By Michael McMullan DERRY’S hopes of reaching the Division Two league final will rest on Saturday’s visit of Meath. The Oakleafers bounced back from defeat in Laois to win on the road last weekend against Westmeath, but captain Niamh Quinn knows what is coming down the tracks. Saturday’s opponents had a double-scores victory over Laois […]
Karen Guthrie played 167 senior games for Donegal over a distinguished 18-year career. She is now helping guide the next generation. She spoke with Michael McMullan. YOU sense the love of football in Karen Guthrie’s voice. It’s there. The fact she is on the way to a session with Donegal’s seniors just reinforces it. As part […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM enjoyed their historic win over Cork but it’s a case of keeping their head down and looking for more improvement. They take on Waterford on Saturday as their life in Division 1A continues. For goalkeeper Caitríona Graham, she was delighted to have been named captain this year and stresses that the […]
By Michael McMullan THERE are two ways to judge Derry’s season ahead of their trip to Offaly for their final Division Four game on Sunday. A look at the league table tells you it’s another season in which a victory over Kilkenny is their only win. It’s their scoring average of -10 that tells a […]
By Shaun Casey FOR the first time this season, Tyrone find themselves marching into a league game off the back of a defeat and Darren McCann’s Red Hand ladies will be aiming to bounce back against Mayo on Sunday. They were second best in the all-Ulster Division Two round three clash with Donegal, with the […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY are eyeing a second win of the Division Four season on Sunday in Wicklow. After victory over Kilkenny in their opening game, Kate Hargan looks back on their two defeats and feels it’s a matter of when rather than if they turn the corner. The Oakleafers have added Leo Sweeney to […]
Monaghan camogie are set to field at senior level for the first time in 15 years. Shaun Casey finds out more. THE last time Monaghan fielded a camogie side at senior level, they won back-to-back All-Ireland titles, but this season will be the first time since then that the Farney County will be represented at […]
By Michael McMullan SUSANNE White has hailed the depth of Donegal’s squad as the chief reason for their early season progress. They take their 100 per cent record to Aghyaran on Sunday to face a Tyrone team who have won both their Division Two encounters. After beating Westmeath in their first game, they had to […]
By Michael McMullan TYRONE host Donegal on Sunday in Aghyaran with both teams aiming for a third successive win in Division Two. Last year’s All-Ireland Intermediate title brought delight at meeting their target but it has been parked. “Now it’s full steam ahead for this year,” said captain Aoibhinn McHugh. “We’re excited and trying to […]
By Daire Walsh AFTER missing out on the majority of last year’s inter-county season, Fermanagh’s Brenda Bannon has come into 2026 with a renewed appetite and an added layer of responsibility. In the wake of playing a starring role when the Erne women defeated Louth in the TG4 All-Ireland junior football championship final in 2024 […]
