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Reds’ chief blasts “totally unacceptable” outcome as Irish League season is curtailed

CLIFTONVILLE chairman Gerard Lawlor has hit out at the decision which will see the Irish Premiership’s final standings settled using a mathematical formula. An independent football data consultancy will work in accordance with UEFA principles with a decision expected in the coming days with a title awarded, one team relegated to the Championship with one […]

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Aggies go the extra mile for NI Hospice

MEMBERS of St Agnes’ GAC have gone the extra mile during lockdown as they raised a huge sum for the Northern Ireland Hospice during their ‘Get Fit for the Hospice Challenge’. With training and games put on the backburner over the past three and a half months, club members remained in touch through their various […]

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Ulster players to undergo Covid testing ahead of August return

ULSTER players and staff will undergo the Irish Rugby Football Union’s Covid-19 testing programme next week ahead of a return to collective training. The governing body will start the PCR tests with Leinster and Munster this week, with Ulster and Connacht to follow. Dan McFarland’s Ulster squad is due to return to training at the […]

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Bring back Ulster Hurling championship say Antrim GAA reps

THE Ulster Hurling Championship should be reinstated according to Antrim captain Conor McCann and county chairman Ciarán McCavana. The provincial Championship was discontinued for a three-year period from 2018 with Ulster GAA secretary Brian McAvoy citing poor attendances as the main reason at the time with the competition struggling for prominence when sandwiched between the […]

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Boxing returns as ‘new normal’ takes shape

THE ‘new normal’ – a term that that has slipped into our everyday conversations is no less real than it has become almost tiresome. Whether it is transport, shopping, work or our downtime, it’s widely accepted that the old ways of doing things are gone and perhaps may never return as we once knew. That […]

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‘Team Ulster’ is a non-starter says Antrim hurling captain Conor McCann

ANTRIM senior hurling captain Conor McCann says he doesn’t envisage the county ever being involved with a ‘Team Ulster’ following recent debates as to the merits of the concept. The idea was first mooted by former Cork star Donal Óg Cusack on the Sunday Game back in 2013, but failed to gain much traction within […]

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