St Patrick’s, Maghera are bidding for a sixth Hogan Cup title on Monday. Michael McMullan looks at the leading schools in the roll of honour. St Jarlath’s Tuam (12) THE Kings of the Hogan Cup but they’ve not won the title since 2002. The Tuam school has backboned many Galway teams down the years. Advertisement […]
By Michael McMullan THIRTY-FIVE years after his father Mickey won a Hogan Cup medal, Rian Collins is bidding to follow in his footsteps on Monday at Croke Park. The Lavey defender has made a name for himself as a quality marker who was part of last year’s All-Ireland minor team. Now, the colour of the […]
By Michael McMullan CORMAC Óg McCloskey has a different outlook on sport than most teenagers. On the surface, he can’t describe the feeling around school with the fanaticism a final brings. When football is well up the queue of reasons he trekked up and down the Glenshane every day, to and from school, for seven […]
By Michael McMullan JACK McCloy was just five years of age when he first set eyes on the Hogan Cup. His uncle Gerald Bradley had top scored with five points in the final at Croke Park when St Patrick’s Maghera won the last of their five titles. Sometime after the final, McCloy can remember Gerald […]
By Michael McMullan WILLIE McAteer hailed the resilience of his St Patrick’s, Maghera team after they booked a spot in the Hogan Cup final later this month. Despite being hit for an early Ben Murphy goal, McAteer – who manages the team with Sean Marty Lockhart and Chrissy McKaigue – was happy with how they […]
By Michael McMullan THERE will only ever be one first time. History. Laying the path for others. That was the Saturday story for the junior camogs of St Patrick’s Maghera. They’d won national titles in seven-a-side competitions but a fully loaded All-Ireland had eluded them. With seconds to go, extra-time was on the cards. After […]
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 […]
