By Michael McMullan WITH their 13-year wait for an Ulster title over, the Dunloy attention will quickly switch to the All-Ireland series insists goalkeeper Ryan Elliott. Sunday’s win over the club’s 11th Ulster title since making the breakthrough to take a first Antrim title in 1990 and despite playing in five All-Ireland finals they have […]
By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill will bounce back and be back challenging for Ulster titles insisted manager Michael McShane after Sunday’s Ulster final defeat to Dunloy. It was the Derry champions’ first defeat inside the province of Ulster since going to down to Cushendall in an extra-time showdown in 2015. “The first thing I will […]
By Michael McMullan THE door may have closed on them, but Dunloy kept beating until it opened for the first time since 2009 on Sunday and the Four Seasons Cup found a new home for Christmas. For manager Gregory O’Kane, a multiple championship winner as a player, he was content the latest crop of players […]
By Michael McMullan CONSISTENCY is a currency Chrissy McKaigue loves to deal in and as Sleacht Néill eye a fifth Ulster Hurling Championship on Sunday, the former skipper eyes the bigger picture. He knows nothing else. Despite the highs and lows of a decade of knocking on championship doors of all titles, the deep-thinking McKaigue […]
By Michael McMullan DUNLOY scoring ace Conal Cunning says Sunday’s opponents Sleacht Néill are a “top class” team and feels his own side need to find a greater level of consistency to push on to the next level. This season delivered a 16th Antrim title for Dunloy since their first in 1990 and the current crop […]
Ulster Club SHC final Sleacht Néill v Dunloy Sunday, Athletic Grounds, 1.30pm By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill put their Ulster title on the line on Sunday against a Dunloy team bidding for an eleventh provincial win and a first since 2009. It’s the fifth meeting of the clubs in championship hurling with the Antrim side’s […]
By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill face a different type of test this weekend as they put their Ulster title on the line against Portaferry insists manager Michael McShane. Now in his eighth season at the helm, McShane guided the Emmet’s to tenth successive championship in Derry. Like last year, the club’s dual players quickly licked […]
