By Michael McMullan GLEN skipper Connor Carville praised the togetherness in the group as the key ingredient in coming through their acid test against Naomh Conaill. An penalty gave the Donegal champions a boost in a second half that saw the sides level on four occasions before Emmett Bradley kicked the Watties into next month’s […]
The race for the Ulster Senior Football Club Championship is hotting up and Shaun Casey takes a look at the last ten winners.. Glen GLEN’S breakthrough has been phenomenal over the past few years, from claiming their first ever county title in Derry to being All-Ireland contenders in a short space of time. Malachy O’Rourke’s […]
By Michael McMullan GLEN can report a clean bill of health ahead of this weekend’s Ulster semi-final showdown with Naomh Conaill. For all the Watties’ underage adventures in Ulster, Saturday’s clash at O’Neill’s Healy Park will be their first-ever meeting with the Glenties side. “Thankfully we came out (from the Cargin game) and there are […]
By Ryan Ferry NAOMH Conaill full-forward Charlie McGuinness says his team will relish the challenge as they aim to dethrone the reigning Ulster champions Glen this Saturday. The Maghera side won the Ulster title last season and went all the way to the All-Ireland Final where they lost in controversial circumstances against Kilmacud Crokes. Glen […]
THE semi-finals of the Ulster Club Championship take place this weekend and what a set of pairings we have in store. Like most years in this competition, a lot of us would have predicted certain teams to still be in the competition, but given the nature of the beast and the competitiveness of this championship […]
By Michael McMullan THE Cargin squad is a “good place to be” insists James Laverty as the Antrim champions brace themselves with Sunday’s rematch with Glen at Celtic Park (3pm). There is contentment in his voice as he sups over a cuppa at the recent Ulster Club launch. His Cargin days weren’t always successful. He […]
By Michael McMullan GLEN would be “more than happy” if they could edge out Cargin by a point on Sunday at Celtic Park (3pm) when they put their Ulster title on the line, admits manager Malachy O’Rourke. After leading Loup to the Ulster title in 2003, he has led the Watties to the next level […]
Kilcoo flexed their muscles on Sunday with a comprehensive win over Fermanagh kingpins Derrygonnelly to set up a mouth-watering clash with Scotstown this weekend. I expected Kilcoo to win last weekend but I thought Derrygonnelly would have put up a little bit more of a fight. From start to finish Kilcoo were extremely impressive and their […]
With the Ulster Senior Club Championship throwing in at Brewster Park this weekend, Niall McCoy looks at the last 10 seasons and how they panned out… 2022 Glen, Derry GLEN were in the unusual situation of being Ulster contenders right after winning their first-ever Derry title, and wins over St Eunan’s and Scotstown in 2021 […]
Trillick upset the applecart last weekend, meaning at the Tyrone Senior Football Championship remains the hardest club championship in the land to retain. Heading into that game, all the talk was about Errigal Ciaran and how they would do back-to-back in Tyrone this year, something that hasn’t been done in close to 20 years. Great […]
