By Shaun Casey AT half-time of Sunday’s Paul McGirr U-16 Ulster Club Championship final, the youngsters in the Magherafelt dressing room could have been forgiven for thinking the game was over, but joint-manager Damien Donnelly insisted that wasn’t the case. With 10 points the difference at the turnaround against Dromintee, Rossa had one hand on their […]
2024 Paul McGirr Ulster U16 Club Championship Final Preview All roads lead to Gardrum Park Dromore this Sunday at 2pm. when the 2024 Paul McGirr Ulster U16 Club Championship reaches its conclusion with Derry champions Magherafelt O’Donovan Rossa facing off against reigning champions Dromintee St. Patricks of Armagh. Both sides have been very impressive on […]
Dromintee (Armagh) 2-14 v Denn (Cavan) 0-09 Reigning champions Dromintee remain on course for back to back titles in the Paul McGirr Ulster U16 Club Championship when they came out on top of an absorbing encounter with a gallant Denn side on a frosty evening in Gardrum Park Dromore. The Armagh champions survived a stirring […]
Magherafelt O‘Donovan Rossa 3-13 v Four Masters 0-07 Championship favourites Magherafelt O’Donovan Rossa produced a masterclass of running football in the second half of this Paul McGirr Ulster U16 Club Championship Semi Final to secure their place in the provincial final in Gardrum Park on Saturday evening. While leading 1-08 to 0-04 at half time, […]
Reigning Ulster and Armagh champions Dromintee make their long awaited return to the Paul McGirr Ulster U16 Club Championship this Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in Gardrum Park Dromore where they face neighbours Burren in the final quarter final. Armagh and Down clashes always have that bit of extra spice to them and this eagerly anticipated […]
I ATTENDED Tyrone’s Ulster Championship quarter-final clash against Armagh at Healy Park with my father in the summer of 1997. I was only a nipper and memories of the day are hazy. The weather was good, the stands were jammed, and Tyrone won. Armagh skipper Jarlath Burns (whatever happened to him) gave a vintage performance […]
Burren 2-11 Newtownbutler 0-7 The 2024 Paul McGirr got underway on Saturday in a glorious Gardrum Park with Down champions Burren defeating Newtownbutler in the preliminary round to secure a quarter final place. The Fermanagh champions who featured quite a lot of players who are still eligible next year defied the odds to put up […]
The 2024 Paul McGirr Ulster U-16 Championship, in association with MFC Sports, gets underway slightly earlier than planned at 12 noon this Saturday in
THE 2024 Paul McGirr Ulster Club Championship in association with MFC Sports gets underway this Sunday afternoon at 1p.m. in Gardrum Park Dromore as excitement builds for one of the leading underage tournaments in the GAA calendar. In the long and decorated history of Magherafelt O’Donovan Rossa, 2024 will stand out as perhaps their most […]
The launch of the Paul McGirr Ulster U16 Club Championship in association with MFC Sports took place in Garvaghye last Friday evening before a large attendance, as excitement builds for the start of one of the GAA’s leading underage tournaments. Ulster GAA president Ciaran McLaughlin was among the guest speakers in attendance and said the […]
