By Niall Gartland THE Lisbellaw hurlers have had a fine season but manager David Teague recognises that only a really strong performance will suffice to overcome Castleblayney in Sunday’s Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship semi-final at Ballyconnell. An excellent showing in the Armagh and Tyrone leagues was followed up by a provincial first-round win over Swatragh, […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S a first-ever Ulster Senior Hurling Championship game for Setanta this weekend, but it’s where they want to be and they’re there to compete. The Donegal kingpins face Antrim kingpins St John’s on Saturday in Owenbeg a full 12 weeks after beating Burt to regain their county title. As intermediate champions of Ulster […]
By Michael McMullan THE smile on Shea Shannon’s face says it all. St John’s are flicking the switch onto Ulster mode but it’s impossible not to still be buzzing. After stepping out of the Antrim semi-final shadow, St John’s finished what they started and ended their county championship in the perfect fashion. They now move into […]
By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill are reigning Ulster champions and have landed a 13th successive Derry title but Paul McCormack’s eyes are wide open ahead of Sunday. The Emmet’s face Portaferry in a rematch of last year’s Ulster final. McCormack was present in Páirc Esler to run his eye over the four-in-a-row Down champions but […]
HERE is a glance at this weekend’s games across Ulster. The details are correct at the time of writing. With the weather, please check times before travelling. MENS FOOTBALL Advertisement SENIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND – November 1 Newbridge 1-14 Dunloy 0-11 INTERMEDIATE PRELIMINARY ROUND – November 1 Glenullin 2-17 Moneyglass 0-6 JUNIOR QUARTER-FINALS – November 1/2 […]
ST John’s winning their first county title in more than 50years is a phenonemal achievement. What struck me most about the interviews afterwards was that so many of the lads spoke about resilience. They said it was their resilience that got them through in the end, and they were absolutely right. I’ve huge respect for Cushendall, Dunloy, […]
By Michael McMullan GLENARIFFE step into the Ulster arena against Liatroim on Saturday but their season’s major turn came all the way back in May. Defeat and hurt can be the most valuable of sauces. Centre-forward Conor Patterson points to a 19-point home league defeat at the hands of Cushendun. While they didn’t have a […]
Bobby McIlhatton always had an interest in history and sport. When he started collecting programmes, it grew into a museum in his Loughgiel home. Michael McMullan went to visit… WITH every bend in the road, more and more red and white flags come into view. A sign extends the welcome to Loughgiel and a heritage of […]
By Shaun Casey HAVING won the last two Down Intermediate Hurling Championships, Bredagh were ready to mix it with the big boys and reaching the semi-final of the senior competition was the target, says boss Conor Hynes. They take on the “standard bearers” in the Mourne County over the past few years, Portaferry, and the […]
THERE is another weekend of championship action in Armagh. Here the fixtures… ARMAGH SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS MIDDLETOWN V CRAOBH RUA Advertisement Saturday, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, 2pm CRAOBH Rua pushed Middletown all the way at the same stage of the competition last year but getting one over the reigning champions is another thing. Middletown are […]
