Armagh crush the Ranch as Fermanagh and UUJ draw


From Odhrán Crumley  In the opening weekend of the Dr McKenna Cup, Armagh have inflicted a 25 point defeat on St.Mary’s while Lee Brennan secured a draw for Jordanstown at Fermanagh.  Fermanagh 1-9 UUJ 0-12 Lee Brennan struck nine points as a fourteen man Jordanstown side secured a draw in Derrygonnelly against Fermanagh. Advertisement Darragh […]


Rampant Goath Dobhair nail the Cross to reach decider


Ulster Club Senior Football Championship Semi-Final Gaoth Dobhair 4-11 Crossmaglen 0-16 From Odhrán Crumley at Healy Park Advertisement Dáire Ó Baoill netted a first half hat-trick as a rampant Gaoth Dobhair side tore Crossmaglen apart to set up an Ulster decider with Scotstown.  Rian O’Neill led the Cross charge kicking 0-9 over the course of […]


Translink Ulster GAA Coach of the Year finalists named


Nine outstanding volunteer coaches have been selected as finalists in the Translink Ulster GAA Coach of the Year Awards. Representing their respective counties, the finalists were selected following public nominations submitted by club members across Ulster. A panel of experts including All-Ireland winning Armagh manager, Joe Kernan, Ulster GAA PRO Michael Geoghegan and Irish News […]


Crossmaglen must make massive improvements – Murtagh


In this week’s Gaelic Life, Crossmaglen boss Donal Murtagh tells Niall Gartland that his side must improve massively if they’re to qualify for the Ulster Club Final.  Their opponents come in the form of Donegal champions, Gaoth Dobhair who easily overcame the Antrim kingpins while Cross had to battle past Coalisland in a game they […]


King chasing Keady’s maiden Ulster crown


In this week’s Gaelic Life, Keady centre back, James King talks to Odhrán Crumley ahead of this weekend’s Ulster Intermediate final clash with St. Galls.  This year it was King and his teammates who dumped the reigning Ulster champions, Middletown from the competition, the success of their fellow county men giving them the kick on […]


Ulster Intermediate Club Championship QF Round-Up


Another mammoth weekend of Ulster Club action with the Tyrone, Derry, Antrim and Cavan champions all making it through to the last four. But not without drama… St.Peter’s (Armagh) 2-13 Tattyreagh (Tyrone) 3-11 Tattyreagh beaten in last year’s Ulster Junior semi-final have continued their remarkable rise with a hugely entertaining win over St.Peter’s in the […]


Donnelly rules Kernan out of Coalisland clash


Speaking to Niall McCoy in this week’s Gaelic Life, Crossmaglen joint-manager Kieran Donnelly has ruled Tony Kernan out of Saturday’s clash while confirmed that Oisin O’Neill will play through the pain barrier. “Oisin carried an injury into the county final and maybe it’s a wee bit of  fitness thing with him now. He had no […]


Peter Donnelly hoping to take Crossmaglen Scalp


In this week’s Gaelic Life, Ronan McSherry speaks to Tyrone strength and conditioning coach and recently converted Coalisland goalkeeper, Peter Donnelly.  Throughout the interview Donnelly takes about his journey from answering a goalkeeping crisis call to picking up another Tyrone senior medal in a year he didn’t believe he would be involved. “We were in […]


Translink Ulster Coach of the Year Awards Launched


Translink and Ulster GAA have teamed up for the second year to launch the 2018 Coach of the Year awards. All-Ireland winning manager, Joe Kernan was in attendance to help launch the initiative which celebrates the work carried out by volunteer club coaches across the province for the lasting impressions they make on both individuals […]