By Michael McMullan NEW Antrim camogie manager Elaine Dowds joined the latest line of club managers appointed at county level with plenty of irons in the fire. The Sleacht Néill camogie manager will mix regaining the Martin Mulholland Cup with getting her preparation in place for the county season. It’s the same for Mark Doran […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S Conleith Gilligan’s second season in Kieran McGeeney’s management team and he hails what went before as the reason for Armagh’s strength in depth. Gilligan, an All-Ireland winning player with Ballinderry, coached Kilcoo to the same title before being asked on board with McGeeney in Armagh. One of the key ingredients to […]
By Michael McMullan WHILE Armagh are getting the majority of their players back in contention for a starting berth ahead of Saturday week’s Ulster final, there is still a cloud over Ciaran Mackin. After missing the business end of last season with an ACL injury, he made a return against Kerry and Derry in the […]
By Michael McMullan IT might be six days until Christmas but you’d never know in Ballinderry. The lights are on in their hub. There are kids to be coached and fun to be had. The last time Ballinderry won Ulster, Michael McIver scored their only goal against Glenswilly. Niall McCusker was a defensive rock in […]
By Michael McMullan CONLEITH Gilligan was the last person to step onto the Armagh team bus before it nosed out of Croke Park on Sunday evening. New to the management team this season, Gilligan paid tribute to those who had walked the hard yards before coming out the other side. “It was very, very satisfying,” […]
TIERNAN Kelly helped his club Clann Éireann end a 58-year wait for a championship title in 2021 and it looked like his career was about to really take off. But for two years now, a large proportion of his time has been spent on the sidelines, a six-month ban included for an incident arising from […]
By Michael McMullan THIS Sunday, Conleith Gilligan will be plotting Kilcoo’s path once again as they aim to keep their hands on the Seamus McFerran Cup, which was put away with the club’s other silverware once the Down championship got off the ground. It was a new season and time to get to work. As […]
Ulster Club SFC final Kilcoo v Glen Sunday, Athletic Grounds, 1pm By Michael McMullan WHEN Conor Glass kicked his ‘45 over the bar to put Glen ahead for the first time, early in extra-time, the Derry men looked to have turned the final corner. Kilcoo almost won last year’s semi-final in normal time until Emmett […]
By Michael McMullan GLEN manager Malachy O’Rourke has revealed his side has spent “very little” time practicing penalties as part of their preparation. Sunday’s Ulster final clash with Kilcoo is expected to be every bit as tightly contested as last year’s extra-time clash of the teams. The All-Ireland champions needed a penalty shoot-out to see […]
WE are now left with the last two teams standing in this year’s Ulster Club Senior Football Championship. When looking at the overall competition, I don’t think that anyone can argue with the two dominant teams that have made their way through to the final. Both Kilcoo and Glen have beaten in front of them […]
