THINGS just seem to keep going from bad to worse for Cavan as years of struggle on the championship scene continue to blight their footballing fortunes.
Relegation from Division Two of the National League after a dismal campaign is just the latest...>>> more
Antrim enter this year's championship with the memory of their league promotion let down hanging over them. It will be hard for them to shake the feeling of inadequacy in the run up to their game with Cavan. Promotion from Division four was the most...>>> more
BY ALAN RODGERS
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ONE talking point stands out above all others now that the dust has settled on a spring league season which has yielded renewed optimism about Tyrone's prospects.
For well over two years the absence of Brian...>>> more
These days, any team with aspirations to greatness needs half backs who know how to attack. Armagh has Aaron Kernan, Tyrone has Philip Jordan and Kerry have the O Se's.
Cavan haven't enjoyed Ulster success in a decade and neither have they had any...>>> more
BY ALAN RODGERS
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ALL eyes will be on Derry as they bid to emulate the rare enough achievement of adding the Sam Maguire to the National League title so confidently clinched last weekend.
That marvellous triumph over the...>>> more
Derry celebrate ...
BY RONAN SCOTT
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A four point win against Kerry! After being seven points down! Most Derry fans couldn't get their heads round that result in the aftermath of last weekend's National League final win against...>>> more
BY ALAN RODGERS
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STORMING runs out of defence lifting the siege have been an outstanding characteristic of PJ Quinn's play. But, it's just one element of his game that marks him out as a player with the potential to make it in...>>> more
By Ciaran Woods
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YOU'RE marking a nippy, dangerous forward, one who knows where the posts are and who is playing at the top of his game. If you hold the space then he'll drop deeper, win the ball and cause mayhem with his...>>> more
By Ciaran Woods
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INJURIES to the lower body were by far the most claimed for as part of the GAA Players Injury Scheme over the past 12 months, according to figures released ahead of Congress.
There were a total of 1,022 claims...>>> more
By Ciaran Woods
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THE anti pay-for-play group 'Of One Belief' will wind up their activities following this weekend's Congress when, despite their best efforts and a DRA appeal, the GPA's expenses package is set to be passed....>>> more
By Ciaran Woods
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WITH this year's recruitment about to take place, Roger Keenan, Director of High Performance for Gaelic Games with the Sports Institute of Northern Ireland (SINI), says that all involved with the programme can...>>> more
By Declan Bogue
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THERE'S only so much anyone, even a Fianna Fail leader with a neck as hard as a jockey's crotch, can take. For Bertie Ahern, the heat from the Mahon Tribunal, which intensified after his former Secretary Grainne...>>> more
BY DECLAN BOGUE
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YOU COULD be forgiven for thinking that Brendan Devenney doesn't enjoy playing football all that much. A few choice quotes, highlighted and flagged up in the interests of sensationalism tend to have that effect....>>> more
BY DECLAN BOGUE
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A CURSORY examination of insurance claims in the GAA down through the years made some revealing reading this week, in the light of Motion 30 which appears before Saturday's Congress in Sligo, proposing that...>>> more
IN THE world of high stakes poker the hands that you don't play are just as important as those that you do.
This weekend Derry and Donegal face their own poker game, National League style, as both are in the running for a place in the final.
But...>>> more
By Colm Bradley
Can we begin with a little experiment? I'm going to ask a question and I want everyone to read it and close their eyes and think of an answer. What is the first thing that springs to mind when you think of the GAA in the Six...>>> more
By Ciaran Woods
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IT'S a wet Saturday afternoon in deepest Fermanagh. Nell McCafferty is pacing the sidelines as manager of Faughanvale's senior men in a challenge match with Devenish. Her mentor, Donegal's All-Ireland winning...>>> more
BY RONAN SCOTT
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Joe Diver is an enigma. On the field his greatest strength is his passion. He tackles like the ball is his and his alone, and he doesn't care who his opponents are. Yet off the field, when he is talking to...>>> more
By Ciaran Woods
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IT MAY be only March, but Monaghan will be the team to beat in Ulster when this summer's championship comes around, according to Cork legend Niall Cahalane. It's high praise indeed for Seamus McEneaney's side...>>> more
By Declan Bogue
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ONCE in a while, a minor team comes along to completely overwhelm everything in front of them, and give great hope for the future health of the county senior team. An example of this is the Derry 2002 vintage....>>> more
BY DECLAN BOGUE
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"What's the referee's like in Fermanagh?" he asks.
- "Well, to be honest, whenever Fermanagh people watch football in Tyrone they are amazed how the referees let the game flow. You only have to lay a hand on a...>>> more
BY RONAN SCOTT
r.scott@gaeliclife.com
Aside from the neighbouring rivalry that will add spice to tomorrow's clash between Donegal and Tyrone, the other subplot to be played out is the competition between Mickey Harte and Brian McIver for the title of...>>> more
By Ciaran Woods
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A good pre-season is one of the most crucial factors if a team or a player is to have a successful season to follow. This is the time of year when the heavy gym work is going on, intensive circuit training or...>>> more
By Ciaran Woods
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Armagh have had a great tradition of scoring forwards, exciting flair players who can move their supporters to the edge of their seats just by getting their hands on the ball. The latest in that line could well...>>> more
By Ciaran Woods
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IN MEETING rooms and changing rooms across Ulster, teams are advancing their preparations for the year ahead. Many have new managers on board, others are trying to put right the wrongs of last season. New ideas,...>>> more
By Ciaran Woods
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THE SPONSORS market them as "Heroes of the Future," and it's a very true statement as many of the players lining out with their respective counties in the Ulster Under-21 championship in the coming weeks will...>>> more
1 Dinny Cahill makes a nation cringe
Many thought Antrim's bubble had burst by 2004. A poor league showing and an ominous match-up with Cork beckoned. Dinny Cahill then went and said of Brian Corcoran, "He's finished, and he'll definitely be finished...>>> more
BY RONAN SCOTT
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IT MIGHT come as a surprise to many that Derry's Niall McCusker made his first start for the senior intercounty side ten years ago this year.
After an absence of two years from the county side he is back and on...>>> more
BY ALAN RODGERS
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HOW times change...just ask this weekend's opponents in what is undoubtedly the big game up north this weekend.
Earlier this decade anything other than a win for Armagh over Monaghan would have been a major...>>> more
BY RONAN SCOTT
r.scott@gaeliclife.com
One point victories have never been Donegal's forte. Other teams, like Crossmaglen, have been famous for grinding out tight wins when the game was against them. That mentality of always staying one point ahead of...>>> more
