Ulster’s All-Ireland SFC Club winners


Shaun Casey charts the Ulster clubs that have landed All-Ireland Senior Football Championship honours Crossmaglen (6) ULSTER’S most successful club at the top level, Crossmaglen, won six All-Ireland titles during a glorious 15-year period. Their first All-Ireland crown came in 1997, and they backed that up with a brace of titles in 1999 and 2000. […]


Burren get off to winning start in Paul McGirr opener


Burren 2-11  Newtownbutler 0-7 The 2024 Paul McGirr got underway on Saturday in a glorious Gardrum Park with Down champions Burren defeating Newtownbutler in the preliminary round to secure a quarter final place. The Fermanagh champions who featured quite a lot of players who are still eligible next year defied the odds to put up […]


Morgan delighted as Magpies soar once again


By Shaun Casey KILCOO have dominated the club scene in Down for a number of years now, and on Sunday they beat their old adversaries Burren to claim a sixth consecutive title and their 12th crown in 13 years. Indeed, Burren’s 2018 win is the only blot on Kilcoo’s record during that time, and midfielder […]


Burren aiming to make amends


By Shaun Casey HOW much can really change inside 12 months? When Kilcoo and Burren locked horns in last year’s county final, nine points separated the teams when the referee sounded the full-time whistle. That 2023 decider was built up as the one where Burren finally laid down a marker and reclaimed their position as […]


Do or die in Mourne County


By Shaun Casey TWO heavyweight showdowns will take place in Páirc Esler, Newry this weekend as Down kingpins Kilcoo lock horns with Glenn while Carryduff and Burren cross swords, with all four eyeing up a place in the Senior Championship final. Kilcoo are the team to beat in the Mourne County and have been for […]


Down’s big hitters lock horns


By Shaun Casey ALL the big hitters made it through the opening round of the Down Senior Championship unscathed, and a few will have to lock horns this weekend to continue their unbeaten journeys. The big fixture in round two is arguably Burren’s meeting with Mayobridge, but Kilcoo’s clash with Clonduff in a repeat of […]


The Burren Identity


Esteemed Down club Burren are celebrating their centenary year and Shaun Casey finds out more about a club with a famous past WHEN you slip down the sliding trail to the Burren GAA club, the first thing to catch your eye is the movement. A full carpark splits the two operating pitches that are thriving with […]


It is still all to play for in Down


By Shaun Casey WITH three games remaining in the Division One league, it looks like it’s going to come down to a two-horse race between the reigning champions Carryduff and championship kingpins Kilcoo. The ball is pretty much in the court of Finnian Moriarty’s side at present as they lead the way by the minimum of […]