10 YEARS AGO THERE was no shortage of controversy as Mayo and Fermanagh went their separate ways in the All-Ireland championship, a late penalty goal from Cillian O’Connor proving crucial as Mayo booked their spot in Round 3B of the qualifiers. The big talking point was Joe McQuillan’s decision to award Mayo a penalty in […]
NOSTALGAA: A look through the archives
June 26, 2026
10 YEARS AGO IT may have been fairly low-scoring but Donegal and Monaghan played out a thrilling draw in the Ulster SFC semi-final at Breffni Park. Conor McManus came to the Farney County’s rescue with three late frees, after their 14-man opponents had pushed ahead with an Odhran MacNiallais goal on 55 minutes. In the […]
IN THE ARCHIVES: Givney is the toast of Cavan
June 17, 2026
10 YEARS AGO DAVID Givney was the toast of Cavan as his two goals helped his side clinch a draw against Tyrone in front of almost 20,000 spectators at Clones. The Red Hands conceded three goals in total, and manager Mickey Harte remarked after the game that “you have to say Cavan did their homework, […]
From the archives: Down advance in Ulster, league success for Clare and Galway
May 16, 2026
10 YEARS AGO CRUCIAL points from Tony Kelly made the difference as Clare reeled in Waterford in the Division One final replay. The Banner County came from three points down in the closing minutes to snatch an incredible victory and dethrone last year’s champions with Kelly landing two injury-time points. There was a moment of controversy […]
IN THE ARCHIVES: Tohill stars as Derry retain league title
May 8, 2026
10 YEARS AGO THE Division One hurling final between Waterford and Clare ended up level after extra-time – the first time such a scenario had arisen since 1993. According to the report in the Irish Independent at the time, “so close were the teams all the way that it looked as if they would still […]
From the archive: Lucky 13 for Tyrone as Tohill makes triumphant return
April 25, 2026
10 years ago 2016 O’Neill finds the net as Tyrone clinch the Division Two title TYRONE were crowned National Football League Division Two champions – and stretched their unbeaten run to 13 games in the process – with a 1-17 to 0-15 win over Cavan at Croke Park. Cavan led 0-2 to 0-1 after four […]
IN THE ARCHIVES: Cavan return to the big time while Tohill makes long-awaited return
April 3, 2026
10 YEARS AGO CAVAN returned to the big time as they defeated Galway 1-16 to 1-12 to return to Division One. In a winner-takes-all clash at Kingspan Breffni, they had to fight to the finish with Jason McLoughlin brilliantly clearing off the line in the final moments with Damien Comer looking certain to score. The […]
NOSTALGAA: Fermanagh get the better of Dublin while MacRory final marred by brawl
March 21, 2026
10 YEARS AGO A MASSIVE moment for Armagh hurling as they booked a spot in the NHL Division 2B final following a commanding 1-17 to 1-10 win over Mayo on home turf. A draw would have been enough, but the Orchard County looked nervy in the first half and fired wide after wide. Fortunately for […]
ARCHIVE: Donegal and Kerry engage in running battles as Offaly nearly pull off incredible comeback
March 8, 2026
10 years ago…. DONEGAL and Kerry’s discipline let them down as the duo got involved in a spiteful running battle in Tralee with the Kingdom eventually emerging winners on a 1-13 to 1-8 scoreline – but the headlines weren’t too concerned with the result. The battles started from just four minutes with a flashpoint emerging […]
NOSTALGAA: Armagh and Cavan see red again as Sam heads to Celtic Park
January 2, 2026
10 YEARS AGO ARMAGH and Cavan have an unexplainably tense rivalry. No neighbourly hatred, no real period dominating against each other, but when the counties meet, sparks tend to fly on occasion. That was the case in the McKenna Cup opener at Crossmaglen that produced five red cards, four yellow cards and two black cards […]