Steve Malone

1 week ago | newrydemocrat.com | Steve Malone

DOWN can get their Ulster Championship underway with a win over Fermanagh to progress to the semi-finals, when they travel to Brewster Park, Enniskillen on Saturday at 4pm. The Mourne men were unfortunate to be relegated this season but they can take solace from beating some of the big guns during their League campaign and when it came to must win games they delivered and if they carry that attitude and level of performance on Saturday they should have too much for Fermanagh.

1 week ago | newrydemocrat.com | Steve Malone

Antrim 1-23 Armagh 1-34 ARMAGH v Tyrone in Clones is the reward after wins over Antrim and Cavan respectively, with both teams having key players to return and neither side aware who got the better test at the weekend. The build-up will be fever pitch because this is a Tyrone team more confident than they were when they won the All-Ireland in 2021, with players rediscovering the form that clinched that Sam Maguire with Covid in the backdrop.

1 week ago | newrydemocrat.com | Steve Malone

OISIN Murphy Markey (pictured above) claimed gold in the Boy 1 31kg category on Tuesday night when he beat James Hassin from Corpus Christi BC on a 4/1 split decision. On Wednesday night, he went on to beat Donnah McCartan from East Down BC to lift the Antrim title. His coach James McGuinness said: “I have never witnessed a semifinal like this one on Tuesday night. Young Oisin went into the lion’s den as the championship was held in his opponent’s club.

2 weeks ago | newrydemocrat.com | Steve Malone

ARMAGH’S talisman Rory Grugan says he wants his side to become the hunter and not the hunted as Antrim await in Saturday’s (April 12) Ulster Championship quarter-final. The game takes place in Corrigan Park, with the early throw-in time of 12.30pm to accommodate Armagh fans looking to support the Ladies team in the National League final in Croke Park.

2 weeks ago | newrydemocrat.com | Steve Malone

ARMAGH’S Paddy Burns says that he and his team-mates have learned from past underwhelming Ulster performances against so-called underdogs, not to be fully focused for Saturday’s clash against Antrim. Antrim haven’t beaten Armagh in the championships since 1964, with Armagh winning the last five clashes The sides met in the 2003 in the Qualifiers with Armagh, the then All-Ireland champions just squeezing past the Saffrons 0-15 to 0-12. Could it be as close again this time round?