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Carlow clinch Ring Cup after extra-time

Carlow clinch Ring Cup after extra-time
Greene hopes for deferral
Carlow boss Jim Greene admitted after his side’s dramatic Christy Ring Cup triumph on Sunday that he would be looking to get his side’s promotion play-ff with Laois deferred to a later date.

Greene sets sights on promotion
Carlow manager Jim Greene believes his side will have earned the right to compete in next year’s Liam McCarthy Cup if they beat Laois in next Saturday’s promotion/relegation play-off tie.

Carlow clinch Ring Cup after extra-time
It took extra-time at Tullamore for Carlow to capture this year’s Christy Ring Cup on Sunday evening, as they saw off Westmeath in a thrilling decider.

Bealin considers his position
Outgoing Carlow football manager Paul Bealin looks likely to stay in the harnass . . . .providing certain arrangements are put in place for next year’s league and championship campaigns.

Carlow determined to get to bottom of farce
Carlow County Board has stated its determination to ascertain just who in the GAA was responsible for initially fixing their upcoming Christy Ring Cup final for tomorrow evening (Friday).

St Mullins GAA
Well done to the Carlow Senior Hurlers who beat Mayo last Saturday and qualified for the Christy Ring Cup Final that is to be played this Sunday at 6pm in Tullamore against Westmeath.

Carlow hurling chiefs pleased with Ring Cup switch
Carlow hurling bosses have welcomed the decision by Croke Park to switch the date and venue of their upcoming Christy Ring Cup final clash with Westmeath.

Christy Ring Cup final switched
It has emerged that the controversial fixture for this weekend’s Christy Ring Cup final between Westmeath and Carlow has been switched to this Sunday, August 3, at Tullamore.

Counties unite against fixture
Carlow and Westmeath hurling chiefs have insisted that their counties won’t be going ahead with their Christy Ring Cup final fixture at Croke Park on Friday night next.

Option given to Carlow and Westmeath
The Central Competitions Control Committee of the GAA has confirmed that Carlow and Westmeath were given the option of playing the Christy Ring Cup Final as a curtain raiser to the All Ireland Football Quarter Final game involving Dublin in Croke Park.

Greene is browned off by fixture
Carlow senior hurling boss Jim Greene has joined with his Westmeath counterparts in castigating the GAA for fixing the Christy Ring Cup final for this Friday evening (7.30pm) at Croke Park.

Carlow v Westmeath
Westmeath are bidding to retain the title and to complete a Christy Ring Cup-Division 2 NHL double this season.

Ring doesn’t fit for Carlow and Westmeath
Both Carlow and Westmeath hurling bosses have reacted angrily to the GAA’s decision to fix the Christy Ring Cup final for this Friday evening (7.30pm).

Greene lauds Carlow support
Carlow hurling boss Jim Greene paid tribute to the Carlow fans for the part they played in last Saturday’s semi-final win over Mayo at Castlebar.

Dooley: Friday night final a ’joke’
Westmeath hurling boss Johnny Dooley has expressed disbelief at the decision to fix their Christy Ring Cup final against Carlow for Friday night in Croke Park.

Ring Cup: Late Rogers’ goal sends Carlow into final
A fortuitous goal from Carlow’s Jacko Rogers decided the outcome of this game as the Barrowsiders pipped Mayo by two points with the only goal of the game two minutes into injury time at Castlebar.

Weekend GAA fixtures
The GAA has confirmed details of the Football Qualifiers and other fixtures scheduled for next weekend in Croke Park.

Ring Cup: Westmeath and Carlow to meet in decider
Holders Westmeath will face Jim Greene’s Carlow in the Christy Ring Cup final after their semi-final wins over Derry and Mayo respectively.

Racist fans facing life bans
Carlow Coiste na nOg chairman Fr Brendan Howard has warned that the spectators who racially abused a young Nigerian footballer during an under 14 game in the county earlier this week could face life bans.

St Mullins GAA
The Juniors played Ballinkillen last Thursday night in the championship. They put in a good first half display and were unlucky to concede a goal in the fourth minute after a fumble by Richie Kielthy.

Leinster club competitions
The draws for the Leinster senior, intermediate and junior club championships in football and hurling have been made.

Carlow officials to probe racist abuse claim
Carlow’s Coiste na nOg is to launch an investigation into claims that a young Nigerian footballer was subjected to racist abuse from spectators during an under 14 game earlier this week.

Weekend fixtures
All the venues and throw in times for the games this weekend, including the football qualifiers and the All-Ireland SHC quarter-finals.

Hurling quarter-final draw
Cork’s reward for their stunning win over Galway is an All-Ireland quarter-final meeting with Clare while Waterford now face Wexford.

Christy Ring Cup round-up
Holders Westmeath, Derry, Carlow and Mayo all advanced to the semi-finals of the Christy Ring Cup following their victories on Saturday.

Tommy Murphy Cup wrap-up
London produced arguably the result of the weekend when shocking last year’s Connacht champions Sligo at Ruislip, while there were also wins for Antrim, Leitrim and holders Wicklow in Saturday’s action.

Saturday’s results roundup
It was the busiest day of the GAA season so far as the football qualifiers kicked into action while there were two round 4 SHC qualifiers to boot.

St Mullins GAA
The Juniors played Erin’s Own in the championship on Monday evening. They played well and battled hard but sadly came away in defeat. It was a good team display and was always going to be difficult against a second team.

Coady wants improvement for Kerry clash
Carlow captain Edward Coady has insisted that his side will need to improve on their defeat to Down last weekend in Tralee on Saturday if they want to remain in this year’s Christy Ring Cup.

Bealin puzzled by squad rejections
Carlow boss Paul Bealin is set to be without six of his starting players for this Saturday’s Tommy Murphy Cup clash with Antrim.

Ring and Rackard Cup fixtures
The GAA have announced that draws for the quarter-finals of the Christy Ring and Nicky Rackard Cup were made at the meeting of the CCCC this morning, while the two All-Ireland SHC qualifiers will be played in Thurles on Saturday.

Christy Ring Cup round-up
Wicklow produced the result of the round by beating holders Westmeath, while there were also wins for Down, Kerry and Kildare in Saturday’s Christy Ring Cup action.

Saturday’s results roundup
It is yet another busy day off GAA action with the last group games in the Ring and Rackard Cups while Tommy Murphy Cup is at the preliminary stage.

St Mullins GAA
The Intermediates secured their place in the semi final when they beat Mount Leinster Rangers last Saturday evening in Eire Og.

Kennelly backs Murphy for success
Tadhg Kennelly has backed former Carlow minor star Brendan Murphy to be playing in the AFL next season.
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