St Aidan’s win first-ever Ulster Schools’ hurling title


St Aidan’s Derrylin 3-2 St Malachy’s Castlwellan 1-3 St Aidan’s High School in Derrylin beat St Malachy’s Castlewellan this afternoon (Friday) to win the Under 16.5 Noone Cup. The Derrylin boys had to see off St the Baptist earlier in the day, when they defeated the Portadown school 3-4 to 0-1  It’s a first-ever Ulster […]


Derrylin dominate second half to seal the victory


Derrylin  2-10 Tempo  1-8 In a classic example of a game of two halves, Derrylin’s second half performance swept them to a victory in the Minor Football B Championship Final that few in the Belcoo ground could have anticipated at half time. The young O’Connell’s had been largely outplayed by their Tempo counterparts with the […]


Selecting 15 will be a ‘tough call’ for Donnelly


For Gary Donnelly and Coa, the memories of the 2015 Junior Championship victory is still as sweet today as they were when they triumphed over Belnaleck to clinch their fourth junior title.   Since then, championship victories have been few and far between, but a strong squad of players, highly experienced panellists, mixed with fresh […]

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Gilroy braced for tough O’Dwyers test


The long awaited 2020 Junior Championship final has finally arrived and after a 11 month wait due to Covid postponements, the game has been refixed for Brewster Park this Saturday evening at 7pm.   Aiden Gilroy and the Derrylin O’Connell’s have a chance to put the record straight and end their seven year wait for […]

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