By Niall Gartland WHEN it comes to football management and sporting success, luck can often play a huge role. Lenny Harbinson’s time in charge of his home club St Gall’s certainly can’t be referred to as lucky, but it had its part to play. “Like any sport, there’s always an element of luck,” said the […]
By Michael McMullan THE safety net has gone for All Saints as they face last year’s Junior champions St Comgall’s on Friday night. A one-point home defeat to Glenavy in their first group game has Liam ‘Baker’ Bradley’s side needing a victory to get their Intermediate Championship campaign back on track. “We shot 23 wides,” […]
TG4 All-Ireland Junior final replay Antrim 3-15 Fermanagh 0-11 By David Mohan ANTRIM ended a 10-year wait for the TG4 All-Ireland Junior title as they powered to victory over Fermanagh replay at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh. Advertisement Two weeks after the draw in Croke Park when the Saffrons were extremely wasteful, this time they […]
By Daragh Small LAST weekend, James Daly and his wife, Jill Doherty, were basking in the Albufeira sunshine in the aftermath of their wedding. The glorious heatwave might remain in Armagh’s Athletic Grounds this evening but that is where the similarities end, as Daly looks to lead Fermanagh to glory in the TG4 All-Ireland Junior […]
WITH Ballymacnab not playing particularly well and under the cosh against a Sarsfields side that had gone unbeaten in their home ground for two years, Chris Kerr stepped up to slot over a long distance free, his fourth of the season, and secure victory for his adopted club. As results played out that weekend, that […]
TG4 All-Ireland JFC final relay Antrim v Fermanagh Saturday, Armagh, 5pm By Jackie Cahill BOTH Antrim and Fermanagh have named unchanged starting teams as they look ahead to tomorrow’s (SAT) TG4 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Final replay at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh (5pm, live on TG4). For the first time since 2017, the destination of […]
WITH the inter-county scene behind us, Niall Gartland takes a glance at the club scene across all nine counties… Antrim Football: The football championships are up and running in the Saffron County with holders Creggan and Lamh Dhearg playing out an enthralling draw a week ago. They were the first county in Ulster to commence […]
The All-Ireland Ladies Junior final replay between Fermanagh and Antrim will be held at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh on Saturday, August 13 at 5pm. The TG4 cameras will be present to capture the action with the Ulster duo set to meet again after their thrilling draw at Croke Park on Sunday. Orlaith Prenter came […]
By Mark McGoldrick FROM his very first media interview last October, James Daly made no secret of his goals for this Fermanagh team and his plans for the future. The Armagh man believed that the Erne ladies could compete against the very best in the country and deserved to be playing at a higher level than […]
By Michael McMullan SUNDAY will be Maria O’Neill’s first ever start on the hallowed sod of Croke Park and after bagging two semi-final goals this season, the Moneyglass starlet is hoping for a better ending. With seven minutes to go in last year’s decider, she stepped over the Croke Park whitewash for the first time. […]
