The championship is here and Michael McMullan looks at some of the things we’ll see Anyone got a ticket? THERE won’t be room to turn a sweet in your mouth at Celtic Park later this month as Derry welcome Donegal. The boom is back in both counties. You have Jim versus Mickey and the recent […]
Ulster SFC Cavan 3-12 Monaghan 1-12 By Michael McMullan A RAMPANT Cavan advanced to the last eight in Ulster with a dramatic victory over Monaghan thanks to three goals on Sunday in Clones. Advertisement It was Gerard Smith’s 76th minute goal that shot an energetic Cavan side into a 2-11 to 1-12 lead they never […]
By Michael McMullan THIS time last year he was preparing to pull on the number one jersey but Raymond Galligan has named his side for Sunday’s Ulster SFC showdown with rivals Monaghan on Sunday in Clones (4pm). Galligan will have to prepare without Killian Clarke, Jason McLaughlin, Dara McVeety and Ryan O’Neill. The Breffni threat […]
Fabian Beggan gives the inside track on his teammates… Name: Fabian Beggan. Age: 25. Teams played for: Clones, St Pat’s, DCU and Monaghan. Advertisement Earliest GAA memory? Being dropped to my first training at Coyle’s field. Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? Finty Kelly, he’s been playing and winning with Monaghan for […]
All-Ireland SFC Round 2 Monaghan v Clare Sunday, St Tiernach’s Park, 2pm By Shaun Casey YOU can’t teach old dogs new tricks, but then again, sometimes you don’t have to. Although Monaghan seem to be trying to turn a corner, when the going gets tough, it’s the old battle-hardened warriors that still stand up to […]
AS I write this I have a sense of déjà vu. Another big game for Armagh and another heart-breaking penalty shoot-out defeat. I’m just back from a coffee with Aaron McKay and he was so disappointed he let me pay (again!). I would suggest the next time instead of penalties we should have a supporter […]
Ulster SFC Final Derry v Armagh Sunday, Clones, 4pm (Live on RTÉ and BBC) By Michael McMullan THE last time these two jostled in the championship, it was the Covid year and Armagh’s 0-6 to 0-2 lead at the first water break had Derry chasing a game a second half gale wasn’t able to help […]
The last time Derry and Armagh met in the Ulster showdown, club rivals and university teammates John McEntee and Joe Cassidy were in opposing corners. Michael McMullan caught up with them for a walk down memory lane. WHEN Armagh minors began the defence of their Ulster title in a sun-kissed Athletic Grounds in May 1995, […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Rory Gallagher has named an unchanged team for Sunday’s Ulster final with Armagh (Clones 4pm). Derry were winners over Fermanagh and Monaghan on their way to the decider, with Kieran McGeeney’s side seeing of Antrim, Cavan and Down on their way. There is no starting berth for Ciaran McFaul who […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER Derry star Joe Cassidy and Armagh’s John McEntee went toe to toe in the 2000 Ulster final in Clones and are looking forward to Sunday’s rematch, recalling the buzz of playing at the home of Ulster football. Armagh were 1-12 to 1-11 winners in 2000 thanks to Oisin McConville’s late winner […]
