By Shaun Casey SILVERWARE at Croke Park and a spot in the Sam Maguire race next season. That’s the carrot at the end of the stick this Saturday for both Down and Wicklow as they aim to finish their respective campaigns on a high. Climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand will be the main […]
By Michael McMullan MARTINA McCafferty knows what winning an All-Ireland feels like. The former Down captain is part of the Derry management team plotting to book an All-Ireland Junior final berth this weekend when they take on Carlow. She is buzzing. Every word emits positivity. Derry’s unseen growth has broken through the ceiling and they’re […]
Former club and county teammates Oisin McConville and Tony McEntee will go head-to-head in the Tailteann Cup final. By Shaun Casey YOU probably couldn’t find two more different types of footballers than Oisin McConville and Tony McEntee. Two great players in their own right, with the medals to back that up – but still completely […]
By Shaun Casey DOWN head into Sunday’s double header at Páirc Grattan at Inniskeen knowing a first championship victory of the campaign is required to save their season. The Mourne Ladies take on Laois following the curtain-raiser of Derry against Meath, and a win over their Leinster foes will secure their spot in the semi-finals of the […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S not where Down want to be this weekend but their Tailteann Cup path is the card hey’ve been dealt. Conor Laverty’s side inhaled enough of the Sam Maguire buzz into their nostrils to know they want more. That’s why Saturday’s trip to Portlaoise is so important, as a win over Laois would […]
THE Tailteann Cup quarter-final draw was made on Monday morning with all three Ulster teams kept apart. Antrim will host Wicklow with an interesting angle. The Saffrons’ manager Mark Doran was previously part of Oisin McConville’s management team in the Garden County. Down and Fermanagh booked their places in the last eight with wins over […]
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2026 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship gets underway over the coming weekend – with all four provincial champions in action. The action begins on Saturday when Ulster champions Armagh make the trip to Cork, ahead of three senior ties on Sunday, as Leinster and All-Ireland champions Dublin visit Mayo, Munster champions […]
By Niall Gartland THESE days, former Down goalkeeper Pat Donnan lives in Macclesfield – not, to borrow a legendary line from Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, a GAA stronghold. The casual acquaintance from across the water has little idea about his considerable sporting accomplishments – chief among them his place on the Down panel that landed a […]
All-Ireland U14 Gold championship Kerry 1-8 Down 1-5 By Anthony Newman KERRY were crowned All-Ireland U14 Gold champions at St Brigid’s, Kiltoom in Roscommon. They made up for last year’s loss and were deserving winners after a magnificent game of football. Up front Amyrose Shanahan was a handful for the Down defence all through while […]
By Michael McMullan THE draw has made for the next round of the Tailteann Cup with Antrim already into the quarter-finals. Mark Doran’s side beat both Carlow and Tipperary in the opening rounds. Down missed out after their shock defeat at the hands of Offaly. Advertisement They now face Longford in a winner takes all […]
