Nine outstanding volunteer coaches have been selected as finalists in the Translink Ulster GAA Coach of the Year Awards. Representing their respective counties, the finalists were selected following public nominations submitted by club members across Ulster. A panel of experts including All-Ireland winning Armagh manager, Joe Kernan, Ulster GAA PRO Michael Geoghegan and Irish News […]
In this week’s Gaelic Life, Crossmaglen boss Donal Murtagh tells Niall Gartland that his side must improve massively if they’re to qualify for the Ulster Club Final. Their opponents come in the form of Donegal champions, Gaoth Dobhair who easily overcame the Antrim kingpins while Cross had to battle past Coalisland in a game they […]
Another mammoth weekend of Ulster Club action with the Tyrone, Derry, Antrim and Cavan champions all making it through to the last four. But not without drama… St.Peter’s (Armagh) 2-13 Tattyreagh (Tyrone) 3-11 Tattyreagh beaten in last year’s Ulster Junior semi-final have continued their remarkable rise with a hugely entertaining win over St.Peter’s in the […]
Translink and Ulster GAA have teamed up for the second year to launch the 2018 Coach of the Year awards. All-Ireland winning manager, Joe Kernan was in attendance to help launch the initiative which celebrates the work carried out by volunteer club coaches across the province for the lasting impressions they make on both individuals […]
Six county titles will be decided today over the province of Ulster with the Derry, Tyrone, Cavan, Antrim, Donegal and Armagh finals taking place. At Healy Park, Killyclogher and Coalisland will meet in a repeat of the 2016 championship final which the Killyclogher men won after a replay, throw in at Omagh is 4pm. In […]
Tyrone’s Damian Casey and Donegal’s Danny Cullen make up the Ulster representatives on the 2018 Ireland Hurling-Shinty squad for this Saturday’s annual meeting with Scotland in Inverness. Hurlers from thirteen counties will have the opportunity to represent their country on the big stage as Ireland look to pick up their first win since a 2-10 […]
The draw for the 2019 Ulster Senior Football Championship has been made tonight live on RTÉ. Old rivals, Tyrone and Derry will meet for the third time in four years after being drawn in this year’s preliminary round with the winners facing Antrim in the quarter-final. There will be a repeat of the 2018 Ulster […]
In this weeks Gaelic Life columnist, Kevin Cassidy recounts the roller-coaster of emotions that a life in football brings with a mention of the celebrations in Gaoth Dobhair. On Sunday past, Cassidy represented his club in a county final for the first time since 2006 as they captured their fifteenth county title. After being awoken […]
SUNDAY’S winner-takes-all ‘Super Eight’ clash against Donegal holds an extra special resonance for Tyrone youngster Cathal McShane. Living only a stone’s thrown from the border, the Leckpatrick man has strong family connections with Tyrone’s immediate county to the west. His grandmother Bridget McShane, originally from Tory Island off the Donegal coast, sadly passed away on […]
GAELIC Life columnist Kevin Cassidy is expecting a war when Donegal and Tyrone meet in Ballybofey on Sunday.
