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Hurling
Croke Park closing the doors again
By John Martin
THE CHRISTY Ring Cup final was due to be played on June 28 or 29. Due to Down's participation in the Ulster SHC decider on the same weekend, the Christy Ring Cup final has been put back to July 11.
However Croke Park still hasn't...>>> more
Croke Park closing the doors again
By John Martin
THE CHRISTY Ring Cup final was due to be played on June 28 or 29. Due to Down's participation in the Ulster SHC decider on the same weekend, the Christy Ring Cup final has been put back to July 11.
However Croke Park still hasn't...>>> more
Down have a chance to catch them
By John Martin
ANOTHER Ulster final. Another Down v Antrim decider. Another Antrim win. Well, maybe not this year. Antrim are aiming to make it eight Ulster titles-in-a-row, which would match their longest ever winning streak in the competition....>>> more
Down have a chance to catch them
By John Martin
ANOTHER Ulster final. Another Down v Antrim decider. Another Antrim win. Well, maybe not this year. Antrim are aiming to make it eight Ulster titles-in-a-row, which would match their longest ever winning streak in the competition....>>> more
Provinicial hurling is on its deathbed
BY JOHN MARTIN
comment@gaeliclife.com
DON'T tell the Munster Council, but the open draw is on its way. Thurles will reverberate to the 'greatest of the provincial championships' on Sunday as Cork face Tipperary, but its days are numbered – in...>>> more
Ring Cup has been Derry's saviour
By John Martin
DERRY wouldn't have won back-to-back Ulster u-21 championships in 2007 and 2008 had it not been for the Christy Ring Cup. So says Oak Leaf star Mark Craig, who picked up provincial gongs at the grade in both years, and who now has his...>>> more
CJ 'Just another hurler'
BY John Martin
editor@gaeliclife.com
JOINT Antrim hurling boss Dominic McKinley has described dual star CJ McGourty as "just another hurler" in the Saffron squad. The St Gall's clubman, who was dropped from the football panel for a breach of...>>> more
Armagh hurlers on the long-haul
By John Martin
THE formbook in the lower echelons of hurling can rarely be described as consistent. The standing of weaker counties fluctuates within hurling's ranks, leapfrogging each other on a regular basis in a cycle of peaks and troughs,...>>> more
Cassidy hoping for Passion
By John Martin
Joe Cassidy may never have competitively held a camán in his life, but he certainly has hurling in his blood. The former Derry football star's mother hails from Dunloy and he is a nephew of Phonsie Kearns who led the Cuchulainns...>>> more
2008 - How was it for you?
By John Martin
With the end of the year comes the obligatory look back at the talking points of the previous 12 months. The biggest talking point of the 2008 hurling year is probably still in the making, as events down by the Lee are still yet to be...>>> more
Antrim boss says clubs simply not up to scratch
DOMINIC McKinley has pinpointed the ailing Saffron club scene as the single biggest obstacle to Antrim becoming a competitive force in inter-county hurling.
McKinley is facing into his third year at the Antrim helm alongside co-manager Terence...>>> more
Conspiracy theories starting to add up
By John Martin
The weird and wonderful saga that is the 'Late 2008 Cork Hurlers' Strike' continues to take as many twists and turns as the River Lee with still no sign of settlement on the horizon.
The fielding of a development squad by Gerald...>>> more
Novelty pairing to produce opposition for Cushendall
By John Martin
ALL Cushendall eyes will be on Semple Stadium this weekend as the Ulster champions finally find out who they will be playing in the All Ireland semi-final in February 2009.
The clash of Limerick champions Adare and Waterford's De La...>>> more
Ulster Hurling championship a big secret
By John Martin
How many of you know who your county is playing in the Ulster senior football championship next year? I'd say most of you. The live TV draw and subsequent media coverage means that, for followers of gaelic games, it's pretty much...>>> more
Antrim drawing on help from Munster
By John Martin
If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must come to the mountain. Well, not always. The North Antrim Coaching and Development Committee are bringing the mountain to the Glens in the form of a unique twinning programme with...>>> more
Marketing all-important
By John Martin
THE second Ulster GAA Club and Community Development Conference takes place on Saturday 15 November at the Europa Hotel, Belfast. Last year was a historic occasion - attended as it was by then Minister Edwin Poots - and this year's...>>> more
At 12/1, I'm going for the draw!
By John Martin
What odds for Waterford to stop a Kilkenny three-in-a-row for the second time in two years? After the final whistle of last year's league final, Kilkenny manager Brian Cody managed a wry smile as he turned to Justin McCarthy and...>>> more
Kilkenny can solve their own problems
Kilkenny can solve their own problems
By John Martin
IN the next few weeks, Kilkenny have the chance to win All Ireland titles at senior, under-21, minor and intermediate levels. At the risk of stating the blindingly obvious, Kilkenny is a hurling...>>> more
Farney in the fast lane
By John Martin
MONAGHAN manager Frank Brady has expressed his disappointment at Louth's refusal to play this weekend's Nickey Rackard Cup semi-final as a curtain-raiser to Sunday's Ulster senior football championship replay at Clones.
The Galway...>>> more
Cuchulainns jet off to the land of the free
By John Martin
A UNIQUE group of hurlers from Belfast flew to the US this morning to represent their city, county, province and country at the Continental Youth Championships in Philadelphia.
