Former Donegal star Joyce McMullin spent an eventful Christmas as a selector with Four Masters minors. Michael McMullan caught up with him to recall his playing career. IT took a while for Gaelic football to fully cross the sporting path of Joyce McMullin. When it did, a farming life in the outdoors was the perfect […]
Ulster Minor Football Tournament final Dungiven 2-7 Four Masters 1-8 By Michael McMullan A GOAL from Pádraig Haran, two minutes from time, shot Dungiven to a second Ulster minor title in a pulsating game at St Paul’s on Sunday. Donegal champions Four Masters, unbeaten all through their underage career, looked to have weathered the Dungiven […]
Ulster Minor Football Tournament final Dungiven v Four Masters Sunday, St Paul’s Belfast, 1pm By Michael McMullan DONEGAL will once again provide the opponents for Dungiven on their return to the final of the Ulster Minor Football Tournament in Belfast. Dungiven took the first of 17 titles during the competitions’ history to the Oakleaf County […]
By Niall Gartland DONEGAL teams traditionally haven’t fared too well in the Ulster Minor Tournament at St Paul’s, but Four Masters are hoping to buck the trend when they face Donaghmore in a semi-final clash on St Stephen’s Day. The last Donegal team to win the prestigious St Paul’s competition was Aodh Ruadh all the […]
By Michael McMullan LEAGUE champions Kilcar have retained Conor Cunningham as manager going into the 2023 season. Kilcar – who had Armagh All-Ireland winner Barry O’Hagan on board as trainer last season – are searching for their first county title since 2017. The Towney side were edged out at the semi-final stage this season at the […]
By Michael McMullan DUNGIVEN booked their place in the Ulster Minor Football Tournament final at St Paul’s with a 2-11 to 3-6 win over Burren. A goal form the impressive Darach McGonigle had the Derry champions 1-5 to 1-2 ahead at the break. Burren with back to within point after six second half minutes before […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S been a long haul for the Four Masters minor team but manager Damien Dunnion wants their bandwagon to keep on rolling. Two goals from Seanan Carr – including a breath-taking solo effort – helped the Donegal champions to a 5-5 to 2-10 win over Irvinestown in last weekend’s Ulster preliminary round […]
By Michael McMullan TWO previous winners of the competition – Burren and Dungiven – go head to head on Sunday for a place in the final of this year’s Ulster Minor Football Tournament in Belfast. Dungiven were winners in 1990 and Emmett McKeever from that team is joint manager with Darrell O’Kane’s this season. With […]
By Michael McMullan SATURDAY sees the resumption of the prestigious Ulster minor football tournament in Belfast. Hosted by St Paul’s, the tournament didn’t take place for the last two seasons and all nine Ulster county champions will do battle to take the title Lavey won on New Year’s Day 2020. Fermanagh champions Irvinestown only recently […]
By Michael McMullan THE draw for the Ulster minor championship has paired Donegal champions Four Masters with the Fermanagh champions in the preliminary round. Four Masters were winners over the Glenswilly in the county final last week and await the winners of the unfinished competition in Fermanagh. Favourites Irvinestown play St Oliver Plunkett’s (a Coa/Ederney […]
