Hogan Stand Poll
A good move to reappoint Ross Carr for a third year?




Football championship draws

Football championship draws
Clarke talks up Ireland’s chances
Current Collingwood Aussie Rules star Martin Clarke is convinced that Ireland will acquit themselves well against Australia in the upcoming International Rules matches.

Refs to play for charity
Gaelic football referees in county Down are to come together to raise money for charities championed by former GAA ref Michael Cole who died in July this year.

Club championship’s under way
It’s a hectic time on the GAA’s club scene as local programmes are being completed all around the country, paving the way for the AIB provincial championships which will run until early December.

Football championship draws
All-Ireland winners Tyrone will face Ulster champions Armagh in the first round of the championship while Dublin take on Meath in the Leinster quarter finals after the provincial football draws took place in Croke Park.


Opel/GPA award nominees
The official nominees for the 2008 Opel Gaelic Players Awards for football have been announced today by the GPA. A total of 45 players have been named on the shortlist for the Team of the Year, with four players also nominated for the Player of the Year award.

Boylan names his Ireland squad
Tyrone, Kerry, Cork and Armagh supply over half of the 27-man Ireland squad named today by Sean Boylan to travel to Australia for this month’s International Rules Series.

O Kane appointed UUJ New Senior Hurling Manager
University of Ulster Jordanstown Senior hurlers begin a new season this Wednesday with their first league match against Queens University at the Dub playing fields @ 2.00pm. This follows the appointment of former Antrim hurling veteran and Dunloy clubman Gregory O’Kane as the new senior team ma

Club updates
Updates from Castlewellan and Glasdrumman clubs.

Down SHC: Coulter shoots Ballygalget to sweet 16th
Ballygalget John Mitchel’s picked up their 16th Down Senior Hurling Championship crown with an emphatic ten-point victory over Portaferry St Patrick’s at McKenna Park, Ballycran on Sunday.

Disciplinary amendments approved
The one yellow card and you are off motion was passed at the GAA’s Special Congress but the move to change the U21 championship to U20 was rejected.

An Riocht, the journey continues
unloy plays host to the first round of the inaugural junior Ulster Club Junior Camogie Championship when the current Antrim League and Championship winners take on the Down Junior League and Championship winners An Riocht.

GAA set to hold managerial meetings
The GAA is to hold meetings in all four provinces with intercounty managers ahead of the commencement of the new 2008/09 hurling and football seasons.

St. John’s face huge task
News that the clubrooms destroyed by fire at St. John’s will have to be completely rebuilt means that the club could face a bill of nearly £1m.

Travel plan in place for Coulter
Mayobridge look like having star player Benny Coulter for their Ulster club football championship clash with St. Gall’s after Ireland manager Sean Boylan said he wouldn’t have a problem with the forward not travelling with the main party to Australia.

Gordon out of Rules series
Ireland manager Sean Boylan has been dealt another blow ahead of the International Rules series with the news that Down midfielder Dan Gordon has been ruled out through injury.

Glasdrumman club notes
Glenn visited the Quarter Road on Saturday evening looking to avenge their home defeat earlier in the year, and they started well with a good point from Darren Bagnall in the third minute.

Club Notes
Updates from Carryduff, Castlewellan and Ballyboden clubs.

Ulster hurling squad named
The following players have been chosen to attend training sessions for the Ulster hurling squad on October 8, 15 and 22 ahead of the Inter-provincial campaign at the end of the month.

Club notes
Updates from RGU, An Riocht / Kingdom Youth Club and Glasdrumman GAC

Arson club claim county title
Down club St. John’s, whose clubhouse was burned down in a suspected arson attack on Friday, lifted the county junior football championship title on Sunday.

Down SFC: Mayobridge clinch five-in-a-row
Mayobridge captured their fifth successive Down Senior Football Championship title at on Sunday after overturning a half-time deficit to see off Loughinisland by four points Pairc Esler, Newry.

Clonduff GAA Club Notes
Fixtures; Football; Saturday 5-30pm Senior league Clonduff v Saval


Corrigan happy to be officiating county decider
Gavin Corrigan has admitted that he is happy to be officiating Sunday’s Down SFC final between Mayobridge and Loughisland at Pairc Esler.

Investigation underway at Down club
The GAA can confirm that police are investigating an arson attack which took place this morning (26th of September) at St John’s GAA club near Castlewellan, Co. Down.

Kernan delighted with response
Ulster manager Joe Kernan has admitted that he is pleased with the response from the players called in for trials to pick a squad for the Inter-provincial competition.

Down clubhouse destroyed in blaze
A GAA club preparing to play in the Down JFC final on Sunday has been left devastated after their clubhouse was destroyed by fire earlier today.

County final double header
The 2008 Down senior and junior football championship finals go ahead in Newry on Sunday September 28.

Carr: Ulster title still a big deal
Down manager Ross Carr insists the Ulster football championship hasn’t been devalued by Tyrone’s All-Ireland triumph via the backdoor route.

RGU club notes
The Hoops are taking a time to playing under the new floodlights as they again fell to visiting opposition on Friday night.

Castlewellan Notes
Our thirds will contest the RFC championship final for the second year in a row on Saturday in Ballyholland at 1pm.

Carryduff Club News
Its all hands on deck for an action packed weekend of Championship football for Carryduff with Saturday seeing the Club involved in no less than 3 Championship Finals!

Understrength Glasdrumman lose out at Bredagh
An understrength Glasdrumman team were the visitors to Bredagh on Friday night for this table top clash with both teams looking for vital points in their promotion push.

Glasdrumman club notes
The U-14 tournament in Tullylish has been put back to Saturday 4th October, more details at training, training this week on Thursday at 7.00pm at the Quarter Road.

Down Senior camogie final replay
Ballycran bridged a 39 year gap to collect only their third Down Senior camogie title in sunny Portaferry on Saturday  but they needed extra time in an exciting replay to see off holders Clonduff.

An Riocht / Kingdom Youth Club notes
The Senior footballers were in Kilmacud at the weekend. They beat Glenswilly 2-9 to 3-5 and Dromard 2-6 to 0-6, drew with Kilmacud 1-8 to 2-5 before losing to St. Pats 1-6 to 1-7.

’Island to face champions in SFC final
Loughinisland will face holders Mayobridge in the senior football championship final following their respective semi-final victories over Burren and Saval last weekend.

Kernan aiming to edge in front of Leinster
New Ulster boss Joe Kernan says the carrot of edging ahead of Leinster in the interprovincial roll-of-honour is an appetising carrot ahead of his side’s clash with Munster on October 25th.

Interpro finals taken out of Croker
The GAA have announced the dates and fixtures for the Interprovincial football and hurling championships, with the finals no longer set to take place in Croke Park.

Clarke back to assist An Riocht
AFL star Martin Clarke will return home from Australia on Wednesday to assist An Riocht in their battle against relegation from Division 1 of the Down All-County Football League.

An Riocht / Kingdom Youth Club notes
The Senior footballers match v Ballyholland was on Saturday. This relegation contest was surprisingly open with four goals shared between the teams.

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