By Frank Craig Downings can write the most significant chapter in their history on Sunday if they manage to down Cavan outfit Denn in the Ulster JFC decider. The Donegal champions overcame highly fancied Monaghan side Sean McDermott’s last time out, 1-9 to 0-8 – and they achieved that feat in dramatic circumstances. Downings were a […]
By Michael McMullan SLEACHT NÉILL are here to stay, but skipper Cormac O’Doherty stresses that their exploits against Dunloy will count for nothing unless they can land a fourth Ulster title this weekend. Sunday’s ‘massive performance’ was their third win over the Antrim giants in five seasons. It was a first game in seven weeks, […]
By Michael McMullan BOOKIES’ odds don’t mean anything in Kilcoo. There is only one thing that matters – football. Tucked under the lip of Lough Island Reavy above, their facilities befit the tag of Ulster champions. “There is no messing about and no fools are suffered lightly,” said coach Richard Thornton of their sheer passion […]
By Michael McMullan FOR six weeks after winning a 27th Down senior title, Ballycran kept themselves ticking over, slightly in the dark with regards to their Ulster final opponents, but they’d a fair idea of the magnitude of the challenge. Goalkeeper Stephen Keith knew one thing, whoever they faced would be a big ask as they […]
Trillick’s Stephen O’Donnell is looking forward to playing a team they know well.
John McEntee has no issue with managing against Crossmaglen.
“We were getting beaten by nine points by 15 minutes and we were half thinking should we have bothered putting a team out. But the players turned things around and we ended up winning by ten points.” This is how Paul Quinn, joint manager of Magherafelt u’21’s describes the beginning of the journey for the […]
For the first time in maybe five or six years, Derry will have their full quota for pre-season and the commencement of the National League. Although, Oakleaf and Slaughtneil star, Brendan Rogers would have no complaints if his club were still going strong in the All-Ireland series, their availability can only be of help to […]
Fresh off the back of bringing the Seamus MacFerran Cup back to Gaoth Dobhair and with the legendary celebrations that followed, neither man is sure if it’s a Guinness or a Mi Wadi they need. In this week’s Gaelic Life, the infamous ‘Bar-Room’ Tapes return as Kevin Cassidy sits down with clubmate, Odhrán Mac Niallais. […]
Ulster Intermediate Club Final 2018 St.Enda’s 2-11 Mullahoran 1-10 History was made in Armagh as St.Enda’s became the first ever Antrim club to claim the intermediate crown. Advertisement Goals from Kristian Healy and James Maskey either side of the half proved to be the difference for the Saffron men as Odhran Eastwood chipping in with […]
