By Niall Gartland THEY may be defending champions, but Cross and Passion manager Joe Cassidy insists they didn’t really expect to make it back to their third Mageean Cup final on the trot. The Ballycastle-based school landed a seismic provincial and All-Ireland double in the 2023/24 season, and they put their Mageean Cup title on […]
By Michael McMullan CREGGAN manager Joe Cassidy said Friday’s first championship group game against All Saints is vital for both teams. Lámh Dhearg and St Gall’s make up the group with the top two teams advancing to the quarter-finals. “We’ve a tough group,” Cassidy said. “You could probably go to the other three and name […]
By Michael McMullan SATURDAY was a step into the unknown for the hurlers of Cross and Passion Ballycastle but they’ve booked another All-Ireland final spot. After a 10-week layoff since clinching the Mageean Cup title, they were in semi-final action against Clonmel CBS. When the Tipperary side cut the gap to five points, a late […]
By Shaun Casey CROSS and Passion, Ballycastle are looking forward to their first appearance in a Mageean Cup final in four years as they take on St Killian’s, Garron Tower on Friday night. Joe Cassidy’s side last won the competition in 2020, beating St Mary’s CBGS in the final and are looking forward to being […]
Cross and Passion College Ballycastle are eying a tenth Mageean Cup on Friday. It was former Antrim star Dessie Donnelly who captained their first winning team in 1977. He spoke to Michael McMullan Kicker THE Mageean Cup final experience has changed completely since Dessie Donnelly made history by lifting the silver in 1977 as Cross […]
By Michael McMullan GLENRAVEL are back in Division One after an absence of 17 years and now begin a crusade to go one better than last year’s intermediate championship final defeat. “Finally, we have got back to where a lot of the boys in the club would say we should be, so hopefully we can […]
The last time Derry and Armagh met in the Ulster showdown, club rivals and university teammates John McEntee and Joe Cassidy were in opposing corners. Michael McMullan caught up with them for a walk down memory lane. WHEN Armagh minors began the defence of their Ulster title in a sun-kissed Athletic Grounds in May 1995, […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER Derry star Joe Cassidy and Armagh’s John McEntee went toe to toe in the 2000 Ulster final in Clones and are looking forward to Sunday’s rematch, recalling the buzz of playing at the home of Ulster football. Armagh were 1-12 to 1-11 winners in 2000 thanks to Oisin McConville’s late winner […]
By Niall Gartland TWO former Derry players have paid tribute to one of the game’s legendary figures, Brian Mullins, who passed away last Friday at the age of 68. Mullins had a successful playing career with Dublin, winning four All-Ireland medals and playing in nine finals, but he also made his mark as manager of […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is an even bigger buzz in Glenravel this week as the club look forward to another two county finals with a treble lingering in the back of the mind. With the Intermediate Ladies Football title in the bag, 12 of the players take on Portglenone in camogie this weekend with the […]
