By Michael McMullan IT’S an eighth year in the Clonduff senior team for captain Erin Rafferty as they head into the club’s first Ulster Senior Championship final on Sunday, where they will take on defending champions Loughgiel. The Down champions led the Shamrocks by a point at half-time of last year’s semi-final before being hit with four […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is a serious bank of experience that comes with winning 12 successive championships. Welcome to Lucia McNaughton’s camogie career as Antrim’s Loughgiel embark on Sunday’s Ulster Senior Championship final date with Down’s Clonduff. She is part of a quartet with Caitrín Dobbin, Maria O’Hara (née Lynn) and Clare McKillop. Advertisement “Maria actually has 13 […]
By Niall Gartland THE Éire Ógs are making massive strides on the camogie front and they are just 60 minutes away from back-to-back provincial titles. They claimed their first ever Bridie McMenamin title last season and they’ve already shown they’re more than capable of competing at a higher grade, qualifying for Saturday’s Ulster Junior ‘B’ […]
By Michael McMullan DUNGIVEN’S journey to Saturday’s Ulster Junior ‘A’ Championship showdown with Brídíní Óga has been a long one on two fronts. With the Bann crossing closed in Kilrea for roadworks, they’ll have to find an alternative route to Portglenone this weekend. That is the story about their extra miles off the pitch. In side […]
By Daire Walsh WHILE their initial involvement with the programme has reached a conclusion, Shauna Corbett has said County Down club Tullylish are using their recent experience as part of the LGFA TALK Project as a starting point. Originally launched by the association back in 2020, the LGFA TALK Project is a six-week club-based initiative […]
By Michael McMullan MONEYGLASS face Ulster champions Clann Éireann on Sunday aiming to break their semi-final hoodoo against the Armagh side. They left themselves too much to do last season in a one-goal defeat having lost at the same stage in 2023. Moneyglass backed up a fifth successive Antrim title this season with a 5-10 […]
By Shaun Casey THREE years ago, Lurgan won the Ulster Minor Championship title, and those young guns have filtered through to the senior side that kickstart their provincial journey this weekend, and manager Neil Quigley is delighted with their progress. That injection of youth has added a different dimension to the Lurgan ladies over the […]
By Shaun Casey STEELSTOWN know what winning in Ulster feels like and what it means. As recently as 2023, they were crowned Ulster Intermediate champions but the task this year for Thomas Cusack and his charges is a steep one. They’re now stepping up to senior level, where they want to compete and really show […]
THERE is another weekend of championship action in Armagh. Here the fixtures… ARMAGH SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS MIDDLETOWN V CRAOBH RUA Advertisement Saturday, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, 2pm CRAOBH Rua pushed Middletown all the way at the same stage of the competition last year but getting one over the reigning champions is another thing. Middletown are […]
ULSTER players Dearbhla Magee and Roísín McCormick have been selected in the 2025 PwC Camogie Soaring Stars awards. The Soaring Stars recognise the outstanding players from this year’s Intermediate and Premier Junior Championships, following another thrilling season that showcased the depth of talent across the counties. Intermediate champions Offaly are strongly represented with six players […]
