By Shaun Casey DOWN will be aiming to extend their winning streak in Division Two when they welcome Ulster rivals Tyrone Ballycran on Sunday afternoon and take another massive leap towards promotion and Division One hurling. Of the three games played so far in the campaign, Down have won all three, including two other Ulster […]
By Niall Gartland THE Down hurlers are set to embark on their fourth year of Joe McDonagh hurling when they host Meath at Ballycran this Saturday. Ronan Sheehan’s side achieved promotion to the second tier All-Ireland competition back in 2020 by virtue of reaching the Christy Ring final, where they fell short against Kildare. Since then […]
By Shaun Casey HAMMERINGS can slice up wounds that take a long time to heal and as Down return to Laois Hire O’Moore Park this weekend, the drubbing they received at the hands of Laois, at the very same venue last season, will surely still be fresh in their minds. Ronan Sheehan’s men face the […]
By Niall Gartland THERE’S a fine line between success and failure and the Down hurlers will hope that the cards fall in their favour in their Joe McDonagh Cup campaign which gets underway against Kerry at Ballycran in Saturday. Down only had a single point at the table when the curtain was drawn on their […]
It was an important year for Portaferry.
