Compiled by Jackie Cahill SATURDAY TG4 Junior Championship Final Down v Fermanagh; Moy Tír na nÓg, 2pm Advertisement THIS Junior Final between Down and Fermanagh promises to be an entertaining affair – and could go either way. Both sides will be among the front-runners for TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship glory in August – but the opportunity […]
Rising up the ranks: Cara McCrossan’s AFL journey
Tyrone native Cara McCrossan lived in Australia for years before trying her hand at Australian Rules football, but it didn’t take long to catch the eye of scouts and now she is about to line out in the premier AFLW leagues. Niall Gartland writes… IRISH men or women trying their hand at Australian Rules Football […]
O’Brien hoping to Erne another journey back to Croker
Fermanagh were 3-10 to 1-10 winners over Derry on Friday night in the Ulster Championship. The long game for Aisling O’Brien is getting back to Croke Park and challenging for an All-Ireland. She outlines her ambitions to Daire Walsh… HAVING already done it once before with the Erne County, Aisling O’Brien is hopeful Fermanagh can […]
Curran hails the class of star forward Karen Guthrie
DONEGAL manager Maxi Curran paid tribute to the influence of Karen Guthrie after this sides win over Cavan in the Ulster Championship. Guthrie scored 1-4 as they edged out the Breffni County after a league campaign the concluded with Donegal’s relegation from the top flight. “As the old saying goes, there’s no substitute for class […]
Guthrie powers Donegal to victory in Breffni
TG4 Ulster Senior Championship Cavan 0-4 Donegal 1-6 By Tom Comack DONEGAL opened their TG4 Ulster championship campaign with a hard-fought victory over Cavan at Kingspan Breffni on Sumday afternoon. Advertisement Five points separated the sides at the final whistle, with veteran forward Karen Guthrie turning in a five-star performance in the full forward line. Guthrie […]
Star Mackin could not say no to new AFL opportunity
By Kieran Lynch “SMILE,” photographer Brendan Monaghan said to Aimee Mackin during her photoshoot for this article, “it’s a happy story.” “It’s a sad story for my mum and dad,” she replied. The Shane O’Neill’s and Armagh ladies footballer recently announced that she is set to join her younger sister Blaithin ‘Down Under’ this winter, signing […]
O’Kane calls for consistency ahead of Farney opening tie
By Niall Gartland THE Ulster Ladies Intermediate Championship hasn’t been the most appetising competition in the world in recent times – it’s usually Tyrone and Down going head-to-head for the title – but they’ve mixed it up a bit this season and it should be a more novel experience for the Red Hand ladies. Last […]
Ulster players on Ladies Football Teams of the League selections
NINETEEN players from Ulster have been named on the Lidl Teams of the 2023 Ladies National Football Leagues as selected by the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s All Star committee. Champions Kerry lead the way on the Division 1 selection, with nine players selected. Runners-up Galway have four players on the Team of the League, while there […]
‘Niamh McLaughlin has had the worst of injuries and shown so much resilience’
SUSANNE White goes inside the changing room to reveal the characters that she has played with… Name: Susanne White. Age: 21. Teams played for: Advertisement County: Donegal. Club: Killybegs, Donegal and Bredagh, Down. University: Queen’s University, Belfast. Earliest GAA memory? Going to one of my first-ever Gaelic trainings with my two neighbours when I was […]
Armagh camogs braced for big step up against Carlow
By Niall Gartland THE Armagh camogs have displayed their strength-in-depth this season and have been rewarded with a Division 3A final berth against Carlow this Saturday. Ciara Donnelly, for so long their score-getting supremo, is sidelined at the moment with injury but the remaining forwards have stepped up to the plate and then some, racking up […]