By Shaun Casey SATURDAY is something a little different for everybody. Clonduff are back in Ulster for the first time in over a quarter of a century. Edendork have never been here before. The two clubs are more or less in the exact same boat says Clonduff joint captain Charlie Carr, who held aloft the […]
By Niall Gartland ERIN Rafferty couldn’t be much more invested in club life if she tried. The Clonduff camogie star claimed her seventh Down Senior Championship medal last Saturday, while the previous weekend her brother Dan played his part as the Hilltown-based club ended a 26-year wait for a Down Senior Football Championship title. And […]
Clonduff footballers and Dunloy camogs were breakthrough winners last weekend. Michael McMullan takes a look at some of the new faces making waves across the province… Antrim – Dunloy WHEN Loughgiel camogs saw their amazing run of success come to an end, there was going to be a memorable county final on the cards. As […]
By Shaun Casey JUST over a quarter of a century had passed since Clonduff last held the Frank O’Hare Cup, but Gearoid Adams’ men put an end to that long wait last Sunday afternoon. They ended their 26-year famine with a four-point win over Burren on what was a hugely emotional day for Adams, his players […]
By Niall Gartland THE last time Burren crossed paths with Clonduff it didn’t exactly go according to plan, but the chastening group stage defeat did force Collie Holmes and his management team to take a forensic look at what went wrong. Now they stand on the brink of a first Down Senior Championship title since […]
By Shaun Casey CARRYDUFF and Clonduff are the only two unbeaten teams left standing in the Down Senior Championship but one of them will lose their place on Friday evening. The sides lock horns in the championship semi-final, with last year’s beaten finalists Carryduff hoping to get back to the final while Clonduff haven’t been there […]
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 […]
