By Niall McCoy ANTRIM hurling captain Conor McCann is still hopeful that their Division 2A final with Kerry will be played in the coming months. Darren Gleeson’s side were due to face the Kingdom on March 15 at Croke Park, but the game was postponed a couple of days beforehand due to the coronavirus outbreak. […]
“Man grows used to everything, the scoundrel.” I first read this quote when I was 16; it was my only attempt at reading Crime and Punishment and although I never made it past chapter three, these seven words have been ever-present in times of need. I find them immeasurable hopeful. Advertisement We do – though […]
Now into our fourth week of my Levelled Progression model, we have already covered learning/performing skills, performing them at speed and performing them under fatigue. Again, once the goalkeeper has mastered the skill under these conditions and is comfortable on both sides, they are now then ready to be introduced onto the nest stage of […]
CONTINUING my theme of following up on my tactical coaching corner with Shane Stapleton on Ourgame.ie, I am looking this week at ‘Transition play in Gaelic Football.’ Some people believe that transition is a word that seems to have become fashionable or trendy just recently but the reality is it has always existed. Transition by […]
By Frank Craig MARKETING graduate Eoin McHugh thought that the bright lights of Dublin was the only place he’d find suitable employment. If he wanted to be rubbing shoulders with global clients, the likes of Real Madrid, Arsenal and Pebble Beach Golf Links, he’d have to become an urban dweller. Had he been told all […]
Name: Tiarnan McConville Age: 23 Occupations :Post graduate student – Pharmacy Management Teams played for: Crossmaglen seniors, Crossmaglen seconds, Armagh U21 and Ulster University Jordanstown Advertisement Game you most enjoyed playing in? I would have to go with the 2019 County final. It was my first senior county medal wearing the number 1. The build […]
The second A in GAA has global potential FOR a long time I felt that growing the GAA outside Ireland wasn’t important. The Association is a cultural organisation, one that celebrates our Irish heritage and culture. Last week, Jamie Clarke was asked about growing the game globally, and he felt that it was possible if […]
Red Hand man looks back for club, county and country
24 years ago, in March 1996, a teenage Kevin Madden travelled into school scared of what would happen. The St Mary’s Magherafelt pupil had taken part in the dramatic MacRory Cup final against St Patrick’s Maghera, in which he had been sent off. The South Derry derby was a seismic game in the history of […]
By Frank Craig Aishling Sheridan was coming off the back of a superb AFLW season with Collingwood and looking forward to Cavan’s Ulster SFC push when Covid-19 took it’s initial grip. The Breffni girl had to drop everything and a dash for home was made. It was a disappointing end to her stay in Australia […]
