By John Fallon A GOAL from Orla Swail saw Down edge out Carlow (1-9 to 0-8) an book their All-Ireland junior final spot against Limeick. Limerick defeated Fermanagh by 0-10 to 1-6, while Down secured their place in the final thanks to Swail’s late goal. Down led by 0-6 to 0-4 at the break and […]
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Down 1-9 Carlow 0-8 By Daire Walsh A LATE goal from Orla Swail proved pivotal at Parnell Park on Sunday as Down saw off a spirited challenge from Carlow to book their place in the TG4 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship decider. Having suffered relegation from the intermediate grade last year, […]
By Niall Gartland DISAPPOINTED Down boss Conor Laverty hopes that their Tailteann Cup experience will ultimately stand to his team in future years. The Mourne men couldn’t have any complaints as they were out-gunned by a powerful Meath side at Croke Park on Saturday afternoon, but it still represented a disappointing end to the season. […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S a wet and dreary Tuesday evening, but even the drizzling rain can’t dampen the soaring spirits around Páirc Esler. Ahead of the Tailteann Cup final showdown with Meath and a return to the theatre of dreams that is Croke Park, Down are holding an opening training session where fans of all […]
AFTER a hugely exciting weekend with the hurling semi-finals last weekend, the attention now turns to the footballers as they head into battle. With the amount of exciting games we have had in the quarter-finals and now with the semi-final pairings, it would be easy to forget the amount of meaningless games we had in […]
By Michael McMullan THE GAA have finalised the semi-final details of this year’s All-Ireland SFC series. Champions Kerry will take on Derry on Sunday, July 16 at 4pm, a game which will be preceded by the All-Ireland JFC final. Dublin’s game with Monaghan take place the previous day, Saturday, July 15 (5.30pm) with the Tailteann […]
By Niall Gartland IT doesn’t get any easier for Down as they face heavyweights Galway on Saturday (3pm Páirc Esler), but Sara Louise Graffin isn’t complaining about being pitted in a textbook ‘group of death’. It’s their third and final group stage clash and in all likelihood they’ll have to take part in the relegation […]
TAILTEANN CUP SEMI-FINAL Down v Laois Sunday, Croke Park, 4pm (LIVE ON RTÉ) By Shaun Casey Advertisement EVERY youngster’s dream is to strip out in their county’s colours and run out on to the Croke Park turf. Liam Kerr will get the chance to fulfil that ambition this weekend as Down take on Laois. And […]
By Michael McMullan THE draw for the Tailteann Cup semi-finals was made on Monday morning with Antrim manager Andy McEntee set to face his native Meath. Down v Laois Meath v Antrim The semi-finals will be played at Croke Park on Sunday. Advertisement Down and Meath were kept apart in the draw after crossing paths […]
Cavan 0-15 Down 1-17 DOWN booked their spot in the semi-final of the Tailteann Cup with a five point victory in Kingspan Breffni Park on Saturday afternoon. Danny Magill’s 68th goal sealed the deal for Conor Laverty’s side, who led for the majority of the game. Both teams utilised the mark to great effect in […]
