By Michael McMullan DOWN hurlers don’t have much time to lick their wounds after shipping five second half goals in defeat to Carlow on Saturday as the Joe McDonagh Cup swung into action. They’ll host Laois on Saturday afternoon in Ballycran (1.30pm) hoping to pull their championship ambitions back on track. Ronan Sheehan’s side went […]
By Shaun Casey WITH 40 minutes played, Down’s hopes of a National League title looked well and truly dashed but Ronan Sheehan never lost faith in his men and they rallied to come good see off Kildare by seven points. Two goals at the start of the second half from the Lilywhites left Down eight adrift […]
By Shaun Casey WHILE Down’s league fate won’t be determined on Saturday, Ronan Sheehan says his men are keen to start on the front foot as they take on familiar foes Kildare in the opening round of their Division Two league campaign. The two teams know each other quite well at this stage and the […]
By Michael McMullan IT was a weekend to remember at Croke Park for Down hurling with their u-20s winning a second All-Ireland B title in three seasons. For manager Connor O’Prey, it was a satisfying way to finish the season and lays another layer of concrete on the county’s foundations. “You only get to enjoy […]
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 […]
