All-Ireland club finals

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All-Ireland Club Finals Live updates: Dunloy v Ballyhale and Glen v ... (Irish Mirror)

Antrim hurling champions Dunloy and Derry football kingpins Glen are both seeking their maiden All-Ireland titles in Croke Park at the expense of last ...

Referee Derek O'Mahoney (Tipperary) gets the All-Ireland club final under way. Kilmacud lead Glen by a single point at the break. Glen 1-3 Kilmacud 1-3

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Recap: All-Ireland final - Ballyhale 1-22 Dunloy 1-15 (RTE.ie)

Ballyhale Shamrocks saw off Dunloy to regain their All-Ireland senior hurling crown in a humdinger at Headquarters.

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Eoin Cody hits 1-5 as Ballyhale claim All-Ireland club title (Irish Examiner)

Ballyhale Shamrocks stretched their lead at the top of hurling's club All-Ireland titles with their ninth Tommy Moore Cup with this seven point win over ...

Dunloy switched to a short puckout strategy in the second half but still got little return from their policy of raining in high ball. As a result of Dunloy moving the chess pieces around the board, it left Evan Shefflin free and his deliveries routinely had the Dunloy rearguard beleaguered. The writing was on the wall in the first half when all the factors were totted up.

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Kilmacud Crokes 1-11 Glen 1-09 recap (RTE.ie)

Dublin kingpins Kilmacud Crokes have beaten Derry champions Glen in the All-Ireland club football final. Read back on how the action unfolded.

60 mins Shane Horan is hauled back and Kilmacud have the chance to get an insurance point here. The ball drops to him ten yards out, he sidefoots it along the ground but Conor Ferris makes a superb fingertip save at full stretch. Kilmacud survived the scare and seconds later, the referee blew for full-time. Last year his error in the decider against Kilcoo led to them snatching a dramatic winning goal. I'm so, so delighted for him." -

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Shane Walsh LIVE All-Ireland club final highlights as Kilmacud ... (Galway Beo)

Shane Walsh's Kilmacud Crokes were pushed all the way but take Andy Merrigan home.

Glen 1-9 Kilmacud Crokes 1-9 What a save from Ferris!!! Kilmacud Crokes 1-10 Glen 1-9 Kilmacud's top scorer for the championship, a Dublin championship, a Leinster championship and now an Andy Merrigan Cup. Kilmacud Crokes 1-11 Glen 1-9 A fairytale for Walsh.

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Croke Park pitch labelled a 'disgrace' as fans fume on All-Ireland ... (Irish Mirror)

Ballyhale Shamrocks defeated Dunloy in the hurling decider before Glen and Kilmacud Crokes clashed in the football final later in the day.

One other fan posted: "Have never seen the Croke Park pitch in as poor as condition. The replacement turf looks very poor." Another fan tweeted: "Jesus the pitch in Croke Park is in bits, has not been the same since it got re layed after the last concert." "Croke Park pitch looks in rag order … Someone else commented: "That pitch in Croke Park is some disgrace for an All-Ireland Club day." Another said: "Pitch at Croke Park in very bad condition."

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GAA Fans Were Furious Over Condition Of Croke Park Pitch For All ... (Balls.ie)

GAA fans were not impressed with the very poor condition of the Croke Park pitch for this afternoon's All-Ireland club finals.

The state of the pitch is a disgrace. [January 22, 2023] That is without even mentioning the other finals in lower grades, Ladies football, and Camogie that are traditionally played there. Of course, the time of year is not ideal for an optimum playing surface. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case today. Taking part in such occasions is something many players dream of for their whole lives, with very few being lucky enough to experience them.

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Malachy O'Rourke on "heartbreaking" defeat for Glen in All Ireland ... (Highland Radio)

Glen suffered a narrow two point defeat in the All Ireland Club Senior Football final to Kilmacud Crokes. Danny Tallon's early goal had Malachy O'Rourke's ...

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Ballyhale secure All-Ireland club hurling crown at Croke Park but are ... (Independent.ie)

Ballyhale duly secured their ninth All-Ireland club crown but were made to battle all the way by a more-than-game Dunloy side in Croke Park.

