10 YEARS AGO
TWO injury-time points saw Donaghmoyne Ladies into the All-Ireland Senior Club final following a titanic tussle with Mourneabbey.
Defending All-Ireland champions Donaghmoyne had to call upon every last ounce of energy and experience to deny the Cork and Munster champions with stoppage-time points from Cathriona McConnell and Cora Courtney sealing a 1-8 to 1-6 victory.
Elsewhere, on an extremely foggy day at Ballymena, St Brigid’s Cloughmills clinched the Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship with a 1-11 to 2-6 victory over Eoghan Rua, Coleraine.
It was a decent game in tough conditions with Cloughmills having a little more to offer on the day, with all six forwards who started up front scoring from open play, while Conor Laverty impressed at midfield.
20 YEARS AGO
RUAIRÍ ÓG, Cushendall prevailed in the Ulster Senior Hurling Championship final replay against Kevin Lynch’s.
While the first game was a real barnstormer, Cushendall swept to their eighth title with relatively fuss against a Dungiven team that struggled to reach the heights of the previous week.
Meanwhile, there were four games down for decision in the Ulster Senior Football Championship. Cargin and Clontribret played out a bad-tempered draw while Peter Canavan came off the bench and inspired Errigal Ciaran to victory against Enniskillen Gaels.
Two goals from Oisin McConville propelled Crossmaglen to victory against Cavan champs Mullahoran, while Ballinderry were completely dominant against Mayobridge, winning by 0-15 to 0-1.
30 YEARS AGO
CROSSMAGLEN booked their Ulster final spot against Bellaghy with a hugely impressive victory over Castleblayney.
Thieir manager Joe Kernan stated afterwards that all 17 of his players had performed heroics, but the star of the show was Oisin McConville, who grabbed a remarkable haul of 10 points.
Elsewhere, a point from Rory Gallagher clinched a dramatic draw for Fermanagh in the All-Ireland B final replay against Longford.