By Michael McMullan NATHAN Kelly knows exactly what’s coming down the tracks when Kilcoo come to Omagh on Saturday night. The Loughmacrory captain was a regular in the crowd, looking on as the Down champions played in crunch Ulster and All-Ireland championship games down the years. The prize for winning a first-ever Tyrone title is […]
DERRY champions Newbridge got their Ulster Club Championship campaign underway with a hard-earned victory over newly-crowned Antrim champions Dunloy. In fairness to Dunloy, they made a game of it and gave Newbridge their fill of it, but, as a whole, the Derry men were probably slightly the better side. In Ulster, as I keep saying, […]
By Shaun Casey ROAMING Kilcoo defender Micéal Rooney says Ciarán Meenagh’s involvement with Loughmacrory offers “a strange dynamic” after the Tyrone native spent two seasons as Down coach under Conor Laverty. Meenagh has been appointed as Derry manager for the upcoming season but has a good insight into the Kilcoo changing room having coached Rooney […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S five years since Carryduff competed in their very first Down Senior Championship decider, but they are back on the big stage once again and Finnian Moriarty’s side lock horns with kingpins Kilcoo. Back in 2020, Kilcoo overcame Carryduff in the decider with seven points to spare. Exactly one week earlier, Moriarty […]
By Shaun Casey NO team in the history of Down club football has ever won seven Senior Championship titles on the trot. Kilcoo have the opportunity to do just that on Sunday and experienced head Ceilum Doherty insists they aren’t looking that far down the track just yet. The Magpies have won 12 of the […]
THE club championship are now in full flow in all the counties across Ulster. We take a look ahead to another busy weekend of games as the heat begins to rise as final days get closer. Here are the Down fixtures… DOWN SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINALS Kilcoo v Loughinisland Advertisement Saturday, Downpatrick, 5pm KILCOO are […]
By Shaun Casey BRYANSFORD have drawn the short straw in the opening round of the Down Senior Championship as they take on seven-in-a-row chasers Kilcoo, but Jim Magorrian says it’s a challenge his side are looking forward to. They were disappointed to miss out on promotion to the top tier during the league, finishing third […]
There is a full round of football action this weekend in Down. Glen were 1-21 to 0-19 extra-time winners over Ballyholland on Thursday night in the Senior Shampionship. Clann na Banna (2-16 to 2-15) edged out Saval and Rostrevor were 2-28 to 0-9 winners over Ballymartin in the Intermediate Championship on Thursday night. Here are […]
By Shaun Casey TO the outside world, Saval were simply going to make up the numbers in the 1995 Down Intermediate Championship final. Despite winning the competition just seven years previous, with a host of experienced heads remaining, Saval were massive underdogs. Newry Bosco were expected to coast through and claim the crown. Championship titles […]
By Shaun Casey THE experience of coming up against the top teams in the country will only make this Down team better, says roaming wing back Miceal Rooney ahead of their crunch showdown with Monaghan this weekend. The Mourne men spent the last three seasons battling it out in the Tailteann Cup and they finally […]
