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This day of days
The pain of 2006 evaporates in an instant as St Gall's romp their way to a thoroughbred centenary win. Declan Bogue was there to feel the rare emotion of a promised land attained
AS the footballers of St Gall's awoke from their uneasy...>>> more
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Ballinascreen to hold Blood drive on Tuesday night
A South Derry club has enlisted the services of one of their most famous clubmen, Tony Scullion, to encourage members of their community to take part in an upcoming blood drive.
Ballinascreen, one of the few dual clubs in the Oak Leaf county, are...>>> more
ST COLMAN'S TWELVE-YEAR RUN OF HURT IS AT AN END
On St Patrick's day, the high kings of MacRory Cup football,
St Colman's Newry entered a final against Omagh who were big favourites to win the title. But the school allowed tradition to come to the fore and stopped the Tyrone outfit in their...>>> more
Setback for Red Hands as McGinley pulls out of squad
By Ciaran Woods
TYRONE will be without the services of one of their most decorated stars for the conclusion of their National League programme, following the decision by Enda McGinley to withdraw from the panel.
The Errigal Ciaran stalwart admitted...>>> more
Team of all the talents
They have brains, speed, muscle and adaptability, their game is built on blitzkrieg attacking and implacable defending. But is there any way to beat this St Gall's team? Johnny McBride and Ray Silke didn't seem to think so
By Declan...>>> more
Jarlath Burns: Time to start worrying
FIRST of all, let's call a spade a spade. Tyrone do not want to be bottom of division one. They can act cool and nonchalant all they want, but deep down, they're hurting about where they lie in the league. The fact that I have to clarify this fact...>>> more
Killyclogher set for some Dermy dancing
It's a first for Dermot Carlin. Many have been bamboozled by the Tyrone back's blistering footwork, but now he has to try and convince a panel of judges that he's as nifty on the dance floor as the pitch
By Ciaran Woods
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Class war as new money takes on the aristocrats
St Colman's with their 17 titles take on the Johnny-come-latelies from Omagh CBS and their paltry four.
It's going to be a be a cake walk, isn't it?
By Ronan Scott
THE school who have won more MacRory cup titles than any other...>>> more
Too tight to call in all Armagh final
By Ronan Scott
This year's MacLarnon Cup final is an all-Armagh affair as MacLarnon Cup kingpins St Michael's, Lurgan take on rising stars St Pat's Keady.
Keady might have contested last year's decider, losing to St Pius X, Magherafelt, but...>>> more
Within touching distance
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
IF YOU OPENED the dictionary for a definition of 'Superclub,' then it would be no surprise to find the words 'St Galls' below it. This Saturday they make their bid for a first of two All-Ireland titles in the...>>> more
The Big Interview: Ronan Gallagher
By Declan Bogue
IT'S the Monday after a team training weekend and Ronan Gallagher is slumping back on the seat. On Saturday, he and the rest of the Fermanagh panel had two running sessions completed before 9am, with another couple of 'fun'...>>> more
Brendan Devenney: So long to the Salad Days
THOSE first few National League games you play as a senior inter-county footballer are never easy, but they're even tougher when you're having to take painkillers to get through them.
I made my debut for Donegal in their first round match against...>>> more
Ladies NFL opening day derby-fest
By Ciaran Woods
THE LADIES inter-county scene explodes back into life this weekend as all 32 counties get their Bord Gais Energy National Football League campaigns underway. It's time to shake off the cobwebs gathered over the winter months...>>> more
Queen's and UUJ deliver classic match
By Ciaran Woods
PREVIOUS clashes between Jordanstown and Queen's have been played out under sunny clear blue skies at the Dub, with carnival football to match. However Wednesday's meeting, their fourth in as many years, was more like a war of...>>> more
Joe Brolly: The Hell of the Pre-season
OVER the last few weeks, players all over the country have been gathering in the club house for that crucial first team meeting of the year.
