A weekend of final action


Compiled by Jackie Cahill THERE’S more provincial silverware up for grabs over the coming weekend – with finals scheduled in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. In the TG4 Munster Senior Final in Mallow on Saturday (4pm), Cork will look to make it five successive titles when they take on Kerry, a game that is preceded by […]


Tyrone camogs bidding for provincial glory
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By Niall Gartland TYRONE camogie boss Paul O’Grady is making no secret of his ambitions for the group as they hone their preparations for Sunday’s Ulster Junior Championship final against Down Seconds. The Mayo native is in his first season in charge but it didn’t take long for him to clock that he has a […]


Maggie Farrelly: Game changer
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By Shaun Casey LIKE most people in the profession, Maggie Farrelly stumbled upon refereeing almost by accident. She took up the whistle to help her club, while still playing and coaching, and hasn’t looked back since. Cavan GAA were enforcing a rule that all clubs must provide a referee or their senior team would lose […]


Red Hands set for Smithboro showdown
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MONAGHAN will be aiming to ambush Tyrone along the old track bed of the Enniskillen -Clones railway line at Smithboro on Sunday in the semi-final of the Ulster Ladies Intermediate Championship (throw-in 2pm). While the Red Hands eased to a comfortable 3-12 to 2-8 victory in the league meeting back in February they are expecting […]


Down enjoying step up
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By Shaun Casey LAST year’s Ulster Junior Championship Down winners are now one victory away from competing in the Intermediate decider, but their focus will first be on Antrim this weekend before they look that far ahead. Peter Lynch and Caoibhe Sloan’s side, who also clinched All-Ireland glory in 2023, have already clocked up one […]


Brown: A chance for a fresh Saffron start
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By Michael McMullan ANTRIM are looking at their Ulster Intermediate Championship clash with Down as a chance for a fresh start. That’s the take of captain Ciara Brown ahead of Sunday’s semi-final in Glenavy after a disappointing league campaign. The Saffrons were relegated back to Division Four after a campaign that yielded a victory over Sligo […]


Underage value is no minor matter…
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Jane Adams will always have the legacy of her starring roles on the camogie fields of Ireland. Michael McMullan chatted to her about the health of the game in Ulster and where gains can be made JANE Adams’ facial expression says it all. Her smile is beaming from ear to ear. With the very mention of […]


A glance ahead to a weekend of ladies championship action
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Compiled by Jackie Cahill THERE’S action in all four provinces in the TG4 provincial championships over the coming weekend. At senior level, the round-robin series in Leinster and Munster concludes, with Dublin and Meath, who have already qualified for the Leinster final, meeting at Parnell Park on Sunday in a dress rehearsal ahead of their […]