DONEGAL’S goalkeeper Shaun Patton says that it would be a dream come true for him to walk out with the Tir Chonaill team on Sunday in Ballybofey. It has been well documented from the start of the season that Patton was lured away from a soccer career by Donegal boss Declan Bonner. The goalkeeper had […]
TEAM of the week is always popular among the younger readers of Gaelic Life, which proved to be so yet again after the MacRory Cup final when the two main contenders for player of the week were both from the St Ronan’s Lurgan team which won the title. Rioghan Meehan garnered 46 per cent of […]
AIDAN Forker relishes the thinking side of football. He said he is looking forward to this Saturday’s Division Three final meeting with Fermanagh because of the opportunity to unlock a defence. The centre half forward’s role this year has been to try to break down defences and the Orchard county have been successful doing so, […]
IN a revealing interview in this week’s Gaelic Life, Cailean O’Boyle discusses Derry’s shock relegation to Division Four, as well as hitting back at social media users who have suggested that some players did not commit this year. O’Boyle was a member of the the 2014 squad which played Dublin in the Division One final, […]
The Ulster council has changed a rule implemented on Ulster Club champions which some Antrim clubs felt was too punitive.
IN an eye-opening interview in this week’s Gaelic Life, Brian ‘Bam’ Neeson reveals why he became another casuality to the pressurised intercounty game. Neeson juggled soccer and gaelic commitments in 2016 when playing with Carrick Rangers, but at the moment he is fully focused on his career at Cliftonville, although he still lines out for […]
WHEN Emmett Bradley decided not to play county football last year, he knew it was a case of putting his career on hold, rather than ending it completely. At the age of 23, he knew he had plenty to give to Derry, but he had wanted to give some time back to his club. Towards […]
BLOSSOMING AFL star Conor Glass has spoken of some of the difficulties acclimatising to life in Australia in an extended feature in this week’s Gaelic Life. The Derry native won MacRory Cup and Hogan Cups with Maghera before embarking on an entirely different challenge down under. He excelled during his first season with Hawthorn after […]
ANTRIM manager Lenny Harbinson could be facing a battle to keep the talented Matthew Fitzpatrick on his squad for 2018. The St John’s man has become a target of the Irish League soccer side Ballymena United. Fitzpatrick is no stranger to soccer having played with Glentoran in the Irish League a few years ago. He […]
LAST weekend’s Donegal championship win for Kilcar was not only a crowning of the best team in the county, but also a momentous day for the parish. The club had not won the senior title for 24 years, and after the heartbreak of last year, when they lost to Glenswilly, the win brought long-awaited joy […]
