Former soccer star O’Kane steps into management as Banagher ratify management teams


By Michael McMullan BANAGHER have appointed Eunan O’Kane as their senior football manager ahead of the 2026 season, Gaelic Life can confirm. O’Kane, a native of Banagher, is a former Republic of Ireland international. Having also played for Leeds, Torquay and Luton, he made over 100 games with Bournemouth, including their time in the Premier […]


Moneyglass All-Ireland bid comes up short


AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Championship Kilkerrin-Clonberne (Galway) 2-8 St Ergnat’s, Moneyglass (Antrim) 1-5   By Daire Walsh MONEYGLASS came up short in their All-Ireland bid as Chloe Miskell and Lynsey Noone grabbed goals in either half at Croke Park on Saturday evening as Kilkerrin-Clonberne earned their fifth AIB All-Ireland Senior Club Championship crown in succession. […]


Moneyglass’s steady ascent to the pinnacle


Annemarie McCormack has been there from the very start of Moneyglass’s 30-year journey to the summit of ladies club football IT all started in 1995 with a poster in a shop – and we’re not just talking about the formation of Moneyglass ladies. Prior to that historic year, there was no such thing as Antrim ladies football. […]


McCann embracing the ultimate challenge


By Niall Gartland IT isn’t dramatising things to say that this is pretty much the ultimate challenge for any ladies team – Kilkerrin-Clonberne in an All-Ireland final at Croke Park. The Galway titans stand on the cusp of a remarkable fifth All-Ireland title in-a-row (not completely unprecedented by the way – Ballymacarbry of Waterford won […]


Moneyglass have ‘nothing to fear’ says Maxi


By Niall Gartland MONEYGLASS ladies joint-manager Maxi Curran puts their foray into the national stage into perspective – five years ago they’d never even won an Antrim Senior Championship. How things have changed. Now they’re five-in-a-row champions and recently they claimed a historic Ulster Championship victory with a resounding victory over Tyrone champs Errigal Ciaran. […]


Ladies Football Weekend Previews


Compiled by Jackie Cahill AIB All-Ireland Club Championship final slots are up for grabs over the coming weekend – with a Junior semi-final on Saturday followed by five Sunday ties. Clubs from Antrim, Cavan, Cork, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Louth, Kilkenny and Waterford are all aiming for final places. There’s a chance that Galway could be […]


An historic first title for Moneyglass


AIB Ulster senior club final Moneyglass (Antrim) 3-10 Errigal Ciaran (Tyrone) 0-6ST Ergnats, Moneyglass from Antrim turned in a powerful display to win their first AIB Ulster senior club title against Errigal Ciaran at Brewster Park. The foundation for their victory was three first half goals along with tenacious defending and powerful running. Errigal Ciaran […]


McIntosh hoping to finish the job


By Niall Gartland THERE’S a clever-sounding saying that the hand that wields the knife shall never wear the crown. It sounds good anyway – and hey, sometimes there’s more than a ring of truth to cliches. Take the Donegal footballers back in 2014. They successfully plotted the downfall of a Dublin team pegged as nigh-on […]


Moneyglass turning the tide


By Niall Gartland ALL the way back in 2004, Benny Marron was, by his own admission, third-choice goalkeeper when Moneyglass reached the inaugural Ulster Intermediate final — where they fell short against Tyrone’s Pomeroy. He was only 16 at the time. Now, just over two decades on, he’s the manager of the Moneyglass senior team preparing […]