Ladies
Ulster ladies final - Tyrone v Monaghan
By Ciaran Woods
SENIOR FINAL - Can Tyrone spoil Monaghan's day?
They're certainly no strangers to each other and old rivals Monaghan and Tyrone go head to head again this weekend. The Farney girls have held the upper hand and came out comfortable...>>> more
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Ulster ladies final - Tyrone v Monaghan
By Ciaran Woods
SENIOR FINAL - Can Tyrone spoil Monaghan's day?
They're certainly no strangers to each other and old rivals Monaghan and Tyrone go head to head again this weekend. The Farney girls have held the upper hand and came out comfortable...>>> more
St Colm's girls skin the Cats
By Alan Rodgers
a.rodgers@gaeliclife.com
THERE were great scenes of celebration at the weekend when the girls of St Colm's High School in Draperstown further boosted Ulster's fine record in colleges camogie.
The south Derry school came from behind...>>> more
Thirty minutes is a long time
By Ciaran Woods
Some things in life make very little sense. The pattern of results in ladies football is most definitely one of them.
Take last weekend's Tyrone v Armagh match as an example. At half-time, Armagh were well behind. They were staring...>>> more
Big weekend of play-off action
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
NO less than six Ulster counties are in National League quarter-finals this weekend, with hopes that a good number of teams from the northern province can maintain their challenge for honours.
In Division One,...>>> more
No time to lose!
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
SIX of the nine Ulster counties are in action this weekend as the Bord Gais Energy National Football League continues at full steam. Players involved in Thursday night's colleges finals as well as schools...>>> more
Red Hands get off to a flyer
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
TYRONE'S senior ladies have put a turbulent pre-season behind them to lead the way at the head of National League Division One and their new boss insists they have no plans to ease off the pedal any time soon....>>> more
Ulster colleges set for floodlit Dowd showdown
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
THE ADVERSE weather conditions put paid to last weekend's Dowd Cup plans so, with a fixtures headache looming on the horizon, some drastic action was required to be taken. The result is that a double-header at...>>> more
Ulster ladies sides poised for push
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
With the National League getting underway this weekend, we take a look at the prospects of the Ulster counties in the weeks ahead.
Antrim
A much-improved showing by Antrim last season raised hopes that they...>>> more
Dub set for Dowd Cup action
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
THE LAUNCH of the 2009 O'Neills Dowd Cup weekend took place earlier this week at the O'Neills Superstore in Belfast. Taking place in the Dub Playing Fields in Belfast on February 7 and 8, the usual rivalry...>>> more
A McKenna for the ladies?
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
Sometimes in this job you have to seek inspiration and ideas from others. 'Any suggestions what I could write a ladies football opinion piece on?' was the question I floated with the other half over tea and...>>> more
Roll on the New Year!
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
WITH the new year now upon us and the season about to get underway, what better time to take a look at each of the Ulster counties, where they're at and what their aspirations are for 2009. For some, there are...>>> more
"The happiness you bring by doing simple things is just so rewarding
Through her footballing career Kathy Conway is well used to challenges. Having lined out for Glen, Derry, Jordanstown and Ulster in countless big games, she's used to tackling difficult situations. But in October of this year she took on arguably her...>>> more
CWGL - Ladies for 28.11.08
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
EMYVALE fly the flag for Ulster this weekend as they go head to head with Ballingeary Inchegeela for the All-Ireland intermediate club title.
The Monaghan and Ulster champions have blazed a trail through the...>>> more
Mighty day for Ulster camogie
By Alan Rodgers
a.rodgers@gaeliclife.com
ALL this week the victorious O'Donnovan Rossa team have been walking on air following a victory of real significance for camogie in Ulster.
But their historic win in the All-Ireland Club Final also sets a...>>> more
Ulster lights shine bright at All-stars
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
IT WAS very much Ulster's night at the Citywest last weekend as the province secured no less than six of the 15 Ladies All-star awards for 2008.
It was a massive achievement for Ulster, their highest ever...>>> more
Ulster ladies with high hopes for All-Stars
Ulster with high All-star hopes
THE country's finest ladies footballers descend on the Citywest this Saturday night for the annual Ladies Football All-stars ceremony, with the Ulster contingent destined to scoop a large proportion of the gongs.
A...>>> more
Bickering, gossiping, bitching... the Underdogs is back
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
WHAT do you get if you cross America's Next Top Model with The Sunday Game? The answer is The Underdogs, TG4's hugely successful football reality TV series, and it's back for another series.
This year, the...>>> more
Donaghmoyne seeking to win back title
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
ANOTHER year, another Ulster Senior Club championship final for the ladies of Donaghmoyne. It has become an annual event for them, with a record in the provincial competition that others can only dream about....>>> more
Senior semis down for decision
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
The race for the Ulster senior club title is down to just four runners following last weekend's quarter-finals, with Donaghmoyne, Moville, Clann Eireann and Clonduff making up the four remaining contenders....>>> more
Farney girls flattened by big red machine
DESPITE the best efforts of the Monaghan senior ladies last Sunday, it was Cork who once again laid claim to the Brendan Martin Cup courtesy of a 4-13 to 0-11 victory over the Ulster side.
The scoreline does not tell the whole story though, and...>>> more
A house united
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
THERE'S always something special about siblings playing alongside each other. Just last weekend we watched the McMahon, McGuigan and Cavanagh brothers all line out and win an All-Ireland title with Tyrone....>>> more
Mother knows best for Farney stars
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
THE name McAnespie is synonymous with Monaghan ladies football. And with success. Brenda McAnespie was one of the county's greatest stars, and one of the main reasons why the Oriel county dominated the...>>> more
Ulster ladies set for Run to Africa
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
ALMOST a million euro raised, almost 10,000 miles ran and all to be completed in three days. That's the challenge facing the country's Ladies Footballers as part of a charity drive that see them Run to Africa....>>> more
Attention turns to Croker showdown
BY ALAN RODGERS
A.RODGERS@GAELICLIFE.COM
WHILE much of the focus this weekend is on the All-Ireland Finals at Croke Park this weekend, the attention in Ulster is switching increasingly to the provincial championships.
Last year O'Donnovan Rossa and...>>> more
Cork show class to dismantle Tyrone
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
TYRONE may have entered last weekend's TG4 Senior Championship semi-final against Cork with high hopes, but in the end it proved to be a bitterly disappointing afternoon for the Red Hands as they were completely...>>> more
Red Hands aim to tame the Rebels
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
Tyrone head to Tullamore this Saturday confident that they can topple Cork and book their passage to what would be a first All-Ireland senior final. It's no easy task, the Rebelettes are the dominant force in...>>> more
Oak Leaf girls head for Croker
BY ALAN RODGERS
A.RODGERS@GAELICLIFE.COM
WHAT has been a remarkable run of form already this season reaches another notable milestone on Saturday when Croke Park again beckons the Derry camogie side. Just twelve months ago they were bidding to secure...>>> more
Tyrone ladies seek Dubs double
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
TYRONE'S senior ladies will this Saturday aim to replicate the achievements of their male counterparts as they seek to topple Dublin for a place in the All-Ireland semi-final.
It was a comprehensive win for...>>> more
Farney girls set for Croker challenge
By Ciaran Woods
c.woods@gaeliclife.com
MONAGHAN senior ladies return to the big time this Saturday, as they make their long overdue return to Croke Park for their All-Ireland senior quarter-final against Sligo.
It's been six years since the Farney...>>> more
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