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What a shame this guy acts this way,he is a fantastic footballer....
Nine players in Limerick's selected starting line-up will make their Championship debuts this Sunday when they take on Cork in the Munster SHC semi-final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh (throw-in 4pm).
With the vast majority of last year's panel sidelined due to the dispute with manager Justin McCarthy, just three players are included from the side which started the All-Ireland semi-final loss to Tipperary last August - they are full-back David Breen, left half-back Paul Browne and centre forward Paudie McNamara.
Team captain Bryan O'Sullivan and James O'Brien also featured in that game as substitutes, while Graeme Mulcahy was a member of the panel.
Former Kerry goalkeeper Tadhg Flynn will command a starting berth this weekend, and is the only player to have Senior Championship experience against Cork, having featured against the Rebels in a Munster SHC clash at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in 2004.
Shane O'Nell and Kieran O'Rourke make their first Championship starts in the full-back line, while half-back Shaun O'Riordan will face his Newtownshandrum clubmates Ben and Jerry O'Connor, and Cathal Naughton.
Midfielders Tommy O'Brien and Andrew Brennan will also make their Championship bows, while Sean Herlihy, Mulcahy, Anthony Owens and Richie McKeogh are newcomers in attack.
LIMERICK (SHC v Cork): T Flynn; S O'Neill, D Breen, K O'Rourke; S O'Riordan, B O'Sullivan, P Browne; T O'Brien, A Brennan; J O'Brien, P McNamara, S Herlihy; G Mulcahy, A Owens, R McKeogh.
Subs: B Hennessy, S O'Connell, L O'Dwyer, N Quaid, D Madden, D Kenny, C Mullane, P Russell, A O'Connor, C Hayes, D Moore, M Deegan, A O’Connell, M Noonan, D Lynch.
Nine players in Limerick's selected starting line-up will make their Championship debuts this Sunday when they take on Cork in the Munster SHC semi-final at Pairc Ui Chaoimh (throw-in 4pm).
With the vast majority of last year's panel sidelined due to the dispute with manager Justin McCarthy, just three players are included from the side which started the All-Ireland semi-final loss to Tipperary last August - they are full-back David Breen, left half-back Paul Browne and centre forward Paudie McNamara.
Team captain Bryan O'Sullivan and James O'Brien also featured in that game as substitutes, while Graeme Mulcahy was a member of the panel.
Former Kerry goalkeeper Tadhg Flynn will command a starting berth this weekend, and is the only player to have Senior Championship experience against Cork, having featured against the Rebels in a Munster SHC clash at Pairc Ui Chaoimh in 2004.
Shane O'Nell and Kieran O'Rourke make their first Championship starts in the full-back line, while half-back Shaun O'Riordan will face his Newtownshandrum clubmates Ben and Jerry O'Connor, and Cathal Naughton.
Midfielders Tommy O'Brien and Andrew Brennan will also make their Championship bows, while Sean Herlihy, Mulcahy, Anthony Owens and Richie McKeogh are newcomers in attack.
LIMERICK (SHC v Cork): T Flynn; S O'Neill, D Breen, K O'Rourke; S O'Riordan, B O'Sullivan, P Browne; T O'Brien, A Brennan; J O'Brien, P McNamara, S Herlihy; G Mulcahy, A Owens, R McKeogh.
Subs: B Hennessy, S O'Connell, L O'Dwyer, N Quaid, D Madden, D Kenny, C Mullane, P Russell, A O'Connor, C Hayes, D Moore, M Deegan, A O’Connell, M Noonan, D Lynch.
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DUBLIN (SH v Kilkenny)
1 Gary Maguire (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
2 Niall Corcoran (Kilmacud Crokes)
3 Tomás Brady (Na Fianna)
4 Oisín Gough (Cuala)
5 Stephen Hiney (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
6 Joey Boland (Na Fianna)
7 Maurice O’Brien (Faughs)
8 John McCaffrey (Lucan Sarsfields)
9 Shane Durkin (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
10 Simon Lambert (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
11 Peter Kelly (Lucan Sarsfields)
12 Liam Rushe (St Pat’s, Palmerstown)
13 David O’Callaghan (St Mark’s)
14 Liam Ryan (O’Toole’s)
15 Alan McCrabbe (Craobh Chiaráin)
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Laois 0-10 Meath 2-14
Meath cruised through to Leinster semi-final meeting with Dublin after seeing off Laois by a ten point margin at O'Connor Park in Tullamore.
Joe Sheridan got both goals for Meath, who had their goalkeeper Paddy O'Rourke sent-off.
