By Shaun Casey THE spread of scorers across the Down team has been key to their early season success, says former player Shane King as they look to make it five from five in the league when they host Fermanagh on Saturday night. King, who wore both the green and white of Fermanagh and the […]
By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH manager Declan Bonner says the Erne men must “look at ourselves and see what we can do” as the threat of relegation to Division Four of the National Football League looms large. Fermanagh travel to Páirc Esler, Newry, on Saturday evening knowing only a win will preserve their Division Three status […]
By Shaun Casey PROMOTION won’t be gained anywhere this weekend, but it could be lost at Páirc Esler. Down and Westmeath are the favourites to make a swift return to Division Two and the winners of Saturday’s encounter will take a massive step towards that target. The two counties have trodden similar journey’s over the […]
By Shaun Casey DOWN made the perfect start to their Division Three promotion push last weekend with a home win over Clare and will look to go two from two against Limerick on Saturday, which won’t be easy, says coach Mickey Donnelly. The Mourne men trailed by five points at half time of their league opener but […]
Shaun Casey assesses the Mourne County’s hopes for the road ahead DIVISION Three isn’t exactly the scene Conor Laverty and Down wanted to experience again any time soon, but that’s where they find themselves as the 2026 National League approaches. The Mourne men competed exceptionally well in Division Two last season, picking up six-points in […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S probably the hardest way possible to kickstart the season, with ties against Armagh and Tyrone coming up in early January, but Down are looking forward to those battles, says coach Mickey Donnelly. The Mourne men haven’t won the McKenna Cup since 2008. This season, they get things up and running against […]
Mourne men on the rise RONAN Sheehan has done an absolutely fantastic job with Down hurlers, and while the championship didn’t go to plan for them, 2025 was still a year they will reflect on fondly. Next season, they will compete against the elite of hurling as they earned promotion to Division 1B, having won […]
By Shaun Casey ROAMING Kilcoo defender Micéal Rooney says Ciarán Meenagh’s involvement with Loughmacrory offers “a strange dynamic” after the Tyrone native spent two seasons as Down coach under Conor Laverty. Meenagh has been appointed as Derry manager for the upcoming season but has a good insight into the Kilcoo changing room having coached Rooney […]
By Shaun Casey NEW Orleans Saints’ kicker and former Down shot-stopper Charlie Smyth doesn’t see a return to the red and black jersey happening anytime soon as he targets a starting spot as an American football placekicker. Smyth, who signed a three-year contract with the Saints in March 2024, kicked two field goals for his […]
By Shaun Casey ROSSMAGLEN pair Tony McEntee and Aaron Kernan are on the move and former club and county teammate Johnny Murtagh believes that Down and Meath will benefit massively from their expertise. As exclusively revealed by Gaelic Life, McEntee is making the short trip across the border to take up a role in Conor […]
