McGuigan tips Donegal for Ulster Championship glory

May 4, 2017

TYRONE legend Brian McGuigan believes that Donegal have overtaken his native county and now look most likely to prevail in the upcoming Ulster Championship. The Red Hands are tipped by the bookies to defend their title, even if they had a flat league campaign, finishing sixth in Division One. By contrast, Donegal defied expectations of […]

Harold returns to Armagh panel

April 21, 2017

STEPHEN Harold has returned to the Armagh panel ahead of their Ulster Championship clash with Down. The Carrickcruppen man had stepped away from the inter county scene after the 2015 season and has been working with the Monaghan hurlers and, more recently, the Mayobridge footballers as their strength and conditioning coach. Harold returned to training […]

McGeeney deserves credit for persistence – Clarke

March 30, 2017

FORMER Armagh forward Ronan Clarke believes senior boss Kieran McGeeney deserves great credit for his persistence in the face of no little criticism during his tenure. The Orchard County are one step away from promotion to Division Two – they must defeat Tipperary in a winner-takes-all clash in this Sunday’s league finale at the Athletic […]

McFadden: Donegal working hard on improving attack

March 23, 2017

HIGH-FLYING Donegal have rocketed up the charts in Division One and as an explanation Hugh McFadden says they have worked hard on improving their attacking threat. With an average of 15.6 points a game, Donegal’s league scorign rate is second only to Kerry, and Rory Gallagher’s side have a huge chance of making the final […]

McGuigan hopes Slaughtneil hurlers make amends

March 23, 2017

SLAUGHTNEIL hurler Mark McGuigan has spoken of his disappointment that they didn’t make it all the way to All-Ireland final day, unlike their footballing and camogie counterparts. The Liverpool-based player regrets the nature of their one-sided All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Cuala. In the coming weeks, the Slaughtneil players will pick up their hurls and ready […]

Betting on your own team is “common”

March 10, 2017

A PLAYER who has backed his own team to succeed in both competitions and individual matches said that he felt no moral conumdrum about doing so. The issue came into focus following tough measures passed at this year’s congress. Rule 1.18 prohibits players, team management or match officials involved in a game from betting on […]

McNeice exits Armagh panel

March 4, 2017

ARMAGH’S goalkeeping situation has suffered another blow following Mattie McNeice’s decision to leave the panel.