Ryan McAleenan hoped to pull on the Down jersey again but he suffered a career-ending injury and it undoubtedly took a mental toll on the Warrenpoint defender By Shaun Casey RYAN McAleenan can still remember the feeling. The crushing collapse of his world caving below his feet. His career was over. Playing football, his driving […]
Gary Boyle is juggling his role as Newry City manager with lending a hand to Warrenpoint’s Gaelic footballers, Shaun Casey reports… THE Down club championship gets up and running this weekend and for Warrenpoint native Gary Boyle, life couldn’t be much busier at the moment. Boyle took over as Newry City boss when Darren Mullen […]
By Niall McCoy MORE of the same or is someone ready to really challenge Kilcoo’s superiority? The league season would suggest that it may be the latter. The black and white ribbons on the Frank O’Hare Cup are getting frayed by this stage given how regularly they adorn the trophy. For the record, the Magpies […]
BY KIERAN LYNCH WHILST Tuesday night’s draw threw up some interesting pairings in the Down Senior Championship, there is still a lot to play for in the league, with Loughinisland and Carryduff neck and neck at the top, through 11 games in Division One. There are still seven games to go in Down and a lot […]
A COUPLE of days can make such a difference. On Sunday, October 16, Donagh McAleenan and Conor Laverty went to war as their two tribes, Warrenpoint and Kilcoo, battled it out for the Frank O’Hare Cup. Kilcoo, the Down kingpins, claimed their tenth county title in 11 years while the ‘Point left Páirc Esler empty handed, […]
FORMER Down star Mark Poland has been appointed as the new Warrenpoint senior football manager. Poland, who was involved under outgoing manager Shane Mulholland, take over ahead of the 2023 season. His management team will comprise of Gary Boyle, Conor Gilmore, Ryan McAleenan, Daniel Bird and Sean O’Hare. Warrenpoint haven’t won the Down senior championship […]
By Michael McMullan THEY may have entered the Ulster scene through the back door, but midfielder Bliadhan Glass insists Na Magha have fully bought into their build-up to Sunday’s meeting with Warrenpoint. Na Magha lost out to Lavey in the Derry junior final but weren’t graded as a junior team with Na Magha taking their […]
By Kieran Lynch KILCOO are in search of more history this weekend as they take on Warrenpoint with the opportunity to win a tenth Down title in 11 years. The reigning All-Ireland champions have been a juggernaut within their own county for more than a decade now, but that is not to say that it […]
DOWN SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL FINAL Warrenpoint v Kilcoo Sunday, Pairc Esler, 4pm By Shaun Casey Advertisement JUST back from the training ground, the Warrenpoint players assemble in the Whistledown Hotel and join the locals at the club’s ‘Blues Breakfast’ as preparations for the county final continue. The room, like the entire town, is decked out […]
DOWN SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL WARRENPOINT V KILCOO Sunday, Park Esler, 4pm WARRENPOINT are the last team to beat Kilcoo in the Down championship but that was two years ago and Kilcoo are now the All-Ireland champions and will take some beating. Even then, the Magpies exacted their revenge through the backdoor system and went on […]
