KARL Lacey says the changing room is a much “quieter place” without the presence of some of his former colleagues with whom he shared some of Donegal’s greatest days. Change is afoot following the recent retirements of Christy Toye, Eamon McGee, Colm McFadden and Rory Kavanagh, while a rake of others have left the panel […]
ARMAGH defender Charlie Vernon is expected to be fit for next month’s Ulster Championship clash with Down despite sustaining an eye injury in training. The Armagh Harps man was having further scans on Wednesday, and manager Kieran McGeeney will be hoping for good news given the importance of Vernon to the team. With key defenders […]
TYRONE legend Brian McGuigan believes that Donegal have overtaken his native county and now look most likely to prevail in the upcoming Ulster Championship. The Red Hands are tipped by the bookies to defend their title, even if they had a flat league campaign, finishing sixth in Division One. By contrast, Donegal defied expectations of […]
GAELIC Life hurling columnist John Martin believes that last weekend’s Ulster Senior Hurling Championship final could be the last one ever played.
The three teams that set up overly defensive systems in the championship ended up getting beaten.
Seven Ulster men were asked who would lift the Anglo-Celt, and all but one pipped for Tyrone to overcome Donegal: Chris Kerr (Antrim) Tyrone are the team to beat. I just think that they way that they have been playing, they have brought their game to another level. I can see them winning by two […]
THREE-time All-Ireland winner Philip Jordan insists Tyrone have little chance of challenging for another Sam Maguire until they win an Ulster title.
IT’S as you were as Mickey Harte and Terry Hyland name unchanged line-ups for Sunday’s Ulster Championship semi-final clash between Tyrone and Cavan.
MALACHY O’Rourke has named a familiar looking line-up for Monaghan’s Ulster Championship quarter-final against Down on Sunday. Monaghan’s starting team features no debutants as they begin their championship defence, but there are a number of changes from their last competitive outing, a one-point win against Donegal in April that salvaged their Division One status. Vinny […]
IT’S impossible to settle. For League games, the knee doesn’t pulse up and down like this.
