Derry determined to get off the mark
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By Shaun Casey THE Derry ladies have suffered five defeats on the trot and with two games remaining in their Division Four National League campaign, the Oakleafers are still searching for their first win of 2024. While the league table doesn’t make for pretty reading, it hasn’t all been doom and gloom inside the Derry […]


NOMINEES: Dual Player of the Year 2023


Below are the nominees for the 2023 Dual Player of the Year. Find out more about this year’s shortlisted nominees below. Lauren McConville – Crossmaglen Not only is McConville a superb dual player for Crossmaglen, but she also lines out in totally different positions in both codes. In football, where she’d be more known, her […]


New campaign urges the support of live female sport
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A NEW LGFA campaign, in conjunction with Lidl Ireland, to ‘Get Behind the Fight’ and support live female sport. It comes as research shows nearly 60 per cent of Irish people have never attended a female sports event. The National League season starts off this weekend with Division Four action and two Ulster counties beginning […]


Ballyhaise ladies on the brink of Ulster final berth
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By Niall Gartland BALLYHAISE ladies have been making incremental progress and now they’re one step away from a place in the Ulster Ladies Intermediate final. They travel to Antrim champions Glenavy, on their home pitch, (Saturday, 2pm) and they already have a provincial win under their belts with a convincing quarter-final victory over Aghadrumsee from […]


Ulster players shortlisted for camogie awards
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By Michael McMullan DERRY All-Ireland winning camogie duo Áine McAllister and Aoife Ní Chaiside have both been shortlisted for intermediate player of the year. The joint captains led by example in a season that saw the Oakleaf County end the famine since their 2012 success. Ní Chaiside picked up her second All-Ireland medal with Derry […]


Cavan ladies have one last chance
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By Niall Gartland THE Cavan ladies are in the last chance saloon in Saturday’s relegation play-off clash against a strong looking Waterford team (Crettyard 2pm). Gerry Moane’s side came out second best in their relegation clash against Laois last weekend but they’ve got a second bite of the cherry. In this case though, if they […]


It’s been a privilege says Maxi Curran
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By Shaun Casey MAXI Curran has stepped down as Donegal Ladies manager following six years in charge. Curran’s resignation follows Donegal’s recent 3-12 to 0-6 defeat to Dublin in the All-Ireland quarter-final. During his tenure, Curran led the Tir Chonaill ladies to three Ulster titles and reached the last four of the All-Ireland series twice. […]


All-Ireland ladies championship fixtures
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THIS weekend’s All-Ireland fixtures have been finalised for the All-Ireland Ladies cbampionships. Saturday July 15    TG4 All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals – all live on TG4 Galway v Mayo; Pearse Stadium, Salthill, 1.30pm Armagh v Cork; Box-It Athletic Grounds, 3.30pm Kerry v Meath; Austin Stack Park, Tralee, 7.30pm TG4 All-Ireland SFC relegation play-offs Waterford v Tipperary; Piltown, […]


Another busy weekend in the All-Ireland Ladies championships
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By Niall Gartland IT’S set to be another jam-packed weekend in the All-Ireland ladies championship. Beaten Ulster Champions Armagh will be glad to have got back to winning ways with a hard fought 3-12 to 2-8 victory over Laois, setting them in good stead for their second group stage match this Sunday, a tough looking […]