By Michael McMullan ST Patrick’s, Maghera took a few days to enjoy their 17th MacRory Cup title before getting the heads down for a tilt at the Hogan Cup. They face last year’s beaten finalists Mercy Mounthawk from Tralee who have seven of the team who played in the defeat to Omagh CBS. Padraig O’Halloran […]
By Michael McMullan ST Patrick’s, Maghera captain Cahal McKaigue hailed the leadership within the side. And, boy, did they need it. As mountains to climb go, Sunday’s MacRory Cup decider couldn’t have come much steeper. Abbey came to Celtic Park with form. Finals are nervous days. They take on a life of their own. Young […]
By Michael McMullan THERE was one Donegal man content with Sunday’s MacRory final result – St Patrick’s, Maghera joint-manager Willie McAteer. A talented Abbey side were the county’s first team in the final since 1961 but McAteer, born and bred in Fanad, is very much part of the furniture in Derry. Youth officer in Castledawson, he […]
By Niall Gartland ABBEY VS manager Stuart McFadden believes it was by no means predestined that they would make their mark at the very highest level of Ulster Schools football. They stand on the cusp of what would be a truly historic MacRory Cup title when they come up against St Patrick’s, Maghera this Sunday […]
Leonard Cup Final St Patrick’s Maghera v Gaelcholáiste Dhoire Wednesday, Owenbeg, 3.30pm By Michael McMullan THERE will be a novel pairing at Owenbeg next Wednesday when two Derry schools meet in an Ulster Schools A hurling final for the first time. St Patrick’s Maghera will take on newcomers Gaelcholáiste Dhoire to see who takes home […]
DERRY All-Ireland winner Aoife Shaw takes a look at some of her opponents. Name: Aoife Shaw. Age: 26. Teams played for: Lavey, Derry, and previously St Pat’s, Maghera and UUJ. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? The neighbouring parish, Bellaghy. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Swatragh main pitch, plenty of […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S been a season to remember for the camogs of St Patrick’s Maghera and Lavey’s Carla Collins hopes their magical journey isn’t finished yet. The Ulster champions face four-time champions Loreto Kilkenny on Saturday (St Peregrine’s Blanchardstown 2pm) after ousting reigning champions Presentation Athenry in the semi-final. “When we began at the […]
Conor Glass first came to prominence as a prodigiously talented schools footballer at St Patrick’s Maghera. Niall Gartland takes a look back… YOU could almost write a book on Conor Glass’s formative years. Three MacRory Cup titles and one Hogan Cup. Two other appearances in Hogan Cup showdowns, including a hugely controversial red card for […]
BY KIERAN LYNCH IT’S crunch time in the MacRory Cup, as the competition has reached the last eight, with three games up for decision this weekend and one next week. St Patrick’s Maghera and Holy Trinity Cookstown clash on Friday night, in what is a repeat of last year’s semi-final. Sixteen-time winners Maghera were one […]
Sean Marty Lockhart was one of the greatest defenders in the game and holds the record number of International Rules’ appearances. Michael McMullan went to meet him… NOBODY else has played 16 times for Ireland in the International Rules. Not everybody picks up an All-Star, Ulster and League medals in a 15-year inter-county career. Not […]
