By Shaun Casey AFTER back-to-back victories in the Intermediate Championship, An Riocht are expecting a step up in class when they take on Saval in the quarter-finals this weekend, says joint-manager Kevin Franklin. Franklin, who takes the team alongside Paul Shields, say Saval are the strongest of the four teams An Riocht could have faced. […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S 25 years since Clann na Banna got their hands on some silverware and they’re hoping to end that long dry spell on Friday evening when they come up against Drumgath in the Intermediate Championship decider. Back in 1999, it was the Junior title that Clann na Banna collected and their current […]
By Kieran Lynch LONGSTONE will head into this weekend’s round two clash of the Down Senior Championship on a high after they defeated Castlewellan in the most dramatic of circumstances. Corner-forward Niall Burden found the net seven minutes into additional time to take the game to penalties, where goalkeeper Daithi Rogan was the hero. Speaking […]
By Michael McMullan AFTER years of near misses, Brídíní Óga emerged from the Antrim Intermediate Championship and step into the Ulster scene against Down’s An Riocht this weekend. With 13 players from their football winning squad on board, the Glenravel side made it a double with victory over Portglenone and captain Kirsty Laverty puts their success […]
