By Michael McMullan MALACHY O’Rourke is planning to face Paul Mannion this Sunday but the Glen boss doesn’t expect to see the Kilmacud Crokes star in from the start. Mannion, who spent the summer playing alongside Glen’s Ciaran McFaul for the Donegal Boston club, kicked 0-9 in his first outing for the Crokes in their […]
By Niall Gartland ROME wasn’t built in a day and Galbally star Liam Rafferty has been on quite the journey with his club since he was a pupil at St Joseph’s Primary School. Rafferty was part of the trail-blazing Pearses team that won their first ever Tyrone u-21 Championship title back in 2017 alongside a who’s […]
By Michael McMullan CONOR Glass watched last year’s All-Ireland Club final in the Hogan Stand Bar in Moneyneena and he’s now 60 minutes away from walking up the steps of the stand it’s named after to collect the Andy Merrigan Cup. Glass kicked his 10th point of the campaign as Glen accounted for Maigh Cuilinn […]
By Alan Rodgers MAJOR Tyrone and Ulster Club Championship matches could soon be returning to O’Neill Park in Dungannon after a grant of £100,000 has been received from Croke Park for new floodlights. The announcement of the financial aid comes as a £2 million development of the famous ground gathers pace. In the summer of […]
BY KIERAN LYNCH DONAGHMOYNE are hoping to add a sixth All-Ireland Senior crown to their trophy cabinet on Saturday, and veteran Cathriona McConnell says winning it in Croke Park would make it all the more special. The 20-time Monaghan and 14-time Ulster champions take on last year’s champions Kilkerrin-Clonberne, and the opportunity to play at […]
By Daragh Small LAST weekend, James Daly and his wife, Jill Doherty, were basking in the Albufeira sunshine in the aftermath of their wedding. The glorious heatwave might remain in Armagh’s Athletic Grounds this evening but that is where the similarities end, as Daly looks to lead Fermanagh to glory in the TG4 All-Ireland Junior […]
Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Premier Junior Camogie Final Antrim 5-5 Armagh 0-14 THE old adage of “goals wins games” was true in Croke Park today as Dervla Cosgrove shot Antrim to All-Ireland glory The Saffron ace hit three in 84 first-half seconds, and three saves from Áine Graham were among the more notable events as Antrim […]
It’s been 25 years since Monaghan ladies completed back to back All-Ireland Senior Ladies titles. Brendan McAnespie looks back on some of the memories. By Michael McMullan JUST six years after Monaghan dipped its toes into the world of Ladies football, they were back to back All-Ireland senior champions. Winning the 1996 title was their […]
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Final Antrim v Fermanagh Sunday, Croke Park, 11.45am (Live on TG4) By Jackie Cahill ANTRIM were left heartbroken by last September’s TG4 All-Ireland Junior Final defeat to Wicklow. The Saffrons were outgunned on the scoreboard but they’ll rue a first half display that saw them 0-3 to 0-10 adrift at half-time. […]
THE Dublin empire has fallen, replaced by a democracy of flawed challengers. Tyrone came out of the blue to win it last year. When they did, it was so mentally overwhelming for them that they were unable to recover in time to defend their title. They were a ghost team this season, walloped by Derry […]
