AND IT’S BACK.
The 2015 Allianz football league season began last night and the action heats up further today with big guns Kerry, Mayo, Cork and Dublin all in action.
We’re following the action all the way.
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Results
Allianz Football League
Division 1
Mayo 2-11 Kerry 0-10
Cork 1-15 Dublin 0-16
Division 2
Galway 2-13 Meath 1-12
Down 3-13 Kildare 1-15
Westmeath 1-12 Laois 0-10
Roscommon 1-11 Cavan 0-14
Division 3
Armagh 2-8 Tipperary 0-13
Clare 1-16 Wexford 0-5
Limerick 0-14 Sligo 1-9
Division 4
Leitrim 0-15 Longford 1-12
Carlow 0-15 Antrim 1-12
Offaly 0-9 London 1-2
Walsh Cup semi-finals
Dublin 2-18 Laois 1-11
Galway 2-18 Carlow 0-15
AIB All-Ireland junior football semi-final replay
Brosna (Kerry) 1-8 The Rock (Tyrone) 0-7
AIB All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final
Mullagh (Galway) 2-5 Milford (Cork) 0-9
AIB All-Ireland intermediate camogie semi-finals
Lismore (Waterford) 1-14 Oranmore/Maree (Galway) 1-12
Piltown (Kilkenny) 3-6 Clonduff (Down) 0-6
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Afternoon and welcome along to the first big GAA Sunday of the year. We’re done with the January pre-season competitions and the first day of February ushers in the start of the 2015 Allianz football league. Excited yet? Let’s get set.
Here’s what’s on the agenda today:
Allianz Football League
Division 1
Cork v Dublin, Páirc Uí Rinn
Kerry v Mayo, Fitzgerald Stadium, Killarney
Division 2
Kildare v Down, St Conleth’s Park, Newbridge
Westmeath v Laois, Cusack Park, Mullingar
Roscommon v Cavan, Kiltoom
Galway v Meath, Pearse Stadium
Division 3
Armagh v Tipperary, Athletic Grounds
Limerick v Sligo, Newcastlewest
Clare v Wexford, Miltown Malbay
Division 4
Antrim v Carlow, St Paul’s, Belfast
Leitrim v Longford, Páirc Sean MacDiarmada, Carrick-on-Shannon
London v Offaly, Ruislip
Some Cork team news.
That means this is how Cork will line up:
1. Ken O’Halloran (Bishopstown)
2. Conor Dorman (Bishopstown)
3. Tom Clancy (Clonakilty)
4. James Loughrey (Mallow)
5. Jamie O’Sullivan (Bishopstown)
6. Eoin Cadogan (Douglas)
7. Brian O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
8. Fintan Goold (Macroom)
9. Ian Maguire (St Finbarr’s)
10. Mark Collins (Castlehaven)
11. John O’Rourke (Carbery Rangers)
12. Colm O’Driscoll (Tadhg MacCarthaigh)
13. Colm O’Neill (Ballyclough)
14. Donal Óg Hodnett (O’Donovan Rossa)
15. Brian Hurley (Castlehaven)
And here’s the Dublin team named to start:
1. Sean Currie (Ballymun Kickhams)
2. Eoin Culligan (Kilmacud Crokes)
3. Rory O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes)
4. Darren Daly (Fingal Ravens)
5. Jonny Cooper (Na Fianna)
6. John Small (Ballymun Kickhams)
7. Jack McCaffrey (Clontarf)
8. Denis Bastick (Templeogue Synge Street)
9. Shane Carthy (Naoimh Mearnog)
10. Tomas Brady (Na Fianna)
11. Dean Rock (Ballymun Kickhams)
12. Emmett O’Conghaile (Lucan Sarsfields)
13. Kevin McManamon (St Judes)
14. Eoghan O’Gara (Templeogue Synge Street)
15. Cormac Costello (Whitehall Colmcille)
Here are the teams named to start in Fitzgerald Stadium:
KERRY
1. Brendan Kealy (Kilcummin)
2. Pa Kilkenny (Glenbeigh/Glencar)
3. Mark Griffin (St Michaels/Foilmore)
4. Shane Enright (Tarbert)
5. Jonathan Lyne (Killarney Legion)
6. Fionn Fitzgerald (Dr Crokes)
7. Paul Murphy (Rathmore)
8. David Moran (Kerins O’Rahillys, captain)
9. Bryan Sheehan (St Marys)
10. Michael Geaney (Dingle)
11. Kieran O’Leary (Dr Crokes)
12. Johnny Buckley (Dr Crokes)
13. Stephen O’Brien (Kenmare)
14. Paul Geaney (Dingle)
15. Barry John Keane (Kerins O’Rahilly’s)
MAYO
1. Robbie Hennelly (Breaffy)
2. Stephen Coen (Hollymount/Carramore)
3. Kevin Keane (Westport)
4. Keith Higgins (Ballyhaunis, captain)
5. Lee Keegan (Westport)
6. Chris Barrett (Belmullet)
7. Patrick Durcan (Castlebar Mitchels)
8. Seamus O’Shea (Breaffy)
9. Donal Vaughan (Ballinrobe)
10. Kevin McLoughlin (Knockmore)
11. Adam Gallagher (Mayo Gaels)
12. Jason Doherty (Burrishoole)
13. Evan Regan (Ballina Stephenites)
14. Alan Freeman (Aghamore)
15. Mark Ronaldson (Shrule/Glencorrib)
Mayo fans aren’t prepared to forget the events of last August.
