By Daire Walsh AT the end of an inter-county season that saw her collecting a second TG4 All-Ireland junior football championship title, Antrim’s Maria O’Neill has acknowledged that winning the ZuCar Golden Boot award ‘adds to the year as a whole’. Courtesy of an outstanding haul of 11-20 (53) – including a 0-4 haul in […]
The annual unveiling of Ulster Schools’ fixtures reminds me why Tyrone have been the constant code to crack at minor and U20 level. They have three schools in the MacRory Cup with four in the Rannafast Cup. That’s the top grade at Years 14 and 12 respectively. The silverware might not always end up in […]
With the club championship season entering the knockout stages in the majority of counties, once eliminated the time then turns to some well earned down time and a chance to rejuvenate the batteries for next season. For some it will be a chance to take a complete break until the new year, maybe even squeeze […]
By Michael McMullan BELLAGHY and Dungiven will meet again in Round Three of the Derry SFC after Wednesday night’s draw. Two late goals from substitute Feargal Higgins clinched Dungiven’s 2-14 to 1-13 win over Ballinascreen. There was high drama in Find Insurance Owenbeg as Ballinderry booked their quarter-final spot. Advertisement Tiernan Rocks held his nerve […]
Raymond Galligan began his Cavan career in attack before switching to the number one jersey. As captain he lifted the Anglo Celt Cup before stepping into management. He spoke to Michael McMullan From Raymond Galligan the forward to goalkeeper, to captain and then to manager was quite the journey. Having stepped down as Breffni manager […]
On Sunday, I completed a ‘coach the coaches’ session at the Bredagh club in East Belfast. It was a very well received coaching session with a total of 15 coaches, both goalkeeping and non-goalkeeping in their make-up, as well as nine underage goalkeepers aged between 14 and 18 years old. Planning the session on Saturday evening, […]
There has been much debate about how the demands of a Gaelic footballer have changed with the advent of the FRC’s rule changes. Jason McGahan is Kerry’s High-Performance Manager and he spoke with Michael McMullan Jason McGahan was born in Canada, lived in Armagh but is now settled in Kerry. After graduating from Ulster University, […]
10 YEARS AGO AFTER years of coming up short against Kilkenny, Tipperary finally got their revenge, producing a sensational second-half display at Croke Park to reclaim the Liam MacCarthy Cup. Tipp outscored Brian Cody’s side 2-15 to 2-08 after the break, with goals from John ‘Bubbles’ O’Dwyer and John McGrath, while Seamus Callanan hit an […]
Brian ‘Bam’ Neeson reflects on the highs and lows of a playing career split between Gaelic football and soccer. He spoke with Shaun Casey… He doesn’t know where it came from, or why, but Brian Neeson has always been affectionately known as ‘Bam’. Wherever it came out of, it stuck. From a young age, Bam […]
By Michael McMullan GLEN captain Ciaran McFaul is aware of the improvement needed ahead of Sunday’s Round 2A clash with Bellaghy. The Watties were 14 points up at a stage last weekend before Banagher doubled their goals tally en route to a 2-20 to 4-7 victory for Glen. Alex Doherty and Emmett Bradley led the scoring […]