:happy::happy::happy:cant wait for sun week :dub:
Fixtures
Sunday 20 June
Leinster SHC semi-finals
Kilkenny v Dublin, Croke Park, 2.00pm - Live TV3 :beg::beg:
Galway v Offaly, Croke Park, 4.00pm
Munster SHC semi-final
Cork v Limerick, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, 4.00pm - Live TV3
Connacht SFC semi-final
Roscommon v Leitrim, Dr Hyde Park, 3.30pm
Lory Meagher Cup quarter-final
Warwickshire v Longford, Pairc na hEireann, 3.15pm
Munster IHC semi-final
Cork v Limerick, Pairc Ui Chaoimh, 2.00pm
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'King Henry' has been crowned as Kilkenny's all-time top scorer
Kilkenny 4-19 Dublin 0-12 :(
Henry Shefflin smashed Eddie Keher's all-time scoring record as Kilkenny completed a 19-point drubbing of Dublin in the Leinster SHC semi-final.
Dublin were never far away in a first half that saw them compete point-for-point with the All-Ireland champions, but after the break Kilkenny stepped up a gear and put the game out of sight with ease.
Two late goals from substitute Aidan Fogarty made it a rout in the end, after Richie Power had netted to add to Eddie Brennan's first-half strike.
Kilkenny had the ball in the net after just 45 seconds, Eddie Brennan giving them a dream start as he crashed the ball to the net from TJ Reid's lay-off.
They eased into a 1-2 to 0-1 lead with Shefflin hitting a couple of points, but Dublin displayed grit and courage to play themselves back into the game.
Tomas Brady and Joey Boland led by example at the back and Alan McCrabbe provided the finishing power with a succession of converted frees.
Two of them came as a result of illegal hand-passes by Kilkenny defenders who got to grips with the new directive as the contest progressed.
When Boland drove over a long range score in the 16th minute just a point separated the sides, but as JackieTyrell and Tommy Walsh stamped their authority on proceedings at the back for the Cats, they opened out a four-point lead.
Shefflin drilled through two points from '65s, one of them a result of a superb double- save by Dublin goalkeeper Gary Maguire who denied Richie Power and Reid.
Another uplifting score from a Dublin defender - this time Maurice O'Brien splitting the posts from distance - raised Metropolitan hopes, but Shefflin and Reid responded to send the All-Ireland champions in with a 1-10 to 0-8 interval lead.
Peter Kelly steered over two Dublin points early in the second half to keep hope alive, but in the 49th minute Richie Power raced through to flick home the goal that effectively ended Dublin's challenge.
Shefflin continued to hit the target, and Dublin's attempts to drag themselves back into contention suffered a setback when Paul Ryan's penalty was kept out by Noel Hickey.
As desperation grew, McCrabbe went for goal from a couple of 20 metre frees, but one was stopped by goalkeeper PJ Ryan and the other deflected out for a '65 which John McCaffrey converted.
There was a certain inevitability about the manner in which Brian Cody's side closed out the game.
Fogarty slotted an opportunist 63rd minute goal after Gary Maguire had saved from Shefflin and it was substitute Fogarty who sealed a big win with a brilliant solo goal three minutes from the end.
Kilkenny: PJ Ryan, J Dalton, N Hickey, J Tyrrell, T Walsh, B Hogan, JJ Delaney, M Rice (0-2), M Fennelly, M Comerford (0-1), R Hogan (0-1), H Shefflin (0-12, 8f, 2 '65), E Brennan (1-1), TJ Reid (0-2), R Power (1-0).
Subs: E Larkin for Hogan, J Mulhall for Reid, A Fogarty (2-0) for Brennan, D Lyng for Power
Dublin: G Maguire, N Corcoran, T Brady, O Gough, S Hiney, J Boland (0-1), M O'Brien (0-1), J McCaffrey (0-1, '65), S Durkin, S Lambert, P Kelly (0-2), L Rushe, D O'Callaghan (0-1), L Ryan, A McCrabbe (0-6, 6F)
Subs: P Ryan for Lambert, M Carton for O'Brien, D O'Dwyer for Durkin, D Treacy for O'Callaghan, K Flynn for L Ryan
Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)
Results
Sunday 20 June
Leinster SHC semi-final
At Croke Park
Kilkenny 4-19
Dublin 0-12
Leinster SHC semi-final
At Croke Park
Galway 2-18
Offaly 3-15
Munster SHC semi-final
At Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Cork 2-19
Limerick 0-12
Connacht SFC semi-final
At Dr Hyde Park
Roscommon 1-13
Leitrim 0-11
Lory Meagher Cup quarter-final
At Pairc na hEireann
Longford 2-22
Warwickshire 2-12
Munster IHC semi-final
At Pairc Ui Chaoimh
Cork 1-24
Limerick 3-17 aet
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Cork 2-19 Limerick 0-12
Substitute Paudie O'Sullivan's late goal put the seal on a comfortable Munster SHC semi-final win for Cork, as 14-man Limerick's resistance eventually petered out at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
This inexperienced and youthful Limerick side started well under a strength-sapping sun, but Sean Herlihy's first half dismissal for striking was a serious setback.
