THE championship action was in full flow last weekend with silverware up for grabs on different fronts. Here is our selection of the star players from games involving Ulster teams. 1 Ethan Rafferty Armagh Grew into a thrilling Ulster final clash against Donegal. Hit a mammoth two-point free in extra-time. Advertisement 2 DEARBHAIL DOBBIN Antrim […]
For the fourth year in a row, the Ulster final served up extra-time as Donegal and Armagh stood tall all the way to the last second. Michael McMullan took a walk through Ulster football’s Mecca… SATURDAY in Clones was absolutely magic. You could see it, feel it and almost taste it. As for the football […]
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH Ladies won their fifth Ulster title in six seasons on Saturday but Blaithin Mackin said it hasn’t always been rosy in the garden. She recalls the earlier years of her career when the Orchard County were on the other side of results and Donegal were top of the pops in Ulster. […]
ULSTER champions Donegal have five players on the latest GAA Team of the week after Saturday’s extra-time win in the Ulster final. Beaten finalists Armagh have three players on the team, including Oisin Conaty who hit six points, one of which took the decider to extra-time. Louth ended a 68-year gap for a Leinster senior […]
By Michael McMullan CIARÁN Moore was one part of the St Eunan’s duo to shoot Donegal to their 12th Ulster title but he found it hard to put his crucial extra-time goal into context. Replaced by Eoin McHugh in the second half or normal time, Moore returned for Jason McGee in extra time and kicked […]
TG4 Ulster Senior Football Championship Final Armagh 3-9 Donegal 0-7 By Michael McMullan TWO goals from Aoife McCoy shot Armagh on their way to a fifth Ulster title in six seasons on Saturday afternoon in Clones. Advertisement After losing the league final, it sets up the Orchard County for a tilt at the All-Ireland title. […]
Niamh Carr lives in Dublin plays her club football with Kilmacud Crokes but her focus is fully on Donegal’s challenge for honors. They take on Armagh in this weekend’s Ulster final. She spoke with Daire Walsh THEY have had a long wait since the end of their Lidl National Football League Division Two campaign, but […]
Ulster SFC final Armagh v Donegal Saturday, Clones, 5.25pm By Michael McMullan IF we get half of the drama of last year’s final, Clones will be rocking on Saturday evening as two heavyweights slug it out once again. The margins were small. When Jemar Hall decided to drop off Odhrán Doherty to defend the middle, […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL have named their team for Saturday’s Ulster final with Armagh, a repeat of last year’s final and the last hurdle in their title defence. It’s an unchanged starting 15 from their win over Down with Caolan McGonagle and Mark Curran added to the bench after spells with injury since their win […]
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH have made one change in their team named for Saturday’s Ulster final showdown with Donegal in Clones (5.25pm). All-Star Conor Turbitt has been listed in the starting 15 for the All-Ireland champions ahead of Tomás McCormack. Jason Duffy and Tiernan Kelly have been included in the squad, while Joe McElroy, Aaron […]
