By Kieran Lynch ST ERGNAT’S Moneyglass senior ladies team are gearing up for their first-ever Ulster final this weekend, when they take on provincial kingpins Donaghmoyne. Moneyglass’ manager Charlie O’Kane spoke to Gaelic Life ahead of the decider, and he says that this is an occasion which the club has been building towards for a […]
Evergreen Kingham as motivated as ever
By Niall Gartland DONAGHMOYNE are bidding for their 13th Ulster Senior Club title this weekend, and Hazel Kingham has played her part in every single one of those successes. It’s almost hard to fathom but she’s also lined out on a yearly basis during Donaghmoyne’s run to 20 successive county titles (a mind-boggling statistic on […]
McKernan links up with Down ladies
By Kieran Lynch DOWN GAA legend Kevin McKernan is the latest member of the Down Senior Ladies Football team, as he will join Peter Lynch’s backroom team for the upcoming season. McKernan, who retired from inter-county football earlier this season, will still continue to play football for Burren, but he will be afforded the opportunity […]
Monaghan’s Brenda McAnespie to be inducted into the Hall of Fame
MONAGHAN legend Brenda McAnespie will be officially inducted into the Ladies Gaelic Football Association’s Hall of Fame at the TG4 All Star awards night, in association with Lidl, on Saturday November 19. A two-time All-Ireland Senior Championship winner with the Farney County in 1996 and 1997, Brenda was also a key player for the county […]
“We’re often coaxed to take a feed of cottage cheese and blueberries”
WE chat this week to Brenda Bannon as she lifts the lid on her teammates… Name: Brenda Bannon. Age: 27. Teams played for: Advertisement There are quite a few I’m always on the move! Home club: Aghadrumsee, St Macartan’s, county: Fermanagh ladies, current club: Derrygonnelly Harps. Secondary school: St. Eugene’s, Roslea, Mount Lourdes Grammar School, […]
McCormack getting the plans in place in search of an Orchard harvest
By Daire Walsh JUST over 16 months on from hosting a maiden game at the facility, Armagh LGFA recently reached another milestone in the ongoing development of their McKeever Park training base. June 20 last year was the date for a clash between the county’s u-16 team and their Ulster rivals Antrim at the Killean […]
Hard work the key for Clonoe ladies
By Michael McMullan HARD work has been the key for Clonoe as they turned two 2021 semi-final defeats into a march to Sunday’s Ulster final, insists captain Orlagh Gavin. After their formation in 2016, Clonoe won the junior title 12 months and stayed in the intermediate grade until relegation at the end of the 2018 […]
“There’s nothing worse than marking someone who doesn’t stop moving”
Name: Leanne Donnelly. Age: 22. Teams played for: Eglish, Armagh, St Catherine’s, Armagh, Queen’s, Belfast and Ulster. Who are your main rivals? Our main rivals are usually the winners that come out of Down, in the past it has been Clonduff and Portaferry. Advertisement Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? I […]
Antrim trio in contention for camogie award
THERE will be definitely be an Antrim camogie Player of the Year after three of their All-Ireland Junior Championship winning side have been shortlisted for the award. Dervla Cosgrove scored four goals in their pulsating fine win over Armagh and she is joined by goalkeeper Aine Graham and and Emma Laverty. Joint managers Mark ‘Duck’ McFadden […]
Ulster players among Player of the Year nominees
FOUR Ulster players are among those lusted 2022 TG4 Players’ Player of the year awards in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior grades. The winners will be revealed at the 2022 TG4 All Star awards banquet, in association with Lidl, at The Bonnington Dublin Hotel on Saturday, November 19. TG4 All-Ireland Senior champions Meath are represented on […]