Cork were 1-10 to 0-06 ahead by half-time, with Pat Horgan netting from a penalty and Graeme Mulcahy impressing for the underdogs with three points.
The second half was a one-sided affair, however, and although midfielder Tommy O'Brien finished with six points for the Shannonsiders, Cork's Man of the Match Niall McCarthy (0-05) was just as influential.
With the dispute between last year's panel and manager Justin McCarthy still not resolved, the Limerick starting line-up included nine Championship debutants.
David Breen, Paul Browne, Paudie McNamara, new captain Bryan O'Sullivan and James O'Brien were the only survivors from last August's All-Ireland semi-final loss to Tipperary.
Cork, the recent conquerors of Tipp, had chosen an unchanged team during the week, but a hamstring problem saw midfielder Tom Kenny replaced by the 20-year-old Lorcan McLoughlin who made his SHC bow.
When these sides met in National League Division 1 in February, Denis Walsh's charges gained a 2-21 to 1-14 victory and most pre-match predictions suggested a cakewalk for the league champions.
Certainly given Cork's electric triumph over Tipp and the lack of Championship experience across the current Limerick squad, a heavy beating looked on the cards for the visitors.
It was a cagey opening from both sides with little final product. James O'Brien, Pat Horgan, Niall McCarthy and Tommy O'Brien all hit wides before Paudie McNamara converted a sixth minute free for the lead score.
Andrew Brennan darted forward for Limerick's second point, sandwiched between Cork's opening efforts from Jerry O'Connor and Horgan.
But the Rebels took a lead they would not relinquish, courtesy of an 11th minute penalty which was won and sent to the net by corner forward Horgan. Amid a spell of fluent, fleet-footed attacking from Cork, Horgan then took his tally to 1-02 with a well-taken point.
Limerick stuck stubbornly to their task, albeit with McNamara struggling from placed balls. A brace of points from Mulcahy moved Limerick onto 0-04, but with ten minutes remaining in the half, Cork had cantered on to 1-07.
McCarthy, McLoughlin and Ben O'Connor all pointed during that period, and Horgan missed a second penalty - Shane O'Neill, the defender who fouled him, doing well to block the shot and clear.
An Anthony Owens point was followed by two from the O'Connor twins, Jerry and Ben, with the latter's being probably the point of the half - a sublime strike from a tight angle near the right sideline.
Cork seemingly had the quality to pull clear, but with target man Aisake O hAilpin kept quiet by David Breen, Limerick were growing in confidence by the minute.
They earned a penalty of their own when John Gardiner floored the onrushing James O'Brien. Yet Cork goalkeeper Donal Og Cusack rescued his wing back when he saved McNamara's penalty effort and the danger was averted.
A knee injury to corner back Brian Murphy left Cork having to readjust and Limerick suffered a huge blow in injury-time when referee James Owens gave a straight red card to Limerick wing forward Sean Herlihy as he was seen swinging out at Cork substitute Shane Murphy in retaliation.
The sides split two points as the half came to a close, Mulcahy and Cork captain Kieran Murphy on target, and Walsh's side were able to build a match-winning lead in the opening minutes of the second period.
Tommy O'Brien nipped it back to 1-10 to 0-07 for Limerick, before scores from Ben O'Connor, McCarthy and Jerry O'Connor launched Cork towards a double figures lead.
McCarthy's youngsters were fading, despite the best efforts of top scorer O'Brien, and they had goalkeeper Tadhg Flynn to thank for a smart save as he denied Paudie O'Sullivan a goal after a clever attack involving Sean Og O hAilpin.
O'Brien had closed the gap back to 1-15 to 0-09, prior to that. Cork replied through wing forward McCarthy who hit another gear in the second half. He tagged on two excellent scores.
It was now becoming a shootout between O'Brien and McCarthy as the result had long been put to bed.
Cusack did well again to prevent Mulcahy from rippling the net. It was a goal that Limerick's dogged efforts had deserved, but it never came and O'Sullivan, taking a pass from fellow substitute Michael Cussen, thundered through to bat home Cork's second in the 69th minute.
Cork skipper Murphy struck the final point to make the winning margin 13 points. A satisfactory scoreline for the Rebels who march into their first Munster final since 2006, while Limerick can, at least, take some positives from today into the All-Ireland qualifiers.
