10 YEARS AGO ANTRIM trio CJ McGourty, Kieran McGourty and Conor Burke were dropped for the Qualifier with Laois for disciplinary reasons, but the Saffrons still managed to cause a big upset as they defeated Laois 2-14 to 1-15 in their Qualifier clash in Portlaoise. The trio had played for St Gall’s in a club […]
10 YEARS AGO THE Armagh hype train was full steam ahead as they welcomed Donegal to the Athletic Grounds in what was Kieran McGeeney’s first championship match as manager, but the game was over nearly as soon as it started as the Tir Chonaill County dismantled them with ease. Michael Murphy was in sparkling form […]
10 YEARS AGO IT was an emotional day for Fermanagh hurling as they won the Lory Meagher Cup and dedicated the win to their player Shane Mulholland. Erne captain JP McGarry spoke of Mulholland’s impact in his victory speech with the player dying in a car crash earlier in the year. Fermanagh won the contest […]
10 YEARS AGO A TOUGH day for the provincial football systems as Dublin hammered Longford by 27 points while in Munster, Tipperary had 22 points to spare against Waterford. Longford boss Jack Sheedy decided to go man-to-man on a point of principle but it was a tough day’s work as they lost out 4-25 to […]
10 YEARS AGO BRAGGING rights belonged to Monaghan as they edged an Ulster quarter-final with Cavan at Kingspan Breffni. With 20 minutes left, Monaghan had trailed by four points but their experienced heads came to life and helped them to a 0-16 to 0-15 win. Their sealing point came from an unlikely source, the boot […]
10 YEARS AGO A DARK day for Antrim in the Leinster SHC as they were destroyed by Westmeath, Michael Ryan’s side strolling to a 1-21 to 0-7 win. The Saffrons travelled with confidence having dispatched Laois in their opener, but they were torn asunder in Mullingar with Kevin Ryan’s side losing by 17 in the […]
10 YEARS AGO TYRONE u-21 manager Feargal Logan was refused entry to the Tipperary dressing room after the Red Hands won a tense All-Ireland final at Parnell Park. The Ulster champions had a point to spare, but Logan’s attempt to commiserate – as is tradition – were denied with Tipp claiming excessive cynicism and verbals […]
10 YEARS AGO A NOTABLE win for Monaghan as they defeated Kerry for the first time in 27 years, winning 1-11 to 0-10 in Tralee. The victory secured their Division One safety having just returned to the top flight – and it also sent out a message to the rest of the country. Their last […]
10 YEARS AGO THE Clare hurlers and management released a statement slamming the “numerous inaccuracies” in the media regarding the departures of Davy O’Halloran and Nicky O’Connell from the Banner County squad. The statement, issued by Clare’s joint-captain Cian Dillon and distributed via county board PRO Sean O’Halloran, insisted that the group remains very much […]
10 YEARS AGO ANTRIM gave a Limerick side a scare in Ballycastle before falling by eight points. The Treaty were yet to become the behemoth they would in the following seasons, but it was still a decent showing from the Saffrons who moved ahead in the second half when Eoghan Campbell fired past Nickie Quaid. […]
