THE stakes couldn’t be higher for St Michael’s as they face a must-win MacRory Cup knockout clash today (Wednesday) in Pearse Og Park, Armagh at 2pm. A bruising group stage campaign saw the Enniskillen school finish bottom of Section C, with three defeats from three leaving their dreams of MacRory glory this year hanging by […]
‘Give it a lash lads’, says Irvinestown boss McDermott
FERMANAGH’S last team standing in Ulster Club competition is the Irvinestown minors and this Sunday (12.30pm) they travel to the Coláiste Feirste in West Belfast for their quarter-final meeting with Armagh champions, Clann Éireann. It’s familiar territory for the St Molaise minors but the tournament, run by the St Paul’s GAC in Belfast, hasn’t been very […]
St Michael’s lose MacRory Cup game to St Pat’s Cavan
St Michael’s 1-12 St Patrick’s Cavan 2-11 This second round MacRory Cup group game just slipped away from St Michael’s in injury time when St Pat’s Cavan hit two quick points to secure the win. After a terrible start for the Enniskillen schoolboys when they conceded a goal in the 2nd minute, they came back […]
Derby deal for talented Corry
Talented Ballinamallard United and Trillick GAA star Sean Corry has signed a two-year scholarship at Derby County. The St Michael’s student was spotted playing for Northern Ireland under 15s by the Head of Recruitment at the EFL Championship club and since then the 16-year-old has been on several trials where he impressed. This Sunday, the family […]
Captain O’Hanlon looks to lead by example
A FEW days out from the start of the MacRory Cup campaign, St Michael’s College captain Conor O’Hanlon feels that there is a ‘nice wee buzz’ in the camp. First called up to the MacRory Cup team in 2021, O’Hanlon is a vastly experienced campaigner and he was impressive for his club Irvinestown in the recent […]
Horan hopes to climb the Hogan steps once more
THE last time Brandon Horan played in Croke Park, it was the most memorable of days. The 2019 Hogan Cup winning captain became the first St Michael’s player to lift the trophy for the college, on that historic April afternoon. His memories of that special day in Croke Park are still fresh in his mind; “I […]
Reunion planned for ’73 MacRory Cup winners
A SPECIAL reunion is planned at St Michael’s College to celebrate the success of the 1973 MacRory Cup winning team, as well as many other squads from earlier years who contributed to the historic victory. Fifty years ago, in March 1973, St Michael won their first MacRory Cup, after a three-point victory over Omagh CBS […]
MacRory Cup dream over for another year
St. Michael’s 2-8 St. Pat’s Academy 3-11 By Martin McBrien After an early goals brace, St. Michael’s opened up a seven points lead after just six minutes of play but strong play from their Dungannon opponents turned this game on its head in the second quarter as the Enniskillen schoolboys went crashing out of the […]
Donnelly confident for ‘new chapter’ at St Michael’s
ST Michael’s MacRory Cup captain Lughaidh Donnelly will watch from the sidelines tonight [Wednesday] as his team bids to get their campaign off to a winning start with a victory over old foes Omagh CBS. The Ederney man is currently sidelined as a result of a serious leg injury which he picked up earlier this […]
St Michael’s make the trek up Cuilcagh
MacRory Cup squad recently took on the audacious trek up Cuilcagh Mountain to raise much needed funds for the Aisling Centre.