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New York 2-12 Warwickshire 1-11 the result of the first of tonights Junior All Ireland semi finals.  Other semi final is half time Kilkenny 0-8 London 0-8.    Final as already stated is on before Meath v Donegal this Sunday.    London won 1-17 to 0-17

McGeeney record as a manager is pretty horrible when setting aside the AI. For 5 years they never won a championship match, have been relegated multiple times, never won an ulster and he was badly found out when he sat and watched Kerry destroy their kick outs without changing anything.

https://www.irishnews.com/gaa/gaelic-football/kieran-mcgeeney-the-career-and-history-of-armaghs-manager-and-all-ireland-winner-EBYTZDBWQRFBJHXSAXKLSPDAWY/

I used to think the same but looking back now he got Armagh back competitive again and challenging and got us back to division 1 level.  Managers are judged on results and prizes of course but there is something to be said for a manager who can galvanise a squad, get them believing and buying into him. Nobody leaves the panel, nobody. He has also maximised the playing resources available to him based on slim pickings from underage. 

And no overly strong Crossmaglen team to draw from.  2015 their last Ulster senior win and no Armagh team has reach the Ulster senior final since. Furthermore St. Patrick's Cullyhanna in 2023 was the first ever Armagh club to win the Ulster Intermediate Club Football Championship.

Kerry manager Jack O'Connor says "it's going to take some performance" from his side to defeat Tyrone in Saturday's crunch All-Ireland semi-final at Croke Park.

"We are facing into a highly dangerous game,  I'd never underestimate Tyrone. I've good reason not to. If you look at some of the results they've had, there are not too many teams who go to Ballybofey and win,"


"We've found that, even in the league, it's traditionally a very tough place to go. Donegal take you to Ballybofey for a reason, because they see it as a fortress.

"That would have done an awful lot for Tyrone's confidence to go to Ballybofey and win, and any day you beat Dublin in Croke Park is a big day.

"They'll be very confident, and I'd say they'll privately be delighted that there was a lot of noise over the Kerry-Armagh game. It's almost like their win over Dublin has gone in under the radar.

"That's good for them, so we'll have a lot of work to do. It's a highly dangerous game, and it's going to take some performance to win it."

Is the world more racist now than ever before?

No.  Slavery all over the world, the many millions needlessly killed by Nazis and even us Irish may not apply for jobs in America back then Irish men was regularly depicted as monkeys and gorillas.

Mickey Harte and Declan Kelly will remain in charge of the Offaly Senior Football team for 2026.

There were rumours about whether Harte would continue for another year following the defeat to Kildare last month.

All-Ireland Final Ticket Breakdown:

59,212 - County Allocations
10,528 - Premium & Corporate
2,594 - Season Tickets
2,358 - Term Tickets
1,666 - Schools
1,250 - Sponsors
820 - Staff & Sub committees
800 - Ard Chomhairle & GAA Presidents
480 - Overseas
380 - Provinces
258 - Press
240 - Third Level
228 - National Referee Panel
212 - Rounders/Handball
200 - Croke Park Residents
188 - Mini Games
148 - Matchday Teams
140 - Camogie
100 - Ladies Football
74 - TV & Radio
70 - Jubilee Team
60 - Sport Ireland

82,006 - Total

Figures from 2025 GAA Annual Report.


 Cork alone probably had as many as that county allocation number at the semi final.

According to journalist John Fogarty Donegal to wear white for this match and Meath yellow.

Going to look something like this

Who is playing in the preliminary match in Croke Park on Sunday?

Junior football final. Kilkenny v

New York v Warwickshire  and Kilkenny v London semi finals on Friday in Abbottstown and the two winners play in the final on Sunday at 1:30pm.  Can't imagine many Meath and Donegal fans will be rushing in to watch that?

The current odds.

Mairead McGuinness 5/4
Catherine Connolly 6/1
Bertie Ahern 10/1
Sean Kelly 10/1
Mary Lou McDonald 10/1
Mary Hanafin 10/1
Barry Andrews 14/1
Mike Ryan 14/1

James Horan has ruled out a return to Mayo but could that mean he'll take on a manager job elsewhere?

'I won't be going for the Mayo manager position. It is time for something different'

Former Mayo manager James Horan has ruled himself out of a return to the county hot seat as they begin their search to replace Kevin McStay.

McStay was relieved of his role as senior football manager last month and local media had speculated that Horan would seek a return for a third spell.

The former Mayo player was first appointed in 2010 and led the county to successive All-Ireland finals in 2012 and 2013 before stepping away a year later.


He returned in 2018 and again led the team to All-Ireland finals in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, he stepped down.

Speaking on the Irish Examiner podcast , Horan said he won't be in the running for the role and has spoken to the Mayo chairperson to confirm this.

"I won't be going for the Mayo manager position," he said.

"Not at all. It is not for me. I had a go at that and I think it is time for Mayo to look at someone different or something different. I'm just a supporter and happy in that position, going to the games with my young fella, cheering them on.

"Where I am at the moment, I've had a chat with Seamus Tuohy on that just to clear it up, because I don't even want my name associated with it in case there is any confusion. Absolutely not."

HQ has confirmed the final scoreline was 4-20 to 0-30.   Kilkenny thinking they were 3 behind was going for a goal late on.

This has potential to get messy. KK had enough point chances to pull back a 2 point deficit that I think they would have taken if the realised they were 2 down rather than 3

What team or management system at that level doesn't know the score?

The one that looks up at the stadium scoreboard and where it told them the wrong score?  Journalists reporting Kilkenny won't have grounds for appeal so what is done is done now.

Viktor Gyökeres appears to be on his way to Arsenal. 97 goals he has scored in 102 appearances for Sporting.

HQ has confirmed the final scoreline was 4-20 to 0-30.   Kilkenny thinking they were 3 behind was going for a goal late on.

1-5 to 0-4 14 man Tipp outscored Kilkenny in the final 15 minutes of action.