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In association with  When Queens University Belfast appointed Conor Deegan ahead of this season’s Electric Ireland Higher Education campaign they knew they were bringing in somebody with a wealth of experience.   A double All-Ireland winner in his playings days with Down, Deegan has forged a successful reputation as a manager having overseen clubs such as Dublin heavyweights Kilmacud Crokes and …

Corofin 1-12 Kilcoo 0-7 Michael Corry reporting live from Croke Park Corofin are the first side in Gaelic football to complete a three-in-a-row of All-Ireland club titles after killing off Kilcoo after extra-time in Croke Park. Kilcoo led by one at the break following a tight first half that saw Corofin kept scoreless for almost 25 minutes. In what was …

Cathal McShane, will he or won’t he?  That is the question on everybody’s lips as we countdown towards the beginning of the 2020 Allianz League campaign. The All-Star Tyrone full-forward looks set to link up with AFL outfit Adelaide Crows for their preseason training following a breakthrough 2019 campaign that saw him finish as the championship’s top scorer. Following Tyrone’s …

Having reigned supreme in Down for the better part of a decade Kilcoo finally managed to get their hands on an Ulster club title following three previous final defeats. They’re now just one win away from an All-Ireland club final with 2016 champions Ballyboden St. Enda’s standing in their way this Saturday at Breffni Park. Much of the talk surrounding …

Down inter-county star Caolan Mooney has reportedly been hospitalised after sustaining head injuries in an alleged assault in the early hours of Monday morning. According to a report in The Irish News, the 26-year-old was outside Newry’s Canal Court Hotel when he sustained the head injuries and is said to be in a stable condition at Belfast’s Royal Victoria Hospital. …

The GAA has today confirmed that O’Moore Park in Portlaoise will play host to Saturday’s All-Ireland U20 hurling semi-final and football final with both games being televised live on TG4. At 2 pm Cork face Kilkenny in their final four clash before the football decider takes centre stage at 4 pm with the meeting of Dublin and Cork. Following this, …

Less than a year after reaching their first All-Ireland semi-final in 30 years, Monaghan have exited the Championship before July after defeat to Armagh in their All-Ireland qualifier clash in Clones. It was seen as the tie of the round following Armagh’s narrow Ulster semi-final replay loss to Cavan two week’s ago. Monaghan laboured to a win against Fermanagh on …

What a wonderful day of hurling in Croke Park where Leitrim, Down and Sligo were all crowned respective All-Ireland champions after hard-fought victories at HQ. The day started with an absolute cracker between Leitrim and Lancashire that saw the O’Rourke County come out on top after extra-time. It was then Meath’s turn to climb the steps of the Hogan Stand …

Mayo will travel to Páirc Esler to take on Down in the second round of this year’s All-Ireland Football Championship Qualifiers. The tie of the round, however, sees Ulster rivals, Monaghan host Armagh in Clones. Elsewhere, after defeat to Donegal on Saturday, Tyrone face a trip to Longford as they begin their road through the qualifiers. After defeating Wicklow on …

Michael Corry reporting live from Páirc Esler Down 3-13 Armagh 2-17 Wow… and breathe… what a finale. Extra-time was needed to separate Down and Armagh in front of 15,112 fans at Páirc Esler this afternoon but in the end, it was the Orchard County who came out on top.  Kieran McGeeney was looking for his first Ulster Championship win since …

Newry will be hopping on Sunday as Páirc Esler plays host to Down versus Armagh in the Ulster Senior Football Championship quarter-final.  It’s a venue that is as familiar to many of the Armagh squad as it is to Down’s. The 25,000 capacity stadium is built mostly in the Armagh half of the city with Kieran McGeeney’s men using it …

There are a couple of tasty affairs up for grabs this weekend across the Connacht and Ulster Senior Football Championships. The action gets underway this evening when Monaghan travel to Kingspan Breffni Park to take on local rivals Cavan for a place in the Ulster semi-finals. Whoever comes out on top tonight will be watching on in anticipation tomorrow as …

Kieran McGeeney has named four debutants for Armagh’s Ulster Senior Football Championship clash with Down on Sunday. Jarly Og Burns will make his debut at midfield where he will be partnered by the experienced Charlie Vernon. While Crossmaglen’s Rian O’Neill gets the nod at full-forward. Burns father, Jarlath, was captain of the Armagh side that defeated Down in the 1999 …

The 2019 Bank Of Ireland Celtic Challenge got underway this weekend, with three cracking games in Group H opening the proceedings as Derry, Down and Armagh all picked up hard-fought victories. Read our full round-up of the games below. _____ Derry Edge Out Tyrone In Cracking Owenbeg Opener Derry 3-15 – 3-12 Tyrone Derry edged this thrilling Group H opener …

The Allianz Leagues wrapped up on Sunday (almost) as Mayo and Limerick lifted their first Allianz League trophies in 18 and 22 years respectively in Croke Park. For some teams, it was a league campaign to remember, for others it was one to forget. With that in mind, we have decided to select our GAA Stock Watch based on the …

The group stages are over and all there is left to play for in the Allianz Football League is silverware this Saturday and Sunday. Seven tough rounds of games have come and gone and while the winners are yet to be determined we know the six counties who have been condemned to the drop. While relegation doesn’t necessarily always translate …

With games going on all over the country on this the penultimate round of the 2019 Allianz Football League, there is plenty to sort out at both ends of the respective divisions. Mayo travel to take on a Kerry side who can book their place in Division 1 final with a win, while Mayo’s hopes of making the final rest …

Carlow welcome Down to Dr Cullen Park this afternoon in a game that could potentially have a huge say in the final Allianz Football League Division 3 standings. A win for Down could see them promoted back to Division 2, while defeat for Carlow could plunge them into a final day relegation scrap. While the game has huge ramifications for …