By Michael McMullan PAUL McNeill puts the Sleacht Néill hurlers’ consistency down to a sheer desire to win but admits improvements are needed ahead of Saturday’s Ulster semi-final date with reigning champions Cushendall. The vice-captain’s first taste of senior hurling was his addition to the panel for their 2014 replay defeat at the hands of […]
WITH the club championships getting more serious as the weeks pass, we look at some of the players who are putting their hands up with key performances. Here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week 1 SHANE MCMANUS Crosserlough The former attacker starred in a play-making role, and was on the scoresheet too […]
By Michael McMullan DERRYLAUGHAN defender Colm O’Hagan never took a competitive penalty in his life until a dramatic moment last Saturday. The Tyrone champions fought back from seven points down against a goal-hungry All-Saints Ballymena. Just like he did at the end of normal time, James Donnelly levelled matters with the last kick of normal […]
By Shaun Casey AFTER a four-week break following their county final victory over Burren, Ceilum Doherty and Kilcoo have recharged the batteries and are ready to go once again ahead of the Ulster Championship campaign. The Magpies have been the dominant force in the Mourne County for a fair while now and continued that trend […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S been quite the year for Arva, but manager Finbar O’Reilly is intent on looking forward rather than to the past. In the last year, Arva have collected the Cavan, Ulster and All-Ireland Junior titles before claiming the Cavan IFC trophy. They’ve grown from strength to strength, but the Breffni men won’t […]
ERNE Gaels and Ballinderry became the last two county champions over the weekend to complete the Ulster scene across all four codes. There was also a bust weekend of fixtures. Here is how the various draws pan out as the championships heat up. MENS FOOTBALL Advertisement SENIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND – November 2 Errigal Ciaran 0-12 […]
THERE are still a few county finals – including the refixed ones – but here is how the Ulster Club draws at at the moment MENS FOOTBALL SENIOR PRELIMINARY ROUND – November 2/3 Trillick/Errigal Ciaran v St Eunan’s Advertisement QUARTER-FINALS – November 9/10 (1) Erne Gaels/Enniskillen Gaels v Clontibret/Scotstown (2) Kilcoo v Crosserlough (3) Glen/Newbridge […]
WITH county finals all over Ulster, the club season is getting to the cutting edge. Here is how the pairings in Ulster – in all codes – sit before this weekend’s action. MEN’S FOOTBALL SENIOR Advertisement PRELIMINARY ROUND – November 2/3 Trillick/Errigal Ciaran v St Eunan’s/Dungloe QUARTER-FINALS – November 9/10 (1) Erne Gaels/Enniskillen Gaels v […]
By Niall Gartland FOR the first time since 2011, a team other than Mullahoran or Cootehill have got their hands on the Cavan Senior Hurling Championship title, but that alone doesn’t tell the full story of a seismic shift at the top of Breffni hurling. East Cavan Gaels – whose catchment area centres on Bailieborough, […]
WITH the club championships kicking into gear in counties across Ulster, here is a look at how the senior, intermediate and junior provincial draws pan out. SENIOR PRELIMINARY – October 13 Monaghan v Armagh QUARTER-FINALS – October 20 (1) Cavan v Derry (2) Fermanagh v Monaghan/Armagh (3) Donegal v Tyrone (4) Antrim v Down Advertisement […]