CORK: D Og Cusack; S O'Neill, E Cadogan, B Murphy; J Gardiner (0-01), R Curran, S Og O hAilpín; L McLoughlin (0-01), C Naughton (0-01); B O'Connor (0-03, 0-01f), J O'Connor (0-03), N McCarthy (0-05); K Murphy (0-02), A O hAilpin, P Horgan (1-02, 1-00 pen).
Subs used: S Murphy for B Murphy (33 mins), M Cussen for A O hAilpin, P O'Sullivan (1-01) for Horgan (both 49), G Callanan for Naughton (54), R Ryan for S Og O hAilpin (62).
LIMERICK: T Flynn; S O'Neill, D Breen, K O'Rourke; S O'Riordan, B O'Sullivan, P Browne; T O'Brien (0-06, 0-03f, 0-01 '65'), A Brennan (0-01, 0-01f); P McNamara (0-01, 0-01f), J O'Brien, S Herlihy; G Mulcahy (0-03), A Owens (0-01), R McKeogh.
Subs used: L O'Dwyer for O'Riordan (24 mins), C Mullane for McNamara, P Russell for McKeogh (both half-time), N Quaid for Brennan (44), A O'Connor for Owens (59).
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
Substitute Paudie O'Sullivan's late goal put the seal on a comfortable Munster SHC semi-final win for Cork, as 14-man Limerick's resistance eventually petered out at Pairc Ui Chaoimh.
This inexperienced and youthful Limerick side started well under a strength-sapping sun, but Sean Herlihy's first half dismissal for striking was a serious setback.
Cork were 1-10 to 0-06 ahead by half-time, with Pat Horgan netting from a penalty and Graeme Mulcahy impressing for the underdogs with three points.
The second half was a one-sided affair, however, and although midfielder Tommy O'Brien finished with six points for the Shannonsiders, Cork's Man of the Match Niall McCarthy (0-05) was just as influential.
With the dispute between last year's panel and manager Justin McCarthy still not resolved, the Limerick starting line-up included nine Championship debutants.
David Breen, Paul Browne, Paudie McNamara, new captain Bryan O'Sullivan and James O'Brien were the only survivors from last August's All-Ireland semi-final loss to Tipperary.
Cork, the recent conquerors of Tipp, had chosen an unchanged team during the week, but a hamstring problem saw midfielder Tom Kenny replaced by the 20-year-old Lorcan McLoughlin who made his SHC bow.
When these sides met in National League Division 1 in February, Denis Walsh's charges gained a 2-21 to 1-14 victory and most pre-match predictions suggested a cakewalk for the league champions.
Certainly given Cork's electric triumph over Tipp and the lack of Championship experience across the current Limerick squad, a heavy beating looked on the cards for the visitors.
It was a cagey opening from both sides with little final product. James O'Brien, Pat Horgan, Niall McCarthy and Tommy O'Brien all hit wides before Paudie McNamara converted a sixth minute free for the lead score.
Andrew Brennan darted forward for Limerick's second point, sandwiched between Cork's opening efforts from Jerry O'Connor and Horgan.
But the Rebels took a lead they would not relinquish, courtesy of an 11th minute penalty which was won and sent to the net by corner forward Horgan. Amid a spell of fluent, fleet-footed attacking from Cork, Horgan then took his tally to 1-02 with a well-taken point.
Limerick stuck stubbornly to their task, albeit with McNamara struggling from placed balls. A brace of points from Mulcahy moved Limerick onto 0-04, but with ten minutes remaining in the half, Cork had cantered on to 1-07.
McCarthy, McLoughlin and Ben O'Connor all pointed during that period, and Horgan missed a second penalty - Shane O'Neill, the defender who fouled him, doing well to block the shot and clear.
An Anthony Owens point was followed by two from the O'Connor twins, Jerry and Ben, with the latter's being probably the point of the half - a sublime strike from a tight angle near the right sideline.
Cork seemingly had the quality to pull clear, but with target man Aisake O hAilpin kept quiet by David Breen, Limerick were growing in confidence by the minute.
They earned a penalty of their own when John Gardiner floored the onrushing James O'Brien. Yet Cork goalkeeper Donal Og Cusack rescued his wing back when he saved McNamara's penalty effort and the danger was averted.
A knee injury to corner back Brian Murphy left Cork having to readjust and Limerick suffered a huge blow in injury-time when referee James Owens gave a straight red card to Limerick wing forward Sean Herlihy as he was seen swinging out at Cork substitute Shane Murphy in retaliation.
The sides split two points as the half came to a close, Mulcahy and Cork captain Kieran Murphy on target, and Walsh's side were able to build a match-winning lead in the opening minutes of the second period.
