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
May 28, 2025
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
May 8, 2025
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 […]
Down out to retain U-20 All-Ireland title
May 2, 2025
By Shaun Casey DEFENDING All-Ireland U-20 B Hurling champions Down put their title on the line this weekend when they face off against provincial rivals Tyrone, at Kingspan Breffni Park, and there’s been an Ulster theme to the campaign for Connor O’Prey’s side. The Mourne men saw off Donegal with seven-points to spare in the […]
Hurling roadshows come to Ulster as new Head of Hurling rolls out his plans
April 30, 2025
By Michael McMullan THERE will be two hurling hurling development roadshows based in Ulster as the National Hurling Development committee begin to roll out their plans for growing the game. These events will outline the work done by the committee, under newly appointed National Head of Hurling, William Maher The first of seven roadshows will […]
Orchard head west in search of victory
April 26, 2025
By Shaun Casey IT’S nearing the halfway point of the Nickey Rackard Cup and already Sunday’s round three meeting of Armagh and Roscommon has an important feel to it as both aim to secure their status in the competition. After the opening two rounds, Armagh currently sit on two points thanks to an opening day […]
Cavan eye third successive win
April 26, 2025
By Michael McMullan IT’S four years since Cavan appeared in their only Lory Meagher Cup final and with two wins from two, they’ve a chance to add to their 2025 momentum. Next up is the visit of Lancashire this weekend. After a comfortable win over Warwickshire in Birmingham, Ollie Bellew’s charges were winners over Monaghan […]
Farney aiming for repeat result
April 25, 2025
By Michael McMullan MONAGHAN hit three goals at Clones when the sides met in the league but the Farney hurlers will be hoping to bounce back against Warwickshire on Saturday in the Lory Meagher Cup. After victory over Lancashire, Monaghan lost to Cavan in Round Two at Kingspan Breffni after shipping two first-half goals. Cavan […]
Antrim take a first step into the championship arena
April 18, 2025
By Michael McMullan GOALS from Niall McKenna and Seaan Elliott shot Antrim to a famous victory over Wexford in last year’s Leinster Championship. That was then. This is now. Davy Fitzgerald is now at the helm and the Saffrons head to the sunny south east hoping to get their Leinster Hurling Championship campaign off to […]
Woods optimistic as Tyrone hurling battles on multiple fronts
April 18, 2025
By Alan Rodgers THERE are real grounds for optimism among the Tyrone hurling fraternity as the 2025 inter-county season approaches its climax and all involved will be hoping to yield dividends at various grades for the Red Hands in national competitions. Saturday sees the county’s senior side continue their Christy Ring Cup campaign with an […]