FORMER Armagh All-Ireland winning captain Aidan Forker has called him on his inter-county career after 15 seasons. He follows Rory Grugan, James Morgan and Ethan Rafferty who have signed off in the last week. Forker made his debut in 2011 and will go down as the one of the county’s greatest servants. In a post […]
By Michael McMullan IT was another busy weekend of championship action across Ulster. Here is the updated picture of the progress in the counties in all codes, at all grades. It has all the pairings in Ulster, all the way to the All-Ireland finals. Advertisement MENS FOOTBALL SENIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND – October 31/November 1 Burren/Clonduff […]
DONEGAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS St Eunan’s v Gaoth Dobhair Saturday, MacCumhaill Park, 7.30pm HOW do you even start to call this one? The answer – you can’t. Both teams will have eyed a shot at the title and are coming to the boil nicely. This is going to come down to how put their hand […]
Club championship is truly live and kicking. Every county in Ulster is now into the knockout stages, with the final pairing decided in Down already. By the time the weekend is out, they will also be decided in Cavan, Tyrone, Armagh, Donegal and Antrim. Derry are a little behind, with the quarter-finals kicking off this weekend, […]
DERRY SENIOR FOOTBALL QUARTER-FINALS Glen v Kilrea Saturday, Find Insurance Owenbeg, 4pm KILREA’S prize for an excellent win over Steelstown is a shot at the recent All-Ireland champions. The battle of Alex Doherty and Odhran McLarnon will be key. The Watties will have their eyes wide open. Advertisement Verdict: Glen Magherafelt v Lavey Saturday, Find […]
ANTRIM SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS Dunloy v St Brigid’s Saturday, Dunsilly, 7pm DUNLOY have landed at the semi-final stage in commanding with Seaan Elliott now back in the fold. They are still without Deaglan Smyth. Conal Cunning was out as they bagged five goals against Lámh Dhearg. St Brigid’s have found their way to the […]
By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill manager Austin O’Malley says the mantra has been ‘next man up’ as they continue to deal with injuries within the camp. The Emmet’s take on Ballinderry on Sunday at Find Insurance Owenbeg with a spot in the semi-finals up for grabs. After their league success, a series of injuries hit […]
By Michael McMullan IN the coming weeks, there will be a litany of county finals down for decision. After that, eyes will begin to focus on the various ties in Ulster. Here is the lie of the land across all codes and grades. Advertisement MENS FOOTBALL SENIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND – October 31/November 1 Burren/Clonduff v […]
By Michael McMullan DUNLOY are embracing the title of county champions they put their title the line again this weekend in the semi-finals of the Antrim Senior Football Championship. They face St Brigid’s on Saturday in Dunsilly with a third final spot in four season up for grabs. “They’re accepting the challenge that they’re county […]
The longer I’m in the game, the more ambiguous the subject of taking — or not taking — the breeze has become. One of the main reasons for this is that anecdotal evidence is really the only source of information we have. There is no definitive statistic pointing to the success rate of teams that […]
