As it happened: Cork progress with hard fought win over Roscommon, Meath master Kerry
GET OFF: Roscommon's Senan Lambe tackles Paul Walsh of Cork. Pic: ©INPHO/Leah Scholes.
Thirty-three seconds had passed since the hooter. Roscommon traveled back and forth along the arc.
Who would be brave enough to shoot? A two-point deficit in front of them. A successful kick would extend their summer.
They needed only a draw. Only victory would do for their opponents.
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Kildare's summer of fun is finally over, visitors Dublin bringing an abrupt end to the Joe McDonagh Cup champions' interest in the All-Ireland SHC.
Kerry have missed out an automatic All-Ireland quarter-final spot after a commanding Meath performance in Glenisk O’Connor Park this afternoon.
Full-time drama in a thriller!🔥
— The GAA (@officialgaa) June 14, 2025
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Cork 0-19
Roscommon 0-17 #ROSVCORK pic.twitter.com/3yUgwEoArv
And breath. Again. Great wins for Cork and Meath.
Reports, reaction and analysis to come over on our website across the evening and on this blog as they appear so stay tuned.
A first championship win for Cork over a team with a higher league ranking than them since they beat Donegal on June 1 of last year.
Run of three championship losses put behind them.
A third All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final appearence of John Cleary's three-year reign.
All Ireland Senior Football Championship Group 2 Round 3 @MunsterGAA #SportsDirectIreland #BorntoPlay #RebelsRising
— Cork GAA (@OfficialCorkGAA) June 14, 2025
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Cork: 0-19(19) (0-1-17)
Roscommon: 0-17(17) (0-0-17)
Cork qualified for the Preliminary Quarter Final pic.twitter.com/JMB2qZjKIQ
Cork regain possession and "hoof" it out of play, as the commentator says. All over. Cork are through. Great game, dramatic finish. Cork's first win of the championship keeps them in it for another week.
The hooter goes but Roscommon trying to fashion a two point chance.
All over and Meath are the ones who top the group and get the extra week’s break before the All-Ireland quarter final. Richly deserved. 1-22 to 0-16.
An All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final for Kerry at home next weekend. Meath join Armagh in the last eight in a separate All-Ireland quarter-final.
Kerry are going down without a whimper here in Tullamore.
Meath have been hungrier from the get-go, scooping up endless ball around the middle, and kicking points for fun, the latest of which comes from Ciaran Caulfield, to make it 1-22 to 0-16.
Into the final minute and the last remaining unbeaten championship record of 2025 is going up in smoke.
Kerry will be out next weekend, and so much will depend on how many of their frontliners they can get off the treatment table and onto the field.
Big score for Cork. Very patient under pressure and O'Mahony slots it over. Roscommon quickly attack but Murtagh hits it wide.
Cork with a free and a chance for two points. But they go short.
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DAIRE CREGG!!
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Cregg adds another and now there is just the minium between the teams. Cork need to win, a draw will do for Roscommon.
Another Roscommon wide. Their third in succession. Ciaráin Murtagh off target from outside the arc.
Diarmuid Murtagh, from outside the arc, has also kicked wide. Still 0-18 to 0-16.
Roscommon now lording the Cork kickout. Cork cannot get hands on ball.
Cian McKeon with a BIG score for @RoscommonGAA 🟡🔵
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Daire Cregg hits a wide for Roscommon. Gap still at two. But Roscommon have a free.
Daire Cregg's fourth from play has Roscommon within two.
Crucial save from Cork 'keeper Micheál Aodn Martin.
Daire Cregg was through one-on-one. Seán Brady intervention prevented sub Ciarán Lennon finishing rebound.
Conor Carroll nailed resulting '45. Gap back to three, 0-18 to 0-15. 59 minutes gone.
Not a great time for GAA+ to break in the Roscommon v Cork match.
Meath are not dreaming. They are 10 ahead and full value for it. Kerry staring down the barrel of three games in three weeks if they want to make the last eight.
Huge turnover and length-of-the-field move by Cork. Lead back out to five. Maguire and O'Callaghan so influential from play and on the scoresheet.
And there’s the coup de grace, Meath midfielder Bryan Menton on his own takes the pass from Caulfield and finishes to the net. 1-21 to 0-14. Stick a fork in this one, it’s done
Has this SFC Rd 3 game swung decisively the way of Meath?
A pair of sweet two pointers from Kinsella and Dyke put them into a commanding 0-21 to 0-14 lead. It’s a long way back for Kingdom now. Can’t see them retrieving this one, Meath are playing with pace and poise now. 15 left…
Full-time in Newbridge and Dublin have beaten Kildare in their All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final tie by 21 points, covering the bookmakers handicap with ease.
