WITH the club championships getting more serious as the weeks pass, we look at some of the players who are putting their hands up with key performances. Here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week 1 SHAUN PATTON St Eunan’s Big save from Cathal Gillespie ultimately was a game-winning one. Advertisement 2 SHAUN TOAL […]
This weekend’s championship fixtures across Ulster
HERE are this weekend’s championship fixtures taking place across all nine counties in Ulster. Check out Monday’s review podcast and all our coverage at GaelicLife.com NB – Double check any fixture before making your journey in case of a change from times available at the time of writing. ANTRIM SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS Advertisement Lámh […]
Ulster Club football draws
WITH the various county championships heading deep into the knock-out stages, here is a look at the Ulster Club football draws for the season ahead. SENIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND – November 2/3 Tyrone v Donegal QUARTER-FINALS – November 9/10 (1) Fermanagh v Monaghan (2) Down v Cavan (3) Derry v Armagh (4) Antrim v Tyrone/Donegal SEMI-FINALS […]
STEVEN POACHER: Skills of the game must be nurtured in training
AFTER-SCHOOL football is well and truly back in full flow throughout the province of Ulster with the countless number of schools back training, relying on the good will of dedicated staff. School, in my opinion, is without doubt the bedrock for the development of young players. Unfortunately there are horror stories in the past of […]
JOE BROLLY: The FRC are looking into the wrong problem
YOU probably haven’t heard of little Tommy Loughran, the coal man’s son. He is 13 years old, two footed and fast. Last weekend, his tiny club Lissan met Glen, the giants of Derry club football, in the Derry U-14 championship final. The Wattys’ management assigned two of their children to mark Tommy. So, the two […]
Dromara determined to continue winning form -Fegan
By Shaun Casey COMING into the championship campaign as Division Four league winners, Dromara carried all that confidence and momentum into the group stages and have already qualified for the quarter-finals. Having picked up three victories on the trot over Aughlisnafin, Glasdrumman and Aghaderg, John Fegan’s men have one game of the round robin series […]
Gaelic Life team of the week
WITH the club championships getting more serious as the weeks pass, we look at some of the players who are putting their hands up with key performances. Here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week 1 NIALL KANE Kilcoo Superb save from Stefan Mason in the three-point win over Loughinisland. Advertisement 2 KEVIN […]
Ulster Ladies Football Championship draws
WITH the club championships kicking into gear in counties across Ulster, here is a look at how the senior, intermediate and junior provincial draws pan out. SENIOR PRELIMINARY – October 13 Monaghan v Armagh QUARTER-FINALS – October 20 (1) Cavan v Derry (2) Fermanagh v Monaghan/Armagh (3) Donegal v Tyrone (4) Antrim v Down Advertisement […]
Gaelic Life team of the week
THERE was glory for Fermanagh on Sunday as Eimear Smyth led their charge for All-Ireland silverware. Tyrone came up short in their decider as – bar Niamh Mallon playing for Galway this Sunday – the curtain came down on Ulster’s interest in the intercounty scene. Now the full focus switches to club action. Here is […]
Áine having debut season to remember
By Niall Gartland IT”S fair to say it’s been a debut season to remember for Tyrone newcomer Áine Grimes. The talented Carrickmore teenager was drafted into the senior panel at the start of the season, and she says her main ambition for the season was acclimatising to the demands of senior intercounty football. But it […]