Orchard hurlers in must-win territory


By Shaun Casey HAVING tasted back-to-back defeats in their opening two league games, Armagh suddenly find themselves in must win territory heading into round three as they travel to Kingspan Breffni Park on Sunday. Sligo are the only other team in Division Three that have failed to pick up any points at this stage of […]


Taggart: Down not getting carried away


By Shaun Casey DOWN won’t be getting carried away in promotion talk just yet and defender Caolan Taggart is just taking the league week-by-week and knows anything can change at any given time. Ronan Sheehan’s Mourne men have made an impressive start to their Division Two campaign and picked up three victories on the trot, seeing […]


A familiar face beckons for Davy Fitzgerald


By Michael McMullan IT will have been two weeks of deep reflection for Antrim ahead of Sunday’s visit of Waterford. For Davy Fitzgerald, he’ll know exactly what’s stepping off the Deise bus in Corrigan Park. The former Clare All-Ireland winner, who also steered his county to the Liam MacCarthy Cup as manager, stepped down as […]


Down keeping eyes on final spot


By Michael McMullan TWO gone. Three more to go. That’s how Down hurling manager Ronan Sheehan is looking at his side’s target of getting to the Division Two final. They took plenty from an opening day win over Kildare. Two ruthless seven-minute spells sunk Derry on Saturday and they welcome Donegal to Ballycran this weekend. […]


McKeegan ready for Rossie test


By Shaun Casey ARMAGH aren’t expecting many surprises when they travel to Dr Hyde Park this weekend says boss Karl McKeegan. His Orchard County side are fairly familiar with that particular journey, and their opponents. Roscommon have been regular foes for Armagh in the last number of years and results against the Rossies have been […]


Defining game for Erne hurlers


By Pauric McGurn AFTER his side’s victory on Sunday afternoon against Longford in Kinawley, Fermanagh manager Joe Baldwin is turning his attention to “another defining game” as they prepare to take on Monaghan. Longford were marginally the better side in the opening half and went in leading by one point at the break, 1-6 to 0-10. […]


Cassidy the latest GAA player aiming for a NFL career


By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill dual player Jack Cassidy is the latest Irish player aiming for a career in American Football. Cassidy plays in goals in football and had a spell in the Derry squad under Mickey Harte last season. A freetaker as an outfield player in his underage days, he was drafted into the […]


Tyrone face another derby with trip to Donegal


By Alan Rodgers A NARROW defeat on the first weekend of action mean that Tyrone will be hoping to make amends when they make the trip to face Donegal in a game that is already being seen as crucial for both counties in this Division Two campaign. Action in the higher ranks was always going […]