Late change to the Kerry team:
Before today’s action commences, catch up on yesterday’s GAA offerings.
- Limerick lifted the Waterford Crystal Cup with a final win over Cork last night.
- The floodlights went out in Omagh for a spell but Monaghan still got the job done against Tyrone.
- Good start to the Rory Gallagher era as Donegal saw off Derry in Ballybofey.
- Waterford and Fermanagh’s footballers also picked up league wins.
- In the Dr Harty Cup semi-finals, Cork’s Rochestown College reached their first ever final by beating champions Ardscoil Rís and Thurles CBS saw off 14-man Castletroy.
- Finally St Kieran’s saw off Kilkenny CBS in the big Leinster Colleges SAHC game.
We’re under way in the games around the country. Big day of action ahead.
Kerry 0-1 Mayo 0-1
Barry John Keane and Evan Regan swap early points.
Dublin 0-2 Cork 0-0
Kevin McManamon sends Dublin two points ahead in Páirc Uí Rinn.
Dublin 1-4 Laois 0-2
Dublin hurlers off to a flying start in their Walsh Cup semi-final today.
Cork 0-2 Dublin 0-2
John O’Rourke brings Cork level in Páirc Uí Rinn.
Kildare 0-2 Down 0-2
Westmeath 0-2 Laois 0-2
All square early on in the Division 2 football league games in Newbridge and Mullingar.
Clare 0-4 Wexford 0-0
Clare have started really well in Miltown Malbay in their Division 3 game, latest point from Jamie Malone.
Galway 0-5 Meath 0-1
Galway look sharp early on in Pearse Stadium, Danny Cummins with their latest point.
GOAL!
Cork 1-2 Dublin 0-4
And it’s the unlikely figure of defender Jamie O’Sullivan that rattles the net for Cork in Páirc Uí Rinn.
GOAL! Galway 1-5 Meath 0-1
Kevin Walsh will be very happy with the start made by the Tribesmen as Danny Cummins scores.
Kerry 0-3 Mayo 0-1
Fine point by Paul Geaney for Kerry.
GOAL!
Mayo 1-2 Kerry 0-3
That’s better from Mayo as they strike a decisive blow through an Alan Freeman goal.
GOAL!
Kildare 1-5 Down 0-6
Athy’s Niall Kelly, who played for UCD in the O’Byrne Cup, is making a decisive impact today as he fires to the net for Jason Ryan’s side.
Division 3
Clare 0-6 Wexford 0-2
David Tubridy is pointing the way for Clare so far.
Tipperary 0-3 Armagh 0-3
Conor Sweeney has brought Tipperary level in their clash at the Athletic Grounds.
Mayo 1-4 Kerry 0-3
Mayo have to be happy with matters so far in Killarney, they now hold a four-point lead.
Cork 1-5 Dublin 0-7
The classy Colm O’Neill ties the match in Páirc Uí Rinn with a point for Cork and then Conor Dorman puts Cork in front.
Roscommon 1-5 Cavan 0-4
Home side lead the way in Kiltoom.
There’s some club action today as well with a replay in the AIB All-Ireland junior football championship semi-final.
