By Niall Gartland NEW Naomh Eoghan manager Sean Murtagh says the panel has a fresh look this year and is optimistic about their overall prospects as they begin their season in earnest against Tattyreagh on Friday night. While stalwarts like Kevin Gallagher are ready and available, a few others have left but Eglish native Murtagh […]
By Frank Craig It’s Round 2 of the MFC and Luke Barrett brings his Donegal team to Owenbeg on Saturday with the formidable challenge of Derry standing in their way. The Oak Leaf youngsters pummelled Armagh 5-10 to 2-6 in their previous outing and will go into the weekend’s clash in confident mood. The sides […]
JOE MCDONAGH CUP ROUND THREE Down v Offaly Sunday, Ballycran, 1pm By Niall Gartland Advertisement EVEN though Offaly claimed only their first win all season with last weekend’s win over Meath, this is an exceptionally tough ask for the Down hurlers. Offaly have had a bumpy time of it in recent years, but they steadied […]
ULSTER’S inter-county hurling teams are now entering the final stages of the 2022 season. A lot hinges on the remaining few weeks for counties to determine if their respective campaigns can be considered a success or not. This article will review each county’s season so far and project what each county will be hoping to […]
2019 Ulster Championship Preliminary Round: Tyrone 1-19 Derry 1-13 TYRONE survived a scare in this match as it looked like a brief period that an upset was on the cards. Points from Conor McAnamney and Christopher Bradley, as well as a goal from Shane McGuigan, put Derry into the lead with only ten minutes remaining, […]
ULSTER MINOR CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 Tyrone v Cavan Saturday, O’Neill’s Healy Park, 6pm By Alan Rodgers Advertisement SUCCESS in the recent Ulster Minor League has set Tyrone up perfectly for the challenges to come during a championship campaign that will see them bid to retain their provincial title. Last year, of course, the young Red […]
By Alan Rodgers LAST year the appearance of one player in particular grabbed the attention as the Tyrone hurlers embarked on a run which would take them all the way to Croke Park. At the beginning of 2020, one CJ McGourty signed up for the Red Hand hurlers. Since then, the St Gall’s player and […]
LORY MEAGHER CUP ROUND TWO Cavan v Leitrim Sunday, Kingspan Breffni, 2pm By Niall Gartland Advertisement ON paper, you might think that Cavan hurlers have turned a corner with a narrow defeat to Monaghan in their Lory Meagher opener, but appearances can be deceiving. The Breffni hurlers lost out by 3-9 to 2-9 to Monaghan, […]
Nickey Rackard Cup round one Fermanagh v Donegal Sunday, Brewster Park, 2pm By Mark McGoldrick Advertisement AS the Fermanagh players and management celebrated in Carrick-on-Shannon on Saturday evening, Joe Baldwin fulfilled the media requests and in doing so he paid tribute to the Erne hurlers after their hard-fought Division 3B final victory against Longford. In his third term at […]
By Michael McMullan DOWN camogs may have suffered a chastening defeat against Tipperary in their first game, but new manager Paul Donnelly opts to look at the positives of life at the top level. They host All-Ireland champions Galway on Saturday, with their junior team travelling to Clare to start their Division Three campaign. Donnelly […]
