By Shaun Casey THERE were plenty of hugs and slaps on the back dished out at full time last Sunday in Letterkenny. O’Donnell Park was awash with red and black jerseys as Down celebrated one of their most impressive victories in recent years. The biggest hug handed out was from an Armagh man. Tony McEntee […]
Mourne men not motivated by fear says Rooney
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April 28, 2026
By Shaun Casey DESPITE beating arguably the best team in the country last weekend, Down could still find themselves in the Tailteann Cup later in the year. It doesn’t seem fair, but rules are rules. Heading into the lion’s den of Letterkenny last weekend, the Mourne men knew that defeat could spell the end of […]
Rooney happy for a shot at redemption
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December 10, 2025
By Michael McMullan PICTURE the scene. The dressing room tunnel is thronged. There are two extremes. Victory and defeat are a few metres apart but it’s an entire gulf. The pain on the Kilcoo faces tell one side. The music echoing from behind the Errigal Ciaran door across the hall is the other extreme. Peter […]
Meenagh involvement offers “strange dynamic” says Rooney
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November 4, 2025
By Shaun Casey ROAMING Kilcoo defender Micéal Rooney says Ciarán Meenagh’s involvement with Loughmacrory offers “a strange dynamic” after the Tyrone native spent two seasons as Down coach under Conor Laverty. Meenagh has been appointed as Derry manager for the upcoming season but has a good insight into the Kilcoo changing room having coached Rooney […]
Down love dining at the top table says Rooney
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June 11, 2025
By Shaun Casey THE experience of coming up against the top teams in the country will only make this Down team better, says roaming wing back Miceal Rooney ahead of their crunch showdown with Monaghan this weekend. The Mourne men spent the last three seasons battling it out in the Tailteann Cup and they finally […]
Gaelic Life team of the week
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September 5, 2024
WITH the club championships getting more serious as the weeks pass, we look at some of the players who are putting their hands up with key performances. Here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week 1 SHEA MAGILL Killeavy A series of fine saves and two points as Killeavy’s recovery continued. Advertisement 2 […]
Rooney maps out Down’s next steps
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February 22, 2024
By Michael McMullan MICÉAL Rooney is all too aware of how the wheels began to fall off the Down promotion bandwagon last season. While the main focus is getting back to Division Two and putting Down “back on the map” the short term is all about winning games. In the world of promotion, the next […]
Rooney eyeing up Ulster run
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November 3, 2023
By Shaun Casey KILCOO are a permanent fixture in the Ulster Club Championship at this stage, but the competition still excites them according to roaming wing-back Miceal Rooney. Rooney, who was a member of Conor Laverty’s Down squad this season as they reached the Tailteann Cup final, bagged 1-1 in the county final victory over Burren […]
Cavan and Down name teams for Tailteann Cup clash
June 16, 2023
CAVAN and Down have named their teams for Saturday’s Tailteann Cup quarter-final at Kingspan Breffni. Kilcoo forward Ryan Johnston returns to Down’s starting line-up having missed their last game, a deserved victory over Longford, through injury. Another Kilcoo man, Miceal Rooney, has also been recalled to the starting 15, while Patrick Branagan is set to […]
Who will be the 2022 All-Star footballer of the year?
March 5, 2023
THERE have been some very worthy winners indeed of our coveted Footballer of the Year award since the Gaelic Life Club All Stars kicked into gear. Last year it was Kilcoo star Miceal Rooney who took the honours, a man who will always be associated with his Hand of God moment in the All-Ireland final […]