THERE are still a few county finals – including the refixed ones – but here is how the Ulster Club draws at at the moment MENS FOOTBALL SENIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND – November 2/3 Trillick/Errigal Ciaran v St Eunan’s Advertisement QUARTER-FINALS – November 9/10 (1) Erne Gaels/Enniskillen Gaels v Clontibret/Scotstown (2) Kilcoo v Crosserlough (3) Glen/Newbridge […]
Crosserlough men look ahead to Sunday’s Cavan senior football final. Dig deep and they are a thriving club across three codes. Michael McMullan chatted with club Chairman Adrian O’Reilly “IT resembled a contest between 42 dangerous and ferocious wire-haired lunatics.” That’s how the first recorded Crosserlough Gaels game was depicted. Their opponents were Killinkere. It […]
THE nominees have been announced for the 2024 TG4 Players’ Player of the Year Awards in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior grades. The winners will be revealed at the 2024 TG4 All-Star Awards banquet at The Bonnington Dublin Hotel on Saturday, November 16th. Kerry’s TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship winner Kayleigh Cronin, Galway’s Nicola Ward and […]
By Niall McCoy THE realities of the provincial bear-pit will have become apparent for recently-crowned Monaghan champions Emyvale as they prepare for Sunday’s home tie with Armagh representatives Clann Éireann. For a week, the Oriel side were celebrating and for once, when a team says they weren’t looking past their own county championship there probably […]
By Niall Gartland BEST out of five? Loughgiel midfielder Amy Boyle hopes that they come out on top of their most important match of the season against Dunloy to date, that being Sunday’s Antrim Senior Championship final clash. The Shamrocks have dominated the Saffrons camogie scene for the last decade – and the word ‘dominated’ […]
Former Donegal players Tony Boyle and Raymond Sweeney have given plenty back to Dungloe. They’ve help build a winning culture in ladies’ football and shaped many of the men running out against St Eunan’s on Sunday. They spoke to Michael McMullan …. A TOURIST walking down the street would be forgiven for thinking the locals […]
EIMEAR McAnespie from newly-crowned Monaghan senior club champions Emyvale has been honoured with The Croke Park Hotel/LGFA Player of the Month award for September 2024. Emyvale made history on Sunday September 29 when they won the coveted county senior title for the first time in the club’s history. Eimear, 26, captained Emyvale to glory against […]
By Michael McMullan STEELSTOWN will now face Ballymaguigan on Friday night to decide who will represent Derry in the Ulster Senior Ladies Championship later this month. The game will take place at Owenbeg on Friday night at 7.30pm. The winners will travel to Cavan champions Lurgan on Sunday, October 20. Advertisement It is a change […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY’S representatives in the Ulster Ladies championships later this will be finalised on Friday night when intermediate champions Magherafelt take on Steelstown. The winner on a hastily arranged senior final will represent Derry in the Ulster senior championship. It sounds straightforward. But it’s not. Advertisement Not deemed a senior county, Derry’s senior […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is a buzz and fluttering green and gold flags up around Ballymaguigan this week but senior ladies captain Annie Crozier is hoping for a change in final fortunes. They take on Magherafelt in the refixed Derry intermediate final hoping to bridge the gap from underage success. “It’s a nice place to […]