Dublin will face Limerick next weekend in an All-Ireland SHC quarter-final - a giant step up.
Dublin scorers: Sean Currie 0-8 (0-5f), Diarmaid O Dulaing 1-4, Fergal Whitely 1-1, Ronan Hayes 1-1, Rian McBride 0-3, Brian Hayes 0-3, Cian O'Sullivan 0-2, Chris Crummey 0-2, Conor Burke 0-1.
Kildare scorers: David Qualter 0-8 (0-6f, 0-1 65), Gerry Keegan 0-2, Jack Sheridan 0-1, Cian Boran 0-1, Jack Travers 0-1.
Murtagh hits back for Roscommon. Looks like they need more than that though but they soon make it back to back points through McKeon.
Ruairi Kinsella's second two-pointer has put Meath five up. Then another two-pointer for Meath, Conor Duke. Super football.
: Goalkeeper Conor Carroll almost going too quick off the kickout tee.
Roscommon lost two kickouts in succession, the latter of which resulted in Seán McDonnell's third of the evening.
Mark Cronin extends Cork's advantage.
Massive chance for Meath to put daylight between sides, Cathal Hickey’s close in shot blocked by Shane Ryan (All Star form) and then perhaps surprised Sean Coffey snatches at the rebound and puts it wide from 3m out!
A goal in it, 0-17 to 0-14 with 54 mins gone.
Cork motoring now with back-to-back scores from Colm O'Callaghan and Sean McDonnell.
Ruairi Kinsella's tally jumps to three. Two goal chances for Meath, Shane Ryan saves from Hickey then Coffey sends ball wide.
David Clifford scores. Kerry winning midfield now.
Paul Murphy takes advantage of a decoy by David Clifford to score after Killian Spillane had pointed a free.
Meath are back to 15 men, Kerry are making changes - Dylan Casey for Breen, and Ruairi Murphy for Burns.
Royals lead 0-16 to 0-11 and aren’t exactly pinned with their backs to the wall. Shock result deffo on the cards here. Killian Spillane with a free for Kerry - he left the last one short but converts this time to reduce leeway to four (48 gone)
Colm O'Callaghan extends Cork's lead.
It has all got very open here in Portlaoise. Eight points in the first nine minutes of the second-half. Roscommon have halved the four-point interval deficit.
Eddie Nolan breaks the ball down, gets it back and fires over. Looks like he was going for goal though but still he gets his team back to within two of the Rebels.
Eoghan McSweeney splits the posts for Cork. They lead by four, again. Well they did for a few seconds before Ben O'Carroll hits back for Roscommon.
Meath back to 15 players after Conor Duke's third point. Kerry are in a game. Killian Spillane misses a free. Jack O'Connor about to make changes. Much needed.
Mark Cronin with another point for Cork. He now has two from frees and two from play.
Dublin and Kildare going through the motions now. Dublin lead by 2-22 to 0-12 and appear to be already looking ahead to next weekend's All-Ireland SHC quarter-final against Limerick.
Meath 0-15 Kerry 0-11 Seán Coffey with Meath's first score of the half.
The difference in this Meath performance from the feeble display against Kerry last year. So much better with the ball.
End to end here in Portlaoise. McDonnell scores for Cork but Murtagh hits back for Roscommon.
Daire Cregg adds to his and Roscommon's tally. Great start to the second period for the Rossies.
Two Dylan Geaney points, bringing his total to four, and then Killian Spillane's second.
Back underway in both games and Roscommon reduce the deficit with an excellent score. Almost a two pointer.
Seconds into the half and Cathal Hickey is black carded for a trip. Major blow for Meath.
Half time in Tullamore, and the pitch is teeming with kids playing ball. Kerry subs trying to weave between the masses to do their interval work.
O’Connor Park in Tullamore is a properly run venue, from the excellent pitch to the courteous and helpful officials to the myriad of shops around the ground selling treats.
Slick operation, doing the simple things well. Other venues could do a lot worse than observe and learn….
8,265 in attendance.
And breath. So far so good for Cork against Roscommon but Kerry have work to do against Meath.
Insult to injury for Kerry as they commit a three-up offence and Frayne puts Meath six clear.
An abysmal half for the Munster champions. No purchase in the middle of the field and the likes of David Clifford have largely been bystanders.
Two short and three wide for Roscommon. They are the more wasteful of the pair.
