By Shaun Casey PATRICIAN High School, Carrickmacross are treading a familiar path this weekend as they enter the Paddy Drummond Cup competition, where they will take on Cashel Community School of Tipperary. It’s the fifth time the Monaghan men have entered into the tournament having won the MacLarnon Cup on four previous occasions before this season. […]
By Niall Gartland TALENTED Patrician High wing-back Conor Meehan was a picture of delight following their last-gasp victory over Dean Maguirc in Tuesday evening’s enthralling MacLarnon Cup semi-final replay. It looked like Ryan McCallan had propelled Dean to the title when he slotted home an injury-time point, a score that had ‘winner’ written all over […]
By Niall Gartland IT would be easy to confuse Patrician High manager Dylan McEnaney for one of the players. Having graduated last year, McEnaney has returned to his old school walls in a teaching capacity, and he has also been entrusted with managing a group of talented players who are one step away from the […]
By Niall Gartland DEAN Maguirc skipper Sean Óg Teague says it would be a “dream come true’ to lead his school to MacLarnon Cup honours in Sunday’s showdown against Carrickmacross-based Patrician High at Celtic Park. Teague, who was part of the Dean team that claimed Markey Cup honours – the Ulster Schools title at ‘C’ […]
By Niall Gartland PATRICIAN High captain Mark Hanratty doesn’t take the responsibility lightly. The Inniskeen clubman, who plans to study Law at university, knows that there’s much more to the role than just donning the captain’s armband and coming up for the toss in big games like Sunday’s MacLarnon Cup showdown against the Dean Maguirc. […]
By Niall Gartland DEAN Maguirc College stand on the cusp of a first ever MacLarnon Cup title and their manager Gavan McElroy is well-positioned to put their run to Sunday’s final into its proper context. The Carrickmore man has taught at the school for an uninterrupted stint stretching all the way back to the early […]
By Michael McMullan WHEN the Abbey players run out onto the St Tiernach’s Park sod on Saturday, it will be a big deal. And it is. It’s the final leg of a magical journey as they aim to follow in the footsteps of St Eunan’s Letterkenny and De Le Salle Ballyshannon as All-Ireland B winners […]
By Niall Gartland THE MacLarnon Cup title is safely secured for the first time in the school’s history, and Abbey Vocational manager Stuart McFadden is determined that they give the All-Ireland ‘B’ series a proper shot. They take on Galway side Dunmore this Saturday in the Paddy Drummond semi-final in Sligo, and while they enjoyed […]
By Niall Gartland ABBEY Vocational forward Conor Meehan was thrilled to bits after they created history for the school in Sunday’s MacLarnon Cup victory against Our Lady and St Patrick’s Knock. The pre-match favourites justified their billing with a thoroughly deserved 2-10 to 0-8 victory at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds in Armagh. There was no […]
By Niall Gartland SUNDAY is an historic occasion for the ground-breaking boys from Abbey Vocational School as they venture into their first ever MacLarnon Cup final. This is the ‘B’ competition at Ulster Schools level and the Donegal Town school are set to take on Belfast-based Our Lady’s and St Patrick’s College Knock for the […]
