Sigerson Cup quarter-final Ulster University 0-12 Maynooth 0-10 By Michael McMullan in Jordanstown TWO late points saw reigning champions Ulster University book their semi-final spot after hard fought victory over Maynooth on Wednesday in Jordanstown. Advertisement When Meath’s Eoghan Frayne nailed a 60th minute free, extra time was looming but the home side got a final […]
By Michael McMullan REIGNING champions Ulster University and St Mary’s are still in the mix for this season’s Sigerson title. Action thickens up next week with four Round Three ties down for decision as the competition’s knock-out element continues. St Mary’s were winners over Queen’s but defeat to TUD leave them facing a trip to […]
By Michael McMullan ST Mary’s manager Gavin McGilly gave his side a “bye ball” for their slowness out of the blocks in Sunday’s win over Belfast rivals in the Sigerson Cup opener. After trailing by two points at half-time, the ‘Ranch’ pulled themselves back on level terms before Niall McKenna – who kicked 0-7 in […]
It’s 25 years since Queen’s edged out UCD after extra time in the muck and gutters of Maigh Cuilinn to lift the Sigerson Cup. Enda McNulty looks back on their bumpy road to glory. He spoke with Michael McMullan… SEAN O’Neill planted the Sigerson seed, standing in the middle of St Tiernach’s Park in Clones. […]
By Niall Gartland THE tickets have been booked, the accommodation has been sorted and the bags have been packed – well, maybe not just yet on the last part. Killyclogher footballer Matthew Murnaghan will hop aboard a plane and travel to the United States next week as part of a delegation from Queen’s University Belfast, […]
By Niall Gartland OISIN McCann brought his name to the attention of a national audience with a seismic performance in Ulster University’s Sigerson Cup final triumph over UCD last Wednesday evening in Tralee. The Killyclogher midfielder earned deserved plaudits for a display that exemplified all that is good about modern midfield play. There was high […]
Sigerson Cup semi-final Ulster University 1-13 Maynooth University 0-11 A GOAL from Niall Loughlin helped Ulster University into next week’s Sigerson Cup final after a battling performance to see off Maynooth on Thursday night in Inniskeen. The Derry man hit the net to help UU into a 1-5 to 0-7 interval lead. Advertisement Points from […]
There has been the annual debate of Sigerson Cup has crossing paths with the start of the NFL. Michael McMullan sought the Queen’s, St Mary’s and Ulster University managers’ thoughts on the future of Third Level football’s showpiece competition…. Barry Dillon (Ulster University) IN Dillon’s book, Sigerson and National League simply cannot overlap and having […]
When DJ Kane left Newry to study in UUJ, his MacRory Cup rivals became his teammates during their golden era in the Sigerson Cup. Michael McMullan writes… DJ KANE remembers the muck and gutters all too well, a patch of ground on the Jordanstown campus with no goalposts. When the rain poured down in the winter months […]
By Niall Gartland JOINING an experienced senior intercounty panel sounds like a daunting enough experience, but young Tyrone forward Conor Cush seems like a natural fit for the jersey. Cush, who made his debut in Tyrone’s McKenna Cup opener against Fermanagh, comes from good stock – he’s the son of Adrian, a celebrated forward in […]
