By Shaun Casey ST PATRICK’S, Maghera know all about the challenges that face dual players, so they won’t have too much sympathy for their Paddy Buggy Cup opponents Tralee CBS this Saturday at Kinnegad. The Kerry-based college contested the Hogan Cup final on St Patrick’s Day and came up short by the minimum of margins against […]
Boyle: ‘Our lads showed resilience of champions’
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January 21, 2026
By Niall Gartland ST Patrick’s, Maghera showed all their qualities of resilience to reign supreme in last Wednesday night’s Mageean Cup final, according to their manager Paul Boyle. Just three days beforehand, the school’s defence of their MacRory Cup title came to an abrupt end with defeat at the hands of Abbey CBS, but there was no […]
Hogan Cup feature: Top of the class
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March 16, 2025
St Patrick’s, Maghera are bidding for a sixth Hogan Cup title on Monday. Michael McMullan looks at the leading schools in the roll of honour. St Jarlath’s Tuam (12) THE Kings of the Hogan Cup but they’ve not won the title since 2002. The Tuam school has backboned many Galway teams down the years. Advertisement […]
Collins hails the Maghera quality and effort
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March 14, 2025
By Michael McMullan THIRTY-FIVE years after his father Mickey won a Hogan Cup medal, Rian Collins is bidding to follow in his footsteps on Monday at Croke Park. The Lavey defender has made a name for himself as a quality marker who was part of last year’s All-Ireland minor team. Now, the colour of the […]
Cormac Óg making up for lost time
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March 14, 2025
By Michael McMullan CORMAC Óg McCloskey has a different outlook on sport than most teenagers. On the surface, he can’t describe the feeling around school with the fanaticism a final brings. When football is well up the queue of reasons he trekked up and down the Glenshane every day, to and from school, for seven […]
McCloy hoping to keep up the family tradition
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March 12, 2025
By Michael McMullan JACK McCloy was just five years of age when he first set eyes on the Hogan Cup. His uncle Gerald Bradley had top scored with five points in the final at Croke Park when St Patrick’s Maghera won the last of their five titles. Sometime after the final, McCloy can remember Gerald […]
Maghera spirit key to booking Hogan final spot says McAteer
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March 6, 2025
By Michael McMullan WILLIE McAteer hailed the resilience of his St Patrick’s, Maghera team after they booked a spot in the Hogan Cup final later this month. Despite being hit for an early Ben Murphy goal, McAteer – who manages the team with Sean Marty Lockhart and Chrissy McKaigue – was happy with how they […]
Maghera camogs make history with All-Ireland success
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March 4, 2025
By Michael McMullan THERE will only ever be one first time. History. Laying the path for others. That was the Saturday story for the junior camogs of St Patrick’s Maghera. They’d won national titles in seven-a-side competitions but a fully loaded All-Ireland had eluded them. With seconds to go, extra-time was on the cards. After […]
St Pat’s Maghera chasing Hogan final spot
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February 21, 2025
By Michael McMullan ST Patrick’s, Maghera took a few days to enjoy their 17th MacRory Cup title before getting the heads down for a tilt at the Hogan Cup. They face last year’s beaten finalists Mercy Mounthawk from Tralee who have seven of the team who played in the defeat to Omagh CBS. Padraig O’Halloran […]
McKaigue hails the leadership of Maghera MacRory heroes
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February 14, 2025
By Michael McMullan ST Patrick’s, Maghera captain Cahal McKaigue hailed the leadership within the side. And, boy, did they need it. As mountains to climb go, Sunday’s MacRory Cup decider couldn’t have come much steeper. Abbey came to Celtic Park with form. Finals are nervous days. They take on a life of their own. Young […]