By Shaun Casey THE experience of coming up against the top teams in the country will only make this Down team better, says roaming wing back Miceal Rooney ahead of their crunch showdown with Monaghan this weekend. The Mourne men spent the last three seasons battling it out in the Tailteann Cup and they finally […]
By Michael McMullan WILLIE Maher has one hell of a job on his hands. The GAA’s new Head of Hurling could divide himself in 100 different pieces and still be meeting himself coming backwards. It’s the national game, yet very few counties are playing it at the top end. There are plenty of clubs hurling […]
By Michael McMullan WHILE the Tailteann Cup has been a successful bridge for previous winners Meath and Down, this season’s results are pointing towards the need for a deeper dig into the championship structures. GAA President Jarlath Burns, speaking after making the Tailteann Cup quarter-final draw on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland radio show, said a third-tier […]
ANOTHER busy weekend of action beckons as the race for the Sam Maguire is set to lose four teams. The quarter-finals of the Tailteann Cup will also take place. There is also a game from the All-Ireland SHC. Here are the games available to watch on GAA+ and RTÉ. Advertisement Saturday GAA+ 4.15pm Live coverage […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S do or die for the Down ladies in Páirc Esler, Newry this weekend against their Ulster foes Tyrone and they need to get some points on the board, or their season will come to an abrupt ending. Colm Donnelly’s girls, who lost their opening round clash against Westmeath despite putting in a […]
By Shaun Casey AFTER a fairly one-sided victory over Kildare to kickstart their All-Ireland campaign, Down will be expecting a much stiffer examination of their credentials when they face off against Kerry in round two. Like Domhnall Nugent’s team, the Kingdom cruised through their opening day fixture against Carlow so both sides will be expecting a […]
By Michael McMullan THE GAA have announced the fixture details for the All-Ireland SFC Round Three games on the weekend of June 14/15. There are two all-Ulster clashes down for decision including a top of the table meeting of Down and Monaghan that will decide a quarter-final spot. Tyrone take on Cavan knowing a win […]
By Shaun Casey FOR long periods of Down’s clash with Louth last Saturday afternoon, it looked like the home side would cruise to a comfortable win but victories in the All-Ireland series are rarely as straightforward as that. Conor Laverty’s side breezed past Clare in the opening round but needed all their guts, hunger and […]
By Shaun Casey Down 0-25 Louth 0-24 WHEN substitute Caolan Mooney fisted over a 53-minute point it felt like Down were home and hosed, but the game was far from over. Louth outscored their hosts 11-3 in the final quarter to set up a grandstand finish. A series of two-pointers brought the Wee County right […]
By Shaun Casey DOWN manager Conor Laverty has made one change to his starting team as they welcome Louth to Newry on Saturday. Down defeated Clare in the opening round of the All-Ireland series by 17-points. Eugene Branagan didn’t start that game in Ennis two weeks ago but has been named at wing half forward […]
