By Michael McMullan BALLINASCREEN will against host the cream of Ulster minor hurling when their annual tournament gets underway this weekend. Both shield semi-finals will take place on Sunday with the winners then joining the Derry, Antrim and Down champions in the cup competition. Of the teams in action this year, the competition’s 28th season, […]
By Shaun Casey BALLINASCREEN boss Cathal McDaid admits he knows “very little” about his side’s London opponents in Saturday’s Ulster Hurling Junior Club Championship Twinning final against Father Murphy’s. McDaid hurled in London a bit himself during his playing days and is well aware of the mindset the players across the way will bring with […]
By Shaun Casey A GOAL inside the opening two minutes of Sunday’s Ulster Junior Hurling Championship final sent Ballinascreen on their way as they convincingly defeated East Cavan Gaels and the man responsible for the major couldn’t have been happier. Accurate wing-forward Eamon Conway drove the ball low and hard into the bottom corner from […]
By Michael McMullan SUNDAY’S Ulster Junior Hurling final is Ballinascreen’s third game in 15 days but manager Cathal McDaid is relishing the busy schedule. As soon as the dust settles on the game, it’s time to get a look at what’s coming next. Any niggles and sores need managed. This week was about getting a […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S a very different year for the hurlers of Ballela who lock horns with Ballinascreen in Sunday’s Ulster Junior semi-final. Last year, the Down side had single figures out training on occasions and that’s morphed into a steady 25 most nights. It’s helped them land the county titles and to victory over […]
By Michael McMullan GLEN will begin the defence of their Derry, Ulster and All-Ireland titles when the club championship gets under way next month. Malachy O’Rourke’s side have the chance to win a fourth title in succession to match Bellaghy (1961) and Sleacht Néill (2017) in the past. They have been kept apart from beaten […]
Dermot McGuigan has a new love for Gaelic football in the sunny climes of Spain. In the week World GAA launched their new strategy, he tells Michael McMullan about what Éire Óg, Seville has to offer. IT’S almost 3,000 kilometres from the picturesque slopes of Slieve Gallion, in the heart of County Derry, to the […]
By Michael McMullan BALLINASCREEN will host a double header of Ulster minor hurling on Friday with both semi-finals down for decision. Now in the 27th season of the competition, Lavey eye their third title, with Éire Óg Carrickmore and Dunloy bidding for a second with Down champions Bredagh yet to take home the title. In […]
By Michael McMullan BENNY Heron was one of the most valued members of Derry’s back-to-back winning team, was “massively respected” within the group and has the potential to have a successful career as a coach. That’s the opinion of Ciarán Meenagh, who coached and managed Derry on their rise from Division Four to Ulster glory […]
Fifty years ago, Ballinascreen were Derry senior champions. Former Derry star Brendan Kelly was a key member of their winning team. Michael McMullan went to meet him… BRENDAN Kelly’s facial expression says it all. He just loves talking football. As a back-to-back Ulster winner with Derry in the mid-seventies, the game has treated him well. There […]
