Dublin and Cork open All-Ireland campaigns with decisive wins

Defending champions Dublin and Cork had decisive wins over Mayo and Laois respectively as they opened their All-Ireland SFC campaigns. Dublin 1-10 Mayo 0-5  Report by Daire Walsh Team captain Carla Rowe struck 1-2 at Parnell Park as defending champions Dublin kick-started their TG4 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Group 4 campaign with victory over Mayo. Following their recent success in the TG4 …

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Lidl NFL: Armagh through to first-ever Division 1 final

Armagh 2-9  Mayo 2-8  By Brian Gillepsie   Armagh have reached their first-ever Lidl National League Division 1 final after holding off a Mayo revival at James Stephens Park in Ballina.  It took a late free from sharp-shooter Aimee Mackin to seal victory on a 2-9 to 2-8 scoreline, and in reality, the league leaders were a shade fortunate to …

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DCU DÉ retain O’Connor Cup title with extra-time win over UCC

DCU Dóchas Éireann 2-16 UCC 2-14 (after extra-time) By Anthony Newman DCU Dóchas Éireann retained their O’Connor Cup title after a hard-fought win over UCC at MTU Cork to claim the crown for the sixth time. It took extra time to separate the sides with little or nothing between them for long stretches of play in an epic decider before …

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DCU DÉ to meet UCC in O’Connor Cup decider after semifinal extra-time win over TU Dublin

DCU Dóchas Éireann 1-10  TU Dublin 1-9  (after extra-time)  Report by Diarmuid Kearney   Reigning champions DCU DÉ needed extra-time to overcome TU Dublin and maintain the challenge to defend their O’Connor Cup title, digging deep to get over the line in a pulsating additional 20 minutes.  The holders were pushed all the way but managed to get over the line and will meet UCC in the decider on Saturday afternoon …

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Lisa Cafferky stars for Mayo in 2-5 to 0-10 defeat of Galway

Mayo 2-5 Galway 0-10 Report by Darren Kelly Two goals from Lisa Cafferky secured a first victory for Mayo in this year’s Lidl Ladies National Football League as they held out for a one-point victory over Connacht rivals Galway in Duggan Park, Ballinasloe. After leading by four points entering the final 10 minutes, Liam McHale’s charges had to resist a …

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Lidl NFL Wrap: Victories for Kerry, Armagh, Cork, and Meath in opening weekend

There were victories for Kerry, Armagh, Cork and Meath in Division 1 of the Lidl National Football League as the top flight campaign got underway at the weekend. At Parnell Park on Saturday evening, Kerry ousted Dublin by 1-8 to 0-6 as the reigning league champions defeated the All-Ireland winners. Emma Dineen struck 1-3 for Kerry, who led by 0-5 to 0-1 at …

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Kerry Stays Winning: Lidl NFL Round 4 Wrap

Kerry joint-manager Darragh Long believes his players made a statement with their big win over Dublin in the Lidl NFL on Saturday evening. It was a massive game at the top of Division 1 where Kerry were leading the way heading into the clash at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, and the Kingdom maintained their perfect start to the season …

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