Newbridge are Derry SFC champions for the first time in 35 years and Niall Gartland looks at other clubs who ended a long wait Creggan Kickhams (87 years) ANTRIM club Creggan Kickhams waited a whopping 87 years for their third Antrim Senior Championship title. For decades upon decades, 1943 and 1954 stood side-by-side as their […]
By Shaun Casey KILCOO have dominated the club scene in Down for a number of years now, and on Sunday they beat their old adversaries Burren to claim a sixth consecutive title and their 12th crown in 13 years. Indeed, Burren’s 2018 win is the only blot on Kilcoo’s record during that time, and midfielder […]
Niall Gartland looks at the teams who have won consecutive senior championships in recent years, though some have recently been dethroned Kilcoo (three consecutive titles) KILCOO have dominated the club football scene in Down since 2012, winning 11 of the last 12 titles. Their stranglehold was broken in 2018 when Burren came out on top […]
By Shaun Casey HOW much can really change inside 12 months? When Kilcoo and Burren locked horns in last year’s county final, nine points separated the teams when the referee sounded the full-time whistle. That 2023 decider was built up as the one where Burren finally laid down a marker and reclaimed their position as […]
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 now underway across Ulster, Michael McMullan looks at the number of different winners of the senior titles over the last decade Tyrone (7) IT’S hardly surprising that the Red Hand County tops the list. Champions Trillick have three titles to their name in the last decade with Omagh having won it […]
By Shaun Casey ALL the big hitters made it through the opening round of the Down Senior Championship unscathed, and a few will have to lock horns this weekend to continue their unbeaten journeys. The big fixture in round two is arguably Burren’s meeting with Mayobridge, but Kilcoo’s clash with Clonduff in a repeat of […]
Antrim: Cargin Cargin have been the kingpins in the Saffron County for the past decade and since 2015, they’ve stacked up seven championship crowns. Once again, the Erin’s Own men are hoping to complete a successful three in-a-row having won the two previous championships in 2022 and 2023. They battled past two newcomers, who were […]
By Shaun Casey WITH three games remaining in the Division One league, it looks like it’s going to come down to a two-horse race between the reigning champions Carryduff and championship kingpins Kilcoo. The ball is pretty much in the court of Finnian Moriarty’s side at present as they lead the way by the minimum of […]