Cross-community schools side Belfast Cuchulainns will...>>> more
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Croke Park closing the doors again
By John Martin
THE CHRISTY Ring Cup final was due to be played on June 28 or 29. Due to Down's participation in the Ulster SHC decider on the same weekend, the Christy Ring Cup final has been put back to July 11.
However Croke Park still hasn't...>>> more
Croke Park closing the doors again
By John Martin
THE CHRISTY Ring Cup final was due to be played on June 28 or 29. Due to Down's participation in the Ulster SHC decider on the same weekend, the Christy Ring Cup final has been put back to July 11.
However Croke Park still hasn't...>>> more
Down have a chance to catch them
By John Martin
ANOTHER Ulster final. Another Down v Antrim decider. Another Antrim win. Well, maybe not this year. Antrim are aiming to make it eight Ulster titles-in-a-row, which would match their longest ever winning streak in the competition....>>> more
Down have a chance to catch them
By John Martin
ANOTHER Ulster final. Another Down v Antrim decider. Another Antrim win. Well, maybe not this year. Antrim are aiming to make it eight Ulster titles-in-a-row, which would match their longest ever winning streak in the competition....>>> more
Provinicial hurling is on its deathbed
BY JOHN MARTIN
comment@gaeliclife.com
DON'T tell the Munster Council, but the open draw is on its way. Thurles will reverberate to the 'greatest of the provincial championships' on Sunday as Cork face Tipperary, but its days are numbered – in...>>> more
Ring Cup has been Derry's saviour
By John Martin
DERRY wouldn't have won back-to-back Ulster u-21 championships in 2007 and 2008 had it not been for the Christy Ring Cup. So says Oak Leaf star Mark Craig, who picked up provincial gongs at the grade in both years, and who now has his...>>> more
CJ 'Just another hurler'
BY John Martin
editor@gaeliclife.com
JOINT Antrim hurling boss Dominic McKinley has described dual star CJ McGourty as "just another hurler" in the Saffron squad. The St Gall's clubman, who was dropped from the football panel for a breach of...>>> more
Armagh hurlers on the long-haul
By John Martin
THE formbook in the lower echelons of hurling can rarely be described as consistent. The standing of weaker counties fluctuates within hurling's ranks, leapfrogging each other on a regular basis in a cycle of peaks and troughs,...>>> more
Cassidy hoping for Passion
By John Martin
Joe Cassidy may never have competitively held a camán in his life, but he certainly has hurling in his blood. The former Derry football star's mother hails from Dunloy and he is a nephew of Phonsie Kearns who led the Cuchulainns...>>> more
2008 - How was it for you?
By John Martin
With the end of the year comes the obligatory look back at the talking points of the previous 12 months. The biggest talking point of the 2008 hurling year is probably still in the making, as events down by the Lee are still yet to be...>>> more
Antrim boss says clubs simply not up to scratch
DOMINIC McKinley has pinpointed the ailing Saffron club scene as the single biggest obstacle to Antrim becoming a competitive force in inter-county hurling.
McKinley is facing into his third year at the Antrim helm alongside co-manager Terence...>>> more
Conspiracy theories starting to add up
By John Martin
The weird and wonderful saga that is the 'Late 2008 Cork Hurlers' Strike' continues to take as many twists and turns as the River Lee with still no sign of settlement on the horizon.
The fielding of a development squad by Gerald...>>> more
Novelty pairing to produce opposition for Cushendall
By John Martin
ALL Cushendall eyes will be on Semple Stadium this weekend as the Ulster champions finally find out who they will be playing in the All Ireland semi-final in February 2009.
The clash of Limerick champions Adare and Waterford's De La...>>> more
Ulster Hurling championship a big secret
By John Martin
How many of you know who your county is playing in the Ulster senior football championship next year? I'd say most of you. The live TV draw and subsequent media coverage means that, for followers of gaelic games, it's pretty much...>>> more
Antrim drawing on help from Munster
By John Martin
If the mountain won't come to Mohammed, Mohammed must come to the mountain. Well, not always. The North Antrim Coaching and Development Committee are bringing the mountain to the Glens in the form of a unique twinning programme with...>>> more
Marketing all-important
By John Martin
THE second Ulster GAA Club and Community Development Conference takes place on Saturday 15 November at the Europa Hotel, Belfast. Last year was a historic occasion - attended as it was by then Minister Edwin Poots - and this year's...>>> more
At 12/1, I'm going for the draw!
By John Martin
What odds for Waterford to stop a Kilkenny three-in-a-row for the second time in two years? After the final whistle of last year's league final, Kilkenny manager Brian Cody managed a wry smile as he turned to Justin McCarthy and...>>> more
Kilkenny can solve their own problems
Kilkenny can solve their own problems
By John Martin
IN the next few weeks, Kilkenny have the chance to win All Ireland titles at senior, under-21, minor and intermediate levels. At the risk of stating the blindingly obvious, Kilkenny is a hurling...>>> more
Farney in the fast lane
By John Martin
MONAGHAN manager Frank Brady has expressed his disappointment at Louth's refusal to play this weekend's Nickey Rackard Cup semi-final as a curtain-raiser to Sunday's Ulster senior football championship replay at Clones.
The Galway...>>> more
Cuchulainns jet off to the land of the free
By John Martin
A UNIQUE group of hurlers from Belfast flew to the US this morning to represent their city, county, province and country at the Continental Youth Championships in Philadelphia.
Cross-community schools side Belfast Cuchulainns will...>>> more
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