Second fiddle to Kerry THE second season of Donegal under the return of Jim McGuinness went according to plan until the final Sunday. From the moment Kerry won the All-Ireland final throw-in and Gavin White surged forward to make a point for Dylan Geaney after 11 seconds, Donegal were in trouble. Kerry were on it. […]
Burt are Donegal’s oldest club and on the All-Ireland trail for the first time in their history this weekend. Marty McGrath tells how a core of the team came through the club’s underage system together. Michael McMullan writes… FOUR years of Féile hurling form the foundation of Burt’s All-Ireland challenge in Ballyshannon on Saturday. Of […]
By Shaun Casey IN next year’s National Hurling League, London will compete in a higher division than Donegal and if that’s anything to go by, then Burt are bracing themselves for a huge test against Thomas McCurtain’s in their All-Ireland Twinning final, says manager Enda McDermott. Burt were crowned Ulster champions after a bruising encounter […]
By Ryan Ferry FIACHRA Gill beamed with delight as he toasted Burt’s success after Saturday’s Ulster Junior Hurling final against Lavey. Gill came off the bench to score the winning point in extra-time and was thrilled as he basked in the glory with family and clubmates after the match. “It was lucky enough,” said the […]
BY RYAN FERRY BURT manager Enda McDermott feels his club have been long overdue a good run in the province and he hopes they can grasp their opportunity when they face Lavey in the Ulster Club Junior Hurling Championship Final. McDermott was part of the Burt side that won the Ulster Junior crown in 2011 […]
By Niall Gartland BURT hurlers shook off the cobwebs with a convincing victory over Castlewellan in their provincial opener, and now they’ll take on Antrim side Con Magees for a place in the Ulster Junior Championship final this Sunday. Enda McDermott’s side fell short on county final day against Setanta, but they were still afforded […]
By Gerry McLaughlin BURT are hoping to bounce back after their 2-22 to 3-11 defeat to old rivals Setanta. It looked good for Burt against a weakened Setanta – if there is such a thing – when they led by 3-7 to 0-10 after 24 minutes into the game. But they could only score four […]
Donegal Hurler Paul Burns names the team mate who won’t leave the Physiotherapist alone.
