Ulster Senior Championship Final Armagh 0-17 Donegal 1-13 AET NIAMH Reel kept her cool to hit the winning point with her first touch as Armagh saw off Donegal in yet another epic battle in Sunday’s Ulster Senior Championship Final at St Tiernach’s Park, Clones. With the possibility of free kicks to determine this provincial decider, […]
Goals paved the way as Down take the title
TG4 Intermediate Football Championship Final Down 2-9 Monaghan 0-14 DOWN made it back-to-back Ulster championships when they held off a battling Monaghan to claim the intermediate title to follow up on last year’s junior crown. When Laoise Duffy struck for their second goal at the beginning of the second half it looked like the Mourne […]
McNulty happy with Donegal’s progress
By Dáire Bonnar DONEGAL ladies boss John McNulty was happy with his first league campaign in charge of the squad as he looks ahead to the Ulster final against Armagh this Sunday. The bainisteoir was appointed as manager in November last year and took them into the Division Two campaign after a winless Division One campaign last […]
King: The Clare full-back line gave little away
Down’s Niamh King looks at the teams and players she has faced… Name: Niamh King. Age: 19. Teams played for: Aughlisnafin, Castlewellan and Down. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? For club it would be Bryansford and for county it would have to be Antrim. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? […]
Tyrone camogs continue winning streak
By Niall Gartland CARA Little was one of the stars of the show on a memorable day out for the Tyrone camogs last Sunday, who annexed the Ulster Junior Championship title with a 3-15 to 2-5 victory over Down seconds. The Naomh Treasa player scored two spectacular goals on the day as Tyrone claimed their […]
Lynch looking forward to another Ulster final
By Shaun Casey DOWN are getting used to the big days out battling for the top prizes, and this Sunday they travel to Clones in search of an Ulster Intermediate title. Monaghan, playing on their home patch, stand in their way of earning back-to-back provincial crowns. The Mourne ladies collected the Ulster Junior crown last year […]
Monaghan expecting big test from Mourne ladies
By Shaun Casey MAEVE Monaghan was in attendance last season when Down claimed the All-Ireland Junior title at Croke Park and this weekend she leads the Farney ladies into battle against the girls in red and black. Having made the step up to Intermediate level this season, Down are hoping to follow up on that […]
A weekend of final action
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THERE’S more provincial silverware up for grabs over the coming weekend – with finals scheduled in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. In the TG4 Munster Senior Final in Mallow on Saturday (4pm), Cork will look to make it five successive titles when they take on Kerry, a game that is preceded by […]
Tyrone camogs bidding for provincial glory
By Niall Gartland TYRONE camogie boss Paul O’Grady is making no secret of his ambitions for the group as they hone their preparations for Sunday’s Ulster Junior Championship final against Down Seconds. The Mayo native is in his first season in charge but it didn’t take long for him to clock that he has a […]
Maggie Farrelly: Game changer
By Shaun Casey LIKE most people in the profession, Maggie Farrelly stumbled upon refereeing almost by accident. She took up the whistle to help her club, while still playing and coaching, and hasn’t looked back since. Cavan GAA were enforcing a rule that all clubs must provide a referee or their senior team would lose […]