The Ulster Championship kicks into action with Sunday’s showdown between Armagh and Tyrone. Michael McMullan takes a look why it remains one of the best competitions in the calander. THERE is just something about Clones. Not everybody gets it, but Ulster Gaels, they just know. It’s a step back in time. A lick of paint […]
By Michael McMullan KIERAN McGeeney and Malachy O’Rourke have named their teams ahead of Sunday’s Ulster Senior Championship opener in the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds. Armagh have listed the same starting 15 from their last league game against Kerry but there are changes on the bench. Rory Grogan, Andrew Murnin and Barry McCambridge are listed. Conor […]
By Michael McMullan THE last time there was a three-in-a-row in Ulster, Armagh were Kings. It was Donegal who were looking up as Paul McGrane lifted the Anglo Celt Cup on the steps of the Hogan Stand. The Orchard skipper’s goal was the difference in the 2006 final at HQ, a time when they had […]
The league has come and gone for the year with the championship now just around the corner. Michael McMullan takes a look back at some of the observations… The perfect league WITHOUT winning every game, Donegal have had the perfect league, topped off by actually winning it. Nobody in Donegal – inside the bubble or […]
OUR Lady and St Patrick’s Knock star Evie McHugh has been voted as our latest player of the week. McHugh, one the Carryduff players on board, hit 1-3 on All-Ireland final day as they backed up their Ulster title. 11 EVIE MCHUGH Our Lady and St Patrick’s Player of the match as the Down school […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY forward Eamon Young sat out Wednesday’s Ulster U-20 defeat to Donegal as a precaution. The Newbridge man was part of the county’s recent All-Ireland minor winning teams. With James Sargent still on the way back from his ACL injury, Young was a miss in their narrow defeat to Donegal. Advertisement Derry […]
By Michael McMullan THE draw for the 2026 Electric Ireland Ulster Minor Championship was made earlier this week. Tyrone and Monaghan are set to lock horns in the league final this weekend with Cavan taking on Derry in the shield decider. Here the upcoming fixtures and the competition will be played with a backdoor format. […]
By Michael McMullan DAMIAN McErlain will hope his Derry u-20 side can learn the lessons from Wednesday’s defeat to Donegal. A draw would have been enough for the Oakleafers to remain on course to top the group and make the direct step into the semi-finals. When Ger Dillon nailed his second two-pointer of the game, […]
I PLAYED on Derry teams against him for a decade, but the first time I met Bernie Flynn was at level six in Croke Park for RTÉ’s Saturday Game. I can’t remember who was playing but it was Bernie’s TV debut and he was excited. (Note to reader: Bernie is always excited.) “You look terrific,” […]
By Michael McMullan ST Joseph’s Donaghmore won their first ever ‘A’ football title after a pulsating D’Alton Cup final extra-time win over St Louis Ballymena. It was a novel pairing with both schools playing in an ‘A’ football final for the first time in their history. There was controversy at the end of the normal […]