Subs: D Smith for McKeague (45 mins), C McMahon for N Elliott (54 mins). Subs: B Cody for Shortall (50 mins), D Mullen for K Corcoran (59 mins). Nicky McKeague quickly replied for Dunloy, but then Ballyhale moved into top gear with five of the next six scores to push 1-9 to 1-5 ahead.

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'Rag order' - Croke Park pitch slammed as 'disgraceful' for All-Ireland ... (Extra.ie)

The pitch at Croke Park threatened to overshadow the All-Ireland club finals played on it today in both codes, as fans slated the state of the turf.

One fan said: 'Have never seen the Croke park pitch in as poor as condition. Another said: 'Jesus the pitch in Croke Park is in bits, has not been the same since it got re layed after the last concert.' The pitch at Croke Park threatened to overshadow the All-Ireland club finals played on it today in both codes, as fans slated the state of the turf.

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All-Ireland final result in doubt as Kilmacud Crokes finished victory ... (Belfast Telegraph)

The Andy Merrigan Cup was in the Kilmacud Crokes clubhouse on Sunday night, but the ultimate destination of the All-Ireland club football Championship is up ...

I can’t speak for the club but I just think we’ll accept we got beat on the day.” “I can’t speak for the club or anything else but I don’t think that’s how the club operates. Derry club Glen had a ‘45’ in the closing play of the game, when Kilmacud replaced full-forward Dara Mullin with Conor Casey.

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Glen ponder appeal after controversial All-Ireland Club final defeat ... (Belfast Live)

The Dublin side edged Sunday's final in Croke Park, but had too many players on the pitch for the final passage of play.

I can’t speak for the club but I just think we’ll accept we got beat on the day.” “The more men they have in there, the harder it is for us to get a score out of it. We gave it our best shot. “We had our chances. Asked if the club had an appetite to lodge an objection, O’Rourke said: “I can’t speak for the club or anything else but I don’t think that’s how the club operates. Malachy O’Rourke said he couldn’t speak for the Glen club - but he indicated an appeal against Kilmacud Crokes having 16 men on the field for the final play of today’s All-Ireland final was unlikely.

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Glen boss Malachy O'Rourke says appeal against All-Ireland club ... (The Irish Sun)

GLEN boss Malachy O'Rourke said an appeal against their All-Ireland club final defeat to Kilmacud Crokes is unlikely.Victors Crokes survived a late.

I can’t speak for the club but I just think we’ll accept we got beat on the day.” Subs: S O’Hara for Convery 37mins; P Gunning for A Doherty 59. The more men they have in there, the harder it is for us to get a score. KILMACUD CROKES: C Ferris; D O’Brien 0-1, M Mullin, T Clancy; C O’Shea, R O’Carroll, A McGowan; B Shovlin, C Dias 0-1; A Jones, S Walsh 1-3, 1-0pen, 2f, 1’45, D Mullin 0-2; P Mannion 0-1f, S Cunningham 0-2, H Kenny. “We had our chances, we gave it our best shot. “I think it was a couple of months later I said, ‘Where is my silver medal?’ I wanted to keep that and put it on the mantelpiece, so that I see it every day and have the motivation to come back and go one further than last year.”

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Kilmacud Crokes crowned AIB All-Ireland SFC club champions (GAA.ie)

Kilmacud Crokes captain Shane Cunningham lifts the Andy Merrigan Cup after his side's victory in the AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Final ...

Glen then landed their fist score for 21 minutes, a Danny Tallon free, and sourced some badly needed momentum from it. WATTY GRAHAM’S GLEN: Connlan Bradley; Cathal Mulholland, Ryan Dougan, Connor Carville; Tiarnán Flannagan, Michael Warnock, Eunan Mulholland; Conor Glass, Emmett Bradley; Ethan Doherty, Jack Doherty, Conor Convery; Alex Doherty, Danny Tallon, Conleith McGuckian. Walsh beautifully converted the resulting ’45 to push his team two clear. KILMACUD CROKES: Conor Ferris; Micheál Mullin, Theo Clancy, Dan O’Brien; Andrew McGowan, Rory O’Carroll, Aidan Jones; Ben Shovlin, Craig Dias; Cillian O’Shea, Shane Cunningham, Shane Walsh; Hugh Kenny, Dara Mullin, Paul Mannion. The match was starting to open up, and Crokes were soon level thanks to a Paul Mannion free and a great point from play by the impressive Shane Cunningham. But then came a big moment that settled Crokes as the hard-working Shane Cunningham was put through on goal by Dara Mullin and was hauled down by Dougan for a penalty.

