“Colleen O’Hare always gives 100 per cent and wins her battles”


Meet Armagh goalkeeper Ciarrai Devlin… Name: Ciarrai Devlin. Age: 25. Teams played for: St Mary’s, Granemore, Armagh, Ulster, UUJ. Advertisement Which team mate has been the most inspirational and why? Colleen O’Hare – every match she gives 100 per cent and usually wins her individual battle. Who’s the best team mate to train with and […]


All-Ireland champions too strong for Donegal


LADIES NFL DIVISION 1 Meath 1-7  Donegal 0-5  By Frank Craigb MEATH proved too strong for Donegal in Letterkenny with the current Lidl NFL Division 1 and All-Ireland champions crossing the line with five points to spare in the end. Advertisement In a contest where scores were hard earned, both sides went in at the […]


A busy weekend ahead as Marley sets out for another season


By Daragh Small A POWERFUL and dynamic midfielder for Armagh, if anyone in the Orchard team was a likely rugby recruit, she fitted the bill nicely. Niamh Marley looks set to line out for Ulster in Saturday’s interprovincial clash with Leinster before she turns her attentions to Armagh’s Lidl NFL Division 2 opener against Cavan […]


A look ahead to a weekend of Ladies Football action


Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2023 Lidl Ladies National Football League gets underway over the coming weekend – with 14 games pencilled in across the four divisions. Galway and Donegal have the honour of being the first teams to line out in the 2023 competition when they clash in Division 1 at Tuam Stadium on […]


Donegal and Galway get the season underway in Tuam


DONEGAL and Galway  get the Division 1 season underway at Tuam Stadium (2pm) on Saturday Donegal are without a host of key stars, including 2022 TG4 Senior Players’ Player of the Year, Niamh McLaughlin, Geraldine McLaughlin, Yvonne Bonner and Karen Guthrie. With Niamh McLaughlin currently unavailable due to injury, vastly-experienced Emer Gallagher will captain the […]


Lynch feels Down ladies are on the right track


By Kieran Lynch DOWN ladies are preparing for the new National League season, with Peter Lynch back at the helm after a one-year absence. The Shane O’Neill’s man co-managed the side with Caoibhe Sloan between 2019 and 2021, winning the Ulster Intermediate Championship in their final campaign, and Lynch says that it’s good to be […]


Donaghmoyne glory hopes dashes as Kilkerrin-Clonberne retain title


ALL-IRELAND LADIES CLUB SFC FINAL Kilkerrin-Clonberne 0-13 Donaghmoyne 0-7 By Daire Walsh IT wasn’t to be for Ulster champions Donaghymoyne in Saturday’s All-Ireland final as Olivia Divilly and Chloe Miskell kicked a combined tally of 0-9 at Croke Park on Saturday as Kilkerrin-Clonberne successfully defended their title. Advertisement After securing their maiden Senior national crown […]


Boyle hails the Loughgiel support ahead of All-Ireland weekend


By Michael McMullan AFTER six years of living in the shadows in Ulster, Loughgiel camogs are back on the All-Ireland stage this weekend. Goals from Róisín McCormick and Caitrin Dobbin were the key scores in their 2-13 to 1-11 victory over six-in-a-row champions Sleacht Néill to land a first Ulster title since 2015. “The relief […]


This weekend’s Ulster All-Ireland camogie fixtures announced


THE latter stages of the All-Ireland camogie championship take place this weekend. Here the details, with the final of Ulster’s Bridie McMenamin Shield All-Ireland senior semi-finals Ashbourne (Saturday  1pm): Loughgiel v Drum and Inch Birr (Saturday 2pm): Sarsfields  v St Vincent’s All-Ireland Intermediate semi-finals Birr (Saturday 12noon): Castlegar v James Stephens Kinnegad (Saturday 2pm): Clonduff  […]


‘You could learn so much from Hannah Tyrrell’s rugby experience’


Name: Anna Carr. Age: 26. Teams played for:  Armagh ladies, Queen’s University and Carrickcruppen. Who are your main rivals? With Armagh it’s Donegal and with ‘Cruppen it is probably both Clann Eireann and Armagh Harps. Advertisement Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Silverbridge have a very good set up, great bottom pitches. Which […]