Dublin 0-8 Cork 1-5
Cormac Costello brings Dublin level with a point.
GOAL!
Armagh 1-4 Tipperary 0-4
Jamie Clarke finds the net from a penalty for Armagh.
GOAL!
Westmeath 1-5 Laois 0-5
James Dolan has struck home Westmeath’s goal.
Half-Time Scores
Division 1
Cork 1-7 Dublin 0-9
Mayo 1-7 Kerry 0-4
Divisaion 2
Westmeath 1-6 Laois 0-5
Kildare 1-7 Down 0-9
Galway 1-6 Meath 0-5
Roscommon 1-5 Cavan 0-6
Division 3
Armagh 1-4 Tipperary 0-4
Clare 0-8 Wexford 0-3
Limerick 0-6 Sligo 0-4
Division 4
Carlow 0-7 Antrim 0-6
Leitrim 0-7 Longford 0-5
Offaly 0-2 London 0-1
Walsh Cup semi-final
Dublin 1-9 Laois 0-6
Galway 1-9 Carlow 0-9
So that’s the half-time situation, Cork and Mayo ahead in the two big Division 1 games.
Tommy Walsh on for the second-half for Kerry for Bryan Sheehan.
Red Card!
Wexford’s Ciaran Lyng has been sent-off in their Division 3 league game against Clare.
GOAL!
Down 1-10 Kildare 1-9
All change in Newbridge, half-time substitute Caolan Mooney bagging the Down goal.
Tipperary 0-8 Armagh 1-4
Tipperary hit the front in the Athletic Grounds through Colin O’Riordan.
GOAL!
Armagh 2-5 Tipperary 0-8
Mark Shields find the back of the net for Armagh and Tipperary’s Robbie Kiely was sent-off. Big change in that game.
Mayo 1-8 Kerry 0-8
Kerry fighting back against Mayo with Barry John Keane pointing a free that cuts the gap to three.
The latest camogie news from the All-Ireland semi-final in Nenagh.
Kildare have missed a penalty in Newbridge, Podge Fogarty the culprit. They still lead 1-12 to 1-11.
GOAL!
Mayo 2-8 Kerry 0-8
Beautifully weighted finish by Kevin McLoughlin with his left foot and that’s put Mayo into a six-point lead.
Cork 1-10 Dublin 0-13
All square now thanks to a point from Brian Hurley for Cork.
Galway 1-9 Meath 0-10
Meath making a fightback in their Division 2 game at Pearse Stadium.
Walsh Cup semi-finals latest
Galway 1-12 Carlow 0-12
Dublin 1-15 Laois 1-11
Galway and Dublin in the driving seat at the moment.
Dublin 0-15 Cork 1-11
Dean Rock nudges Dublin into a narrow lead with a point.
Kerry’s Brosna are through to the AIB All-Ireland junior club football final.
GOAL!
Galway 2-12 Meath 0-10
Big goal for Shane Walsh for Galway.
GOAL!
Clare 1-16 Wexford 0-5
It’s been a very good day for the Clare footballers with Pat Burke, their new recruit from Dublin, just after firing home a goal.
Full-Time
Division 3
Clare 1-16 Wexford 0-5
Limerick 0-14 Sligo 1-9
Full-Time
Division 4
Leitrim 0-15 Longford 1-12
Full-Time
Division 1
Mayo 2-11 Kerry 0-10
Cork 1-15 Dublin 0-16
Division 2
Galway 2-13 Meath 1-12
Down 3-13 Kildare 1-15
Westmeath 1-12 Laois 0-10
Roscommon 1-11 Cavan 0-14
Division 3
Armagh 2-8 Tipperary 0-13
Division 4
Carlow 0-15 Antrim 1-12
Offaly 0-9 London 1-2
Walsh Cup semi-final
Dublin 2-18 Laois 1-11
Galway 2-18 Carlow 0-15
So that’s it from today’s league games, big wins for Cork and Mayo in the marquee Division 1 clashes.
Results
All-Ireland senior camogie semi-final
Mullagh (Galway) 2-5 Milford (Cork) 0-9
All-Ireland intermediate camogie semi-finals
Lismore (Waterford) 1-14 Oranmore/Maree (Galway) 1-12
Piltown (Kilkenny) 3-6 Clonduff (Down) 0-6
That’s all from us, thanks for joining in.
