Glenswilly cobbled enough players together to get off the ground in 1982. Now, they field two teams at every grade. Their intermediate win 20 years ago was the bridge. Gerard McGrenra bagged 1-5 in the final. He spoke with Michael McMullan… MANUS McFadden was bang on the money. Glenswilly needed a team of their own. […]
The Footballer of the Year contenders
The race for Sam is heating up and Shaun Casey takes a look at the players who have shone brightest so far David Clifford (Kerry) THE two-time Footballer of the Year is the frontrunner at the minute and is widely regarded as perhaps the best footballer in the country. He is the leading light for […]
GLIST: Ulster’s scoring hotshots
With the championships now in full swing at both All-Ireland and Tailteann Cup level, Shaun Casey looks at the players from Ulster leading the scoring charge Pat Havern (Down) 0-27 Undoubtedly the go-to man in the Down attack, Havern has really grown into that talismanic figure and doesn’t shy away from that burden. The Saval […]
Ulster dominate GAA team of the week
THERE were five Ulster teams in action over the weekend in the Sam Maguire Cup race. There were plenty named in the latest team of the week. TEam of the Check out this week’s Gaelic Lives pod as we look back on a we look back at all the action while we hear from Malachy […]
Gallen happy to fight for his spot
BY RYAN FERRY OISÍN Gallen hopes Donegal will continue to employ a kicking game ahead of their All-Ireland group stage opener against Tyrone this Saturday. Gallen was named as the All Star full-forward last season and had a great year in the green and gold. However, you could have counted on one hand the number […]
Ulster representation on the GAA Team of the Week
ULSTER champions Donegal have five players on the latest GAA Team of the week after Saturday’s extra-time win in the Ulster final. Beaten finalists Armagh have three players on the team, including Oisin Conaty who hit six points, one of which took the decider to extra-time. Louth ended a 68-year gap for a Leinster senior […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: It’s too close to call
WE have had some fantastic games already this year, but there is no doubt that the game of the season to date takes place this weekend. Donegal and Armagh will clash this Saturday evening in Clones as they yet again contest this year’s Ulster final. When looking at who could possibly win this weekend’s game […]
Ulster’s Croker match ups
With talk that this year’s Ulster final could be played at Croke Park, we take a look at some of the previous all-Ulster meetings at GAA Headquarters. 2003 All-Ireland SFC semi-final Armagh 2-10 Donegal 1-9 ARMAGH kept their two in-a-row hopes alive in front of 76,000 spectators with an extremely hard-earned win over Brian McEniff’s […]
Donegal name their squad for semi-final with Down
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL have named an unchanged team for Sunday’s Ulster SFC with Down in Clones. The champions have beaten Derry and Monaghan to setup this weekend’s clash. Defensive trio Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Mark Curran and Caolan McGonagle are still out of consideration while Jason McGee is again named in the panel as he […]
Preview: Donegal face the hard route back to provincial summit
By Michael McMullan IF Ulster champions Donegal are to keep their hands on the Anglo Celt Cup, they must travel the hard route. They have been drawn in the preliminary round and face their neighbours Derry on Sunday. The prize for the winners is a quarter-final clash with a Monaghan team who’ve gained momentum on […]