2015 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship Explained
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]
Tyrone defeated Tipperary in the final on a 1-11 to 0-13 scoreline.[2] [3]
2015 Leinster Under-21 Football Championship
Preliminary round
- 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
- 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]
Final
2015 Munster Under-21 Football Championship
Quarter-finals
- Cork 5-18 Limerick 2-12 (11 March)[11]
- Clare 2-11 Waterford 0-3 (11 March)[12]
Final
2015 Connacht Under-21 Football Championship
Quarter-final
- Mayo 4-7 Leitrim 0-8 (11 March)[13]
Semi-finals
- Roscommon 6-18 Sligo 0-12 (18 March)[14]
- Mayo 0-11 Galway 1-12 (21 March)[15]
Final
2015 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship
Preliminary round
- Derry 2-12 Down 1-11 (11 March)[16]
Quarter-finals
- 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
- Donegal 4-9 Monaghan 1-5 (1 April)[19]
- Tyrone 2-12 Armagh 2-8 (1 April)[20]
Final
All-Ireland
Final
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2015 All-Ireland U21 Football Championship fixtures. 16 February 2015. GAA.ie. 14 April 2015. https://archive.today/20150414140453/https://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/1602151325-all-ireland-u21-football-championship-fixtures/. 2015-04-14. dead.
- Web site: Tyrone seal dramatic Under-21 triumph. 2 May 2015. RTE Sport. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: As it happened: Tipperary v Tyrone, All-Ireland U21 football final. 2 May 2015. The 42. 5 May 2015.
- Web site: Second-half goals seal it for Laois. Irish Examiner. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Louth survive red card to hold off Carlow fightback. Irish Independent. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Wicklow fall to lethal Longford. Irish Independent. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Jack Hannigan's heroics see Meath clear first hurdle. Irish Examiner. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Louth have little answer to Longford's superior firepower. Irish Examiner. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Laois prove tough hurdle for Dublin. Irish Examiner. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Kildare into U21 semis after victory over Offaly. RTE Sport. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Limerick U-21 footballers denied shock win by barrage of Cork goals. Munster GAA. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Malone the ace in facile Clare victory. Munster GAA. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Mayo goals see off Leitrim. Hogan Stand. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Enda Smith bags a hat-trick as Roscommon run riot against Sligo. Irish Independent. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: MAYO 0-11 GALWAY 1-12. GAA.ie. 14 April 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150323214624/http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/2103151830-connacht-u21-classy-galway-sink-mayo-in-semi. 2015-03-23. dead.
- Web site: Derry defeat Down in U21 opener. Ulster GAA. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Ulster under-21 quarter-finals: Wins from Monaghan, Tyrone and Donegal. Irish Independent. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Armagh see off Antrim in quarter-final. BBC Sport. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Donegal dismiss Farney to reach final. Hogan Stand. 14 April 2015.
- Web site: Tyrone keep Armagh at bay. Hogan Stand. 14 April 2015.
