By Shaun Casey DOWN survived a stunning second-half comeback from Monaghan to collect the Ulster Intermediate Championship title, to follow up on their Junior Ulster and All-Ireland success of last season. A Laoise Duffy goal at the start of the second period gave the Mourne ladies a ten-point lead, but Monaghan clawed their way back into […]
Lynch looking forward to another Ulster final
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May 17, 2024
By Shaun Casey DOWN are getting used to the big days out battling for the top prizes, and this Sunday they travel to Clones in search of an Ulster Intermediate title. Monaghan, playing on their home patch, stand in their way of earning back-to-back provincial crowns. The Mourne ladies collected the Ulster Junior crown last year […]
Saffrons boss calls for improvement
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February 16, 2024
By Niall Gartland WITH zero points on the board after three rounds of action, Antrim boss Emma Kelly describes Sunday’s Division Three clash against neighbours Down as a ‘do or die’ clash for her team. Kelly is already worrying about the possibility of relegation to the bottom tier after their latest defeat, a desperately disappointing […]
Lynch expecting tight tussle against Antrim
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February 16, 2024
By Shaun Casey DOWN got back to winning ways last weekend when they overcame Sligo by the minimum of margins to pick up their first victory of 2024 after suffering back-to-back defeats in the opening two weekends of the league. Last year’s All-Ireland Junior champions take on Antrim this weekend and the Mourne ladies are […]
Review of the season: Down
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December 29, 2023
1 Mourne men on the march AFTER a disastrous 2022 season where Down didn’t win a single game, things could only get better in 2023, and they certainly did. Conor Laverty brought an energy and a passion to the Down cause that has possibly been missing over the past number of years and this year […]
Ulster players named in teams of the year
September 11, 2023
DOWN and Antrim have been represented on the TG4 Junior and Intermediate Championships’ teams of the year. All-Ireland junior champions Down have seven players on the team with three Antrim players list in the intermediate selection. These selections honour outstanding individual displays throughout the 2023 TG4 All-Ireland Championships in the Junior and Intermediate grades – […]
We knew we were capable: Sloan
August 14, 2023
By Daire Walsh DOWN joint manager Caoibhe Sloan said they knew they would have to dig deep to see off the challenge of Limerick in the TG4 All-Ireland junior final at Croke Park. Sloan said she and the management were thrilled that all their hard work throughout the season paid off as they make an […]
All-Ireland glory for Down at Croke Park
August 13, 2023
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Down 1-7 Limerick 0-8 By Daire Walsh Advertisement A 43rd-minute goal from substitute Orla Swail was crucial at Croke Park as Down secured their second TG4 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship crown at the expense of Limerick. Previous winners of the competition in 2000, the Ulster side have sealed an automatic […]
Strong defence and super subs can help Down claim title
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August 12, 2023
By Kieran Lynch WITH the All-Ireland Junior Championship final just days away, Down co-manager Peter Lynch says that his team are in good shape before the biggest game of the year. The Mourne Ladies take on Limerick, with the hope of making a speedy return to Intermediate grade, having been relegated last season. Lynch and his co-manager […]
Positive vibes for Doherty ahead of Croke Park date
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August 11, 2023
By Kieran Lynch DOWN captain Meghan Doherty believes that the team’s win over Carlow in the All-Ireland Junior Championship semi-final has shown that they have more than one way of winning games. The Mourne Ladies have enjoyed playing on the front foot this season, but against Carlow it was a dogged defensive display – and […]