A controversial take indeed. Not for the first time following a great game of Gaelic football involving Armagh, the biggest talking point was not the play but rather an ugly fracas between the teams. After Donegal’s extra-time win in the Ulster SFC final over Armagh, both sides were engaged in a shemozzle. It began when […]

10 months ago

Fierce rivals. Donegal were once again the victors in the Ulster SFC final, beating Armagh by 2-23 to 0-28 after extra time in Clones. However, their back-to-back title win was slightly tainted by a brawl between players at full time, which kicked off after a player from the Armagh bench punched a Donegal player who […]

10 months ago

A huge melee in Clones Donegal retained their Ulster SFC crown yesterday with a 2-23 to 0-28 win over Armagh, in another classic in Clones. Like last year, the game went to extra time, but was not won on penalties. At full time, a brawl between the two sides and their benches ensued, ignited when […]

11 months ago

The announcement comes less than 48 hours before the Ulster final. Rory Gallagher is stepping back as manager of the Derry senior men’s side with immediate effect. The move comes amid a squall of accusations against Gallagher and a firm denial from the Fermanagh native, through his legal representatives. In a statement, Mr Gallagher said: “This […]

3 years ago

DONEGAL 1-24, CAVAN 2-16 Donegal had to wait 66 years to win their first Ulster senior football title. Since 1972, they have now won 10. Jamie Brennan kicked 1-4 for Donegal and both Ryan McHugh and Michael Murphy showed their obvious class as they dominated Cavan in Clones. For all the fine points scored, two […]

7 years ago

Fermanagh really put it up to Monaghan in their Ulster SFC semi-final but there was no pleasing a couple of prominent RTE pundits. Football is back on our televisions, this championship summer, as Monaghan did battle with Rory Gallagher’s Fermanagh at Healy Park, Omagh. The Maguire County won out after Eoin Donnelly got a late […]

8 years ago