By Shaun Casey THE entire Cuchulainn’s club is looking forward to Saturday’s Ulster Intermediate Championship semi-final against Tyrone champions Clonoe, says manager Niall Lynch ahead of the big showdown. The pair lock horns as part of a double header in the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, with Down kingpins Kilcoo taking on Erne Gaels of Fermanagh in the […]
By Michael McMullan MICKEY O’Neill didn’t need to wait long to find out Clonoe were playing Cuchulainns in Saturday’s Ulster Intermediate semi-final. The former Tyrone ‘keeper hadn’t even left the Healy Park goalmouth after their quarter-final win over Saval before discovering their semi-final opposition. “The two umpires wfere from Cavan and very quickly told me […]
By Michael McMullan KILCOO love playing in the Ulster Club Championship and they write their latest chapter this weekend. The Down giants take on Fermanagh’s Erne Gaels on Saturday evening with another final berth up for grabs. Kilcoo won their 23rd Down title this season, a seventh in succession and a 13th in 14 seasons after […]
By Michael McMullan CATHAL Hasson feels Sunday’s Ulster Intermediate semi-final date with Monaghan’s Carrickmacross will be Glenullin’s toughest test of the season by a “long shot”. After winning a third Derry title in four years, Glenullin were comfortable winners over Moneyglass and Sarsfields. There was also the club’s recent gala to celebrate their 100th year anniversary. […]
By Michael McMullan THESE are the days. Emma McFadden looks up at Amy Boyle lifting the cup. The Loughgiel players are surrounded by family and friends. Those who were there during the glory days and the pain. Katie Lynn’s number four jersey, turned back to front tells the story. Top of the tree in Ulster […]
By Michael McMullan THREE words creep up and up again when Cavan Gaels joint-manager Mark Greaney picks through a magical weekend. Joy. There is the absolute joy of winning the Ulster junior title and making history as the first Cavan team to have their name etched on the trophy. Relief. That’s always going to be […]
By Niall Gartland THE Lisbellaw hurlers have had a fine season but manager David Teague recognises that only a really strong performance will suffice to overcome Castleblayney in Sunday’s Ulster Intermediate Hurling Championship semi-final at Ballyconnell. An excellent showing in the Armagh and Tyrone leagues was followed up by a provincial first-round win over Swatragh, […]
By Shaun Casey FOR two teams that regularly compete in the Ulster IHC series, Castleblayney and Lisbellaw don’t share too much recent history, but that doesn’t mean they don’t know each other fairly well, says ‘Blayney star Niall Garland. The last time they crossed paths in Ulster was at the exact same semi-final stage back in […]
By Shaun Casey STEPHEN McGovern’s side have already travelled further than any Munterconnaught team has in the club’s history. They ended a 31-year wait for a Cavan county title this season and are now one win away from competing in an Ulster final. Their penalty shootout win over Armagh’s Clonmore on their last day out has set them […]
By Niall Gartland THERE’S a clever-sounding saying that the hand that wields the knife shall never wear the crown. It sounds good anyway – and hey, sometimes there’s more than a ring of truth to cliches. Take the Donegal footballers back in 2014. They successfully plotted the downfall of a Dublin team pegged as nigh-on […]
