By Michael McMullan DOWN manager Ronan Sheehan says their victory over Antrim will be a waste of time if they don’t beat London on Sunday in their latest Joe McDonagh Cup group stage match. Now in his eighth season as manager, Down are in the competition for the sixth time since promotion after winning the Christy […]
By Shaun Casey IT always seems impossible until it’s done. Down against Donegal. Division Three champions against Division One winners. The Mourne men still aren’t 100 per cent sure of their championship path. They could end up in the Tailteann Cup. On Sunday, at Letterkenny, they come up against the frontrunners for Sam Maguire. You […]
SIX Ulster players were named on the GAA teams of the week. Down’s Caolan Taggart stood out as they began the Joe McDonagh Cup with victory over Antrim. On the football front, Lachlan Murray and Conor Doherty starred as Derry were winners over Antrim. Monaghan beat Cavan in Clones with help from Stephen Mooney, Rory […]
Ulster MFC Derry 1-12 Down 1-11 By Michael McMullan DERRY began their Ulster Championship with a win over Down on Saturday at Find Insurance Owenbeg. Advertisement In the end it was Conaill Campbell’s third score that proved the winner after Down hit the net with the last action of the game. A sweeping move was […]
10 years ago… MONAGHAN’S U-21 All-Ireland hopes came to an end at the semi-final stage as Cork beat them 2-15 to 1-16 to set up a final date with Mayo. Dessie Ward, Ryan McAnespie and Conor McCarthy were main players on the side but it was Doohamlet’s Barry McGinn – a star at schools level […]
By Shaun Casey FOR a county with such a proud tradition, it’s almost unimaginable that Down have gone over 30 years without tasting provincial glory. They’re reached finals alright but just haven’t got over the line since 1994. They’re building nicely under Conor Laverty and he certainly has them in a better place now than when […]
The Ulster Championship kicks into action with Sunday’s showdown between Armagh and Tyrone. Michael McMullan takes a look why it remains one of the best competitions in the calander. THERE is just something about Clones. Not everybody gets it, but Ulster Gaels, they just know. It’s a step back in time. A lick of paint […]
By Patrick Morrison LAST weekend saw the culmination of the National Football Leagues with each of the divisional finals taking place. The four winners of Carlow (Division Four), Down (Division Three), Meath (Division Two) and Donegal (Division One) were all worthy winners overcoming Longford, Wexford, Cork and Kerry respectfully. Both of the Division Three and […]
By Shaun Casey WINNING in Croke Park is a good habit to get into. Climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand and raising some silverware, no matter what level, is important. Not every player gets to experience that feeling. While Down have bigger fish to fry in the coming weeks, with Division One league champions […]
By Shaun Casey WHEN Down welcomed Galway to Páirc Esler last summer in the play-off round of the All-Ireland series, Conor Laverty put his best man-marker onto Shane Walsh. That was Ceilum Doherty’s role for the day. A duty that Doherty has found himself taking on quite a lot during Laverty’s tenure in charge of the Mourne […]
