2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship

The 2015 All-Ireland Under 21 Football Championship was an inter county football competition between all 32 counties in Ireland. Four competitions were contested in each of the provinces and the winners of each provincial championship entered the all-Ireland series. The competition was sponsored for the first time by EirGrid.[1]

2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship
Championship details
Dates25 February – 2 May 2015
Teams31
All-Ireland Champions
Winning teamTyrone (5th win)
CaptainKieran McGeary
ManagerFeargal Logan
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamTipperary
CaptainColin O'Riordan
ManagerTommy Toomey
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterDublin
UlsterTyrone
ConnachtRoscommon
Championship statistics
Player of the YearBorder Colin O'Riordan
2014
2016

Tyrone defeated Tipperary in the final on a 1-11 to 0-13 scoreline.[2][3]

2015 Leinster Under-21 Football Championship

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Preliminary round

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  • Laois 4-12 Wexford 1-11 (25 February)[4]
  • Louth 3-11 Carlow 2-10 (25 February)[5]
  • Longford 4-13 Wicklow 1-05 (25 February)[6]

Quarter-finals

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  • Meath 1-10 Westmeath 1-08 (4 March)[7]
  • Longford 1-17 Louth 1-04 (4 March)[8]
  • Dublin 2-21 Laois 2-10 (4 March)[9]
  • Kildare 3-12 Offaly 0-09 (5 March)[10]

Semi-finals

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18 March 2015
7:00 pm
Semi-final
Dublin 2-15 - 3-7 Longford Páirc Tailteann
Referee: John Hickey (Carlow)
Killian O’Gara 1-2, Conor McHugh 0-5 (0-1f), Colm Basquel 1-1, Niall Scully 0-3, Eric Lowndes 0-2, Andy Foley and Aaron Byrne 0-1 each Report [1] Liam Connerton 2-1, Larry Moran 1-1 (0-1f), Patrick Kiernan 0-2, Andrew Dalton, David McGivney (0-1f) and Dessie Reynolds 0-1 each

18 March 2015
7:00 pm
Semi-final
Kildare 2-15 - 0-13 Meath O'Moore Park
Referee: Fergal Smyth (Offaly)
Neil Flynn 1-6 (0-4f), Niall Kelly 0-4, Cein McMonagle 1-0, Chris Healy and Chris Fenner 0-2 each, David Fitzpatrick 0-1 Report [2] Ruairí Ó Coileáin 0-8 (6f), Eamon Wallace 0-3, Padraic Harnan and Paddy Kennelly 0-1 each

Final

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2 April
Final
Dublin 3-10 - 1-12 Kildare Páirc Tailteann
Referee: Niall Ward (Westmeath)
Man of the Match: Neil Flynn
Cormac Costello 2-2 (0-1f), Conor McHugh 0-5 (0-1 pen), Colm Basquel 1-0, Shane Carthy, Andrew Foley, Eric Lowndes 0-1 each. Report [3] Neil Flynn 0-11 (0-6f, 2'45), Mark Sherry 1-0, Niall Kelly 0-1.

2015 Munster Under-21 Football Championship

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Quarter-finals

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  • Cork 5-18 Limerick 2-12 (11 March)[11]
  • Clare 2-11 Waterford 0-3 (11 March)[12]

Semi-finals

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18 March 2015
7:00 pm
Semi-final
Cork 1-12 - 1-9 Kerry Páirc Uí Rinn
Referee: Derek O’Mahoney (Tipperary)
Cathal Vaughan 0-4 (0-3f), Seán O’Donoghue 1-1 (0-1f), Peter Kelleher, Seán White, Conor Horgan 0-2 each, Brian O’Driscoll 0-1 Report [4] Conor Keane 1-7 (0-6f), Brian Crowley and Jack Savage (0-1f) 0-1 each

18 March 2015
7:00 pm
Semi-final
Tipperary 0-15 - 0-7 Clare Semple Stadium
Referee: James Bermingham (Cork)
Jason Lonergan 0-5, Liam Casey and Steven O’Brien 0-2 each, Colin O’Riordan, Bill Maher, Ian Fahey, Paul Maher, John McGrath and Josh Keane (0-1f) 0-1 each Report [5] Keelan Sexton 0-4f, Jamie Malone 0-2, Paddy O’Malley 0-1f

Final

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9 April
Final
Tipperary 1-15 - 3-8 Cork Semple Stadium
Attendance: 2,137
Referee: Sean Joy (Kerry)
Man of the Match: Ian Fahey
Kevin O’Halloran 0-6 (0-5f), Ian Fahey 1-0, Jason Lonergan, Paul Maher, Josh Keane (0-1f), Colin O’Riordan 0-2 each, Steven O’Brien 0-1 Report [6] Peter Kelleher 2-0, Cian Dorgan 1-1, Cathal Vaughan 0-4 (2f), Brian O’Driscoll (f), Sean O’Donoghue & Darragh Murphy 0-1 each.

