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 […]
Shamrocks park semi-final performance ahead of Clonduff rematch
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 […]
Duffin: It’s survival of the fittest as Downpatrick prepare for Clonduff test
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 […]
Honouring the memory of a Down camogie legend
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 […]
2024 Camogie All-Star Team
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 marketing@northwestnewsgroup.com Goalkeeper – […]
First taste of senior for Clonduff
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. […]
Down’s big hitters lock horns
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 […]
O’Hagan injury a blow to Down
DOWN have been dealt a blow ahead of the Tailteann Cup with the news that Barry O’Hagan’s knee injury will keep him out for the rest of the season. O’Hagan came on during Down’s loss to Armagh in Saturday’s Ulster semi-final, a third appearance on his comeback from a knee ligament sustained in last year’s […]
Kilcoo slam ‘malicious and vile allegations’ arising from Clonduff game
Former All-Ireland Club champions Kilcoo have released a statement slamming the “malicious and vile allegations” that circulated on social media following their Down SFC semi-final win over Clonduff. The final moments of the game were marred with ugly scenes and four red cards, and in the aftermath messages were s on social media accusing the […]
Down’s big two still on track
By Shaun Casey WHEN the semi-final draws were made the reaction from the majority of people in the Mourne County and further afield was the exact same. The big two were kept apart. That sets things up nicely for the dream final as Burren and Kilcoo seem destined to decide the destination of the Frank […]









