last outing against Waterford.

There’s a first start of the year in goal for Kilmallock’s Barry Hennessy with Barry Nash and Diarmaid Byrnes introduced to the defence.

William O’Donoghue is drafted in at midfield while David Dempsey and Pat Ryan come into the attack.

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Limerick

1. Barry Hennessy (Kilmallock)

2. Richie English (Doon), 3. Sean Finn (Bruff), 4. Barry Nash (South Liberties)

5. Diarmaid Byrnes (Patrickswell), 6. Declan Hannon (Adare – captain), 7. Colin Coughlan (Ballybrown)

8. William O’Donoghue (Na Piarsiagh), 9. Darragh O’Donovan (Doon)

10. Tom Morrissey (Ahane), 11. Cian Lynch (Patrickswell), 12. David Dempsey (Na Piarsaigh)

13. Pat Ryan (Doon), 14. Aaron Gillane (Patrickswell), 15. Peter Casey (Na Piarsaigh)

Subs

16. Jason Gillane (Patrickswell)

17. Conor Boylan (Na Piarsaigh)

18. Jerome Boylan (Na Piarsaigh)

19. Adrian Breen (Na Piarsaigh)

20. Ronan Connolly (Adare)

21. Robbie Hanley (Kilmallock)

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22. Barry Murphy (Doon)

23. Darren O’Connell (Kildimo/Pallaskenry)

24. Brian O’Grady (Kilteely/Dromkeen)

25. Cathal O’Neill (Crecora/Manister)

26. Mark Quinlan (Garryspillane)

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‘It’s the first time in a long time there’s been a bit of a buzz around Offaly GAA’

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GRÁINNE EGAN’S SCHEDULE is currently, as she puts it, ‘hectic’.

The Offaly dual star is coming off the back of a superb month, with her exploits leading her to winning the inaugural PwC GPA Women’s Player of the Month award for camogie. It’s been hard earned. 

“Monday was my only day off for a couple of weeks which was a bit mad, but I was managing it,” Egan explains. 

“I was at training every day but they were sound enough to say that, ‘look, you’re not doing sprints here’ or ‘you should manage it a bit there’.

“Saturday nights were a bit mad. I was going to the local shop and getting bags of ice so I could make a homemade ice-bath that I could get into for a while before a hot shower. I was just trying to do everything I could to try and recover.

“I think it’s just about being smart about it. And, like I said, management are really good and they’re balancing it very well for me so that takes a bit of pressure off. I couldn’t imagine trying to do this if there was any opposition or if people were going, ‘this isn’t a good idea, you shouldn’t be doing this’. That would be very difficult. 

“There are two of us as well, Roisín Egan is doing both too. So that makes it a bit easier as well, that you’re not on your own stepping out of the runs and that. But, yeah, Monday is my day off to sleep for the day.”

Egan was an obvious choice for May’s player of the month award, hitting the headlines when she scored 3-5 for the Faithful in their win over Dublin – adding 1-8 against Carlow for the footballers 24 hours later.

“It’s funny because the matches which have got attention over the last few weeks, in my mind, wouldn’t have been great matches [for me],” she says.

“Taking the frees and that does help a little bit in terms of the end result. It looks better on paper. I wouldn’t have been too happy with my own game. I was lucky in the Dublin game that I got on the end of some well-worked stuff from the other girls.

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“I still want to work more on pin-pointing passes. That’s something we’ve pointed to ourselves in Offaly camogie that we need to work on more. When we come up against the likes of Kilkenny, every pass from them is pinpoint accurate. We’re looking to get to that level, we’re not quite there.”

Egan scored 3-5 in Offaly’s win over Dublin last month.

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While there is plenty of room for improvement for Offaly, it’s been a hugely positive month for the county as a whole, with one memorable weekend seeing all four senior teams – the men’s hurlers and footballers, and the ladies football and camogie teams – winning in the league. 

Egan says that feel-good factor is tangible within the county.

We have the Faithful Fields out the road which is the centre of excellence and for the first time now, all four teams are training in there. So there is that bit of a buzz. You’re walking out and you’re passing Michael Fennelly and all the boys as they’re training, and you’re on the pitch right beside them. The U20s are training there, who have a Leinster final coming up, and then the minor hurlers. There is a bit of a buzz. It’s the first time in a long time there’s been a bit of a buzz around Offaly GAA as a whole.

“You know, the weekend we won both matches, the camogie and the football, the men won as well, (Shane) Lowry was going well, and there was kind of that – Jesus, Offaly are coming back. 

“So hopefully it keeps going. The hurlers are after getting promotion now, the footballers are going well. Camogie, unfortunately we’ve slipped a little bit but if we can pull it back for championship it would be great for us.”

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Speaking shortly after being named the player of the month winner in camogie, Egan said she’d love to see less differentiation between the men’s and women’s games going forward.

