By Niall Gartland IF Down legend Ross Carr has one message to impart before Saturday’s Tailteann Cup opener against Leitrim, it’s this – football sure is a fickle business. The Mourne Men were the talk of the country after a stunning victory against Donegal in the first round of the Ulster Championship. And then the […]
ROSS CARR: A trip Down memory lane
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February 20, 2025
Ross Carr reflects on a special career in the famous red and black of Down. Shaun Casey writes… SOMETIMES fate just can’t be avoided. It’s written in the stars for some people. Before Ross Carr ever set eyes on a football, he was destined for greatness. Looking back on his career, he didn’t really have […]
BY ROYAL APPOINTMENT: The Down v Meath 1991 story
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July 14, 2023
By Kieran Lynch “They try to engineer a score from somewhere, to try and reclaim the prize they last held in 1988. But it’s all over, and Down have won the All-Ireland! They maintain a magnificent record; they have never lost an All-Ireland final… and the fans on Hill 16 are enjoying it enormously.” That […]
Rotation, rotation, rotation
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June 16, 2023
By Shaun Casey IN four Tailteann Cup games, Conor Laverty has given game time to 34 different players as the Mourne men prepare for a quarter-final clash with the competition favourites Cavan. That’s a huge chunk of Laverty’s 42-man panel, with the likes of star forwards Barry O’Hagan and Jerome Johnston on the sideline through […]
Down hoping for double delight in Thurles says Carr
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May 20, 2023
By Shaun Casey CONOR Laverty’s first competitive outing as Down manager, after the pre-season competition of the McKenna Cup, was a long trip south to Tipperary. This weekend, the Mourne men will make the same journey in round two of the Tailteann Cup. Down will be hoping for a similar result as goals from Pat […]
STEVEN POACHER – The new Down way
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April 27, 2023
DOWN teams have always historically been associated with a certain type of football: fast ball, kick-passing, good scoring forwards, playing on the front foot – some people would describe it as swashbuckling. The rise of Down started with their 1960 All-Ireland football win, Down had a level of team-play never seen before at Croke Park, with even […]
Our Games with Ross Carr
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September 13, 2022
Name Ross Carr. Teams played for Club – Clonduff. Advertisement County – Down. Province – Ulster. School – St Colmans College, Newry amd Newry Technical College. Current involvement Coaching Ardoyne Kickhams senior team in Antrim. Which Club game, that you played in, will you never forget and why? 2000 county final – we won the […]
Fionnuala Carr – Ulster final nerves are kicking in
July 8, 2017
Fionnuala Carr explains what it is like to be from a family which is so dedicated to Down GAA.
Carr – Down are better positioned than last year
February 2, 2017
Down legend Ross Carr has argued that the intercounty side are better primed than last year for a successful campaign.
Down – the trailblazers of ’91
September 23, 2016
BERNARD Flynn still gets the uneasy feeling in his stomach when he crosses the border into Newry.