ANTRIM camogie manager Elaine Dowds and Patrick Hannon, Monaghan minor and U20 hurling manager, will be part of the Ireland coaching tickets for the upcoming Internationals against Scotland. Tipperary’s Eamon O’Shea has called Hannon as part of his management team for the Shinty-Hurling team. Dowds will be part of the coaching team drawn up by […]
By Daragh Ó Conchúir SOCIAL camogie has proved a resounding success in all the key metrics: participation, inclusivity, enjoyment, providing exercise opportunities and opening up clubs to a whole new cohort of members – players, mentors, administrators and volunteers. Nora Stapleton played at the highest level in three other codes but is relishing what social […]
By Michael McMullan WITH the club championships starting to find their feet across Ulster, here are all the fixtures – in all codes and grades – on the way to the Ulster and All-Ireland finals. MENS FOOTBALL SENIOR Advertisement PRELIMINARY ROUND – October 31/November 1 Down v Tyrone QUARTER-FINALS – November 7/8 (1) Fermanagh v […]
By Séamas McAleenan NATRUALLY enough, the Antrim team and management will be hoping that they beat Kerry this Saturday when the two first-round winners in Group 1 of the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Intermediate Championship go head-to-head in round two in Ahoghill. However, Lucia McNaughton, the Antrim captain when the team last won the title in […]
By Chris McNulty LAST winter, Kara O’Neill and her fellow Donegal players weren’t even sure if they would become teammates – but now they’re trailblazers for Donegal camogie. Donegal have fielded a senior team at Centra National League and Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Championship level for the first time in 2026. This Saturday, they play their […]
EVERY team at every level in Antrim is basically playing in the second or third tier, and to me that’s pretty stark. I know that’s not new, and there are bright spots like the performances of our camogs, but, in general, we’re not operating at the highest level. We can’t say we’re weak in one […]
By Niall Gartland ON paper, Derry camogs have a mountain to climb if they’re to surmount the considerable challenge of Antrim in this weekend’s All-Ireland Intermediate Championship group stage opener in Doire Trasna. They met a few weeks back in the Ulster Senior Championship semi-final with Antrim seemingly cruising to a 2-19 to 1-3 victory. […]
By Niall Gartland THE Antrim camogs have a wedding on their mind. One of their star performers, Lucia McNaughton, is set to get married on the very same day as All-Ireland Intermediate quarter-final – Saturday, July 4 – and there’s only one way to avoid a very unwelcome clash. Should they finish in the top two in the group […]
By Niall Gartland RELEGATION from Division 1B and a six-point defeat in the Ulster Senior Championship to Antrim doesn’t tell the full story of Down’s 2026 campaign to date, according to manager Domhnall Nugent. While positive results haven’t been forthcoming with a couple of exceptions, including a stunning league win over Dublin, it’s certainly not […]
WE had a dramatic day in Clones, two Ulster finals in Brewster Park and much more Here is the latest Gaelic Life Team of the Week. 1 Sean Kelly Derry Made vital saves in a close Christy Ring Cup win over Kerry. 2 Peter McGrane Armagh A real tigerish display from the Armagh defender in […]
