By Michael McMullan MICÉAL Rooney is all too aware of how the wheels began to fall off the Down promotion bandwagon last season. While the main focus is getting back to Division Two and putting Down “back on the map” the short term is all about winning games. In the world of promotion, the next […]
1 Mourne men on the march AFTER a disastrous 2022 season where Down didn’t win a single game, things could only get better in 2023, and they certainly did. Conor Laverty brought an energy and a passion to the Down cause that has possibly been missing over the past number of years and this year […]
GL placement student Oisín Duddy looks back on how Ulster teams have fared in the All-Ireland SFC club series… 2013: Ballinderry Shamrocks THIS was Ballinderry’s first Ulster title since 2001 thanks to their win against Glenswilly (Donegal) on a scoreline of 1-13 to 2-6. They later played the London champions Kingdom Kerry Gaels in the All-Ireland […]
KARL Lacey will remain in charge of Kilcoo next season the club have confirmed. The former Donegal star took over this season and steered the Magpies to their 21st Down title before slipping out of Ulster against Scotstown. Eoghan Rua Cill Chua are delighted to announce that manager Karl Lacey and his backroom team will […]
By Shaun Casey FOR a team that has dominated the club scene in Monaghan over the past 11 years, winning eight county titles, Scotstown have failed to really make a dent on the Ulster Club Championship. They’ve only competed in two Ulster finals during that time, losing to Crossmaglen and Gaoth Dobhair, and their most recent […]
THE second weekend of Ulster Club action took place last weekend and yet again the competition came up trumps. I’ve said on many occasions that this is the best competition in the GAA calendar at the minute and, based on last weekend’s evidence, who would argue with me? We will start with the Saturday night […]
By Shaun Casey EXPERIENCE is key in the Ulster Club Championship, but it’s not necessarily an advantage this year says Scotstown boss David McCague. The An Bhoth men have dominated the Monaghan club scene over the past decade, winning eight championships in 11 years and are no strangers to the provincial scene. However, given the talent […]
By Shaun Casey FOR two teams that have dominated their respective county championships, there isn’t that much recent history between Kilcoo and Scotstown as they lock horns on Sunday (Páirc Esler, 3.15pm) for the first time since 2016. That was a preliminary round tie which the Magpies edged on their way to reaching a second […]
Kilcoo flexed their muscles on Sunday with a comprehensive win over Fermanagh kingpins Derrygonnelly to set up a mouth-watering clash with Scotstown this weekend. I expected Kilcoo to win last weekend but I thought Derrygonnelly would have put up a little bit more of a fight. From start to finish Kilcoo were extremely impressive and their […]
By Katrina Brennan KILCOO claimed their eleventh Down Championship in 12 years when they dispatched Burren with relative ease just over a fortnight ago – next, it’s Derrygonnelly’s turn to give them a rattle. The teams last met in the 2021 Ulster Club final on a day the Harps might prefer to forget. After keeping with […]
