All-Ireland Club SFC Final Glen v Kilmacud Crokes Sunday, Croke Park, 3.30pm By Niall Gartland IN a way, match previews are an exercise in futility. I mean, what sooth-sayer would have predicted that Kilcoo goalkeeper Niall Kane would have scored a goal from a ’45’ in last year’s All-Ireland final. Advertisement Or that the game […]
SUNDAY is the day that the footballers of Glen and the hurlers of Dunloy have been dreaming about since they first pulled on their boots at the start of last year. Granted, it has been a long slog for both teams but it’s one that both teams would gladly endure in order to reach the […]
HAVING travelled to Croke Park for the All-Ireland Club football semi-finals, I came away hugely impressed with the supreme levels of physical conditioning in all four teams. It showed just how much the club game has progressed with players both individually and collectively taking huge pride in their conditioning. Gone now are the days at […]
By Michael McMullan MALACHY O’Rourke is planning to face Paul Mannion this Sunday but the Glen boss doesn’t expect to see the Kilmacud Crokes star in from the start. Mannion, who spent the summer playing alongside Glen’s Ciaran McFaul for the Donegal Boston club, kicked 0-9 in his first outing for the Crokes in their […]
By Michael McMullan EMMETT Bradley insists the Glen squad won’t be dealing in hype ahead of their All-Ireland final showdown with last year’s beaten finalists Kilmacud Crokes later this month. Younger brother of goalkeeper Connlan, he was a relaxed figure as he trotted to the team bus after Sunday’s win over Maigh Cuilinn. He wore […]
By Michael McMullan CONOR Glass watched last year’s All-Ireland Club final in the Hogan Stand Bar in Moneyneena and he’s now 60 minutes away from walking up the steps of the stand it’s named after to collect the Andy Merrigan Cup. Glass kicked his 10th point of the campaign as Glen accounted for Maigh Cuilinn […]
IT’S that time of year again when our bodies are just crying out for some sort of routine and any sort of distraction to get away from the last two weeks of mayhem. Sleeping patterns, diets and routines have been all over the shop so now we are craving for that structure and sense of […]
NOW that we are heading into December a lot of the pretenders to the throne have fallen by the wayside, and now we are left with the cream of the crop as the race for provincial and All-Ireland glory warms up. Having watched a lot of the provincial club games over the last number of […]
currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Senior Club Championship final Donaghmoyne 1-11 Kilmacud Crokes 0-7 By Daire Walsh RECENTLY wed Cathriona McConnell amassed an impressive tally of 0-7 as five-time winners Donaghmoyne booked their spot in the currentaccount.ie All-Ireland Senior Club Championship decider with a convincing semi-final victory at home to Kilmacud Crokes. Advertisement Arriving at her home ground […]
By Niall Gartland DONAGHMOYNE goalkeeper Linda Martin has won 20 county titles, 14 Ulsters and five All-Irelands, but she has redemption on the mind after the disappointment of last year. The perennial contenders from Monaghan are gearing up for an All-Ireland semi-final against Kilmacud Crokes this weekend, and Martin is mindful of last year’s defeat […]
