WE stand on the cusp of another Antrim Senior Championship hurling final and to be honest I think this year’s showing has been fairly disappointing to date. I think we’re at the stage now where it needs a total revamp – some sort of rethink. The big problem this year in Antrim was that one team […]
WITH county finals all over Ulster, the club season is getting to the cutting edge. Here is how the pairings in Ulster – in all codes – sit before this weekend’s action. MEN’S FOOTBALL SENIOR Advertisement PRELIMINARY ROUND – November 2/3 Trillick/Errigal Ciaran v St Eunan’s/Dungloe QUARTER-FINALS – November 9/10 (1) Erne Gaels/Enniskillen Gaels v […]
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 SHAUN PATTON St Eunan’s Big save from Cathal Gillespie ultimately was a game-winning one. Advertisement 2 SHAUN TOAL […]
By Michael McMullan A CONVEYOR belt. That’s the best superlative you could twin with the Sleacht Néill hurling story as they aim to make another championship step. Padraig Dougan is a selector and coach under new manager Paul McCormack and a former championship winning manager himself before the Michael McShane era. For the past five […]
The GAA’s Hurling Development Committee unveiled their new plans to grow the game including a process to appoint a Head of Hurling. Former Antrim star Neil McManus is part of the committee. He outlined their targets to Michael McMullan… IT’S a Wednesday afternoon and Neil McManus is in Croke Park for the official launch of […]
HERE are this weekend’s championship fixtures taking place across all nine counties in Ulster. Check out Monday’s review podcast and all our coverage at GaelicLife.com NB – Double check any fixture before making your journey in case of a change from times available at the time of writing. ANTRIM SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS Advertisement Lámh […]
Two of the stars of Fermanagh’s Lory Meagher success lift the lid on their glory trail all the way to Croke Park By Shaun Casey WHEN Brian Teehan cracked home Fermanagh’s third goal in the sunbaked surroundings of Croke Park, Joe Baldwin’s men already had one hand and four fingers of the other gripped onto […]
THE appointment of Davy Fitzgerald as Antrim manager is an exciting one – but only if he is utilised properly. He’s a fantastic coach and manager in my view and he’ll bring a hell of a lot of enthusiasm, but what’s most important of all is that he use his influence across the board, not just […]
By Michael McMullan BALLYCASTLE joint manager Kevin Barry McShane said there will BE no surprises for either side when they open their championship campaign on Saturday against Naomh Éanna. The Ballycastle mantra under McShane and Shane Staunton is focussed on being “consistently competitive” in every game. They met twice in the league with Naomh Éanna […]
By Niall Gartland FOR the first time since 2011, a team other than Mullahoran or Cootehill have got their hands on the Cavan Senior Hurling Championship title, but that alone doesn’t tell the full story of a seismic shift at the top of Breffni hurling. East Cavan Gaels – whose catchment area centres on Bailieborough, […]
