By Shaun Casey THE celebrations and claps on the back for gaining promotion and getting their hands on the Division Two league title will long be forgotten about when Down line out at Netwatch Cullen Park on Saturday afternoon. Ronan Sheehan and his men will have put an unbelievable league campaign behind them as they […]
By Niall Gartland FERMANAGH goalkeeper Sean McNally believes his team are in a good place heading into their latest championship campaign. They host Conor Laverty’s Down on Saturday, April 13, and while they’ll carry the underdogs tag as per usual, it’s water off a ducks back at this stage. The Erne men came close to […]
Niall Gartland runs the rule over the prospects of the province’s camogie teams Antrim Managers: Carl McCormick and Martin Coulter Captain: Amy Boyle Advertisement ANTRIM’s confidence will be sky-high heading into their forthcoming championship campaigns after winning the Division 1B title last weekend. The Saffrons clinched the title – and promotion to the top-tier Division […]
By Shaun Casey VERY few managers come away from a league campaign that saw their team relegated with more positives than negatives, but that’s the position Conor Laverty found himself in. Having just beaten league leaders Monaghan by the minimum of margins, Down still suffered the drop back to Division Three due to their head-to-head […]
Rory Mason reflects on Loughinisland’s rather unconventional Ulster Intermediate final win in 2015 By Shaun Casey SCORING a single point in 60 minutes of action wouldn’t win too many championship titles but for Loughinisland, it only needed to happen once. That fateful day came in 2015 when they created history for the club. It’s worth mentioning […]
By Shaun Casey A HOUDINI act in Clones on the final day of the National League has a familiar ring to it but this year is slightly different as it’s Conor Laverty’s Down who are trying to pull off the round seven heroics. On plenty of occasions in the last decade, Monaghan have secured their […]
By Daragh Ó Conchúir THURSDAY is her first day back at work after taking a week and a half off to get married but Niamh Mallon is agreeable to a quick chat from a Galway coffee shop beforehand to discuss a range of endeavours, personal and professional. There aren’t too many vacancies in the Mallon […]
By Niall Gartland DOWN u-20s will feel they have no reason to fear defending All-Ireland champions Tyrone when they cross paths in next Wednesday’s group stage opener at Páirc Esler. They met in similar circumstances two years ago – albeit before the introduction of the group stages – and they claimed a stunning upset over […]
By Niall Gartland A THIRD Ulster and All-Ireland title in four years is the ultimate ambition for the Tyrone u-20s, but manager Paul Devlin always has one eye on the long-term prospects of talented young players coming through the ranks at the Red Hand County. Tyrone can call upon a sizeable number of last year’s […]
By Shaun Casey WITH promotion to Division 1B secured for next year and a league final to look forward to, Down could be excused for taking their foot off the gas ahead of their final round clash with Meath, but Caolan Taggart insists that won’t be the case. Having stormed through the Division 2A league, […]
