BY KIERAN LYNCH THE Down minors get their Ulster Championship campaign underway with a trip to Clones (1pm) to take on Monaghan this Saturday. Speaking at the Ulster Minor Championship media launch in Dungannon on Monday night, Down assistant manager Sean Cunningham looked ahead to the clash, and discussed what manager Benny Coulter brings to […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S just four weeks since Down and Tyrone crossed paths in the Leo Murphy Cup u-20 Development League and the Red Hands came out on top with two-points to spare. Down coach Darragh O’Hanlon says his side won’t read too much into that game, as everything has been geared towards their championship […]
By Shaun Casey DOWN may be out of the promotion race, due to the head-to-head advantage Cavan and Fermanagh hold, but that shouldn’t deter their intentions of finishing off their Division Three campaign off with a win against Offaly. Following their winless 2022 season, the Mourne men have bounced back considerably this season under the […]
By Shaun Casey DOWN legend Benny Coulter believes the Mourne men are heading in the right direction, even if they miss out on promotion from Division Three this season as they prepare for Saturday’s clash with lowly Longford in Newry. Conor Laverty’s side have already improved on a winless 2022 campaign and Coulter puts […]
TAKING into account that we are still in February, it’s a credit to the GAA that the quality of league football has been so high. Indeed, I would go as far to say that the league is now a better product than the championship. Obviously, the All-Ireland semi-finals and finals are still the pinnacle but […]
By Michael McMullan CAVAN’S promotion charge has been picking up momentum but manager Mickey Graham stresses his side are living in the moment. Speaking to Gaelic Life ahead of this weekend’s all-Ulster clash with Down, Graham made the comment how quickly football can change. One victory can turn a season previously “going poorly” and an […]
By Shaun Casey THERE’S been nothing easy with Down in recent weeks. Their revival under Conor Laverty was halted momentarily thanks to Sean Quigley’s late goal in round three but their win over Westmeath last weekend keeps them well and truly in the hunt for promotion. Laverty’s side trail Cavan and Fermanagh at the top […]
By Shaun Casey CONOR Laverty perhaps faces the most difficult period of his short managerial career this weekend as Down welcome Westmeath to Newry. The Mourne men are coming off a horrendously harsh defeat to Fermanagh and have to bounce back with a six day turnaround. It’s the first time Laverty’s side have tasted defeat […]
CONOR Laverty’s Down will play a special one-off match against a ‘Mourne’ select on Saturday, March 11 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the opening of Holy Cross Park at Atticall. Under the helm of legendary former Down boss Pete McGrath, the five teams of Atticall, An Riocht, Ballymartin, Glassdrumman and Longstone will come together […]
By Niall Gartland FERMANAGH paid the price for their wastefulness in front of goals in their last day out against Offaly, and they’ll know they’ll need to produce a better performance if they’re to consign Down to defeat in Ederney this weekend. Kieran Donnelly’s side racked up ten wides across the hour, indicative of a […]
