Tailteann Cup 2025

[rodney trotter]

Limerick have probaly the best forward in the Tailtean in James Naughton. Danny Neville is a solid player and the keeper Josh Ryan. Kildare were poor and wasteful against Fermanagh. It will be different conditions today with the heat, but kildare should be winning. They cant afford to lose a Division 3 League final and Tailtean Cup final and expect to compete next year.

[Captain Obvious]

Limerick have probaly the best forward in the Tailtean in James Naughton. Danny Neville is a solid player and the keeper Josh Ryan. Kildare were poor and wasteful against Fermanagh. It will be different conditions today with the heat, but kildare should be winning. They cant afford to lose a Division 3 League final and Tailtean Cup final and expect to compete next year.

I'd say Luke Loughlin of Westmeath was the best forward in the Tailtean Cup this year.

Kildare have Alex Beirne who scored more than James Naughton in this campaign. The weather conditions should suit athletic team like Kildare and Limerick are unlikely to set up defensively like Fermanagh. 

One thing losing a league final to inspired Mickey Harte Offaly team who will play in division two alongside them next year however another thing altogether to somehow mess up today in a final they should be winning by at least 5 or 6 points.

[Blowitupref]

Two teams start as selected.



Kildare: Cian Burke; Harry O'Neill, Ryan Burke, Brian Byrne; Tommy Gill, David Hyland, James McGrath; Kevin Feely, Brendan Gibbons; Colm Dalton, Alex Beirne, Callum Bolton; Ryan Sinkey, Darragh Kirwan, Daniel Flynn.

Subs: Didier Cordonnier, Jack McKevitt, Mark Dempsey, Mick O'Grady, Kevin Flynn, Aaron Masterson, Rian Teahan, Darragh Swords, Brian McLoughlin, Niall Kelly, Eoin Cully.



Limerick: Josh Ryan; Jason Hassett, Darren O'Doherty, Mark McCarthy; Killian Ryan, Iain Corbett, Tony McCarthy; Tommie Childs, Darragh O'Hagan; Paul Maher, Cillian Fahy, Danny Neville; Emmet Rigter, James Naughton, Peter Nash.

Subs: Jeffrey Alfred, Cormac Woulfe, Tadgh O Siochru, Conall O Duinn, Barry Coleman, Sean Clancy, Diarmuid Buckley, Darragh Murray, Rory O'Brien, Andrew Meade, Rob Childs


Goal for Limerick after 6 minutes they lead 1-2 to 0-3.

Goal for Kildare, good finish by Alex Beirne.  1-7 to 1-3 they lead after 15 minutes.


Half time Kildare 1-13 Limerick 1-9.  Good recovery by Limerick after they found themselves 7 points behind mid way through that half..

[Tubberman]

I don't know what the Kildare supporters are jeering Limerick for - they're own team are braindead.

[Milltown Row2]

That dancing around the 40 Arc is a curse

Limerick have had ample opportunities to take scores and lose possession in the process

[Tubberman]

That dancing around the 40 Arc is a curse

Limerick have had ample opportunities to take scores and lose possession in the process

Yes, they're very bad for that. And the thing is there's loads of space inside when they go for it.

[DaleCooper]

Shocking wide

[Tubberman]

Criminal

[u]

I don't know what the Kildare supporters are jeering Limerick for - they're own team are braindead.

Must a lot of Kildare supporters first time in Croke Park since 98. Haven't seen bandwagon crowd like that in long time.

[u]

Kildare the more athletic team. A lot of their footballers lack basic kicking skills. With their fitness will win by 10 plus.

[Blowitupref]

Goal for Limerick. Limerick 2-15 Kildare 1-16.  49 minutes played.

Level game with 15 minutes to play.

[Milltown Row2]

Marty not realising the rules of the game again

[Blowitupref]

60 minutes played. Kildare 1-21 Limerick 2-17.

FT Kildare 1-24 Limerick 2-19.  Limerick goal chance to level goes over the bar than under with the last play of the game. 

[u]

Limerick have kicked this away.

[twohands!!!]

Marty not realising the rules of the game again

Really epitomises the culture in the RTE GAA department.