Tommy O'Brien nipped it back to 1-10 to 0-07 for Limerick, before scores from Ben O'Connor, McCarthy and Jerry O'Connor launched Cork towards a double figures lead.
McCarthy's youngsters were fading, despite the best efforts of top scorer O'Brien, and they had goalkeeper Tadhg Flynn to thank for a smart save as he denied Paudie O'Sullivan a goal after a clever attack involving Sean Og O hAilpin.
O'Brien had closed the gap back to 1-15 to 0-09, prior to that. Cork replied through wing forward McCarthy who hit another gear in the second half. He tagged on two excellent scores.
It was now becoming a shootout between O'Brien and McCarthy as the result had long been put to bed.
Cusack did well again to prevent Mulcahy from rippling the net. It was a goal that Limerick's dogged efforts had deserved, but it never came and O'Sullivan, taking a pass from fellow substitute Michael Cussen, thundered through to bat home Cork's second in the 69th minute.
Cork skipper Murphy struck the final point to make the winning margin 13 points. A satisfactory scoreline for the Rebels who march into their first Munster final since 2006, while Limerick can, at least, take some positives from today into the All-Ireland qualifiers.
CORK: D Og Cusack; S O'Neill, E Cadogan, B Murphy; J Gardiner (0-01), R Curran, S Og O hAilpín; L McLoughlin (0-01), C Naughton (0-01); B O'Connor (0-03, 0-01f), J O'Connor (0-03), N McCarthy (0-05); K Murphy (0-02), A O hAilpin, P Horgan (1-02, 1-00 pen).
Subs used: S Murphy for B Murphy (33 mins), M Cussen for A O hAilpin, P O'Sullivan (1-01) for Horgan (both 49), G Callanan for Naughton (54), R Ryan for S Og O hAilpin (62).
LIMERICK: T Flynn; S O'Neill, D Breen, K O'Rourke; S O'Riordan, B O'Sullivan, P Browne; T O'Brien (0-06, 0-03f, 0-01 '65'), A Brennan (0-01, 0-01f); P McNamara (0-01, 0-01f), J O'Brien, S Herlihy; G Mulcahy (0-03), A Owens (0-01), R McKeogh.
Subs used: L O'Dwyer for O'Riordan (24 mins), C Mullane for McNamara, P Russell for McKeogh (both half-time), N Quaid for Brennan (44), A O'Connor for Owens (59).
Referee: James Owens (Wexford)
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Four changes to senior footballers for Meath duel
Dublin have made four changes to their starting 15 for Sunday’s Leinster SFC semi-final against Meath at Croke Park (4.0).
With Denis Bastick ruled out owing to his straight red-card against Wexford, Bryan Cullen comes into the half-back line and Ger Brennan starts as Cian O’Sullivan is ruled out with the hamstring injury which forced his substitution in the early minutes of Dublin’s quarter-final victory over Wexford.
The other alterations are in the attack with Alan Brogan and Tomás Quinn both being handed starting roles - David Henry and Kevin McManamon lose out.
The subs will be named before the game.
DUBLIN (SF v Meath)
1 Stephen Cluxton (Parnells)
2 Michael Fitzsimons (Cuala)
3 Rory O’Carroll (Kilmacud Crokes)
4 Philip McMahon (Ballymun Kickhams)
5 Ger Brennan (St Vincent’s) :whacko:
6 Bryan Cullen (Skerries Harps)
7 Barry Cahill (St Brigid’s)
8 Eamon Fennell (O’Toole’s)
9 Ross McConnell (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh)
10 Paul Flynn (Fingallians)
11 Alan Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh)
12 Niall Corkery (Kilmacud Crokes)
13 Conal Keaney (Ballyboden St Enda’s)
14 Bernard Brogan (St Oliver Plunkett’s/Eoghan Ruadh)
15 Tomás Quinn (St Vincent’s)
Meath Team
B Murphy; C O’Connor, K Reilly, E Harrington; A Moyles, G O’Brien, C King; B Meade, M Ward; S Kenny, J Sheridan, G Reilly; C Ward, S O’Rourke, S Bray.
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Goal-hungry Meath crush Dublin
Sorry hill :sorry:
Dublin's five-year reign as Leinster champions came to a deflating end as Meath put on a goal-scoring blitz at Croke Park to win by 5-09 to 0-13 and book a Leinster Final date with Louth.
The Royals rattled Stephen Cluxton's net on five occasions - four in the second half - as they reached their first provincial final since 2001, the year of their last title win.
The sides were level five times in the first half, ending it locked at 0-08 to 1-05. The Dubs had the better of the midfield battle for a considerable period of this game, but Meath were clinical in front of goal.
