By Shaun Casey AS a teenager at St Colman’s College, Newry, Danny Magill would compete in cross country events. Anyone that has witnessed the Burren clubman in full flight, with a Gaelic football under his arm, won’t be overly surprised by that fact. An All-Ireland Senior Cross Country winner for the school in 2019, that blistering […]
Kingpins Kilcoo kickstart title defence against Bryansford
May 24, 2025
REIGNING Down champions Kilcoo will begin their title defence against Bryansford following the draw for the Senior Football Championship which took place on Friday evening. Kilcoo, with Joe McMahon and Martin Corey now at the helm, head into the season eyeing up their seventh championship title in a row and their 13th in 14 years. […]
Ulster’s All-Ireland Club winning captains
January 18, 2025
Shaun Casey looks at the players who have had the pleasure of lifting the Andy Merrigan Cup Connor Carville (Glen, 2023/24) CARVILLE led the Watty Graham’s club throughout the most successful period in their history, culminating in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Championship title. Glen won three Derry Championships in a row (2021, ‘22 and ‘23) and […]
Ulster’s All-Ireland SFC Club winners
December 16, 2024
Shaun Casey charts the Ulster clubs that have landed All-Ireland Senior Football Championship honours Crossmaglen (6) ULSTER’S most successful club at the top level, Crossmaglen, won six All-Ireland titles during a glorious 15-year period. Their first All-Ireland crown came in 1997, and they backed that up with a brace of titles in 1999 and 2000. […]
Collie Holmes added to Burren management team
November 27, 2024
Three-time Tyrone All-Ireland winner Collie Holmes has joined the Burren management team for the 2025 season.
Burren get off to winning start in Paul McGirr opener
November 18, 2024
Burren 2-11 Newtownbutler 0-7 The 2024 Paul McGirr got underway on Saturday in a glorious Gardrum Park with Down champions Burren defeating Newtownbutler in the preliminary round to secure a quarter final place. The Fermanagh champions who featured quite a lot of players who are still eligible next year defied the odds to put up […]
Paul McGirr to throw in with Burren and Newtownbutler clash
November 15, 2024
The 2024 Paul McGirr Ulster U-16 Championship, in association with MFC Sports, gets underway slightly earlier than planned at 12 noon this Saturday in
Morgan delighted as Magpies soar once again
October 17, 2024
By Shaun Casey KILCOO have dominated the club scene in Down for a number of years now, and on Sunday they beat their old adversaries Burren to claim a sixth consecutive title and their 12th crown in 13 years. Indeed, Burren’s 2018 win is the only blot on Kilcoo’s record during that time, and midfielder […]
Burren aiming to make amends
October 11, 2024
By Shaun Casey HOW much can really change inside 12 months? When Kilcoo and Burren locked horns in last year’s county final, nine points separated the teams when the referee sounded the full-time whistle. That 2023 decider was built up as the one where Burren finally laid down a marker and reclaimed their position as […]
Do or die in Mourne County
September 26, 2024
By Shaun Casey TWO heavyweight showdowns will take place in Páirc Esler, Newry this weekend as Down kingpins Kilcoo lock horns with Glenn while Carryduff and Burren cross swords, with all four eyeing up a place in the Senior Championship final. Kilcoo are the team to beat in the Mourne County and have been for […]