By Niall Gartland IT’S one of the oldest cliches in the book – that replays take on a life of their own. Though the irritating thing about cliches is that they sometimes ring true. For example, what are the odds that St Patrick’s, Dungannon will rattle off nine points in 10 minutes in Friday night’s MacRory Cup final […]
By Niall Gartland THE Abbey CBS footballers have suffered their fair share of heartache in recent years, but their manager Dan Gordon hopes that they’ve concocted a winning formula for Sunday’s MacRory Cup final against St Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon. The younger lads on the team felt the brunt of defeat to Omagh CBS in Rannafast […]
By Niall Gartland ST PATRICK’S, Academy are counting down the days to their second MacRory Cup final appearance in three years, but the school’s GAA development officer is keen to ensure that their various feeder clubs share in their success. Ciaran Sharkey is tasked with overseeing all things GAA in the Dungannon-based school, and he’s […]
By Niall Gartland FORM an image of Sean Marty Lockhart in your mind’s eye and there’s a fair old chance he’ll be wearing a Derry jersey. One of the best defenders of his or any generation, Sean Marty served Derry with distinction for 15 full years at senior inter-county level, but he also has a […]
By Michael McMullan THERE will be an all-Derry quarter-final in January after St Patrick’s Maghera saw off Our Lady’s Castleblayney on Friday at Owenbeg. An early Finbarr McShane goal put Maghera into a lead they never lost in a 1-10 to 0-4 win. It’s sets up last eight clash with St Mary’s Magherafelt. Advertisement There […]
By Niall Gartland THE MacLarnon Cup title is safely secured for the first time in the school’s history, and Abbey Vocational manager Stuart McFadden is determined that they give the All-Ireland ‘B’ series a proper shot. They take on Galway side Dunmore this Saturday in the Paddy Drummond semi-final in Sligo, and while they enjoyed […]
Shaun Casey charts the roll of honour list ahead of Sunday’s MacRory Cup final St Colman’s College, Newry (20 titles) NO school has won the MacRory Cup more times than St Colman’s College and they’ve also played in the final more than any other school. The Newry based college has lifted the MacRory Cup 20 […]
By Kieran Lynch DOWN GAA legend Kevin McKernan is the latest member of the Down Senior Ladies Football team, as he will join Peter Lynch’s backroom team for the upcoming season. McKernan, who retired from inter-county football earlier this season, will still continue to play football for Burren, but he will be afforded the opportunity […]
THIS week Conor Laverty was announced as the new Down senior manager for the 2023 season. Most outsiders looking in at Down football often wonder what is going on and why can a county with rich tradition and history not be able to compete at the top table. Let me take you back 15 years […]