Dublin's lack of scoring power hurt them after the break as Cian Ward, Joe Sheridan, Stephen Bray and Brian Farrell picked off the goals that made it Meath's day.
Bray was the man-of-the-match, finishing with 2-01 from play, while free-taker Ward kicked some excellent scores for a contribution of 1-04.
Meath manager Eamonn O'Brien will have to work hard to quell rising expectation levels within the county after a simply stunning second-half performance.
His Dublin counterpart, Pat Gilroy, made four changes to the team that overcame Wexford after extra-time. Bryan Cullen and Ger Brennan earned recalls in defence, owing to injuries, and the experienced duo of Alan Brogan and Tomás Quinn were restored to the attack.
With goalkeeper Paddy O'Rourke ruled out by the straight red card he picked up against Laois, Brendan Murphy started between the posts for Meath, and Gary O'Brien was a second change at centre back, taking over from leg break victim Mickey Burke.
There was an expectant buzz amongst the 60,035 spectators as the game got underway, and Conal Keaney pointed a free from out under the Cusack Stand to get the defending champions off the mark.
Cian Ward missed his first two placed balls but Meath target man Shane O'Rourke got the better of his marker Rory O'Carroll to draw his side level in the fifth minute.
The Dubs opened up a two-point gap when Quinn converted a '45' and Cullen and Brogan combined for the former to score. Brogan, installed as team captain in the absence of David Henry, was leading by example and his distribution skills were central to a solid first 35 minutes from Gilroy's men.
However, they continued to have problems at the back. In the 11th minute, a slip by Barry Cahill was punished by Bray for Meath's first goal. He burst through on a pacy run in from the wing to leave Eamon Fennell in his wake and beat Cluxton at his near post with a classy finish.
Bernard Brogan and O'Rourke traded points before Dublin, with their midfield pairing providing their fair share of ball, put on a spurt to lead by 0-07 to 1-02 by the midpoint of the half.
Quinn (0-02) and Bernard Brogan were both on target, yet there was no sign of Meath panicking. Joe Sheridan teed up the elusive Bray for a point and a free from Ward brought the sides level for the fourth time. After a couple of wides, the same player scored from play to move O'Brien's outfit in front.
Dublin needed a score to end a barren spell and with the half coming to a close, Quinn deliver from a close range free to make it 0-08 to 1-05 at the turnaround.
The sides were evenly matched and it was clear that it was going to take a moment of brilliance or a lapse in concentration to break this pattern in the second half.
Meath's charge gathered serious pace between the 41st and 53rd minutes during which they scored three telling goals. Play resumed with O'Rourke and Quinn exchanging points, and then Ward, after linking with Bray, watched his deflected effort hit the back of the net for Meath's second goal.
The Dublin defence parted sufficiently, five minutes later, for the industrious Graham Reilly to raid through and pass for Bray who shook off Cullen and rounded goalkeeper Cluxton to complete his brace.
Just before that, luck was not on Dublin's side when Paul Flynn missed out on a much-needed goal, flicking a shot off the inside of the post.
You got a sense that it was not to be Dublin's day when play was called back for a free in Bernard Brogan's favour just as he managed to ripple the net. By that stage, Meath had scored their fourth goal. An error by Rory O'Carroll was punished by big centre-forward Sheridan who raced through to send a rocket of a shot past Cluxton's despairing dive.
In this match-winning spell, Meath had outscored their arch rivals by 3-02 to 0-01 and there was simply no way back for the boys in blue.
Bernard Brogan, from a free, and substitute Kevin McManamon, from play, got the Dubs back on the scoring trail, with five minutes of normal time remaining.
However, Meath's rearguard was giving little away and there were certainly no goals to be plundered, Alan Brogan going closest as Murphy parried his shot.
Back up at the Hill 16 end, Meath mustered goal number five. Substitute Farrell, on for Anthony Moyles, found the right corner of the net with a measured finish and Dublin were out for the count.
Scorers: Meath: S Bray 2-01, C Ward 1-04 (0-02f, 0-01 '45'), J Sheridan, B Farrell 1-00 each, S O'Rourke 0-03, G Reilly 0-01
Dublin: T Quinn 0-07 (0-05f, 0-01 '45'), B Brogan 0-03 (0-01f), B Cullen, C Keaney (0-01f), K McManamon 0-01 each
MEATH: B Murphy; C O'Connor, K Reilly, E Harrington; A Moyles, G O'Brien, C King; B Meade, M Ward; S Kenny, J Sheridan, G Reilly; C Ward, S O'Rourke, S Bray.
Subs used: N Crawford for M Ward (48 mins), C Gillespie for Meade (56), C McGuinness for G Reilly (63), J Queeney for King (65), B Farrell for Moyles (66).
