By Niall Gartland ARVA have barely sustained a scratch en route to Saturday’s Ulster Junior Championship final against Blackhill. They cruised through the Cavan Championship and it’s been a similar story in Ulster, claiming comfortable victories over Ballymaguigan and Lisnaskea in recent weeks. For what it’s worth, they played Division One football in Cavan this […]
By Niall Gartland FOR Fintona Pearses, 2023 is the gift that keeps on giving. A first Tyrone Junior Championship title in nearly half a century was an era-defining moment for the club, and now they’ve another crack at history as they finalise their preparations for Saturday’s Ulster Junior Championship semi-final against a hardened Blackhill side […]
By Shaun Casey BLACKHILL made a brilliant start to the Ulster Championship with an eye-catching first round win but they face a sterner test this weekend against Tyrone side Fintona. Padraig Finnegan’s men rattled off five goals in their 5-11 to 1-7 win over Antrim champions Rasharkin, but Finnegan insists there’s room for improvement ahead of […]
By Shaun Casey THE Ulster Championship provides Fintona with a chance to really focus on themselves, given their unfamiliarity with the opposition, suggests skipper Niall Murray as the Tyrone champions prepare to face Down representatives Drumaness on Sunday afternoon at O’Neill’s Healy Park (2pm). Fresh off the back of their double digit win over Ballyhegan […]
By Michael McMullan THE hurt of watching Ryan Connolly’s late winner dissect the posts in last season’s Cavan final added an extra log to the Arva fire over the winter. They watched on as Drumlane went all the way to an Ulster final they lost to Stewartstown on penalties. The season before that, Cavan champions […]
By Michael McMullan ANY hint of doubt about Na Rossa’s opener against Lisnaskea was quashed this week and the sides will lock horns on Saturday (O’Donnell Park, 2.45pm) Na Rossa – managed by former Donegal star and boss Declan Bonner – were winners over Moville in the Donegal final but there was an appeal lodged after […]
By Michael McMullan AFTER all the shadow boxing – with the exception of Tyrone’s knock-out action – across Ulster, the championship race picked up pace with only a handful of football titles up for grabs. The Tyrone and Derry county finals take place this weekend with the Monaghan intermediate champions yet to be crowned. After […]
WITH the club championships across Ulster edging closer to the knock-out stages, here is a look at the landscape that will meet the winners from all the counties at senior, intermediate and junior level. SENIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND – November 4 Fermanagh v Down QUARTER-FINALS – November 11/12 (1) Derry v Antrim (2) Cavan v Donegal […]
