London calling for Burt hurlers


By Shaun Casey IN next year’s National Hurling League, London will compete in a higher division than Donegal and if that’s anything to go by, then Burt are bracing themselves for a huge test against Thomas McCurtain’s in their All-Ireland Twinning final, says manager Enda McDermott. Burt were crowned Ulster champions after a bruising encounter […]


Winning has become a habit again for St John’s


By Michael McMullan IT’S been a very different year for the hurlers of St John’s. Winning the Volunteer Cup for the first time is the crux of the story leading to Saturday’s Ulster Senior Championship final against Sleacht Néill. Below that, they’ve developed that important habit of winning important games when their hand of cards was plonked […]


Sleacht Néill final feeling remains special as ever for McGuigan


By Michael McMullan NOTHING is impossible until it’s done. It’s a simple observation but it sums up Mark McGuigan’s take on Sleacht Néill’s growth as they prepare for an 11th Ulster final on Saturday evening. The Emmet’s captain was in primary school when the club first inhaled the Ulster final experience. It was 2000. Sleacht […]


UPDATE: Ulster Club results, fixtures and pairings


THERE are still three four Ulster titles to be won and the Scotstown v Newbridge game to be replayed. Here is the outlook of what the Ulster Club scene looks like now. MENS FOOTBALL SENIOR Advertisement PRELIMINARY ROUND – November 1 Newbridge 1-14 Dunloy 0-11 QUARTER-FINALS – November 8/9 (1) Kingscourt 1-16 Erne Gaels 3-15 […]


Carrickmacross eye up decider spot


By Shaun Casey AT the start of the season, when Andy Callan returned to the fold, getting back to senior football in the Farney County was top of the Carrickmacross priority list, but now, they stand a very real chance of reaching the Ulster IFC final. Callan’s charges take on Glenullin of Derry this Sunday […]


Paul Kerr: A lasting legacy


Clogher and Emyvale will compete in Saturday’s Ulster Junior final with the winners taking home the Paul Kerr Cup. Cremartin started the competition in Paul’s memory. Michael McMullan writes… ALMOST 25 years have passed, but Declan Flanagan remembers Eamonn Kerr’s every word as he handed over the cup to Cremartin, donated by the family in memory […]


Lynch: Cuchulainn’s club excited by Clonoe challenge challenge


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 […]


O’Neill: Clonoe driven to excel in Ulster


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 […]


Cathal Hasson: Glenullin’s everywhere man


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. […]