Séamas McAleenan

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Five-star Rathmore into Lily Spence Shield decider

2 days ago | irishnews.com | Séamas McAleenan

Lily Spence Shield semi-finalRathmore Grammar 5-6 Our Lady’s, Castleblayney 2-6RATHMORE Grammar have qualified for their first Lily Spence Shield final after a strong first half against Our Lady’s, Castleblayney in Newry. The Belfast school hit four goals in the opening half-hour, two from Lila McCavanagh and one each from Niamh Lagan and Alice McCaw, while Alisha Tyrell responded with three of the Monaghan side’s four points.
Our Lady & St Patrick’s, Knock hit six goals in Fr Davies Cup win

3 days ago | irishnews.com | Séamas McAleenan

Fr Davies Cup quarter final Our Lady & St Patrick’s, Knock 6-4 St Joseph’s, Crossmaglen 3-4OUR Lady & St Patrick’s, Knock are through to play St Conor’s, Clady/Kilrea in the Fr Davies Cup semi-final after a quarter-final win over St Joseph’s, Crossmaglen. Goals in the first half from Méabh Connolly and Niamh McGarry put Knock in charge at the break, leading 2-2 to 0-1, with Alex Quinn the only scorer for the south Armagh school.
Antrim joint-manager Carl McCormick highlights importance of subs in Ulster senior camogie final win

3 days ago | irishnews.com | Séamas McAleenan

DERRY put it up to Antrim in Sunday’s Armagh City Hotel Ulster Senior Camogie Championship final, but the Saffrons got a spring from the bench to pull away over the final 10 minutes, a fact acknowledged by winning joint-manager Carl McCormick. “It wasn’t a perfect performance by any means today, but I didn’t expect it to be,’' he said. “Down put it up to us in the semi-final and Derry did the same here today. The two games are derbies and the players know each other.
Armagh land Ulster U16 camogie honours

3 days ago | irishnews.com | Séamas McAleenan

ARMAGH are the Ulster U16 camogie champions after a 0-9 to 0-5 final win over Down in the BOX-IT Atheltic Grounds. The Orchard county, who had lost the All-Ireland shield final to Meath a week earlier, edged the opening half with points from Maggie Boden, captain Emma Hart, Cara McGeary and Annie McGeown.
St Dominic’s, Belfast into Fr Davies Cup final for the first time

3 days ago | irishnews.com | Séamas McAleenan

Fr Davies Cup semi-final St Dominic’s, Belfast 4-7 St Patrick’s, Keady 3-3FOUR goals from Aela Niblock sent St Dominic’s, Belfast through to their first-ever Fr Davies Cup final at the expense of St Patrick’s Keady in Aghaderg. Two goals from Niblock and two points from free-taker Chloe Irvine had the Falls Road school ahead by 2-2 to 2-0 at the break, both Keady goals scored by Hannah Afemere.
Scoring power can land Antrim another Ulster senior camogie title as they take on Derry

1 week ago | irishnews.com | Séamas McAleenan

Armagh City Hotel Ulster Senior Camogie Championship finalAntrim v Derry (Sunday, Dunloy, 2pm) BOTH Ulster senior camogie semi-finals went to the wire, a bit of a surprise given that Derry and Antrim had enjoyed fairly comfortable league victories over Armagh and Down respectively just a few weeks earlier. Derry, coming off a defeat in the Division 2A league final, began their semi-final a little sluggish and that allowed Armagh to establish themselves in the game.
“I never gave up because I just love playing the game’

1 week ago | irishnews.com | Séamas McAleenan

LOUGHGIEL isn’t too far from Rathlin Island, the reputed location of the cave where Robert the Bruce hid out after yet another defeat by the English at the battle of Strath-Fillan. The Scottish leader was at a low point in his life while in the cave. There he watched as a spider tried to climb a wall. It failed six times. At the seventh attempt, the spider reached the top. Bruce, after six defeats in battles, took encouragement from the spider.
‘We have to get everything right’

1 week ago | irishnews.com | Séamas McAleenan

AOIFE Ní Chaiside burst on to the Derry camogie team more than a decade ago and enjoyed a lot of success with the county in her early years. She was still a student in St Patrick’s, Maghera when she wore the number three jersey in Derry’s All-Ireland intermediate title win in 2012. The Oak Leaf also took the Ulster senior title that year on their way to winning five provincial crowns in six seasons.
Derry beat Antrim again to land Ulster U16 camogie title

1 week ago | irishnews.com | Séamas McAleenan

Armagh City Hotel Ulster U16 Camogie Championship finalDerry 3-17 Antrim 0-8DERRY won back the Ulster U16 title on Saturday in windy Castledawson with a controlled performance against an Antrim team they had already defeated in the All-Ireland series last month. The Saffrons opened the scoring with two pointed frees from Clíodhna Thompson and were the better team over the opening 10 minutes despite playing into the breeze.
Derry rivals St Mary’s and St Patrick’s to meet in St Clare Cup final

2 weeks ago | irishnews.com | Séamas McAleenan

St Clare Cup semi-finalsSt Mary’s, Magherafelt 7-13 Cross & Passion, Ballycastle 0-1St Patrick’s, Maghera 4-22 St Louis’, Ballymena 1-2THERE will be a repeat of last year’s St Clare Cup final in a couple of weeks after holders St Mary’s, Magherafelt and St Patrick’s, Maghera both powered past north Antrim opposition in the semi-finals.