All-Ireland winner McGee on new Sligo management ticket


By Michael McMullan DONEGAL All-Ireland winner Eamon McGee will be part of a new-look Sligo management, headed up by joint managers Eamonn O’Hara and Dessie Sloyane. The duo were ratified at Monday’s county committee meeting on a three-year term. McGee comes in as coach/selector with Con O’Meara – joint manager of Connacht champions coolera/Strandhill – […]


Donnelly pleased with Fermanagh’s game management in Sligo win


By Michael McMullan FERMANAGH manager Kieran Donnelly was pleased with how his side managed the game in Saturday’s win over Sligo in the Tailteann Cup It booked a place in Monday’s semi-final draw where they were paired with a Kildare team Donnelly felt were favourites for the title before the competition started. The Erne County […]


Basement battle in Corrigan Park


By Michael McMullan THE last time Sligo won in Belfast, it was a masterclass from Mark Breheny that sank the Saffrons at Casement Park. That was 2011 when both teams were relegated from Division Two. The counties have met eight times since. There was last year’s Tailteann Cup draw in Kingspan Breffni. As for the […]


McNally keeps promotion hopes alive


By Katrina Brennan THE sweeper keeper was alive and well on Saturday night and in Seán McNally Fermanagh have a number one that feels very comfortable on the ball. McNally plays outfield for his club Teemore Shamrocks, so it’s little surprise that he’ll take on the shot and on Saturday night against Sligo the 23-year-old finished […]


Fermanagh in good form ahead of visit of the Yeatsmen


By Katrina Brennan “STOP giving me a heart attack boys,” laughed Fermanagh manager Kieran Donnelly after his side’s one-point win against a previously unbeaten Offaly team, setting them up nicely for Saturday’s match against Sligo at Brewster Park. Donnelly could afford laugh because it was a big win and one they needed after losing to Clare the […]


Walsh: Resilient Antrim keen to go one step further


By Shaun Casey THIS time last season, Eunan Walsh watched on from the stands as Antrim lost to Meath in the Tailteann Cup semi-final by two points having opted out of the panel for a year. But fast-forward 12 months and the Aghagallon man is looking forward to lining out in Croke Park on Sunday. The Saffrons […]


Down aiming for better Croke Park outing


By Michael McMullan DOWN manager Conor Laverty feels his side are made for the open spaces of Croke Park but is hoping they do themselves justice on Sunday. Last year’s beaten finalists face Sligo in the second half of a Tailteann Cup semi-final double header that includes Antrim’s clash with Laois. Headquarters hasn’t been a […]


Tailteann Cup quarter final draw


ULSTER duo Fermanagh and Antrim have been drawn to meet in the Tailteann Cup quarter finals. There will be an Ulster theme in Newry when former Down coach and player Mark Doran will face his native county as part of Oisín McConville’s management team in Wicklow. Another Armagh All-Ireland winner Justin McNulty will take his […]


Jordan embracing the run of games


By Niall Gartland THE ambition is to secure top spot by overcoming Sligo this Sunday, but Antrim footballer Marc Jordan knows it won’t be the end of the world if they fail in that quest and end up in the preliminary quarter-finals. The Saffrons finished top of their group in the Tailteann Cup last year […]