Down turn attention to championship


By Shaun Casey THE celebrations and claps on the back for gaining promotion and getting their hands on the Division Two league title will long be forgotten about when Down line out at Netwatch Cullen Park on Saturday afternoon. Ronan Sheehan and his men will have put an unbelievable league campaign behind them as they […]


Tom continuing the McGrattan legacy


By Shaun Casey WHEN the half-time whistle sounded in last year’s Ulster Club SHC final, Portaferry looked well on their way. The Down champions flew out of the traps and rattled the Sleacht Néill cages in the opening half. At the interval, Portaferry were seven points clear and had one hand on the Four Seasons […]


Red High feeling on top of the world says sharpshooter McGrattan


By Michael McMullan TOM McGrattan was no doubt of the magnitude of Friday’s Mageean Cup win – it was the best feeling in the world. The Portaferry starlet’s ninth point, deep in stoppage time, sealed a first ever title for St Patrick’s Downpatrick. “It is massive,” McGrattan said, as stood among a host of well-wishers. Advertisement […]