In the All-Ireland final last year, David Clifford only had the ball in his hands for 43 seconds and scored 0-9. In this game, Dublin marked him out of it and he scored 1-5. “He didn’t do anything else,” said St Vincent’s old boy Terry Jennings. Dublin did what they have always done since Jim Gavin […]
Raymond Monroe captained Carrickmore as they ended a 16-year wait for glory in 1995. Michael McMullan writes… IF you cut Raymond Monroe, he’d bleed Carrickmore. It’s 21 years since they had hands on the O’Neill Cup. It’s too long. Halfway through the league, the current crop sit at the top but when a club leads […]
By Shaun Casey AFTER 13 league games, Mayobridge sit in second place in the Division One league table, so it’s no surprise that manager Barry Dillon is pleased with the progress of his young side. They’ve won eight of their games to date, and with five more league encounters coming up before the championship season throws […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH and Galway are two teams that have been knocking at the door of the All-Ireland Championship title over the last few years, and after Saturday’s meeting, one of them will be 60 minutes away from the crown. Galway have one All-Ireland title to their name, from back in 2004, and reached […]
By Michael McMullan FOUR Masters will aim to go one better than last season when they take on Dungloe in the Division One final on Saturday in Glenties. The Donegal Town side were beaten in last year’s decider by Termon, who pushed Naomh Conaill all the way in the quarter-final of the Senior Championship. The […]
DONEGAL U20 footballer Lucy Ward has been chosen as the latest Gaelic Life Player of the Week. She was a key player as Donegal booked an All-Ireland final spot. They came up short in the final but it was an important part of the county’s development. Ward was voted by you, our readers, ahead of Kyle […]
WHENEVER I am coaching goalkeepers around the country, there are eight main goalkeeping areas that I will coach them in. These eight areas are, in my opinion, the main areas involved within the goalkeeping position and incorporate every possibility that a goalkeeper may face during competitive games. My eight goalkeeping areas are technical, activation, goalkeeping conditioning, […]
Stephen O’Neill looks back on Tyrone winning Sam Maguire without losing a game in 2003 versus going the scenic route two years later. He spoke with Michael McMullan… KERRY’S 2025 success was the eighth time in the 25 years since the All-Ireland revamp a team has welcomed Sam Maguire having lost in the championship during […]
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Antrim 3-14 Sligo 2-13 By Deniese O’Flaherty Lethal forward Maria O’Neill scored 3-5 as last year’s beaten finalists Antrim booked their place in the TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship final with victory over a gallant Sligo team at St. Tiernach’s Park in Clones. The Moneyglass player was in superb form and her […]
TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship Fermanagh 1-11 Down 0-12 By Deniese O’Flaherty The talismanic Eimear Smyth was on song as she helped Fermanagh book their place in the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship Final with a narrow win over Ulster rivals Down at St. Tiernach’s Park in Clones. Smyth scored 1-10, all but three points of it […]
