FORMER Armagh goalkeeper Paul Hearty has linked up with Gavin Devlin in Louth. The Crossmaglen man, who had worked within the Wee County’s underage structures previously, will join as Devlin’s goalkeeper coach and follows Tyrone’s Ronan O’Neill into the set-up. It brings to four the number of Cross players on the inter-county scene currently. Oisín […]
TWO-TIME Tyrone All-Ireland winner Gavin Devlin is expected to be appointed as Louth manager in the coming days. The Ardboe native, Gaelic Life understands, is set to link up once again with Peter Dooley having worked with the senior squad when Mickey Harte was in charge. Dooley was also part of Ger Brennan’s coaching ticket […]
All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final Donegal 2-22 Louth 0-12 By Michael McMullan in Ballybofey DONEGAL booked their spot in Monday morning’s All-Ireland quarter-final draw with victory over Louth on Sunday at a blustery MacCumhaill Park. Advertisement A second half goal by Ciarán Thompson broke Louth’s resolved after they’ve shaved a half-time deficit to a single point. The […]
Louth captain Sam Mulroy is expecting a big challenge this weekend as his side travel north to Ballybofey for their preliminary quarter-final encounter against Donegal. The wee county have had mixed fortunes in recent outings since their Leinster Final exploits against Meath just short of six weeks ago. Ger Brennan’s side lost to Monaghan and […]
By Michael McMullan ULSTER champions Donegal have named their team for Sunday’s visit of Louth to Ballybofey. It’s an unchanged team with the only change coming in the squad were goalkeeper Gavin Mulreaney returns to the to the bench after missing out last week. As highlighted by his club Naomh Conaill’s social media account, Ciarán […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL didn’t want to be playing on Sunday but Shane O’Donnell accepts it as the hand they’ve been dealt. In one way, it’s the prize of being in the shake up for Sam. A winter of grind would’ve been plotting towards now and, hopefully, the weeks to follow. In another, in what […]
By Michael McMullan A COMBINED 4-10 Tally from Eoin McElholm and man of the match shot Tyrone to their eighth All-Ireland title with victory (5-16 to 0-17) over Louth on Wednesday night in Armagh. Louth were within two points midway through the second half but when they failed to take two goal chances, Tyrone replied […]
By Alan Rodgers A SECOND consecutive All-Ireland Final clash now beckons for the Tyrone U-20s as they aim to finish what has been a memorable season off perfectly when they face surprise finalists from Louth in the first ever meeting between the counties at this level. Tyrone’s backroom team includes two former county medallists with Omagh. […]
MONAGHAN manager Gabriel Bannigan is able to call on Killian Lavelle in this weekend’s All-Ireland SFC clash with Louth in Newbridge. Lavelle has been named on the bench while there is return for Louis Kelly to bolster their defensive options. There is one change to the starting team with Jack McCarron listed ahead to Ryan […]
By Shaun Casey LOUTH are a different animal than the side Monaghan faced in the championship last year, or the league this year, and Gabriel Bannigan is expecting the Wee County to have “an inch in their step” following their historic Leinster success. Ger Brennan’s side ended a 68-year wait for a provincial title, defeating […]
