By Shaun Casey IT was a different kind of Christmas in Scotstown this year, but captain Damien McArdle wouldn’t change it for the world. Instead of enjoying the usual celebrations that come with the festive period, Scotstown were on the pitch, plotting the downfall of St Brigid’s. This Sunday, the Roscommon men stand between David […]
WHILE the rest of us burn off the turkey and start to get the mind and bodies back in the game after the festive period, spare a thought for those club players preparing for one of the biggest games of their lives. As we all get back in the wagon on New Year’s Day, four […]
By Michael McMullan BELFAST club St Brigid’s have appointed Cathal Murray as their new senior football manager. Murray stepped down from Louth side Ardee this year after four seasons at the helm. It was a successful stint that yielded three successive Louth titles and a run to last year’s Leinster final, losing by a point […]
By Michael McMullan THERESA Mellon is hoping it’s third time lucky on Sunday at Croke Park as Antrim face last year’s beaten finalists Louth in the All-Ireland Junior final. While minor captain, Mellon was part of the senior squad that lost to Wicklow in the 2021 decider at HQ. She picked up an All-Ireland Junior […]
By Michael McMullan THE latest chapter in the St Paul’s minor story begins this weekend with two games down for decision. Magherafelt fell narrowly to eventual champions Four Masters last year but they are back for another crack. They face Antrim champions St Brigid’s on Saturday in the first game (Coláiste Feirste, 5pm). Advertisement On […]
By Michael McMullan RONAN Devlin’s focus is only on the definite. For the Cargin boss, Sunday is semi-final time and the only show in town is their date with St Brigid’s. It’s a repeat of last year’s semi-final and the summer’s league final that Cargin lost. Off the field, the Antrim campaign has been in conversations […]
By Michael McMullan LEAGUE champions St Brigid’s may be on a journey into the unknown on Sunday against Dunloy but joint manager Paddy McGuckin is fully aware of what is coming down the tracks. Dunloy saw off Portglenone and Lámh Dhearg to book a county final spot against a Cargin team who overcame St Brigid’s […]
By Michael McMullan WITH reigning champions Cargin already guaranteed of top spot, the rest of the quarter-final lineup will be finalised with the final round of games across four groups. While Cargin have nothing to gain only winning momentum, neighbours Tír na nÓg are all but destined for a relegation battle unless an unlikely combination […]
By Michael McMullan CARGIN take on Rossa as the Antrim Senior Championship gets under way this weekend. Ronan Devlin’s side lost the recent league final to St Brigid’s and now put their title on the line. Cargin are going for a third successive title and an eighth in the last decade. Advertisement St Brigid’s will […]
By Michael McMullan TIARNAN Flanagan’s smile always seems to be wider than everyone else’s and Sunday was no different. It was beaming and befitted the first hour as an All-Ireland champion. From the moment he walked out of the Glen dressing room door, he looked like a man walking on air. That’s because he was. […]