It’s funny, a lot of trainers that we would have come in to us are hurling trainers, and they’d often say ‘come on lads’ or ‘we’re going hurling’, and then they’d correct themselves and say ‘sorry, camogie.’ And it’s something that always annoys me, because in my head, and I think for anyone who plays, it is hurling, and we’re going out hurling and it’s great hurling and whatever it is. 

“I don’t think that differentiation comes from the players anyway. I think we all want to be moving in that way.

“The GPA coming together has been massive already. It’s visible and it’s only going in the right direction, so if we can keep it going you would love to see them coming together and get rid of the skorts and start just trying to bring them closer. 

“Changing the rules as well this year, the physicality in camogie has gone right up, which is great. It’s made it more enjoyable to play, it’s more enjoyable to watch. Hurling is nearly going the other way, but that’s a different conversation. 

“But it’s much more enjoyable and hopefully we can keep going, keep making those changes and keep modernising it.”  

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Moran in at midfield and Kerry hand out championship starts to three newcomers

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DAVID MORAN HAS returned to the Kerry starting side for tomorrow’s Munster quarter-final against Clare.

Kerry’s David Moran.

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Moran is selected at midfield, where he will partner Diarmuid O’Connor, in the only change from the recent league semi-final victory over Tyrone.

There are three players handed their first championship start in goalkeeper Kieran Fitzgibbon, wing-back Mike Breen and corner-forward Paudie Clifford, who will line up in attack with his brother and team captain David.

In total Peter Keane has selected nine of the side that began Kerry’s last Munster championship tie, when they were defeated by Cork last November.

Fitzgibbon, Breen, Clifford, Gavin Crowley, Stephen O’Brien and Paul Geaney are the players brought in to start on this occasion.

Team announcement: Kerry vs Clare – Munster Senior Football Championship, Quarter-Final#WeAreKerry #CiarraíAbú #KerryClare #kerrygaa

Full details here: https://t.co/UPgIGLZJFN pic.twitter.com/Pqb3N6MAT7

— Kerry GAA (@Kerry_Official) June 25, 2021

Limerick take on Waterford in tomorrow’s other Munster quarter-final and they have made one change from their recent Division 3 promotion play-off loss to Derry.

Cian Sheehan comes into the attack for Tommy Griffin. Limerick have named ten of the side that played last October in their quarter-final against Waterford with Sheehan, Paul Maher, Robbie Childs, Danny Neville and Robbie Burke all set to start on this occasion. 

Paul Maher in action against Waterford last year.

Source: Ken Sutton/INPHO

Kerry

1. Kieran Fitzgibbon (Kenmare Shamrocks)

2. Brian Ó Beaglaoich (An Ghaeltacht), 3. Jason Foley (Ballydonoghue), 4. Tom O’Sullivan (Dingle)

5. Mike Breen (Beaufort), 6. Gavin Crowley (Templenoe), 7. Gavin White (Dr Crokes)

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8. David Moran (Kerins O’Rahillys), 9. Diarmuid O’Connor (Na Gaeil)

10. Stephen O’Brien (Kenmare Shamrocks), 11. Sean O’Shea (Kenmare Shamrocks), 12. Paul Geaney (Dingle).

13. David Clifford (Fossa), 14. Dara Moynihan (Spa), 15. Paudie Clifford (Fossa)

Subs

16. Shane Ryan (Rathmore) 

17. Adrian Spillane (Templenoe)

18. Tadhg Morley (Templenoe)

19. Paul Murphy (Rathmore)

20. Killian Spillane (Templenoe)

21. Tommy Walsh (Kerins O’Rahillys)

22. Jack Barry (Na Gaeil)

23. Micheál Burns (Dr Crokes)

24. Graham O’Sullivan (Dromid Pearses)

25. Tony Brosnan (Dr Crokes)

26. Jack Sherwood (Firies)

Limerick

1. Donal O’Sullivan (Monaleen)

2. Sean O’Dea (Kilteely/Dromkeen), 3. Brian Fanning (Pallasgreen), 4. Michael Donovan (Galbally)

5. Robert Childs (Galtee Gaels), 6. Iain Corbett (Newcastlewest – captain), 7. Gordon Brown (Na Piarsaigh)

8. Darragh Treacy (St Kieran’s), 9. Tommie Childs (Galtee Gaels)

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10. Cian Sheehan (Newcastlewest), 11. Cillian Fahy (Dromcollogher/Broadford), 12 Adrian Enright (Fr. Casey’s)

13. Danny Neville (Ballysteen), 14. Robbie Burke (Adare), 15. Hugh Bourke (Adare)

Subs

16. Aaron O’Sullivan (Pallasgreen)

17. Dave Connolly (Adare)

18. Paul Maher (Adare)

19. Tony McCarthy (Kildimo/Pallaskenry)

20. Killian Ryan (Mungret St. Paul’s)

21. Josh Ryan (Oola)

22. Brian Donovan (Monaleen)

23. Seamus O Carroll (Castleknock)

24. Pádraig De Brún (Firies)

25. Peter Nash (Kildimo/Pallaskenry)

28. James Naughton (St Senan’s)

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