Sean McDonnell punishes with a point Ciaráin Murtagh's attempt failing to go the distance at the other end.
Ian Maguire there with his second point, both could have been goals. Four-point gap is the biggest to separate the teams thus far.
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Meath 0-13 Kerry 0-8 First Kerry score in 14 minutes.
Kerry have now gone 11 minutes without a score. In fact they have gone 11 minutes without a shot at goal or a meaningful attack. Worrying times for Jack O’Connor in Tullamore.
Meath winning all the second balls off the kickouts from Shane Ryan and Jordan Morris makes. it 0-13 to 0-7 on 32 mins
Meath 0-13 Kerry 0-7, 33rd minute. Jordan Morris hits Meath's seventh without reply.
A pair of classy two pointers from Meath, the latter off the outside of Ruairi Kinsella’s right foot eases the Royals four clear on 28 mins, 0-11 to 0-7.
Fair to say Kerry look a bit rudderless, and are tending to shadow the Meath player in possession, and not engage.
Meanwhile Conor Duke has added another, it’s now 0-12 to 0-7 on the half hour.
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Paul and Seán Walsh so prominent for Cork in the kickout battle, both in the air and on the ground, and in carrying possession. Paul with an early assist and now Sean wins the free for that Mark Cronin converted point.
Six points without reply for Meath and Jack O'Connor is down from his perch onto the sideline. Meath are retaining possession incredibly well.
Another two-pointer for Meath, Ruairi Kinsella. Kerry can't make anything stick in the middle.
Cork miss another great goal chance. Ian Maguire through on goal but blasts over.
Meath 0-9 Kerry 0-7 Meath win the kick-out (another Kerry restart slipping through hands) and Eoghan Frayne sends over a two-pointer.
Some uncharacteristically bad decision-making by Kerry defenders. Graham and Tom O'Sullivan have made errors.
Half-time in Newbridge:Dublin 2-14 Kildare 0-5 All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final.
Diarmaid O Dulaing 1-4, Ronan Hayes 1-1, Sean Currie 0-4 (0-3f), Cian O'Sullivan 0-2, Rian McBride 0-1, Chris Crummey 0-1, Brian Hayes 0-1.
David Qualter 0-4 (0-3f), Jack Sheridan 0-1.
Enda Smith pulled back but still scores for Roscommon. But Mark Cronin soon hits back. Level again.
Killian Spillane knocks over a free after David Clifford missed one from further out. Spillane needed that to get some proper involvement, 0-6 0-5 to Kerry. Clock ticking towards 20 mins.
Little intensity in Tullamore. Meath have picked holes in Kerry's defence at times but when Kerry put on the press, the difference between the sides is exposed.
Last two Roscommon points have come from Cork turning the ball over deep in Roscommon territory. Just a smidgen more composure required both in Cork's decision-making and in cognisance of greasy surface.
Brian Hurley scores for Cork but Daire Cregg hits back for Roscommon.
Spoke too soon about those comebacks by Cork and Kerry. All square in both games now.
Scores for Donal Keogan and Conor Duke points.
Ciaran Murtagh reduces the deficit for Roscommon, excellent score.
So far so good for Cork and Kerry. Two good comebacks it seems.
No touch for the first ten minutes but then David Clifford wins ball out beyind the arc and strokes over a two pointer. Followed immediately by a Dylan GEaney point and from three down, Kerry lead 0-4 to 0-3.
David Clifford two-pointer before Dylan Geaney puts Kerry ahead. Putting real pressure on the Meath kick-out now.
That was all after Micheál Burns opened the scoring for Kerry. Joe O'Connor interception the catalyst for it.
Cork hit there second wide of the game. They responde well with a point but it looked like the goal was on for McDonnell.
Notebook observations from Portlaoise. Cork defender Sean Brady has the job of minding Ben O'Carroll. Daniel O'Mahony shadowing Diarmuid Murtagh.
Maurice Shanley, named at corner-back, is operating at centre-back for Cork.
: Rain has relented in Tullamore, and the wind is negligable. Meath are off to a fast start with three points and should have a 7th minute goal - Shane Ryan again proving his value one on one to deny Adam O‘Neill.
Adam O'Neill's shot is kept out well by Shane Ryan but Jordan Morris follows it up with a pointed free. Slow start for Kerry.
Roscommon's early 0-2 off Cork kickout wiped out by this Conor Carroll kickout mistake, punting possession straight to Paul Walsh. His offload to Brian O'Driscoll for yet another two-pointer for the Cork half-back.
