By Michael McMullan DOWN manager Ronán Sheehan is full of praise for Tom McGrattan’s efforts in recovery and hopes to see him in action by the end of the league. The Portaferry ace sustained an ACL injury in training last season and missed crunch games for club and county. “He’ll hopefully feature in the final […]
By Michael McMullan DOWN manager Ronan Sheehan said the focus is on getting at least four points from their remaining three games in the Joe McDonagh Cup. After defeats to Carlow and Laois, the frontrunners for the title, Down face Westmeath on Saturday in Mullingar on the back of conceding 12 goals in two fixtures. […]
By Michael McMullan DOWN hurlers were dealt a significant blow with the loss of Tom McGrattan but manager Ronan Sheehan looks at the bigger picture. The Portaferry man, named on this year’s Gaelic Life hurling team of the season, sustained a season-ending ACL injury in training. McGrattan missed their Joe McDonagh Cup defeat to Laois. […]
By Shaun Casey THE celebrations and claps on the back for gaining promotion and getting their hands on the Division Two league title will long be forgotten about when Down line out at Netwatch Cullen Park on Saturday afternoon. Ronan Sheehan and his men will have put an unbelievable league campaign behind them as they […]
By Shaun Casey WHEN the half-time whistle sounded in last year’s Ulster Club SHC final, Portaferry looked well on their way. The Down champions flew out of the traps and rattled the Sleacht Néill cages in the opening half. At the interval, Portaferry were seven points clear and had one hand on the Four Seasons […]
By Shaun Casey TWO of Ulster’s unbeaten teams put their records on the line this weekend as Derry and Down do battle at Owenbeg on Saturday. Both teams got their Division Two campaigns up and running with first-round wins and will aim to continue that trend. It’s two years since these sides crossed paths in […]
By Michael McMullan TOM McGrattan was no doubt of the magnitude of Friday’s Mageean Cup win – it was the best feeling in the world. The Portaferry starlet’s ninth point, deep in stoppage time, sealed a first ever title for St Patrick’s Downpatrick. “It is massive,” McGrattan said, as stood among a host of well-wishers. Advertisement […]
