BY DÁIRE BONNAR IT’S a quick turnaround for Donegal this weekend as they prepare for Down and the focus turned straight away on getting ready for that game for county star Peadar Mogan as he looks for an improved performance. With the increased running in the game, especially for a speedy middle eight player like the […]
By Niall Gartland AODHAN Donaghy’s willingness to learn and improve was very much evident in an eye-catching personal performance against Cavan nearly a fortnight ago. The 25-year-old Loughmacrory lad made what was his second championship start at senior intercounty level against the Breffni County, and he rewarded the faith of manager Malachy O’Rourke with an influential […]
By Alan Rodgers A CLASSIC derby encounter against the reigning All-Ireland champions is providing Tyrone with every incentive as they bid to make their mark in what’s arguably the county’s most important clash since the glorious Sam Maguire victory four years ago. The championship form of the Red Hands has been mixed since they last achieved […]
WE were treated to a proper Ulster Championship clash last weekend when Donegal locked horns with Monaghan. As for the game itself, it went along the lines of how I thought it pan out with Donegal just having a little too much in the end up. At times in the game, Monaghan caused Donegal some […]
By KATRINA BRENNAN FERMANAGH captain Declan McCusker said it was a “missed opportunity”, and that summed up the feeling of Erne players and supporters alike, on Saturday evening. Down clawed their way back from seven points down to win by one, a result that looked highly unlikely with seven minutes to go. “They were winning all […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S more than a home championship game for Antrim’s Patrick McBride. Saturday brings him back to his spiritual home. Corrigan Park. Stepping on the patch of grass that made him. Having pulled on an Antrim jersey over 100 times, he knows about county football. He knows what it takes. He is seated […]
By Niall Gartland HARD work will be absolutely pivotal if Tyrone are to enjoy success in the coming weeks and months, according to manager Malachy O’Rourke. The vastly experienced bainisteoir is happy to acknowledge that there is no shortage of talent within the senior ranks, which will no doubt be augmented in the coming years […]
THE championship got up and running last weekend and, if I’m being 100 per cent honest, I think it was a step below what we saw in the National League as opposed to what we all expect with the championship. Obviously, the main focus was on the Donegal and Derry game. Perhaps that lack of […]
By Shaun Casey ALL-IRELAND champions Armagh will be unbackable favourites to secure a spot in the Ulster Championship semi-finals this weekend and see off Antrim at Corrigan Park with the minimum of fuss. In recent championship clashes in 2023 and 2021, played at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, the Orchard men cruised to victory, winning by […]
By Niall Gartland CAVAN forward Paddy Lynch ‘won’t be in contention’ to make his return to the field of play for Sunday’s Ulster Championship opener against Tyrone, states manager Raymond Galligan. Lynch sustained a season-ending ACL injury in training at the tail-end of last April, just days after playing in Cavan’s Ulster Championship defeat after […]
