By Niall Gartland DOWN ladies have built up a head of steam as they bid to reach the All-Ireland Intermediate final for the first time since winning the competition outright in 2014. The Mourne girls endured an indifferent start to the season, losing their opening two league games, but since then they have embarked on […]
By Shaun Casey DOWN survived a stunning second-half comeback from Monaghan to collect the Ulster Intermediate Championship title, to follow up on their Junior Ulster and All-Ireland success of last season. A Laoise Duffy goal at the start of the second period gave the Mourne ladies a ten-point lead, but Monaghan clawed their way back into […]
By Shaun Casey DOWN got back to winning ways last weekend when they overcame Sligo by the minimum of margins to pick up their first victory of 2024 after suffering back-to-back defeats in the opening two weekends of the league. Last year’s All-Ireland Junior champions take on Antrim this weekend and the Mourne ladies are […]
1 Mourne men on the march AFTER a disastrous 2022 season where Down didn’t win a single game, things could only get better in 2023, and they certainly did. Conor Laverty brought an energy and a passion to the Down cause that has possibly been missing over the past number of years and this year […]
By Daire Walsh DOWN joint manager Caoibhe Sloan said they knew they would have to dig deep to see off the challenge of Limerick in the TG4 All-Ireland junior final at Croke Park. Sloan said she and the management were thrilled that all their hard work throughout the season paid off as they make an […]
By Kieran Lynch DOWN captain Meghan Doherty believes that the team’s win over Carlow in the All-Ireland Junior Championship semi-final has shown that they have more than one way of winning games. The Mourne Ladies have enjoyed playing on the front foot this season, but against Carlow it was a dogged defensive display – and […]
By Shaun Casey THE Down Ladies are embracing the “privilege” of pulling on the red and black jersey and representing their county. Joint-manager Caoibhe Sloan suggests that the Mourne ladies are enjoying the journey that has led them to the All-Ireland Junior semi-final. “There’s definitely that wee bit of added weight, much like the Ulster […]
By Shaun Casey DOWN not only face a top of the table tussle with Limerick on Sunday afternoon, but they are also competing against the bustling crowd that will descend on the Treaty County for a Dermot Kennedy concert this weekend. The trip south is too long and strenuous to make in one day, but […]
By Niall Gartland CAOIBHE Sloan and Peter Lynch stepped aside as managers of the Down ladies team at the end of 2021, and with things not going to plan for the side in 2022, they decided to come back for another stint. So far their decision has been vindicated with triumph in the Ulster Junior […]
By Shaun Casey FINALS don’t come along every year, and Down are trying to strike the balance between enjoying the occasion and focusing on the task at hand says joint manager Caoibhe Sloan. The Mourne ladies face Fermanagh, who they drew with earlier in the competition, and are looking forward to competing in the Ulster […]
