THE club championship kicked off here in Donegal last weekend and although we got to see the new rules during club leagues, this was our first taste of how football might look at club level. I’m sure we can all remember attending club games all over the country last season and what was on display […]
Errigal Ciaran build towards championship
By Alan Rodgers STRONG form in the Tyrone All-County Leagues at this time of year is usually viewed as a positive pointer for clubs as the countdown really gets underway to the business end of the season with the start of the club championships. Aside from the promotion and relegation battles, the key aim in […]
Champions’ title defence begins Tyrone championship action
TYRONE and Ulster champions Errigal Ciaran will begin the defence of their titles against Ardboe in the first game of next month’s championship. Carrickmore will host the tie of the round between Trillick and Dungannon, a repeat of the 2020 the Clarkes won after penalties when extra time couldn’t separate them. Thursday, September 11 – […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Oh what could have been
THE players and supporters of Errigal Ciaran won’t need me to tell them this week that things could have been so very different. Without taking away from Cuala, who were absolutely outstanding and I will touch on later, but there is no doubt that Errigal Ciaran seriously under performed in the first half of Sunday’s […]
Errigal’s journey a pointer for future success says McCann
By Alan Rodgers IT was a season which delivered so much for Errigal Ciaran whose progress to the All-Ireland Club Final last Sunday has provided them with the impetus as well as belief that the achievements of the past few months can be repeated in the future. Clubs from throughout Ireland have consistently bounced back […]
Gaelic Life team of the week
THE county season began, the club season is closing down and the school scene is in full flow. Here is our selection from last weekend’s action involving Ulster teams. 1 THOMASINA CASSIDY Derry A tough day at the office for Derry, but Cassidy made a number of fine stops even during the heavy defeat. Advertisement […]
Croke Park a big deal for ‘ordinary joiner’ Quinn
A DREAM appearance at Croke Park is now the reality beckoning several members of the Errigal Ciaran team whose club careers are reaching a glorious pinnacle with this weekend’s All-Ireland Club final clash with Cuala. It’s easy to think of the Canavan brothers, Aidan McCrory, Peter Harte and others who have graced the top venue […]
PREVIEW: Errigal Ciaran v Cuala: On the cusp of history
All-Ireland Club SFC Final Errigal Ciaran v Cuala Sunday, Croke Park, 3.40pm By Michael McMullan HISTORY will be made on Sunday and there will be a new name etched on the base of the Andy Merrigan Cup. Errigal Ciaran and Cuala are new kids on the block, playing in a first ever senior final. And […]
Past semi-setbacks drove on Errigal: Quinn
The pain which permeated through the club after losing their two previous All-Ireland Semi-Final appearances, handed Errigal Ciaran that bit of extra motivation to make it a case of ‘third time lucky’, joint manager Stevie Quinn believes. Past great teams from Dunmoyle, littered with household names, came up short after winning Ulster titles in 1993 […]
Harte hoping to cap off dream season
By Niall Gartland HE won an All-Ireland SFC title with Tyrone back in 2021, but Peter Harte admits that any lofty ideas of plotting a similar path at club level sat very much at the back of his mind. The Errigal Ciaran stalwart pocketed his first Tyrone Senior Championship medal in the relatively early days of […]