By Michael McMullan CEILUM Doherty was the glue in Down’s performance as they ousted back-to-back champions Donegal from the Ulster Championship. Despite their impressive performance in Letterkenny, every hour counts this week as they tune their engines for a tilt at Armagh on Sunday in Clones. Standing in the middle of O’Donnell Park, Doherty takes […]
Ceilum Doherty – The Doc driving the Mourne renaissance
March 27, 2026
By Shaun Casey WHEN Down welcomed Galway to Páirc Esler last summer in the play-off round of the All-Ireland series, Conor Laverty put his best man-marker onto Shane Walsh. That was Ceilum Doherty’s role for the day. A duty that Doherty has found himself taking on quite a lot during Laverty’s tenure in charge of the Mourne […]
Doherty: History won’t weigh heavily on Kilcoo
October 18, 2025
By Shaun Casey NO team in the history of Down club football has ever won seven Senior Championship titles on the trot. Kilcoo have the opportunity to do just that on Sunday and experienced head Ceilum Doherty insists they aren’t looking that far down the track just yet. The Magpies have won 12 of the […]
Kilcoo’s Doherty is wary of Crosserlough threat
November 8, 2024
By Shaun Casey AFTER a four-week break following their county final victory over Burren, Ceilum Doherty and Kilcoo have recharged the batteries and are ready to go once again ahead of the Ulster Championship campaign. The Magpies have been the dominant force in the Mourne County for a fair while now and continued that trend […]
PREVIEW: Down can end wait for silverware
March 29, 2024
By Niall Gartland IT was quite a line – last weekend Leitrim boss Andy Moran issued a defiant rebuttal to those who call for the league finals to be consigned to the dustbin of history. Moran, whose team play in the Division Four showdown this Saturday, said “I heard a lot of noise during the […]
Rotation, rotation, rotation
June 16, 2023
By Shaun Casey IN four Tailteann Cup games, Conor Laverty has given game time to 34 different players as the Mourne men prepare for a quarter-final clash with the competition favourites Cavan. That’s a huge chunk of Laverty’s 42-man panel, with the likes of star forwards Barry O’Hagan and Jerome Johnston on the sideline through […]
Down – rotation, rotation, rotation
June 15, 2023
By Shaun Casey IN four Tailteann Cup games, Conor Laverty has given game time to 34 different players as the Mourne men prepare for a quarter-final clash with the competition favourites Cavan. That’s a huge chunk of Laverty’s 42-man panel, with the likes of star forwards Barry O’Hagan and Jerome Johnston on the sideline through […]
Doherty already looking to the next step
April 28, 2023
IT’S just minutes after Down’s win over Donegal. The sun is out and the fans pour on. Ceilum Doherty had that pleasant smile across his boyish face. For a footballing fanatic, life is more than good. This is living. These are the days you kick against the gable wall for. Soaking up every nugget of […]
Fighting spirit could see Down upset the odds
March 3, 2023
By Shaun Casey THERE’S been nothing easy with Down in recent weeks. Their revival under Conor Laverty was halted momentarily thanks to Sean Quigley’s late goal in round three but their win over Westmeath last weekend keeps them well and truly in the hunt for promotion. Laverty’s side trail Cavan and Fermanagh at the top […]
Kilcoo concerned with the here and now
November 12, 2022
By Shaun Casey HAVING seen off all challengers in Down, Ulster and All-Ireland champions Kilcoo are just focusing on the next game ahead, which comes in the form of Monaghan champions Ballybay, led by Kilcoo native Jerome Johnston and another Down man, Mark Doran. The Magpies are hoping to collect a third Ulster title in […]