Former Down defender Paul Higgins charts his journey to the 1991 and 1994 All Ireland titles. Niall Gartland writes… The Mourne Mountains to the north, the Irish Sea to the south. Future Down star Paul Higgins grew up in Ballymartin, a scenic part of the world located on the main route between Kilkeel and Newcastle. It’s […]
By Michael McMullan I was off last week and decided to scale the heights of Mount Errigal on a glorious sunny day. It’s well worth the dander and the couple of bottles of Heineken 0.0 never tasted better in Teach Mhicí. The chat with owner, former Donegal star Kevin Cassidy, invariably turned to football. Advertisement […]
By Alan Rodgers PROMOTION to senior ranks for the 2027 season is a due reward for experienced Naomh Eoghan players including Kevin Gallagher who has soldiered heroically for them since the the dark days when Junior action seemed to the limit of their abilities. Now aged 39, the influential attacker continues to prove his worth […]
CUCHULLAINN’S player Niall Magee has been chosen as the latest Gaelic Life Player of the Week. He was in action as they marked their progress from winning last year’s intermediate championship with a fine scoring performance against xxx. Magee was voted by you, our readers, ahead of Stewartstown’s Dylan McElhatton. After another bumper week of voting, […]
By Barry O’Donnell ARDBOE captain Michael O’Neill admits that the passing of the club’s greatest ever footballer Frank McGuigan earlier this year provides a poignant backdrop to their upcoming Championship campaign. The death of the 71 year old back in May sparked widespread sorrow across the country but that sense of loss was especially acute […]
By Michael McMullan GAOTH Dobhair manager Rónán Mac Niallais hailed Eamon McGee making his 100th senior championship appearance for the club at the age of 42. McGee hung up his boots after the 2023 final defeat to Naomh Conaill but was tipping away with a bit of reserve football. With injuries and players on holidays […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is a full round of fixtures in the Antrim Senior Football Championship with Round 2 of the group stages kicking into action this weekend. Reigning champions Dunloy can make it two wins from two when they take on Glenravel on Saturday afternoon in Ballymena’s Quinn Park. They romped to victory over […]
Shaun Casey takes a look across Ulster at some of the most long-serving players still trucking away. Antrim: Chris Kerr (St Gall’s) THE former Antrim shot stopper spent two seasons guarding the goals for Ballymacnab in the Armagh Senior Championship but is now back between the sticks and still pulling on the number one jersey, […]
By Michael McMullan WITH the club championships starting to find their feet across Ulster, here are all the fixtures – in all codes and grades – on the way to the Ulster and All-Ireland finals. MENS FOOTBALL SENIOR Advertisement PRELIMINARY ROUND – October 31/November 1 Down v Tyrone QUARTER-FINALS – November 7/8 (1) Fermanagh v […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM manager Mark Doran has named an unchanged team for Saturday's Tailteann Cup quarter-final clash with Wicklow. The Garden County make the trip to Corrigan Park having bounced back from a defeat to Laois earlier in the competition. Antrim had booked their last eight spot thanks to backing up their extra-time victory […]
