Glass pulls the Wattys all the way to All-Ireland heaven


All-Ireland Club SFC final Glen 2-10 St Brigid’s 1-12 By Michael McMullan Advertisement GLEN saved their messiest and most wasteful performance of the season but Conor Glass pulled them from the depths of despair to be crowned Kings of Ireland. Glass, who had a chance saved in the dying embers of last year’s final, bagged […]


Glen gaze at the final step


All-Ireland Club SFC final Glen v St Brigid’s Sunday, Croke Park, 3.30pm (Live on TG4) By Michael McMullan A WALK through the overjoyed Glen fans, collectively basking in the glory of eventually seeing off Kilmacud Crokes, told it all. There was plenty of joy and colour amidst the green flare smoke but there was hardly […]


Glass enjoying the journey


By Shaun Casey CONOR Glass is loving life at the minute. He’s been on the go almost constantly for the past two years but someone in his privileged position isn’t going to start complaining, not that he’d have the time to. Over the past few years, Glass has led Glen to their first ever Derry […]


Harte hails the input of Gavin Devlin


By Michael McMullan MICKEY Harte feels Gavin Devlin is best coach in Ireland and Derry players have been taking in all he has to offer. The former Tyrone and Louth management duo stepped into the Derry vacancy before the 2024 season. Wins over Cavan and Down will guarantee Derry a McKenna Cup semi-final this weekend. […]


The fruits of persistence for Michael Warnock and Glen


By Michael McMullan IT wasn’t always like this for Glen and Michael Warnock knows it too well. Standing in the aftermath of a second successive Ulster senior title, he chooses phenomenal as the word that best describes being part of the current Glen glory story. Then, he looks into the rear-view mirror to give some […]


KEVIN CASSIDY: Glen are timing their run


THE only place to start this week is to offer my sincere congratulations to the Glen club. To win the Ulster Club Championship once is extremely difficult but to do it back-to-back is simply amazing. We have all been well-aware of this talented group that the Glen club had coming for a number of years […]


The best of the rest


Shaun Casey has a go at naming an alternative All-Star football team looking back at some of the big performers from this season… 1 Shane Ryan (Kerry) Ryan enjoyed an excellent season for Kerry and would have been picking up his second All-Star award this season but for the exploits of Dublin legend Stephen Cluxton. […]


Glen must be ready for a battle: Bradley


By Michael McMullan GLEN selector Johnny Bradley insists his side must brace themselves for a “serious battle” when they lock horns with Magherafelt in Sunday’s final (Celtic Park, 3.30pm). The Ulster champions are one game away from a third successive title, something Bradley didn’t entertain as being anywhere in the Glen psyche. Sunday is a […]


Gaelic Life team of the week


  AFTER another weekend of championship action, here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week… 1 BOBBY MCKERR Clann Éireann Made a couple of great saves as the Lurgan side eased to the Armagh JFC title. Advertisement 2 PADDY BURKE Cushendall Swept one end, got up for four points at the other. What […]


Ulster’s most recent All-Stars


It’s All-Star season, and Shaun Casey has sifted through the records to identify the most recent football All-Stars for Ulster’s nine counties Antrim: Andy McCallin ANDY McCallin is Antrim’s first and to date only All-Star and he earned the gong way back in 1971, at corner-forward. McCallin was a dual star for both the Saffrons […]