By Shaun Casey TWO-TIME Nickey Rackard Cup winner Simon Doherty announced his retirement from intercounty hurling last weekend after 13-years with Armagh. Doherty, who earned two Champion 15 All-Stars in 2019 and 2021, said the time felt right to finally step away. “It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a number of months,” said the […]
Niall Gartland looks across the hurling landscape and ranks the counties on their 2022 exploits… 1. Limerick NO surprises here then. Limerick, who at times give off the vibe of being practically unbeatable, completed the three in-a-row this year. Mercifully, their semi-final and final wins over Galway and Kilkenny were by no means hammering jobs, […]
SEVEN of Antrim’s Joe McDonagh winning side have been named in the Team of the Year. The Saffrons are represented in every sector of the field with goalkeeper Ryan Elliott joined by defenders Joe Maskey, Gerard Walsh and Eoghan Campbell, with Keelan Molloy named in midfield, and Conal Cunning and Ciarán Clarke headlining the attack. It […]
THE late, great Damian Casey has been named on an official GAA hurling selection alongside with two of his colleagues who featured in Tyrone’s Nickey Rackard Cup triumph this season. Casey, who died tragically in June, has been selected alongside Dermot Begley and Chris Kearns on a 15-man line-up which honours players across the Christy […]
ANTRIM legend Karl McKeegan will be the next Armagh hurling manager after being ratified at last night’s county board meeting. McKeegan won ten Ulster title’s in a row with the Saffron’s and captained his county to the Christy Ring Cup title in 2006. A five-time Antrim championship winner with Cushendall, McKeegan hung up the boots […]
By Kevin Hinphey MY club, Kevin Lynch’s in Dungiven, is preparing for an exodus of a number of our top young players over the winter months. Four players have flights booked to travel to Australia for at least a year, with a few more planning to do the same in the coming weeks. We could […]
By Michael McMullan KEVIN Lynch’s have more improving to do as the stakes rise in the Derry Senior Championship insists joint-manager Ronan McCloskey. Speaking after Sunday’s comfortable win over Ballinascreen the former club an county star was happy to have secured top spot and take on Swatragh in Saturday’s semi-final (Emmet Park 4.45pm). The reigning […]
By Shaun Casey “IT’S a rebuilding process,” says Strabane hurling secretary Chris McDaid as the club are targeting underage growth which they hope will blossom into a senior team in the near future. “It’s a rebuilding process. The club been in existence for a long time, 40 odd years, but over the past ten we’ve struggled to […]
National Hurling League Division 2A Down v Kerry Saturday, Ballycran, 2pm By Shaun Casey DOWN’S crucial clash with Kerry will be streamed live on the BBC iPlayer this weekend, which is “indicative of the improvement that Down hurling has made” according to their boss Ronan Sheehan. “It’s just probably a pity it’s the week that […]
CAVAN’S Shane Briody talks about those the hurls with. Shane Briody. Age: 31. Teams played for: Ballyhaise, Pearse Ógs and Cavan. Advertisement Which team mate has been the most inspirational and why? Matthew Hynes. Hair-raising pre and post-match speeches. Who’s the best team mate to train with and why? Liam Óg Cooke, couldn’t do the […]
