By Shaun Casey DOWN stars Daniel Guiness and John McGeough both missed out on Carryduff’s comfortable victory over Saul last weekend, but manager Hugh McGrath expects the pair to be available for next week’s Senior Football Championship semi-final clash with Clonduff. McGrath’s side cruised to a 0-18 to 0-7 triumph to book their spot in […]
By Shaun Casey THERE are only eight teams left in the running for the Frank O’Hare Cup and that number will be halved this weekend after the quarter-final battles. The big four of reigning champions Kilcoo, the team that beat them, Carryduff, Burren and Clonduff are still alive and have been kept apart at this […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S championship time in the Mourne County and like every other season for well over a decade now, Kilcoo are once again the team to beat. Can anyone stop them? Time will tell, but there are a few contenders that wouldn’t mind taking their scalp and look to have the quality to […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S an eighth year in the Clonduff senior team for captain Erin Rafferty as they head into the club’s first Ulster Senior Championship final on Sunday, where they will take on defending champions Loughgiel. The Down champions led the Shamrocks by a point at half-time of last year’s semi-final before being hit with four […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is a serious bank of experience that comes with winning 12 successive championships. Welcome to Lucia McNaughton’s camogie career as Antrim’s Loughgiel embark on Sunday’s Ulster Senior Championship final date with Down’s Clonduff. She is part of a quartet with Caitrín Dobbin, Maria O’Hara (née Lynn) and Clare McKillop. Advertisement “Maria actually has 13 […]
By Shaun Casey DOWNPATRICK have been dealt a difficult draw in round three of the championship, but manager Kevin Duffin says his side will “give it our best shot” as they hope to advance to the next round. Duffin’s men tasted defeat in the very first round, losing to Loughinisland by five points before bouncing […]
By Niall Gartland CLONDUFF, Longstone, and indeed Down camogie in general, owes a debt of gratitude to Rosemary Quinn, who passed away last March at the age of 79. A founder member of Camogie in Clonduff in the 1960s, Rosemary later made the short jaunt around the Mourne Mountains to Longstone, where she would reside […]
CONGRATULATIONS to the 2024 Gaelic Life Ulster Club All-Stars Camogie Team. Our team will be presented with their awards at our Gala Awards Night on Friday 7th March 2025 at the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan. To find out more or to book your tickets contact Catherine on 074 87 377701 or email [email protected] Goalkeeper – […]
By Michael McMullan CLONDUFF are looking forward to their first taste of Ulster Senior camogie when they face champions Loughgiel in Sunday’s semi-final. The Down champions have two All-Ireland Intermediate titles tucked into their storied history. Fionnuala Carr is one of their key players and she spoke of the special feeling of playing Gaelic games. […]
By Shaun Casey ALL the big hitters made it through the opening round of the Down Senior Championship unscathed, and a few will have to lock horns this weekend to continue their unbeaten journeys. The big fixture in round two is arguably Burren’s meeting with Mayobridge, but Kilcoo’s clash with Clonduff in a repeat of […]