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Glen will seek clarification after controversial end to All-Ireland club ... (Gaelic Life)

In the next play, the last one of the game, video and photographic footage show Kilmacud Crokes' players Dara Mullin and Paul Mannion, both replaced in the ...

Any place Any time On a proven Objection – Award of Game to the Opposing Team, or Replay, or Fine, depending on the circumstances.

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Club finals provide redemption for Kilmacud and Ballyhale (The Irish Times)

For the first time, last year's runners-up have both come back to win the club All-Ireland titles.

“If you were talking to anyone, they’ll say the last five minutes of last year was in our minds coming up to the end. They tidied away a 1-22 to 1-15 victory and scrubbed off the stain of what happened last year. Of the pair, you’d have made Ballyhale marginally the more likely to find a way to do it. In front of 22,890 in Croke Park, Kilmacud Crokes and Ballyhale Shamrocks both found a way to right the wrongs of last February. Since these competitions began in 1970, there had only been one instance of a club clawing their way out of the hole of losing an All-Ireland final to square the ledger the following year. What goes around doesn’t always make a habit of coming around – and almost never in the club championships.

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Glen to ask GAA for 'clarification' on 16th man in All-Ireland club final (The Irish Times)

Derry champions Glen have asked the GAA to review an incident at the end of Sunday's All-Ireland club football final. In the last play of the match, ...

I can’t speak for the club but I just think we’ll accept we got beat on the day.” That was generally mitigated into the aggrieved team offering a rematch. “I can’t speak for the club or anything else but I don’t think that’s how the club operates. “Yeah, we can do nothing about that but it obviously does make a difference the more men they have in there. The extra man was Dara Mullin, who had been replaced by Conor Casey just before a 45 was taken. Derry champions Glen have asked the GAA to review an incident at the end of Sunday’s All-Ireland club football final.

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TJ Reid's wife shares adorable family photo after All-Ireland final win (Irish Mirror)

TJ Reid's wife Niamh De Brun has shared an adorable family snap after Ballyhale Shamrock's All-Ireland win. Ballyhale beat Dunloy in Croke Park 1-22 to 1-15 ...

And another added: "Fab Niamh well done to TJ & the team" And followers loved the photo with one follower saying: "So cute" And De Brun shared a snap of the pair.

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Footage emerges of those crazy final moments of the All-Ireland club ... (SportsJOE.ie)

Watty Grahams Glen chairman Barry Slowey has confirmed that his club will seek clarification from the GAA over the late drama that unfolded in Croke Park in ...

I can’t speak for the club but I just think we’ll accept we got beat on the day.” [@SportTG4] [#GAABeo]coverage of the final 90 seconds of the game. “I can’t speak for the club or anything else but I don’t think that’s how the club operates. You can see when the subs come on & go off. I think he was just taking his time, to be honest with you. The whole thing went a bit haywire in those last few minutes.

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'It's a travesty' - Joe Brolly calls on All-Ireland club final to be ... (Independent.ie)

Joe Brolly says the All-Ireland club football final should be replayed after it appeared that winners Kilmacud Crokes had 16 players on the field in the ...

Playing v 16 men in the dying minutes with the extra man defending the goal line is a travesty." Dara Mullin was one of two substitutions made by Kilmacud in the 63rd minute as Glen prepared to take the 45. A replay is the likely outcome.

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'Get off the beer!' - Joe Brolly calls for All-Ireland club final replay ... (Pundit Arena)

Joe Brolly is among those calling for an All-Ireland Club Final replay, after Kilmacud Crokes appeared to have 17 player on the field.

Playing v 16 men in the dying minutes with the extra man defending the goal line is a travesty. “My own view is that the honourable course is a replay,” posted the former RTE pundit. “This was not a technical breach of the rule. 15 v 15 is a fundamental requirement. My own view is that the honourable course is a replay. This was not a technical breach of the rule.

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