Compiled by John Fallon THERE were victories for Leitrim, Fermanagh and Carlow on Sunday as the 2024 Lidl Ladies National Football League got underway with a full set of fixtures in Division 4. At the home of Feohanagh/Castlemahon GAA in Limerick, meanwhile, the points were shared as the hosts and visitors Wicklow finished level at […]
End of an era: Cathy Carey brings curtain down on her Saffron career
January 13, 2024
By Daire Walsh AFTER giving more than 20 years of service to the Saffron cause, Antrim stalwart Cathy Carey feels the time is now right to step away from inter-county ladies football. Since making her senior debut way back in 2002, the St Ergnat’s Moneyglass star has established herself as a key component of the Ulster side. […]
Derry and Fermanagh at home on the first weekend of NFL action
January 12, 2024
SUNDAY will see the start of the Ladies NFL action for the season with four Division Four games down for session. Both Ulster teams, Derry and Fermanagh, are on home soil hoping for a positive start. Kilkenny v Leitrim; MW Hire Training Centre, Dunmore A big margin separated the counties when they met in the […]
McGrath’s double ensures Saints see off Cross
December 18, 2023
AIB All-Ireland Junior B final St Munna’s (Westmeath) 2-7 Crossmaglen Rangers (Armagh) 1-5 By Daragh Ó Conchúir IT was disappointment at the weekend as two goals in the opening period from Sandra McGrath propelled St Munna’s to a hard-earned victory in the AIB All-Ireland Junior B club camogie final at NGDC Abbotstown. Advertisement McGrath finished […]
More to come from “mentality monsters”
December 18, 2023
By Kevin Egan GRANMORE manager, Connor Devlin believes that his team can be a force at intermediate level in the very near future, stating that he felt there was no limit to what his group could achieve in the aftermath of their seven-point win over Athleague on Saturday securing the 2023 AIB All-Ireland Junior Club […]
Rachael makes it a Merry Christmas for Granemore
December 18, 2023
AIB All-Ireland junior club camogie final. Granemore (Armagh) 3-9 Athleague (Roscommon) 2-5 By Kevin Egan Advertisement A DOMINANT first-half performance gave Granemore the platform for victory in Kinnegad on Saturday, with superb second-half goals from Rachael Merry and Corinna Doyle helping them to hold off a strong surge from Athleague in a very entertaining AIB […]
Feature: The Brady bunch
December 9, 2023
Eamonn Brady was a championship winning goalkeeper for his native Mullahoran before winning the 2015 intermediate title alongside his son David with Ballyhaise. It has been a remarkable season so far and Michael McMullan takes a look… WHERE do you start with Eamonn Brady and his success on different fronts in the Breffni County? A […]
Lavey bandwagon set for excursion into the west
December 2, 2023
By Michael McMullan LAVEY’S burgeoning ladies football story heads into the west on Sunday for an All-Ireland semi-final in just their second season of adult football. After winning the Derry junior championship last season, they didn’t feature in Ulster. The county’s placing at inter-county means their senior champions play at provincial intermediate level with the […]
Crossmaglen girls enjoying the journey
December 1, 2023
By Shaun Casey THERE’S a rich history and tradition attached to the famed black and amber jersey of Crossmaglen that the football team has created and maintained over the course of the last three decades, but now it’s the camogs that are strutting their stuff on the national stage. Paul Monaghan’s side conquered Ulster in […]
‘Aisling Doonan has kicked a few phenomenal scores against us’
November 27, 2023
Name: Zara Fay. Age: 22. Teams played for: Drumlane, Cavan and UL. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? Castlerahen/Denn – we’ve had lots of good battles against them. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Templeport because it’s close to home. Which opposition ground do you dislike going to and why? Baileborough […]