DUBLIN: S Cluxton; M Fitzimons, R O'Carroll, P McMahon; B Cahill, B Cullen, G Brennan; E Fennell, R McConnell; P Flynn, A Brogan, N Corkery; C Keaney, B Brogan, T Quinn.
Subs used: E O'Gara for Keaney (44 mins), K Bonner for McConnell (49), K Nolan for McMahon (56), K McManamon for Quinn (59). D Henry for Corkery (61).
Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)
Sorry hill :sorry:
Dublin's five-year reign as Leinster champions came to a deflating end as Meath put on a goal-scoring blitz at Croke Park to win by 5-09 to 0-13 and book a Leinster Final date with Louth.
The Royals rattled Stephen Cluxton's net on five occasions - four in the second half - as they reached their first provincial final since 2001, the year of their last title win.
The sides were level five times in the first half, ending it locked at 0-08 to 1-05. The Dubs had the better of the midfield battle for a considerable period of this game, but Meath were clinical in front of goal.
Dublin's lack of scoring power hurt them after the break as Cian Ward, Joe Sheridan, Stephen Bray and Brian Farrell picked off the goals that made it Meath's day.
Bray was the man-of-the-match, finishing with 2-01 from play, while free-taker Ward kicked some excellent scores for a contribution of 1-04.
Meath manager Eamonn O'Brien will have to work hard to quell rising expectation levels within the county after a simply stunning second-half performance.
His Dublin counterpart, Pat Gilroy, made four changes to the team that overcame Wexford after extra-time. Bryan Cullen and Ger Brennan earned recalls in defence, owing to injuries, and the experienced duo of Alan Brogan and Tomás Quinn were restored to the attack.
With goalkeeper Paddy O'Rourke ruled out by the straight red card he picked up against Laois, Brendan Murphy started between the posts for Meath, and Gary O'Brien was a second change at centre back, taking over from leg break victim Mickey Burke.
There was an expectant buzz amongst the 60,035 spectators as the game got underway, and Conal Keaney pointed a free from out under the Cusack Stand to get the defending champions off the mark.
Cian Ward missed his first two placed balls but Meath target man Shane O'Rourke got the better of his marker Rory O'Carroll to draw his side level in the fifth minute.
The Dubs opened up a two-point gap when Quinn converted a '45' and Cullen and Brogan combined for the former to score. Brogan, installed as team captain in the absence of David Henry, was leading by example and his distribution skills were central to a solid first 35 minutes from Gilroy's men.
However, they continued to have problems at the back. In the 11th minute, a slip by Barry Cahill was punished by Bray for Meath's first goal. He burst through on a pacy run in from the wing to leave Eamon Fennell in his wake and beat Cluxton at his near post with a classy finish.
Bernard Brogan and O'Rourke traded points before Dublin, with their midfield pairing providing their fair share of ball, put on a spurt to lead by 0-07 to 1-02 by the midpoint of the half.
Quinn (0-02) and Bernard Brogan were both on target, yet there was no sign of Meath panicking. Joe Sheridan teed up the elusive Bray for a point and a free from Ward brought the sides level for the fourth time. After a couple of wides, the same player scored from play to move O'Brien's outfit in front.
Dublin needed a score to end a barren spell and with the half coming to a close, Quinn deliver from a close range free to make it 0-08 to 1-05 at the turnaround.
The sides were evenly matched and it was clear that it was going to take a moment of brilliance or a lapse in concentration to break this pattern in the second half.
Meath's charge gathered serious pace between the 41st and 53rd minutes during which they scored three telling goals. Play resumed with O'Rourke and Quinn exchanging points, and then Ward, after linking with Bray, watched his deflected effort hit the back of the net for Meath's second goal.
The Dublin defence parted sufficiently, five minutes later, for the industrious Graham Reilly to raid through and pass for Bray who shook off Cullen and rounded goalkeeper Cluxton to complete his brace.
Just before that, luck was not on Dublin's side when Paul Flynn missed out on a much-needed goal, flicking a shot off the inside of the post.
You got a sense that it was not to be Dublin's day when play was called back for a free in Bernard Brogan's favour just as he managed to ripple the net. By that stage, Meath had scored their fourth goal. An error by Rory O'Carroll was punished by big centre-forward Sheridan who raced through to send a rocket of a shot past Cluxton's despairing dive.
In this match-winning spell, Meath had outscored their arch rivals by 3-02 to 0-01 and there was simply no way back for the boys in blue.
Bernard Brogan, from a free, and substitute Kevin McManamon, from play, got the Dubs back on the scoring trail, with five minutes of normal time remaining.