2015 Connacht Under-21 Football Championship

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Connacht Final
  Roscommon 6-18
  Sligo 0-12
  Roscommon 3-14
  Mayo 4-07   Galway 3-11
  Leitrim 0-08   Galway 2-8
  Mayo 0-11

Quarter-final

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  • Mayo 4-7 Leitrim 0-8 (11 March)[13]

Semi-finals

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  • Roscommon 6-18 Sligo 0-12 (18 March)[14]
  • Mayo 0-11 Galway 1-12 (21 March)[15]

Final

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4 April
Final
Roscommon 3-14 - 3-11 Galway St Jarlath's Park, Tuam
Attendance: 4,796
Referee: Jerome Henry (Mayo)
Diarmuid Murtagh 1-7 (0-6f), Cathal Compton and Paul Kenny 1-0 each, Ultan Harney 0-3, Shane Killoran 0-2, Jack Earley and Kieran Kilcline 0-1 each Report[7] Eamon Brannigan 1-3, Damien Comer 1-2 (0-1f), Enda Tierney 1-1, Colin Brady 0-3, Kieran Molloy, Johnny Heaney 0-1 each

2015 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship

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Preliminary round

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  • Derry 2-12 Down 1-11 (11 March)[16]

Quarter-finals

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  • Tyrone 0-17 Fermanagh 0-7 (18 March)[17]
  • Donegal 1-7 Cavan 0-9 (18 March)
  • Monaghan 0-15 Derry 1-8 (18 March)
  • Armagh 2-13 Antrim 1-5 (22 March)[18]

Semi-finals

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  • Donegal 4-9 Monaghan 1-5 (1 April)[19]
  • Tyrone 2-12 Armagh 2-8 (1 April)[20]

Final

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8 April
Final
Tyrone 1-11 - 0-13 Donegal Celtic Park
Attendance: 3,239
Referee: Noel Mooney (Cavan)
Lee Brennan 0-4 (0-2f), Daniel McNulty 0-4 (0-3f), Conor Meyler 1-0, Cathal McShane, Michael Cassidy, Ruairi McGlone 0-1 each Report [8] Hugh McFadden 0-5 (0-4f), Eoin McHugh and Darach O'Connor 0-2 each, Ciarán Thompson (0-1f), Willie Gillespie, Eamon McGrath, Stephen McBrearty 0-1 each

All-Ireland

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Semi-finals

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18 April
16:00
Semi-final
Dublin 0-12 - 0-14 Tipperary O'Connor Park, Tullamore
Referee: J Henry (Mayo)
C McHugh (1f), C Costello (3f) 0-4 each, S Carthy 0-2, D Campbell, C Basquel 0-1. Report [9] K O'Halloran 0-4 (3f), J Keane 0-3 (3f), S O'Brien, C O'Riordan 0-2 each, R Mulcahy, J Lonergan, L Casey 0-1 each.

18 April
18:00
Semi-final
Roscommon 0-12 - 0-17 Tyrone Markievicz Park
Referee: P O’Sullivan (Kerry)
Diarmuid Murtagh 0-6 (4f), Cathal Compton 0-3, Ronan Daly (1f), Thomas Corcoran, Jack Earley 0-1 each. Report[10] Lee Brennan 0-6 (1f), Daniel McNulty 0-4 (3f), Cathal McShane 0-3, Mark Kavanagh 0-2, Michael Cassidy, Francis Burns 0-1 each.

Final

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2 May
18:00
Final
Tipperary 0-13 - 1-11 Tyrone Parnell Park
Referee: Fergal Kelly (Longford)
K O'Halloran 0-6 (5f), J Keane 0-3 (1f), C O’Riordan 0-2 (1f), B Maher, I Fahey 0-1 each. Report [11] C McShane 1-0, D McNulty 0-3 (2f), M Kavanagh, M Bradley, L Brennan (2f) 0-2 each, C Meyler, M Cassidy 0-1 each.

References

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  1. ^ "2015 All-Ireland U21 Football Championship fixtures". GAA.ie. 16 February 2015. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Tyrone seal dramatic Under-21 triumph". RTE Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  3. ^ "As it happened: Tipperary v Tyrone, All-Ireland U21 football final". The 42. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Second-half goals seal it for Laois". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Louth survive red card to hold off Carlow fightback". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Wicklow fall to lethal Longford". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Jack Hannigan's heroics see Meath clear first hurdle". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Louth have little answer to Longford's superior firepower". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Laois prove tough hurdle for Dublin". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Kildare into U21 semis after victory over Offaly". RTE Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Limerick U-21 footballers denied shock win by barrage of Cork goals". Munster GAA. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  12. ^ "Malone the ace in facile Clare victory". Munster GAA. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Mayo goals see off Leitrim". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Enda Smith bags a hat-trick as Roscommon run riot against Sligo". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  15. ^ "MAYO 0-11 GALWAY 1-12". GAA.ie. Archived from the original on 23 March 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  16. ^ "Derry defeat Down in U21 opener". Ulster GAA. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  17. ^ "Ulster under-21 quarter-finals: Wins from Monaghan, Tyrone and Donegal". Irish Independent. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Armagh see off Antrim in quarter-final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  19. ^ "Donegal dismiss Farney to reach final". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
  20. ^ "Tyrone keep Armagh at bay". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 14 April 2015.
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