WHEN Jim McGuinness was appointed Donegal manager ahead of the 2011 season, Mark McHugh sensed there was something special on the horizon. Having worked with the Glenties clubman at u-21 level, McHugh had an insight into what McGuinness would bring. From also-rans to All-Ireland champions, it was a swift transformation under the watchful eye of […]
By Niall Gartland EASY peasy lemon squeezy? Well, it certainly isn’t a nightmare draw for Tyrone, but it’s a knock-out championship match so they can’t afford to take Roscommon for granted in this Saturday’s All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final clash at O’Neill’s Healy Park. The Red Hands are by no means a runaway train but they have […]
By Niall Gartland IN a sense it’s all gone according to script, but the events of the last few weeks will no doubt have caused considerable consternation for fans of the Breffni County. It’s hardly the shock of the century that it’s come to this, Cavan’s All-Ireland campaign hinging on their third and final group […]
