AFTER another weekend of Ulster action, here is the lie of the land in the bvartkious championships. MENS FOOTBALL SENIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND Clonduff 0-12 Edendork 0-17 Advertisement QUARTER-FINALS (1) Erne Gaels 0-10 St Eunan’s 1-14 (2) Scotstown 2-21 Magherafelt 2-20 AET (3) Gowna 2-18 Crossmaglen 1-22 (4) Edendork 1-15 St Brigid’s 2-11 SEMI-FINALS – November […]
UPDATED: The Ulster club scene
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Here is a look at how the Ulster landscape looks after a busy weekend of action. We look at all codes and all grades as the Ulster scene begins to heat up. MENS FOOTBALL SENIOR Advertisement PRELIMINARY ROUND Clonduff 0-12 Edendork 0-17 QUARTER-FINALS – November 7/8 (1) Erne Gaels v St Eunan’s – Saturday, Brewster […]
UPDATED: The club scene across Ulster
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AFTER another weekend of club action across Ulster, here is the latest landscape. All the Ulster pairings in all four codes at all grades. MENS FOOTBALL SENIOR Advertisement PRELIMINARY ROUND – October 31/November 1 Clonduff v Edendork/Errigal Ciaran QUARTER-FINALS – November 7/8 (1) Erne Gaels/Derrygonnelly v St Eunan’s/Naomh Conaill (2) Scotstown/Truagh v Newbridge/Magherafelt (3) Gowna/Kingscourt […]
Club update: The lie of the land across Ulster
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By Michael McMullan IN the coming weeks, there will be a litany of county finals down for decision. After that, eyes will begin to focus on the various ties in Ulster. Here is the lie of the land across all codes and grades. Advertisement MENS FOOTBALL SENIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND – October 31/November 1 Burren/Clonduff v […]
Glenullin are looking into their toughest test
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After his early disappointing years of senior football, Donal O’Kane is part of the Glenullin renaissance that has taken them to Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final. He sat down with Michael McMullan CHRISTMAS is two days away and Donal O’Kane finishes throwing a few darts with Cillian Bradley in Glenullin’s players’ room. There is a competitive edge […]
We ironed out a lot of creases from the group phase: Hughes
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By Michael McMullan THE window after their championship group stages’ defeat to Corduff were the best three weeks of training Scotstown had all year. That was Darren Hughes’ take in the aftermath of the Oriel giants’ win over Kilcoo to land a fifth Ulster title and a first in 36 years. Scotstown had drawn with […]
All-Ireland semi-final beckons as Scotstown relish emulating past heroes
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By Alan Rodgers A FIRST All-Ireland campaign since losing in the 1989 semi-final now beckons Scotstown’s latest generation of Ulster Club winners after they made history by defeating Kilcoo in a game of rare tension and quality at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds on Saturday night. It has been a long and winding road for An […]
A mixing of the generations in Scotstown
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By Michael McMullan DAVID McCague knew what Scotstown were getting with the influx of new players who have energised the Monaghan giants on their way to Ulster’s biggest day with Kilcoo awaiting this weekend. Tommy Mallen and Max Maguire have added to their attack, the latter becoming a target for a kicking game that gets […]
‘Skinner’ Bradley hoping to complete Clones crossbar challenge
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By Michael McMullan REWIND the clock 14 years. It’s summer in Clones. Eoin Bradley is hanging off the crossbar. His run and finish to the net, in a 1-5 tally, put the final nail in Armagh’s coffin. It was an Ulster semi-final and he was on fire but it was his last game at the iconic […]
Cuchulainn’s generation game
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By Michael McMullan HISTORY doesn’t kick the ball over the bar but it helps generate an image of what can be achieved as Cuchulainn’s prepare for this weekend’s Ulster Intermediate final against Glenullin. For 22-year-old captain Philip Smyth, he doesn’t need to look very far to find a line of symmetry between the current team […]








