By Daire Walsh JUST over 16 months on from hosting a maiden game at the facility, Armagh LGFA recently reached another milestone in the ongoing development of their McKeever Park training base. June 20 last year was the date for a clash between the county’s u-16 team and their Ulster rivals Antrim at the Killean […]
By Michael McMullan HARD work has been the key for Clonoe as they turned two 2021 semi-final defeats into a march to Sunday’s Ulster final, insists captain Orlagh Gavin. After their formation in 2016, Clonoe won the junior title 12 months and stayed in the intermediate grade until relegation at the end of the 2018 […]
THERE will be definitely be an Antrim camogie Player of the Year after three of their All-Ireland Junior Championship winning side have been shortlisted for the award. Dervla Cosgrove scored four goals in their pulsating fine win over Armagh and she is joined by goalkeeper Aine Graham and and Emma Laverty. Joint managers Mark ‘Duck’ McFadden […]
FOUR Ulster players are among those lusted 2022 TG4 Players’ Player of the year awards in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior grades. The winners will be revealed at the 2022 TG4 All Star awards banquet, in association with Lidl, at The Bonnington Dublin Hotel on Saturday, November 19. TG4 All-Ireland Senior champions Meath are represented on […]
THERE was a full weekend of action in all grades in the Ulster Ladies Football Championships at the weekend. Donaghmoyne are on track for a senior title after their win over Clann Éireann. The Steelstown v Ballyshannon game was called off due to an unplayable pitch, leaving a fixture issue with the semi-finals down for […]
IT’S that time of year again when we begin to see county finals take place across the country. Around the Ulster scene so far we have seen Crosserlough crowned champions of Cavan, Granemore are top dogs in Armagh and Loughgiel declared Antrim champions. Eglish will also represent Tyrone in Ulster while Sleacht Néill aim to […]
THE EOS IT Solutions Ulster Schools’ 2022/23 All-Star camogie team was announced on Wednesday at a reception in UU Jordanstown. A process that began with over 100 players continued with 45 selected for Tusday’s final trial. “This All-Star scheme has been in operation now for almost two decades and has recognised many players who have […]
Name: Leanne Donnelly. Age: 22. Teams played for: Eglish, Armagh, St Catherine’s, Armagh, Queen’s, Belfast and Ulster. Earliest GAA memory? My earliest memory is playing a Go Games blitz in Granemore. I was u-8 at the time and we were using soft touch and ground play was suggested at that age group, but I remember […]
LISNASKEA and Steelstown got this year’s Ulster Club scene off to a winning start as the Ladies Championships began over the weekend. Steelstown lost last year’s Ulster final to Kinawley and began with a comfortable home win (8-14 to 1-4) over Glenravel in the intermediate preliminary round. Lisnaskea were winners over Antrim champions Aldergrove to […]
NOW is the time to apply for the 2023 Gaelic4Girls programme. What is Gaelic4Girls (G4G), sponsored by Glenveagh Homes? G4G is a 10-week programme incorporating coaching sessions with fun non-competitive blitzes aimed at increasing participation in ladies Gaelic football. The programme targets girls aged between 8-12 years who are not currently registered with a ladies […]
