The Dr McKenna Cup is the starting stall for the inter county season and while it is an important competition in its own right it is still essentially an opportunity for team managers to have a look at the fresh intake they have assembled.
Quigley pivotal as Roslea do the double
SEASON of mists and mellow fruitfulness was how Keats described autumn. Well it was certainly a fruitful October for Sean Quigley and Roslea as they gathered their first championship and league double since 2011.
Tackling Matters: Championship changes kick in for next season
Just 12 months back we were in the throes of final decisions on proposals for league and championship changes.
Two special telegrams as Anna turns 100 years old
YESTERDAY, Anna Drumm, who lives at Garvery, Teemore celebrated her 100th birthday and, on what was a red letter day, she received two ‘best wishes’ cards, one from President Michael D. Higgins, the other from Queen.
Tackling Matters: Winners and losers in 2014
The 2014 league season wrapped up and as is par for the course for most clubs it has been a question of underachievement. For at the end of the day there’s only going to be one winner.
Teemore men were right to bring about ‘Apocalypse Now’
The coach from the Ulster Council was ashen faced. Bodies were splayed across the gym floor of St Michael’s as a request to create a simple straight forward drill had turned into something rather apocalyptic. I blamed the men from Teemore.
Three is the magic number for Shamrocks
The pursuit of goals is an obsession verging on addiction for Roslea. And it’s hard to argue with them when their three majors here proved the winning of the game.
David will need more than a slingshot for this encounter
Teemore face a huge test when they take on Roslea this Sunday. In the battle of the Shamrocks it has to be the Roslea men who are considered the warmest of favourites.
Familiar feel to final day
In the heyday of Enniskillen’s championship dominance, the all-powerful Gaels were to sweep the rest of the clubs aside with a remarkable six successive victories.
It’s a Shamrocks shoot out in county final
The old dog for the championship road was never more clearly evident than last Sunday afternoon at Brewster Park.