TG4 ULSTER INTERMEDIATE FINAL Cavan 6-10 Down 1-8 A TALLY of 2-2 from wing forward and player of the match Catherine Dolan helped Cavan to the Ulster Intermediate title in Omagh this afternoon. Cavan dominated the first quarter, outscoring Down 2-4 to a single point. Niamh Keenaghan scored the Breffni sides first goal as early […]
O’Neill inspires Antrim to victory over Derry
TG4 ULSTER JUNIOR FINAL Antrim 3-8 Derry 2-7 PLAYER of the match Maria O’Neill contributed 2-2 as Antrim were pushed all the way by Derry in an exciting Ulster Junior decider. The Oakleafers had an excellent first quarter and led by four points thanks mainly to an Aine McAllister goal in the 13th minute. Advertisement […]
Carr’s home fires continue to burn as Donegal chase silverware
Niamh Carr lives in Dublin plays her club football with Kilmacud Crokes but her focus is fully on Donegal’s challenge for honors. They take on Armagh in this weekend’s Ulster final. She spoke with Daire Walsh THEY have had a long wait since the end of their Lidl National Football League Division Two campaign, but […]
Champions to face Scotstown acid test
Glen v Scotstown Sunday, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, 4pm Live on TG4 By Michael McMullan IT’S a gap of 12 months versus 23 years on Sunday as Glen put their title on the line against Scotstown who were last Kings of Ulster in 1989. Gerry McCarville was midfield in their win over Coalisland and his son […]
PATRICK MORRISON: Don’t pay the penalty
By Patrick Morrison WITH the shortened seasons now in full effect, the GAA have implemented rules to ensure that championship games finish on the same day (except finals). They have instructed teams that if they are level after full time, then extra time will be played to find a winner. This is no new concept in […]
Preview: Derry must match the Orchard need
Ulster SFC Final Derry v Armagh Sunday, Clones, 4pm (Live on RTÉ and BBC) By Michael McMullan THE last time these two jostled in the championship, it was the Covid year and Armagh’s 0-6 to 0-2 lead at the first water break had Derry chasing a game a second half gale wasn’t able to help […]
Rivals yet again: John McEntee and Joe Cassidy
The last time Derry and Armagh met in the Ulster showdown, club rivals and university teammates John McEntee and Joe Cassidy were in opposing corners. Michael McMullan caught up with them for a walk down memory lane. WHEN Armagh minors began the defence of their Ulster title in a sun-kissed Athletic Grounds in May 1995, […]
Derry name team for Ulster final showdown with Armagh
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Rory Gallagher has named an unchanged team for Sunday’s Ulster final with Armagh (Clones 4pm). Derry were winners over Fermanagh and Monaghan on their way to the decider, with Kieran McGeeney’s side seeing of Antrim, Cavan and Down on their way. There is no starting berth for Ciaran McFaul who […]
Branagan happy to put his shoulder to the Kilcoo wheel once again
By Michael McMullan WITH the first sentence that comes out of Aidan Branagan’s mouth comes the sense of that same cool and collected way Kilcoo go about their football. Nothing is too low and nothing is too high. It’s about taking everything as it comes. The fact he is joint-captain tells why they never seem […]
The one that got away – Fermanagh’s 2008 story
Ronan Gallagher and Ryan McCluskey reflect on Fermanagh’s 2008 Ulster final saga against Armagh. Shaun Casey writes… 2008 was one of those summers where everything just clicked. Derry have just gone through one, Cavan experienced it in 2020, Monaghan and Donegal done likewise over the past decade. A team comes along out of the blue […]