CONOR Laverty has named his side for Saturday’s Ulster Championship date with Fermanagh in Brewster Park. It’s same starting 15 that edged out Monaghan on the final weekend of the league season. Finn McElroy has been named on a bench that also includes Shay Millar and Caolan Mooney who have championship experience. The winners will […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL manager Jim McGuinness has made one change to his side for Sunday’s Ulster clash in Clones. Jeaic Mac Ceallabhuí comes in for the injured Caolan McGonagle, with Michael Murphy and Odhrán McFadden Ferry all included. There is no place in the starting team for Oisín Gallen who scored late in their […]
By Michael McMullan GABRIEL Bannigan has named his Monaghan side for Sunday’s Ulster SFC clash with champions Donegal in Clones. There is one change from the starting team against Roscommon in the league final at Croke Park. Jack McCarron is listed to start with Ryan McAnespie listed among the subs. Advertisement Killian Lavelle is still […]
THE games are coming thick and fast over the next few weeks as the provincial championships ramp up. Last weekend Armagh and Tyrone made it through their respective games to set up a mouth-watering clash between these arch rivals. Starting with Tyrone, they looked impressive enough at stages without setting the world alight, but you […]
By Michael McMullan JIM McGuinness has only lost one Ulster Championship game as Donegal manager, their 2013 final against Sunday’s opponents Monaghan. After their opening-day round win over Derry, the Tir Chonaill County may be stronger still with some players possibly back in contention as they try and avoid the Farney hoodoo. Michael Langan just […]
By Shaun Casey AT the end of last season, Monaghan’s obituary had been well and truly written. They dropped out of Division One for the first time in a decade and failed to reach the last eight in the race for Sam Maguire. That narrative only increased when arguably their greatest player of all time […]
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH All-Star defender Barry McCambridge has hailed the newcomers to the Orchard side. The Clann Éireann man spoke of how Tomás McCormack’s second-half goal gave the All-Ireland champions “breathing space” in their action-packed win over Antrim in Corrigan Park. It sets up a semi-final on Saturday week with Tyrone in Clones and […]
Monaghan manager Gabriel Bannigan has been impressed by the efforts of his squad and management team to date. He spoke with Michael McMullan ahead of Sunday’s clash with Donegal GABRIEL Bannigan has another Monaghan session in the bank. It’s time for home. Like all his interviews, there is positivity. You can sense a camp growing on […]
By Niall Gartland IT’S been a hectic couple of years for Cavan joint-skipper Ciarán Brady, but he’s happy to acknowledge that he’s in fine fettle ahead of Sunday’s Ulster Championship quarter-final showdown against Tyrone. Split season be damned, Brady has had little down-time since his club Arva embarked on an incredible championship run spanning two […]
Ulster SFC Quarter-Final Tyrone v Cavan Sunday, O’Neill’s Healy Park, 4.15pm By Niall Gartland Advertisement IT’S not the mother of all hoodoos – but it’s not a million miles off it. Cavan haven’t won a single championship campaign against Tyrone since all the way back in 1983, and it isn’t as if they’ve given each […]
