By Shaun Casey ARMAGH kingpins Middletown will not be taking Castleblayney lightly this weekend, says defender Tiarnan Nevin, as they begin their charge for a first Ulster Intermediate since 2017. They reached the decider in 2022 but lost out to Liatroim. Middletown saw off Monaghan opposition in the first round of last year’s provincial competition, beating […]
By Shaun Casey OVER the past number of seasons, just the finest of margins have denied Éire Óg success in Ulster. In their last two voyages into the provincial series, the Tyrone men have lost by two points to both Middletown (2022) and Setanta (2023). Last year, it was in the decider that Éire Óg […]
By Michael McMullan THEY didn’t shout it from the rooftops but Middletown had their eye on becoming the best club team in Armagh ahead of making history on Sunday as the first club to win six Armagh titles in a row. After chasing Keady for virtually all of the Armagh decider, it was Cahal Carvill’s […]
By Shaun Casey THE last time Armagh claimed the Nickey Rackard Cup, back in 2012, Paul Gaffney and Declan Coulter were teammates in the orange and white. This weekend however, Gaffney could be the one given the task of limiting his former colleague’s influence on proceedings as Middletown and Setanta battle it out for a place […]
IT’S a tale of contrasts as Armagh hurling force Middletown brace themselves for Sunday’s trip to challengers Inniskeen (2pm) in the Ulster Intermediate quarter-final. Inniskeen won their fourth-ever Monaghan hurling crown and a first since 2016 when they upset the odds against a Castleblayney side bidding for seven in-a-row. It was a hard-fought contest and only […]
MIDDLETOWN and Armagh players Paudie Lappin lifts the lids on some of this toughest opponents… Name: Paudie Lappin Age: 28 Teams played for: Middletown, Armagh, St Patrick’s, Keady. Who are your main rivals? Club – Keady, Derrynoose or Madden. County – Tyrone. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Derrynoose or Keady […]
FIRST coined by the Roman poet Horace more than 2,000 years ago, carpe diem is one of the oldest philosophical mottos in Western history. Krznaric, the author of a recent book called, Carpe Diem Regained: The Vanishing Art of Seizing the Day, commented that, “The concept has great resonance in today’s popular culture, inspiring songs […]
ULSTER CLUB IHC FINAL Liatroim 2-20 Middletown 0-20 LIATROIM created history this afternoon as they landed their first ever Ulster title, seeing off Middletown with six points to spare. Goals either side of the half time break from Conor McCrickard and PJ Davidson gave Colm Murphy’s side the upper hand. Advertisement The teams were evenly […]
By Kieran Lynch LIATROIM are hoping to become the first team from Down to win the Ulster Intermediate Club Championship when they take on Middletown in the final on Saturdary. The Fontenoys overcame Monaghan’s Castleblayney and Antrim’s Clooney Gaels to reach this stage, and star man Pearse Óg McCrickard reflected on their performances in the competition […]
By Niall Gartland MIDDLETOWN hurler Nathan Curry doesn’t need to be told that they face a huge test of their ambitions in Saturday’s Ulster Intermediate semi-final showdown against Éire Óg, Carrickmore. Curry also lines out for the Armagh hurlers, so he’s understandably conscious of their disappointing record against the Red Hands on the intercounty circuit […]
