By Niall Gartland ERNE hurlers slumped to a chastening defeat against Donegal in their first competitive league outing of the new season, and they’ll have to defy last year’s trend if they’re to account for Louth this Sunday afternoon. The two teams met on three separate occasions in 2025 – a Division Four group stage match, […]
By Alan Rodgers A NEW burst of confidence will have gone through the ranks of the Tyrone hurlers during the past week as they prepare to host Wicklow after securing a vital first victory in more than 18 months last weekend. Stephen McGarry and the players were in jubilant mood after securing the hard-fought win […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY will take on Laois on Sunday as their Division Two campaign swings into round two. The Oakleafers travel south on the back of a chastening home defeat at the hands of Kerry last weekend in the league opener. The Kingdom hit two early goals as they shot into a commanding interval […]
By Shaun Casey THINGS don’t get too much easier for Ronán Sheehan’s Down following last week’s first-round defeat to Carlow as they now take on Wexford on Sunday afternoon, but home advantage could aid their cause. It’s a long time since the Mourne men competed in Division 1B so hosting a top team like Wexford, […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Johnny McGarvey has been handed a timely boost ahead of their vital NHL clash with Donegal on Saturday. Shea Cassidy, sent off against Meath, had his red card rescinded on Wednesday night and is free to play this weekend. The Sleacht Néill forward was shown a red card for an […]
By Shaun Casey WITH promotion to Division 1B secured for next year and a league final to look forward to, Down could be excused for taking their foot off the gas ahead of their final round clash with Meath, but Caolan Taggart insists that won’t be the case. Having stormed through the Division 2A league, […]
LAST weekend was a good one. I’m part of this year’s Antrim u-20 management team and we won the Ulster Championship, which was very important to us after falling short last season. It was a really bad blow to Antrim hurling to lose that final, but there is a promising group of players coming through, […]
By Shaun Casey WITH Division One hurling at their fingertips, there will be a pleasant mix of nerves and excitement in the Down changing room this weekend, but there’s a difference in pressure and anticipation says boss Ronan Sheehan. Like all the other weekends the Mourne men have played in so far this season, they’re only […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH are well aware of the challenge they have ahead of them this weekend as they welcome promotion hopeful Mayo to the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds in what is a crunch clash, says boss Karl McKeegan. The Orchard County got their first win of the season last weekend, beating pointless Sligo with three […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL hurlers were the story of last weekend with their victory over Kerry but Declan Coulter insists there is still work to do. With two teams facing the drop, Donegal host Derry in the final game of the season and travel to promotion contenders Kildare on Sunday. Their win over the Kingdom […]
