Shaun Casey chats to the Breffni ace about their positive start to 2026 DIVISION One football is at Cavan’s fingertips. Their promotion charge could be confirmed this weekend, if they beat Ulster rivals Tyrone, and the rise of ladies football in the Breffni County is a story worth telling. It’s all about building from the […]
After avoiding injury for most of her career, Colleen Patterson tore her ACL in both knees. She battled back to play camogie at the highest level. Michael McMullan writes. COLLEEN Patterson has a whole new appreciation of camogie now. Absence does that. Sport has always been there, but recovery from an ACL tear is both […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY’S hopes of reaching the Division Two league final will rest on Saturday’s visit of Meath. The Oakleafers bounced back from defeat in Laois to win on the road last weekend against Westmeath, but captain Niamh Quinn knows what is coming down the tracks. Saturday’s opponents had a double-scores victory over Laois […]
Karen Guthrie played 167 senior games for Donegal over a distinguished 18-year career. She is now helping guide the next generation. She spoke with Michael McMullan. YOU sense the love of football in Karen Guthrie’s voice. It’s there. The fact she is on the way to a session with Donegal’s seniors just reinforces it. As part […]
By Michael McMullan ANTRIM enjoyed their historic win over Cork but it’s a case of keeping their head down and looking for more improvement. They take on Waterford on Saturday as their life in Division 1A continues. For goalkeeper Caitríona Graham, she was delighted to have been named captain this year and stresses that the […]
By Michael McMullan THERE are two ways to judge Derry’s season ahead of their trip to Offaly for their final Division Four game on Sunday. A look at the league table tells you it’s another season in which a victory over Kilkenny is their only win. It’s their scoring average of -10 that tells a […]
By Shaun Casey FOR the first time this season, Tyrone find themselves marching into a league game off the back of a defeat and Darren McCann’s Red Hand ladies will be aiming to bounce back against Mayo on Sunday. They were second best in the all-Ulster Division Two round three clash with Donegal, with the […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY are eyeing a second win of the Division Four season on Sunday in Wicklow. After victory over Kilkenny in their opening game, Kate Hargan looks back on their two defeats and feels it’s a matter of when rather than if they turn the corner. The Oakleafers have added Leo Sweeney to […]
Monaghan camogie are set to field at senior level for the first time in 15 years. Shaun Casey finds out more. THE last time Monaghan fielded a camogie side at senior level, they won back-to-back All-Ireland titles, but this season will be the first time since then that the Farney County will be represented at […]
By Michael McMullan SUSANNE White has hailed the depth of Donegal’s squad as the chief reason for their early season progress. They take their 100 per cent record to Aghyaran on Sunday to face a Tyrone team who have won both their Division Two encounters. After beating Westmeath in their first game, they had to […]
