By Niall Gartland BALLINDERRY’S All-Ireland Intermediate Championship final will belatedly go ahead this Sunday at Croke Park following the tragedy which unfolded in opposition club Crossmolina a fortnight ago. Days before the game was initially scheduled to take place, the desperately sad news emerged that Róisin Cryan – who was engaged to Mayo and Crossmolina footballer Conor Loftus – […]
Preview: Naomh Pádraig v An Cheathrú Rua – the biggest day of all
January 23, 2025
All-Ireland Club JFC Final Naomh Pádraig Uisce Chaoin v An Cheathrú Rua Saturday, Croke Park, 3.10pm By MIchael McMullan Advertisement TWELVE championship steps later and Naomh Pádraig are still living the dream. Saturday will be the biggest of all. Before even mentioning Croke Park, they’ll almost have to pinch themselves but it’s important to set […]
Uisce Chaoin waiting game over Toye injury
January 22, 2025
By Michael McMullan NAOMH Pádraig Uisce Chaoin are playing a waiting game over the fitness of Jonathan Toye ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland Junior final. The Donegal champions face Galway’s An Cheathrú Rua at Croke Park and manager Daniel McCauley rates Toye as “50-50” ahead of their historic showdown. Toye, who has kicked 2-25 on their […]
Errigal Ciaran’s spirited second-half comeback not enough to land All-Ireland title
January 19, 2025
All-Ireland Club SFC final Cuala 3-14 Errigal Ciaran 1-16 By Michael McMullan ERRIGAL Ciaran’s remarkable season didn’t have the magical ending after losing Sunday’s All-Ireland final. Shipping three first half goals and 13 points adrift at the break, they threw everything at the second half – led by Peter Harte – but it wasn’t enough […]
PREVIEW: Errigal Ciaran v Cuala: On the cusp of history
January 18, 2025
All-Ireland Club SFC Final Errigal Ciaran v Cuala Sunday, Croke Park, 3.40pm By Michael McMullan HISTORY will be made on Sunday and there will be a new name etched on the base of the Andy Merrigan Cup. Errigal Ciaran and Cuala are new kids on the block, playing in a first ever senior final. And […]
JOHNNY McINTOSH: Our magic moment
January 11, 2025
I’M chairman of Glenariffe so I was obviously over the moon with our minor team’s success at the Ulster Hurling Minor Championship hosted by Ballinascreen on the final day of the year. Our club had never won an Antrim Minor Championship before, so to go on from that and win Ulster really shows the magic of […]
Hero ‘keeper Bradley in dreamland
January 22, 2024
By Michael McMullan CONNLAN Bradley struggled to put the enormity of winning a club All-Ireland into words after Sunday’s rollercoaster win over St Brigid’s. Eventually he uses dreamland to describe winning the biggest prize in club football in the most iconic stadium in the land. The Glen ‘keeper, who made an vital first-half save to […]
“To win my first All-Ireland and to score a goal in the final was unbelievable”
August 14, 2023
IN the latest of our features on players’ careers, Aaron Cunningham takes a look back… Teams played for – Crossmaglen Rangers, UUJ, Longford NW, Armagh, New York Current involvement – Haven’t kicked a ball since 2018 so I would say retired. Which club game, that you played in, will you never forget and why? Advertisement 2011 […]
Burren’s new crop
May 5, 2023
A staggering 14 of Down’s u-20 panel hail from the Burren. Michael McMullan chatted to coach Stephen O’Hare and two of the players about the club’s new golden generation. ANYONE who really knows their GAA will be versed in Burren. Of the 28 winners of the All-Ireland Club Championship, they are one of nine to […]
JOE BROLLY: Pat Convery Memorial Trophy
January 29, 2023
STEVIE Murtagh from the Watty Grahams club says I am now 1/5 on to win the Pat Convery Clubman of the Year Award. Which would be the first time in its history the prestigious trophy has been presented to an outsider. I would probably have to do what our own Colm McGuigan did when he […]