“Rosemary Courtney’s attitude is always top class”


Name: Jodie McQuillan. Age: 19. Teams played for: Castleblayney Faughs, Monaghan and UCD. Earliest GAA memory? Playing with the boys from u-6. Advertisement Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? Amanda Casey-Finnegan. I always looked up to her growing up and she took me under her wing when I joined the county panel. […]


Lidl NFL Week 4 previews  


Compiled by Jackie Cahill Sunday 12th February   Lidl NFL Division 4B   Kilkenny v Derry; MW Hire Training Centre, Dunmore, 2pm Kilkenny are back in the Lidl National Leagues after a three-year absence – and naturally finding the going tough. Advertisement The Cats are attempting to find their feet and rebuild at the same time and they’ve […]


GAA release update on the integration of all codes


THE Steering Group on Integration (SGI) of the Camogie Association, the Gaelic Athletic Association, and the Ladies Gaelic Football Association, the group responsible for managing the integration of the three organisations, is continuing its work with a special emphasis on research and member engagement for 2023. Formed under chairperson Mary McAleese in September 2022, a […]


“Paula O’Hagan is just an incredible player to watch”


Check out some of Ciarrai Devlin’s toughest opponents…   Name:  Ciarrai Devlin Age: 25 Advertisement Teams played for: St Mary’s Granemore, Armagh, Ulster, UUJ What team have you enjoyed the most success against? We have had good success against Cavan in recent years but it has always been close. Which team have you enjoyed least […]


“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 […]