However, Meath's rearguard was giving little away and there were certainly no goals to be plundered, Alan Brogan going closest as Murphy parried his shot.
Back up at the Hill 16 end, Meath mustered goal number five. Substitute Farrell, on for Anthony Moyles, found the right corner of the net with a measured finish and Dublin were out for the count.
Scorers: Meath: S Bray 2-01, C Ward 1-04 (0-02f, 0-01 '45'), J Sheridan, B Farrell 1-00 each, S O'Rourke 0-03, G Reilly 0-01
Dublin: T Quinn 0-07 (0-05f, 0-01 '45'), B Brogan 0-03 (0-01f), B Cullen, C Keaney (0-01f), K McManamon 0-01 each
MEATH: B Murphy; C O'Connor, K Reilly, E Harrington; A Moyles, G O'Brien, C King; B Meade, M Ward; S Kenny, J Sheridan, G Reilly; C Ward, S O'Rourke, S Bray.
Subs used: N Crawford for M Ward (48 mins), C Gillespie for Meade (56), C McGuinness for G Reilly (63), J Queeney for King (65), B Farrell for Moyles (66).
DUBLIN: S Cluxton; M Fitzimons, R O'Carroll, P McMahon; B Cahill, B Cullen, G Brennan; E Fennell, R McConnell; P Flynn, A Brogan, N Corkery; C Keaney, B Brogan, T Quinn.
Subs used: E O'Gara for Keaney (44 mins), K Bonner for McConnell (49), K Nolan for McMahon (56), K McManamon for Quinn (59). D Henry for Corkery (61).
Referee: Padraig Hughes (Armagh)
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:( very bad day the full back line were terrible Philly McMahon was destroyed by Stephen Bray all day and the management didnt do anything about it until half way through the second half they shouldve put David Henry on him he has more experience and is a better corner back unless they get a few handy teams in the qualifiers the championship will be over for this team but we will keep the faith ,well done Meath great 2nd half display 👍
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All-Ireland SHC phase two draw is confirmed
Under-pressure Limerick boss Justin McCarthy will face Offaly
The All-Ireland SHC phase two draw has taken place, following the SFC draw this morning.
Just four teams were in the pots for this phase of the hurling draw. In the first tie Offaly were drawn to host Justin McCarthy's Limerick. The second draw out of the pot paired Anthony Daly's Dublin with Clare.
All-Ireland SHC phase 2 draw:
Offaly v Limerick
Dublin v Clare
Ties to be played on 10 - 11 July. Venues and throw-in times to be confirmed.
Under-pressure Limerick boss Justin McCarthy will face Offaly
The All-Ireland SHC phase two draw has taken place, following the SFC draw this morning.
Just four teams were in the pots for this phase of the hurling draw. In the first tie Offaly were drawn to host Justin McCarthy's Limerick. The second draw out of the pot paired Anthony Daly's Dublin with Clare.
All-Ireland SHC phase 2 draw:
Offaly v Limerick
Dublin v Clare
Ties to be played on 10 - 11 July. Venues and throw-in times to be confirmed.
moh
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Galvin speaks out about suspension
Paul Galvin has broken his silence for the first time since being suspended for an incident in Kerry's recent Munster SFC semi-final replay win over Cork.
Galvin was banned for eight weeks after clashing off-the-ball with Cork defender Eoin Cadogan during the Pairc Ui Chaoimh encounter. He will miss this Sunday's decider against Limerick and a potential All-Ireland quarter-final.
The GAA's Central Competitions Control Committee handed down the sanction after reviewing video footage of Galvin putting his finger into Cadogan's mouth in a 'fish hook' motion.
The Kingdom forward declined an appeal against the ban, and he expands on his decision in an interview to be broadcast on TV3's 'Ireland AM' programme tomorrow morning.
Galvin says: "I was wrong to do what I did, so I felt that it was best to take it on the chin."
When asked about other incidents in the match which could have been picked out by GAA authorities for possible sanction, the 2009 Footballer of the Year said he was not making an issue of this.
"There probably was a lack of balance in the way everything was portrayed but no that's not an issue for me really. I can only be responsible for myself, I was wrong to do what I did."
Galvin refuted any notion that he was ever contemplating packing his GAA career in.
"No, no, no…not a chance - not like that." However, the Finuge native says it will be hard to sit out the Munster final this weekend.
"Yeah it will be difficult, that's the hard part but you know if you do the crime, you've got to do the time I suppose.
He added: "I just hope the boys beat Limerick because it's a big challenge for us, you know this Limerick side is a good side.
"They were very unlucky not to beat Cork in last year's Munster final, so they will be coming to Killarney with all guns blazing."
