All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter Final Armagh v Kerry Saturday, Tullamore, 5pm By Shaun Casey Advertisement IT’S do or die this weekend as the All-Ireland series reaches the knockout stages of the competition. Armagh are back in the last eight, the hurdle they fell at last season, and they take on Kerry on Saturday, a team […]
A settled start the key for Cavan insists Aisling Gilsenan
CAVAN ace forward Aisling Gilsenan said that once the Breffni County settled they were always likely to secure their place in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship for 2023. Geraldine Sheridan scored the vital goal in the second half, and despite 1-6 from the brilliant Sarah Dillon, Westmeath will return to Intermediate after this defeat at […]
Crucial Sheridan goal helps Cavan to safety in relegation play-off
TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Cavan 1-13 Westmeath 1-9 By Deniese O’Flaherty GERALDINE Sheridan scored the crucial goal and a strong finish by Cavan saw them retain their TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship status for next year and relegate Westmeath back to the Intermediate grade. Advertisement After being behind for most of the game Cavan took the […]
Catherine McGourty asks why there aren’t more female inter-county managers
I BEGAN my camogie career playing with Down in 1999. As a 15 year-old, I was absolutely delighted to get that phone call from the then manager Bernie McNally and jumped at the opportunity to play with players like Mairin McAleenan, Deirdre Savage, Pauline Green and Jennifer Branniff to name but a few. For those […]
Growing Oaks – the Derry Ladies underage resurgence
By Michael McMullan DERRY won’t be in the shake-up for the All-Ireland Junior title next month, but shoots have been emerging at underage level to offer hope of a new beginning in the county. It’s five years since they had the pulled a draw from the jaws of victory at Croke Park on All-Ireland Sunday […]
Cavan face relegation play-off after paying the penalty
TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Tipperary 2-6 Cavan 1-8 By Kevin Carney Advertisement EMMA Morrissey scored 2-4 including the winning penalty, deep into added-time, to seal Tipperary’s place in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship for 2023, with Cavan heading for the relegation play-off instead. Morrissey found the top-corner with aplomb after her teammate Angela McGuigan was […]
Armagh bounce back to seal quarter-final spot
All-Ireland Senior Championship Armagh 2-12 Monaghan 0-4 By Kieran Lynch AIMEE Mackin scored 0-4 and Armagh eased their way past Monaghan to qualify for the last eight of the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship after a 2-12 to 0-4 victory at the Athletic Grounds. Advertisement As a result, Armagh finished second in the Group B standings […]
Ladies football Championship play-offs revealed after busy weekend of action
Compiled by Daragh Small ARMAGH, Donegal and Antrim will keep the flag flying for Ulster in the All-Ireland Ladies Football scene after a busy weekend of action. Tyrone lost out to Wexford in the Intermediate quarter-finals, while Cavan lost out despite Lauren McVeety’s 1-4 tally against Tipperary. Donegal will face Dublin in the senior quarter-finals, […]
McCartan hoping Down can seal semi-final spot
By Niall McCoy WITH one box already ticked ahead of their final league meeting with Louth this weekend, Down ladies boss Ronan McCartan is hoping to put a cross in the other. Last week’s draw in Sligo coupled with their round one win over Roscommon means that a relegation play-off is out of the equation. […]
Opinion: A need for all codes to be under one umbrella
By Michael McMullan OVER the weekend, Derry club Newbridge announced a rebranding of their social media to bring both the camogie and hurling clubs under one roof, like many others. It brings everyone under the one organisation and pools resources in terms of finance, identity and people at committee level. The decision to play Sleacht […]