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Sunday Game Team of the Year 2011
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Congratulations to Gary Maguire (selected between the posts) and Liam Rushe (selected in midfield), who took their places in the Sunday Game Team of the Year for 2011. By the sounds of it plenty of other lads were also in contention, with Paul Ryan, Peter Kelly, Joey Boland, Ryan O’Dwyer & Conal Keaney all mentioned on the show. Congratulations lads, and good luck to all the Dublin players in the All Stars. Better get the shoes shined and dust off the tuxes! Full 2011 Sunday Game Team of the Year is below: 1. Gary Maguire (DUB) 2. Murphy (KK) 3....
O’Dwyer splitting Cashel loyalties
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Hard though it may be to imagine, Liam has encountered a little pocket of split loyalties in Tipperary as the Premier county prepare for Sunday’s All-Ireland semi-final against Dublin. A recent encounter with a group of former county players hinted that Cashel may exist as something of an independent republic this week in light of Ryan O’Dwyer’s sparkling summer form for Anthony Daly’s Sky Blues. O’Dwyer, who has been hurling with Kilmacud Crokes since last year’s move to a teaching post in Templeogue, speaks of his Cashel roots at every opportunity and that fact hasn’t been lost on his home...
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Let Ryan O’Dwyer paint you a picture.
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The night of Dublin’s Leinster semi-final win over Galway, a game which saw the forward sent-off despite receiving 35 stitches to his ear, he received a picture message on his phone. The sender? One Seamus Foley, proprietor of O’Dwyer’s local Foley’s in his home town. The contents? A poster of the Dublin team hanging up in the pub with a small red card affixed beside O’Dwyer’s mug. “I was like ‘My feelings are hurt anyway with half an ear but thanks for that, ya b****x ya!’” laughed O’Dwyer. “It’d tell you how they’ve got no feelings there at all.” Ah...
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Dubs’ inside man plots Tipp demise
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IT’S the question that has exercised some of Tipperary’s keenest hurling minds over the past fortnight — would Ryan O’Dwyer find a starting place on the current Tipp team? The debate has intensified since the Cashel man scored 3-2 — including a hat-trick of goals before half-time — in Dublin’s All-Ireland quarter-final victory over Limerick, and it may be settled on Sunday, when he lines out against his native county. O’Dwyer has no regrets over his decision to swap blue and gold for sky blue last year. Having spent some time in Boston during the summer of 2009, he promised...
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Ryan O’Dwyer – Player Profile
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DOB: 23/07/1986 CLUB: Kilmacud Crokes OCCUPATION: Secondary School Teacher FAVOURITE POSITION: Centre Back DUBLIN DEBUT: 2011 Walsh Cup vs Antrim Honours won:Munster Senior and U21 Tipperary, 2 NHL Div 1 Dublin & Tipperary Toughest Opponent:Ken McGrath Sporting idol:Grandfather Paddy Ryan Won Olympic Gold in 1920 Who would you pick in a GAA transfer market?John Leahy, David Burke Favourite film/tv:Two and a half men Favourite food:Stew Other hobbies/interest:Kite Surfing / Hill Walking / Going to Boston on holidays & visiting the hospital Best advice you ever got:Play every game as if it’s your last  ...
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O’Dwyer ready to put his body on the line.
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Match-winner against Limerick last day out, the Dublin attacker is ready to deliver another fearless display against his native Tipperary in Sunday week’s All-Ireland semi-final. And if he happens to take another belt or three, so be it: “Look, to be honest, I’m the type of lad that when I’m on the field I don’t care about myself. I just throw my head in. If I lost my hurley, I’d throw my head in,” O’Dwyer is quoted as saying in The Star. “If it means stopping them getting the ball up the field or scoring a point, I’d gladly do...
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Dublin pioneers pull out all the stops
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UNLIKE the Division One final, there are no medals for history-makers but this Dublin team yesterday didn’t need them to realise they have become pioneers of the game in the capital. Reaching the county’s first All-Ireland semi-final in 63 years, they showed a maturity worthy of such an accomplishment. In the face of adversity, losing their best hurler in the Leinster championship, Conal Keaney in such dramatic and cruel circumstances, they sucked it up and shone. Undoubtedly, they were inspired by his absence, his video message to them shown yesterday morning a real rallying call. The thing is this progress...
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O’Dwyer hat-trick inspires Dublin
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Dublin 3-13 Limerick 0-18 Dublin have qualified for the semi-finals of the GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship for the first time since 1948 following a 3-13 to 0-18 defeat of Limerick at Semple Stadium, Thurles on Sunday afternoon. Ryan O’Dwyer claimed a first-half hat-trick and added two points from play as the Dubs hung on for a famous win in the second half despite a strong Limerick comeback. O’Dwyer’s heroics gave the Dubs a 3-6 to 0-10 half-time lead, but Donal O’Grady’s side had pared that advantage back to just two points with eight minutes remaining. However, the Allianz Hurling...
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O’Dwyer the hero as senior hurlers progress to All-Ireland Semi-final
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DUBLIN 3-13 LIMERICK 0-18 A Ryan O’Dwyer hat-trick saw Dublin book their seat for the All-Ireland SHC semi-final for the first time since 1948 following a hard-fought quarter-final victory at Semple Stadium, Thurles on Sunday afternoon. The Dubs have won two provincial tiles since ’48 but on both those occasions (1952 and 61) they advanced straight to the All-Ireland decider. The Kilmacud Crokes clubman grabbed all three goals in the opening half and it was his opportunism that separated the sides as the Dubs struggled to finish off Limerick despite leading by nine points after 24 minutes. The opening goal...
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All-Ireland SHC quarter-final: Dubs bridge 63-year gap
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Ryan O’Dwyer’s hat-trick of goals in Thurles propelled Dublin to a first All-Ireland hurling semi-final since 1948. Dublin beat Limerick by 3-13 to 0-18, with former Tipperary hurler O’Dwyer doing most of the damage before the interval. The Treaty County bossed most of the second half and closed a nine-point deficit to two, but could never get closer and were guilty of some terrible shooting – with 15 wides to Dubln’s six. Teenager Declan Hannon (0-11) was the star performer for the losers, but O’Dwyer (3-2) and Paul Ryan (0-8) saw Anthony Daly’s men across the winning line. O’Dwyer’s first-half...
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Dublin 3-13 Limerick 0-18
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Ryan O’Dwyer’s first half hat-trick propelled Dublin to their first All-Ireland SHC semi-final since 1948. But Anthony Daly’s side had to dig deep to hold off a Limerick side inspired by teenage sensation Declan Hannon, who drilled over 11 magnificent points at Semple Stadium. O’Dwyer struck the first blow in the fifth minute, skipping past Tom Condon to slot home past Nicky Quaid. Eighteen-year-old Hannon kept Limerick very much in touch with three splendid points from play, but the Treaty men suffered another setback in the 11th minute when O’Dwyer smashed home a superb goal. Paul Ryan tagged on a...
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In the Ryan of Fire
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DUBLIN hurling newcomer Ryan Dwyer wants to celebrate his birthday in style this weekend – by helping Dublin beat Limerick in Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter final in Thurles. Dwyer turns 25 on Saturday and can think of nothing better than helping the Dubs into the last four of the Championship – especially after missing the Leinster final with Kilkenny through suspension. By Cian Murphy Originally from Cashel in Tipp and a minor, U21 and senior hurler for the Premier, he has been a phenomenal success as a ball winning half forward since he transferred his inter county allegiance to Dublin in...
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