All-Ireland Minor Champions: Derry NOT only did Derry retain their All-Ireland Minor crown, they did so with a victory over fellow Ulstermen Armagh in last weekend’s All-Ireland final showdown in Omagh. Damian McErlain’s record as minor manager of Derry across two separate stints at the helm speaks for itself, though they didn’t have it all […]
By Niall Gartland BROTHERS Jude and Pat McNabb are in charge of Cavan club Ramor this year, and while it’s early days, so far things have been going according to plan for the natives of Trillick in County Tyrone. Pat McNabb was joint-manager of the Omagh CBS team that won last year’s MacRory and Hogan […]
By Barry O’Donnell OMAGH captain Callum Daly admitted to feeling “privileged” to have led the CBS to only their third ever Hogan Cup title, and second in a row. The St Enda’s lad has been imperious across the whole campaign, prompting and cajoling his colleagues from that key central berth, along his own ’40’. His leadership […]
By Niall Gartland ALL the hard work is paying off for Omagh CBS half-back Nathan Farry, an immensely skilled footballer who hasn’t had it all his own way in this year’s campaign. Farry suffered a significant sprain to his ACL last autumn that ruled him out of the MacRory Cup group stages, but he bided […]
Eoin McElholm and Conor Owens reminisce on a magical day for Omagh as they captured the Hogan Cup in style By Niall Gartland IF CARLSBERG did Hogan Cup final wins. Last St Patrick’s Day at the theatre of dreams that is Croke Park, Omagh CBS tore asunder Sligo school Summerhill College on a scoreline of […]
By Niall Gartland OISIN Watson donned the number one jersey of Omagh CBS this year and can take great satisfaction in his own personal contribution to their historic back-to-back MacRory Cup triumph. The Fintona lad was sub goalie on last year’s team and stepped into the breach with Conor McAneney moving onto pastures new. McAneney […]
By Niall Gartland SUNDAY’S showdown isn’t the first time Omagh CBS and St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon have met in the MacRory Cup final, and Sean Warnock and Dermot Thornton have contrasting memories of their previous meeting back in 2009. It’s hard to believe it’s fifteen full years ago – where on earth does the time ago? […]
By Niall Gartland RUAIRI McCullagh is one of six starting members of last year’s MacRory Cup team still lining out for Omagh CBS, but it’s fair to say that the lads who completed their time at the school are still playing their part in their own way. The talented Loughmacrory forward says there have been […]
By Niall Gartland SUCCESSFULLY defending their MacRory Cup crown would be something really special indeed Omagh CBS, and manager Diarmaid McNulty says he has enjoyed the sizeable challenge of holding onto their title. The Brothers claimed Hogan Cup honours on St Patrick’s Day of last year with a spell-binding performance at Croke Park against Summerhill […]
By Niall Gartland WHEN a young lad makes it all the way to the bright lights of the multi-billion pound business that is the famed Premier League, you can rest assured that it didn’t come about by chance. Conor Bradley made his Premier League debut for Liverpool at the weekend and he delivered a typically […]
