By Niall Gartland DOWNINGS ladies footballer Michelle Wilkin has been there since day dot and she’s determined to grasp the nettle in this weekend’s Ulster Junior Championship final against Warrenpoint. The Donegal club was revived in 2016 after a number of years in the wilderness due to small playing numbers, and they weren’t long in […]
By Shaun Casey FOR the first time ever, Warrenpoint Ladies will compete in an Ulster final as they take on Downings of Donegal in Saturday’s Junior decider, and manager Brian Murphy says his side can’t wait to take to the field. The ladies team hasn’t been in existence that long but has gone from strength […]
Esteemed Down club Burren are celebrating their centenary year and Shaun Casey finds out more about a club with a famous past WHEN you slip down the sliding trail to the Burren GAA club, the first thing to catch your eye is the movement. A full carpark splits the two operating pitches that are thriving with […]
By Shaun Casey DESPITE sitting fourth in the Division One league table with six games left to play, Warrenpoint still aren’t mathematically safe from relegation and achieving that remains their main focus, says manager John Boyle. Having won six of their 12 league outings, and drawn another, Warrenpoint sit on 13 points, seven behind league leaders […]
By Shaun Casey JOHN Boyle will remain in charge of Warrenpoint for the upcoming campaign having performed a player-manager role last season. Warrenpoint’s season ended in disappointment as they failed to reach the last eight of the championship, losing to Mayobridge in round three. The Point have reached two county finals in recent years, 2022 […]
Ryan McAleenan hoped to pull on the Down jersey again but he suffered a career-ending injury and it undoubtedly took a mental toll on the Warrenpoint defender By Shaun Casey RYAN McAleenan can still remember the feeling. The crushing collapse of his world caving below his feet. His career was over. Playing football, his driving […]
Gary Boyle is juggling his role as Newry City manager with lending a hand to Warrenpoint’s Gaelic footballers, Shaun Casey reports… THE Down club championship gets up and running this weekend and for Warrenpoint native Gary Boyle, life couldn’t be much busier at the moment. Boyle took over as Newry City boss when Darren Mullen […]
By Niall McCoy MORE of the same or is someone ready to really challenge Kilcoo’s superiority? The league season would suggest that it may be the latter. The black and white ribbons on the Frank O’Hare Cup are getting frayed by this stage given how regularly they adorn the trophy. For the record, the Magpies […]
BY KIERAN LYNCH WHILST Tuesday night’s draw threw up some interesting pairings in the Down Senior Championship, there is still a lot to play for in the league, with Loughinisland and Carryduff neck and neck at the top, through 11 games in Division One. There are still seven games to go in Down and a lot […]
A COUPLE of days can make such a difference. On Sunday, October 16, Donagh McAleenan and Conor Laverty went to war as their two tribes, Warrenpoint and Kilcoo, battled it out for the Frank O’Hare Cup. Kilcoo, the Down kingpins, claimed their tenth county title in 11 years while the ‘Point left Páirc Esler empty handed, […]
