By Michael McMullan AFTER turning the corner in mid-season, Cookstown have the Intermediate title tucked away and travel to Down champions Saul on Sunday. Four consecutive league defeats looked like knocking the stuffing out of their title aspirations before a new management duo of Brian O’Neill and Marty Kelly came in six weeks ahead of […]
By Michael McMullan THE St Paul’s minor football tournament will return to the u-18 grade when it gets under way later this year. With the GAA changing age groups at underage, the tournament – sponsored by fonaCAB – has been at u-17 before this year’s return. Reigning champions Four Masters are back challenging at the […]
Shaun Casey has a look at Ulster teams that have fielded on All-Ireland Intermediate final day… Galbally – 2023 GALBALLY were undoubtedly the best team in Ulster and saw off Glenullin, Dungloe and Corduff before qualifying for the All-Ireland decider with a four-point win over Dunmore MacHales of Galway on an unusual scoreline of 4-4 […]
By Niall Gartland IT’S certainly no easy task but Eskra forward Mickey Woods is looking forward to having a crack at league champions Cookstown in Sunday’s Junior Championship quarter-final at Loughmacrory. Their opponents Cookstown have gone the entire season unbeaten and are bidding to win their second Junior Championship title in three years. Coincidentally it […]
By Niall Gartland COOKSTOWN aren’t counting their chickens just yet but they’re only a stone’s throw away from finishing their Division Three campaign as champions with only three rounds of fixtures remaining. Manager Conleth Donnelly is pleased with their progress and why wouldn’t he be – they’ve won all 13 of their matches to date […]
By Niall Gartland TERRY Devlin, remember the name. The 19-year-old Cookstown lad is one hell of a prospect on the soccer field and a few weeks ago signed on the dotted line for Engish League One club Portsmouth. All being well, he’ll go on to have a long and fruitful career in his chosen sport […]
By Niall Gartland MICHAEL McElhatton has been one of the shining lights in Holy Trinity’s run to Sunday’s MacRory Cup final, but he knows they’ll get nothing easy in their third match of the campaign against a Tyrone school. Holy Trinity came up against a formidable St Patrick’s, Dungannon team twice, shading an enthralling semi-final […]
