By Michael McMullan WHEN the Abbey players run out onto the St Tiernach’s Park sod on Saturday, it will be a big deal. And it is. It’s the final leg of a magical journey as they aim to follow in the footsteps of St Eunan’s Letterkenny and De Le Salle Ballyshannon as All-Ireland B winners […]
By Niall Gartland THE MacLarnon Cup title is safely secured for the first time in the school’s history, and Abbey Vocational manager Stuart McFadden is determined that they give the All-Ireland ‘B’ series a proper shot. They take on Galway side Dunmore this Saturday in the Paddy Drummond semi-final in Sligo, and while they enjoyed […]
By Niall Gartland SUNDAY is an historic occasion for the ground-breaking boys from Abbey Vocational School as they venture into their first ever MacLarnon Cup final. This is the ‘B’ competition at Ulster Schools level and the Donegal Town school are set to take on Belfast-based Our Lady’s and St Patrick’s College Knock for the […]
By Michael McMullan FOUR Masters went one better than last year by winning the club’s first Ulster minor title on Monday in Belfast. It was a contrast to last season when they had the finish line in sight before Dungiven’s comeback left the Donegal champions as the bridesmaids on final day. Captain Callum McCrea said […]
By Michael McMullan THE first piece of silverware of 2024 will be hoisted into the Belfast sky on Monday. The minor footballers of Cavan Gaels and Four Masters are the envy of every other club in Ulster as their buses nose into the St Paul’s complex. Four Masters have never won the prestigious competition and […]
By Michael McMullan FOUR Masters head into this weekend’s Ulster Minor semi-final against Castleblayney (Sunday, St Paul’sm 1pm) with a sense of relief. With seconds left in Saturday’s quarter-final against Magherafelt they needed a disputed penalty, bagged by Kevin Muldoon, to give them a lifeline before Tiarnan McBride flicked in the winning goal late on. […]
By Niall Gartland CIARAN Higgins has had a long association with the St Paul’s tournament and he’s hoping that this particular Magherafelt side can do something special in this year’s competition. Higgins lined out in the St Paul’s Tournament as a player back in 1992 where they fell short against a strong Clan na Gael […]
By Niall Gartland FOUR Masters are set to represent Donegal in the St Paul’s tournament for the second year running and that alone is an indication that they’re firmly on the right track as a club. The back-to-back Donegal Minor Champions made it all the way to the final in last year’s Ulster Championship at […]
ONE of the most prestigious awards handed out at the Gaelic Life Ulster Club All-Stars is the Club of the Year gong. Recognising clubs for efforts across the board, it has resided all over the province since its inception. For the next 12 months however, it’ll be up in Donegal town as Four Masters defeated […]
By Michael McMullan PUTTING pride back in the Dungiven jersey is something joint minor captain Eoin Higgins feels their Ulster winning team have made a start on. Higgins kicked two monster points in the first half of Sunday’s win over Four Masters, but it was a late Pádraig Haran goal that shot them to glory. […]
