Dermot McAleese missed six games in the middle of last season but is back in full flow and hoping for a complete Antrim performance on Saturday in Newry. He spoke with Michael McMullan DERMOT McAleese has always been the same. Quiet and modest off the pitch. Inside the whitewash, he is always front and centre. […]
By Michael McMullan THE Down and Antrim teams have been named ahead of Saturday’s Ulster SFC clash in Páirc Esler. Conor Laverty has made three changes from the team that lost to Westmeath including Ryan Johnston, Barry O’Hagan, who sustained a knee injury in their NFL win over Antrim in Newry last year, is on […]
By Michael McMullan FERMANAGH manager Kieran Donnelly has named his team for Sunday’s visit of Armagh in the Ulster SFC quarter-final. It’s an unchanged side from their win over Cavan in the final league game in Kingspan Breffni. Josh Largo-Ellis and Brandon Horan – regulars in the league – are listed on the bench. Advertisement […]
By Michael McMullan KIERAN McGeeney has made two changes for Sunday’s Ulster SFC opener with Fermanagh in Brewster Park. Greg McCabe – who started all eight league games – is out while Darragh McMullan has dropped to the bench. There are starts for Rian O’Neill and Stefan Campbell who both came in the National League […]
By Shaun Casey PAIN and pleasure. Delight and dejection. They usually go hand in hand when it comes to sporting combat, and they were the main emotions floating around Croke Park on an early August afternoon back in 2004. Fermanagh had just pulled off the shock of the century, beating 2002 All-Ireland winners, 2003 All-Ireland […]
NEW Trillick captain Richie Donnelly will continue to keep a close eye on the fortunes of his club colleagues when Tyrone’s Ulster Championship campaign commences on Sunday week with a visit to Kingspan Breffni to take on preliminary round victors Cavan. The Reds claimed a memorable league and championship double last season and young guns […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH know what to expect when they head to Brewster Park this weekend to open their Ulster Championship account for 2024, and they won’t be taking anything for granted says captain Aidan Forker. The Maghery man lined out at wing-back when the sides clashed at the same stage and at the same […]
By Michael McMullan CAVAN goalkeeper Gary O’Rourke hopes Sunday’s win over Monaghan will be a help to himself or whoever dons the Cavan number one jersey in the future. Last year it was Raymond Galligan as the last line of defence but O’Rourke has made the position on his own since starting against Donegal back […]
AFTER their staring roles in Cavan’s win over Monaghan, Paddy Lynch and Padraig Faulkner were named in the latest GAA team of the week. Receive quality journalism wherever you are, on any device. Keep up to date from the comfort of your own home with a digital subscription. Any time | Any place | […]
Ulster SFC Cavan 3-12 Monaghan 1-12 By Michael McMullan A RAMPANT Cavan advanced to the last eight in Ulster with a dramatic victory over Monaghan thanks to three goals on Sunday in Clones. Advertisement It was Gerard Smith’s 76th minute goal that shot an energetic Cavan side into a 2-11 to 1-12 lead they never […]