Many will have a new manager. Some clubs will have a few new faces up from the minors. Some in Dublin will...>>> more
The big interview: Gerard O'Kane
Last week Gaelic Life took a trip to Maghera and Walsh's hotel to meet Derry's new captain, Gerard O'Kane. We find him lazing back in an easy chair, not a hundred yards from the school that helped make him the player he is today. He might be relaxed,...>>> more
Brendan Devenney: The misery of winterball
IT WOULD be fair to say that the McKenna Cup was never my favourite competition to play in. In fact, I must confess that I may have tried to duck out of a few games in the past. I was absolutely delighted when Underarmour and Skins came along to keep...>>> more
From Clogh to Croke Park
By Declan Bogue
GOD knows, if ever a team were set to lose a game, it was Naomh Colum Cille last Sunday. They might have shocked a lot of people on their way to beating Rasharkin in the Ulster final, but having a man sent off in this one...>>> more
The Great GAA and GPA debate
All this week, the debate has rumbled on following the agreement between the GPA and the GAA. Gaelic Life has been inundated with queries about the nature and the ramifications of this new partnership. We decided to put our readers' questions to the...>>> more
St Gall's A-Team
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
In 1972 a crack commando unit was sent to prison by a military court for a crime they didn't commit. These men promptly escaped from a maximum security stockade to the Los Angeles underground. Today, still...>>> more
A labour of love
'THE GAA - A PEOPLE'S HISTORY' BOOK REVIEW
BY DECLAN BOGUE
d.bogue@gaeliclife.com
'Despite the rise in quality, a core of GAA officials worried that football and hurling were being coarsened by on-field discipline and a win-at-all-costs mentality....>>> more
St Teresa's v Emyvale take two
Sunday, Pairc Esler, Newry, 2pm
AIB Ulster Club Junior Football Championship final replay
St Teresa's (Antrim) v Emyvale (Monaghan)
BY RONAN SCOTT
r.scott@gaeliclife.com
THE lingering feeling of having 'let their fans down' last Sunday will be a...>>> more
Kilcoo of '92 have come a long way
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
IT took almost two decades, but Kilcoo's introduction of a robust youth system in the early 1990's has led them to the dizzy heights of Down senior champions, with an Ulster club title now fixed in their sights....>>> more
McGurk still seeking redemption
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
IT'S A full eight years since a serious knee injury brought the curtain down on Paul McGurk's inter-county career with Tyrone. It was his third season with the Red Hand senior side, a stand-out performer in the...>>> more
No way back for Mike Mac?
By John Martin
WHEN looking for subject matter to fill column inches at this time of year, provincial club championships usually provide the main outlet for debate, controversy and opinion.
That is of course, until you look towards Munster. Last...>>> more
The value of values
By Jarlath Burns
THE RECENT goings on up in Derry are a salutary lesson in how far apart the worlds of GAA and professional sport are. Each professional club has to run its affairs as a business, the moment it ceases to become viable, it goes to the...>>> more
Trapdoor swings open for struggling schools sides
By Ronan Scott
r.scott@gaeliclife.com
Ulster Colleges MacRory Cup Group A
Saturday, 11am
St Colman's, Newry v St Mary's CBS
ST MARY'S are experiencing their 'difficult' second season in the MacRory cup, having made such an impact last year when they...>>> more
'Magic' gets a shock in shinty showdown
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
Down's Gareth Johnston insists that he enjoyed his first hurling-shinty adventure last weekend, even though he's got the scars to show for his exertions in Inverness.
Three stiches across the bridge of his nose...>>> more
Jockeys swap their silks for jerseys for Children's Hospital
BY RONAN SCOTT
r.scott@gaeliclife.com
A GROUP of high-profile racing jockeys and trainers, who are also fanatical about gaelic football, will play a charity match tomorrow at Simonstown club in Navan to raise funds to buy a dialysis machine for a...>>> more
Crunch weekend in MacRory
BY RONAN SCOTT
r.scott@gaeliclife.com
IN this weekend's round of MacRory cup group stages matches, it's win or bust for the vast majority of the teams.
There is a full round of fixtures down to be played and with two games already played a handful...>>> more
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