By Michael McMullan IT’S not where Down want to be this weekend but their Tailteann Cup path is the card hey’ve been dealt. Conor Laverty’s side inhaled enough of the Sam Maguire buzz into their nostrils to know they want more. That’s why Saturday’s trip to Portlaoise is so important, as a win over Laois would […]
THE Tailteann Cup quarter-final draw was made on Monday morning with all three Ulster teams kept apart. Antrim will host Wicklow with an interesting angle. The Saffrons’ manager Mark Doran was previously part of Oisin McConville’s management team in the Garden County. Down and Fermanagh booked their places in the last eight with wins over […]
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2026 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship gets underway over the coming weekend – with all four provincial champions in action. The action begins on Saturday when Ulster champions Armagh make the trip to Cork, ahead of three senior ties on Sunday, as Leinster and All-Ireland champions Dublin visit Mayo, Munster champions […]
By Niall Gartland THESE days, former Down goalkeeper Pat Donnan lives in Macclesfield – not, to borrow a legendary line from Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh, a GAA stronghold. The casual acquaintance from across the water has little idea about his considerable sporting accomplishments – chief among them his place on the Down panel that landed a […]
All-Ireland U14 Gold championship Kerry 1-8 Down 1-5 By Anthony Newman KERRY were crowned All-Ireland U14 Gold champions at St Brigid’s, Kiltoom in Roscommon. They made up for last year’s loss and were deserving winners after a magnificent game of football. Up front Amyrose Shanahan was a handful for the Down defence all through while […]
By Michael McMullan THE draw has made for the next round of the Tailteann Cup with Antrim already into the quarter-finals. Mark Doran’s side beat both Carlow and Tipperary in the opening rounds. Down missed out after their shock defeat at the hands of Offaly. Advertisement They now face Longford in a winner takes all […]
By Niall Gartland RELEGATION from Division 1B and a six-point defeat in the Ulster Senior Championship to Antrim doesn’t tell the full story of Down’s 2026 campaign to date, according to manager Domhnall Nugent. While positive results haven’t been forthcoming with a couple of exceptions, including a stunning league win over Dublin, it’s certainly not […]
By Shaun Casey SATURDAY evening was a difficult one for Newry native Steven Poacher. He brought his Leitrim side to Páirc Esler, plotting the downfall of his own county, Down. Poacher was short a number of key men, namely Barry McNulty and Tom Prior, and while they were just four points adrift at half time […]
By Shaun Casey DOWN bounced back from their crushing Ulster Championship exit with a comfortable victory over Leitrim in the opening round of the Tailteann Cup, and selector Mickey Donnelly was proud of the “resilience” the Mourne men showed. From the highs of beating Division One league champions Donegal in Letterkenny to the unthinkable lows […]
10 YEARS AGO CRUCIAL points from Tony Kelly made the difference as Clare reeled in Waterford in the Division One final replay. The Banner County came from three points down in the closing minutes to snatch an incredible victory and dethrone last year’s champions with Kelly landing two injury-time points. There was a moment of controversy […]
