By Shaun Casey TWO heavyweight showdowns will take place in Páirc Esler, Newry this weekend as Down kingpins Kilcoo lock horns with Glenn while Carryduff and Burren cross swords, with all four eyeing up a place in the Senior Championship final. Kilcoo are the team to beat in the Mourne County and have been for […]
EIGHT will become four in Down this weekend as the Senior Championship starts to heat up. There have been some good storylines already and maybe it’s not a surprise that Division Three side Glenn are still alive. Last year, Stevie Clarke’s men made it to the last four, and they’ll fancy their chances in what seems […]
WITH the club championships getting more serious as the weeks pass, we look at some of the players who are putting their hands up with key performances. Here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week 1 EOGHAN MULHOLLAND Clann Éireann Second-half penalty save helped his Clann Éireann side keep the ‘Nab’s at arm’s […]
By Shaun Casey BOUNCING right back to Division Two football was the main objective for Glenn at the start of the season and Stevie Clarke’s side have done so in impressive fashion. After 18 games, his side were unbeaten and have the league title safely stored away. They drew with Annaclone last Friday evening but were […]
By Shaun Casey ANNACLONE head into the lion’s den this weekend as they travel to Glenn for a Division Three top of the table clash and boss John Clarke hopes his side can upset the odds to nab a victory. Clarke’s side currently sit in second place, one point off the unbeaten league leaders, and […]
By Shaun Casey WHEN Stevie Clarke looks his Glenn players in the eyes and tells them to do whatever it takes to be successful, he’s speaking from experience. That’s the mentality of the former Glenn captain. Whatever it takes. The last time Glenn tasted championship success, Clarke missed out on most of the season […]
By Niall McCoy DOWN defender Niall McParland believes the Mourne County will never return to the heights of the past unless they install some stability in the entire operation. Recent times have been dominated by a revolving door when it comes to players and something similar in terms of managers, with seven over the last […]
CLAN na Gael have appointed Ronan McMahon as their new senior football manager for the season ahead. McMahon takes over from Clans and Armagh legend Diarmaid Marsden, who wore the bainisteoir bib for four years. The 2002 All-Ireland winner guided the Lurgan men to Intermediate championship glory in 2020 and they remain in the Senior […]
Glenn’s Aaron Kennedy is expecting a step up in test this weekend.
