By Michael McMullan IF Setanta win the upcoming Donegal hurling final against St Eunan’s, they will compete in the senior grade in Ulster later this year. After winning the Ulster intermediate title recently, they cannot compete at that level. Last season, Burt were in the Ulster intermediate grade. Advertisement Should St Eunan’s win, they’ll be […]
New MacNean hurling club bridges the Cavan and Fermanagh border
By Jonathan Hogan THERE’S a new chapter being written for hurling and camogie in the Fermanagh-Cavan corner of the country – and it’s one that’s already turning heads. MacNean Hurling Club, a newly formed cross-border venture, has officially launched this summer. It’s a unique collaboration between Belcoo O’Rahallaigh and Shannon Gaels, aimed at opening the […]
Cracking both codes: Dunloy’s latest All-Ireland Féile story
The u-15 boys from Dunloy will compete at both the All-Ireland Féile football and hurling weekends later this month. Michael McMullan took a look into their success story. GREGORY O’Kane knows a thing or two about winning titles with Dunloy. Of their 16 senior hurling titles, he has been involved in them all either as […]
The hurling debate: Everyone needs to meet Willie Maher along the road to growing the game
By Michael McMullan WILLIE Maher has one hell of a job on his hands. The GAA’s new Head of Hurling could divide himself in 100 different pieces and still be meeting himself coming backwards. It’s the national game, yet very few counties are playing it at the top end. There are plenty of clubs hurling […]
JOHNNY McINTOSH: An important plan for Ulster hurling
THIS week I have been thinking about the Ulster hurling teams’ poor performance this season and on the back of the GAA rolling out a new Head of Hurling. It makes me wonder what the overall plan for Ulster might need to look like. It was massively disappointing for Derry to lose out in the Christy […]
Three hurling showdowns and Tailteann Cup on the box this weekend
THREE hurling titles are on the line this weekend and all three will screened live. Cork and Limerick pair off in the Munster hurling final. In Leinster, Kilkenny and Galway face off again. Also at Croke Park, the Joe McDonagh Cup final will be between Kildare and Laois. Advertisement Saturday 4pm Offaly v New York […]
Derry boss hoping his side can embrace Croke Park in Christy Ring showdown
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Johnny McGarvey said their focus is on a performance in Saturday’s Christy Ring Cup final but they must also embrace playing in Croke Park. The Oakleafers are bidding to end their search for their first title in their fourth final in five seasons and the third during McGarvey’s tenure as […]
O’Doherty and Derry back challenging for an elusive first
Derry captain Cormac O’Doherty has played in three Christy Ring Cup final defeats but persistence takes him back to Croke Park on Saturday. Michael McMullan went to meet him… BETWEEN club, school and county, Cormac O’Doherty has stood in the firing line enough times to know the difference between winning and losing a crunch game […]
NostalGAA: Derry appearing in a fifth Christy Ring final
DERRY are hoping to win the Christy Ring Cup at the fifth attempt when they take on London on Saturday in Croke Park. It’s their fourth final appearance in five seasons but here is a look back to their first final in 2015 when they lost to a Kerry side winning their second. Na Magha’s […]
Johnny McIntosh: Mid-tier hurling counties are being neglected
THE Munster Hurling Championship is brilliant. Week-after-week there’s high-quality games between the very best teams in the country in front of thousands upon thousands of entranced spectators. It’s everywhere else where the problems are, unfortunately. The Corks and Limericks of this world are far too strong for even some of the stronger Leinster counties and that’s […]