By Niall Gartland CHRIS Dornan didn’t quite know what to expect when he and the Brídíní Óga girls arrived back home after Saturday’s All-Ireland Junior Championship final win over St Dominic’s of Roscommon. The Cushendall native has been in attendance at homecomings but was still completely overcome by the reception afforded the Glenravel-based side when […]
The camogs of Brídíní Óga and Éire Óg embark on two different All-Ireland crusades on Saturday afternoon. For one family, there will be an even deeper interest. Michael McMullan writes… IF traffic is kind, it’s a 15-minute drive to the GAA’s National Games Development Centre in Abbotstown from Ashbourne. A mere 75 minutes separates the throw-ins […]
By Niall Gartland IN early January, 2023, the Brídíní Óga camogs made history for the club by winning the All-Ireland Junior Championship. And now they’re back. The team hasn’t changed much in the interim, but there are a few notable changes ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland showdown against St Dominic’s of Roscommon. Laoise and Maria McKenna have […]
By Shaun Casey RECOVERY will be key this week for Ulster champions Brídíní Óga, says manager Chris Dornan, as they face a quick turnaround ahead of their All-Ireland Junior Camogie semi-final date with Patrickswell of Limerick. Dornan’s side overcame British champions Fullen Gaels last weekend, emerging with three points to spare thanks to a pair of goalsfrom Molly […]
By Michael McMullan THE camogs of Brídíní Óga are one game away from Ulster glory but it was a journey that began on the right tone from the very first minute. They face Derry champions Dungiven in this weekend’s Ulster Junior ‘A’ Championship final, but for ace attacker Torie Edgar, the stall was set out as […]
By Shaun Casey TO win an All-Ireland you need a certain amount of luck, and in most cases, you have to make your own. “When things are going your way, they’re going your way,” said Rodney Kerr, who guided his Brídíní Óga side to a first ever All-Ireland title last Saturday. In the difficult conditions that […]
By Kieran Lynch BRÍDÍNÍ Óga, Glenravel are hoping to claim a first-ever All-Ireland title, when they travel to Kinnegad to take on Wicklow side Knockananna. The Antrim champions knocked down An Riocht and Granemore to win Ulster, before they squeezed past Limerick’s Adare in a nail-biting semi-final. Now, with the decider just days away, wing […]
IT is a busy weekend for Ulster clubs on the All-Ireland scene with three Ulster champions in football action against Galway opposition in the All-Ireland series Brídíní Óga of Antrim will fly the flag for Ulster camogie in the All-Ireland Junior A final. Loughgiel minor hurlers aim to retain their title in the final of […]
By Shaun Casey EIGHT days after claiming the club’s first ever Ulster Championship title, Brídíní Óga are back in action and hoping to extend their phenomenal journey. The Glenravel girls will travel to Edenderry this weekend to take on Limerick’s Adare in the All-Ireland semi-final. It’s a quick turnaround, but the Antrim champions aren’t complaining […]
By Niall Gartland BRÍDÍNÍ Óga lost the Ulster Junior Championship final back in 2017 to Cavan side Crosserlough, and five years later, they have the chance to make amends when they face Granemore this weekend. The circumstances are slightly different this time around – in a good way. They didn’t actually win anything in Antrim […]
