Friday nights under lights at Healy Park and one would have expected to see a large crowd assemble to watch a pair of championship quarter finals. Sadly on Friday night that was not the case and having watched the fare served up it seemed that those who opted to stay at home had made the [...]
Omagh defeated Clonoe on Sunday evening after a pulsating game of championship football where no quarter was asked or given. It was old fashioned do or die stuff with both sides straining every muscle in an attempt to make it through to the quarter finals. Just like the drawn game it was Clonoe who made [...]
A disappointing crowd turned out for the Friday night junior quarter finals double header at Healy Park but those who did attend were treated to two very competitive games. Fancied sides Brackaville and Brocagh eventually prevailed but only after both received good tests from their opponents. Championship favourites Brackaville were pushed hard for long periods [...]
For the first time in quite a while a competitive senior men’s match took place on Pairc Colm Chille Carrickmore when the teams from Urney and Killeeshil took to the field for the opening game of Sunday night’s double header Power NI Championship. By the time the referee threw the ball in for the start [...]
The good weather and an attractive double header drew a large crowd to Dunmoyle on Sunday afternoon last and the vast majority of those who were present will probably return for the replay at the weekend. Without doubt this game was the best and most entertaining match so far in the Power NI Senior championship [...]
The first round Intermediate championship games at Healy Park on Friday night produced something of an upset when Loughmacrory got the better of a fancied Pomeroy team while Gortin accounted for neighbours Clan na Gael. Played in front of a disappointing crowd the St Patrick’s took a while to settle but when they did their [...]
We’re about to enter the real business end of the league and championship season and while most teams are right in the middle of preparation for the challenge ahead it looks like the real danger isn’t going to come from their opponents on the field but rather the lack of an opponent at all. A [...]
Mickey Donnelly and his players face a trip into the unknown as they take on Meath in Sunday’s All Ireland Quarter Final. The Royals were well beaten by Dublin in the Leinster final and although they are something of an unknown quantity they should not be under estimated in any way. This group of Meath [...]
There is a lot of talk about Kerry gaining revenge over Tyrone on Saturday in their third round qualifier game in Killarney. Having read Darragh O’Se’s column in the newspaper this week it seems this was the draw that all Kerry folk wanted. At last they would get the opportunity with home advantage at their [...]
Now that the remaining second round qualifying games are out of the way, the eight winners have little time to bask in the moment or reflect on the glory as their minds turn towards Monday morning’s draw. Tyrone’s trip to Hyde Park was a potential banana skin but they put together a very solid second [...]
