By Shaun Casey JUST six weeks ago, Armagh and Mayo locked horns in the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds during their Division Three league campaign and the sides once again face off on Saturday, this time in the championship. The visitors defeated Karl McKeegan’s side by nine points, but the scoreline didn’t do the contest justice. Two […]
By Shaun Casey THE celebrations and claps on the back for gaining promotion and getting their hands on the Division Two league title will long be forgotten about when Down line out at Netwatch Cullen Park on Saturday afternoon. Ronan Sheehan and his men will have put an unbelievable league campaign behind them as they […]
By Shaun Casey A DERBY-DAY clash with near neighbours Cavan awaits Monaghan in round two of the Lory Meagher Cup this weekend and Farney manager Arthur Hughes says the challenge his side face “will not be simple.” Cavan were surprising winners when the sides last clashed in the competition back in 2023 but Monaghan had […]
CAVAN boss Ollie Bellew is looking forward to this Sunday’s Lory Meagher Cup opener against Warwickshire – but he’s not exactly so enthused about the inclusion of New York in the competition. New York will enter the competition for the first time following a vote at the GAA’s Annual Congress, with 76.8 per cent of […]
By Shaun Casey DERRY were handsome winners over Donegal when the pair last locked horns just three weeks ago, but boss Johnny McGarvey insists his side won’t be complacent this weekend when they clash with the Tir Chonaill County in the first round of the championship. That was a winner-takes-all battle at the bottom of […]
Shaun Casey takes a look at how Ulster’s hurlers are faring ahead of their championships Antrim Manager: Davy Fitzgerald Captains: Paddy Burke and Nigel Elliott Advertisement THERE were some chastening moments for Davy Fitzgerald and the Antrim hurlers during the league but they compiled enough points to secure their place in Division 1B for another […]
WHAT a weekend it was with the leagues coming to a conclusion and championship action picking up. We had scores and incidents bursting from games across the land. Here is our selection from games involving Ulster teams. 1 RORY BEGGAN Monaghan It seems only a matter of time until he ends up moving into double […]
LAST weekend was a good one. I’m part of this year’s Antrim u-20 management team and we won the Ulster Championship, which was very important to us after falling short last season. It was a really bad blow to Antrim hurling to lose that final, but there is a promising group of players coming through, […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH are well aware of the challenge they have ahead of them this weekend as they welcome promotion hopeful Mayo to the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds in what is a crunch clash, says boss Karl McKeegan. The Orchard County got their first win of the season last weekend, beating pointless Sligo with three […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL hurlers were the story of last weekend with their victory over Kerry but Declan Coulter insists there is still work to do. With two teams facing the drop, Donegal host Derry in the final game of the season and travel to promotion contenders Kildare on Sunday. Their win over the Kingdom […]