Roscommon's opening two points have come from Cork kick-outs won. Cork win their first restart, at the third attempt. Seán Walsh winning possession on the break.
Brian O'Driscoll with a sensaitonal two pointer.
Harry Hogan 45 opens the scoring after wides for Graham O'Sullivan and Tony Brosnan.
Daire Cregg doubles Roscommon's lead.
Donie Smith, replacing centre-back Colm Neary on the Roscommon side, has started centre-forward. His brother Enda, wearing No.11, has gone to midfield, with Shane Cunnane, wearing No.9, dropping further back to centre-back.
Roscommon take the early lead, shooting with the breeze.
Dublin 2-6 Kildare 0-4. Ronan Hayes and Diarmaid O Dulaing with the goals for Dublin.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final
Ben O'Carroll hits an early wide for Roscommon.
Both Cork and Roscommon stand for the national anthem in Laois which is our focus but we will have updates from the other games.
5 minutes until throw-in. Roscommon appear to have won the coin toss.
One change to Roscommon team. Donie Smith in, Colm Neary doesn't start. Cork as selected.
Looks like the traffic around the Laois Hire O'Moore Park hasn't improved.
Can someone ask the GAA to defer throw in for the Cork game? From a few stricken Cork fans on the M8
— Joanne O’ Riordan (@JoanneOR_Ox) June 14, 2025
Although it's a neutral game, Meath are wearing their own jersey and Kerry their second kit.
Jack O’Connor will get a real sense of his panel depth today in Tullamore. Conditions will be difficult and Kerry go to battle without Briain O Beaglaoich, Diarmuid O’Connor, Barry Dan O’Sullivan, Paudie Clifford, Sean O’Shea and Paul Geaney. Big day for the likes of Dylan Geaney and Killian Spillane. Need to put down a marker.
15 minutes to go until throw-in in both Cork's clash with Roscommon and Kerry's meeting with Meath.
All-Ireland SHC preliminary quarter-final scene setter from Newbridge The rain is bucketing down at Cedral St Conleth's Park as both teams go through their warm-ups.
Dublin haven't played a game since concluding their Leinster SHC round robin campaign on May 25 with a five-point defeat to Galway, costing them a provincial final place.
There is still no Donal Burke in their squad, a significant blow to their forward options.
Kildare, meanwhile, come into the game with a giant question mark over their head. Can they recreate the performance they produced in last Sunday's Joe McDonagh Cup final, when they beat Laois?
They spent a couple of days celebrating after that and, it's understood, James Burke is unavailable through injury despite being named in the official team list.
The game throws in at 4pm.
Here is what Anthony Daly had to say ahead of the game. Click here to read his full column.
Jason Forde bagged 2-5 as Tipperary ran out 23-point winners over Laois to book an All-Ireland quarter-final against Galway. Click here for the full match report.
Tony Brosnan replaces Seán O'Shea in the Kerry team. Two changes to Meath side: Ronan Ryan comes in for Brian O'Halloran, Keith Curtis takes James Conlon's spot
Big win for Tipperary against Laois in Laois. 3-32 to 0-18. They comfortably progress to an All-Ireland Hurling quarter-final meeting with Galway next weekend. Match report to follow.
More changes in Tullamore: another top Meath forward James Conlon is out replaced by Cillian O'Sullivan as is defender Brian O'Halloran and Jason Scully comes in for him. Dara Moynihan comes in for Seán O'Shea in the Kerry team.
Sean O’Shea is now considered a doubt for this game in Tullamore. Also there are Traffic issues on way to game for people.
Welcome to our liveblog on what promises to be another huge day of GAA action.
My name is Andrew Horgan and I will be keeping you all up to date as Cork take on Roscommon and Kerry face Meath in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (throw-in for both is at 4.15pm).
Don't worry, more expert (and more interesting) analysis will be provided from our reporters at the grounds with Eoghan Cormican currently en route to Portaoise for Cork's do-or-die decider while Tony Leen and John Fogarty will be chipping in from Kerry's clash in Tullamore.
Regular updates will commence at - although we will provide details on Tipperary's preliminary hurling quarter-final against Laois - but until then, feel free to enjoy some pre-match reading below.
Éamonn Fitzmaurice belives that from Michael Murphy to Meath nightmares, it's go-time for Sam hopefuls.
John Fogarty has written that Kerry are experiencing an injury crisis not seen since 2009.
And Kieran Shannon has produced an excellent read following his interview with Martin Carney. Donegal blood, Mayo heart: Sunday will be complicated for Carney
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