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Down GAA

The Down County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland.

Winning aim: Meghan Doherty is keen to see Down get off the mark. Credit: INPHO/Tommy Grealy

Skipper Meghan Doherty has sights set on return to winning ways with Down

Down skipper Meghan Doherty is hoping her side can atone for their opening round defeat to Clare by getting the better of Louth in tomorrow’s All-Ireland Ladies Intermediate Football Championship Group B second round tie at the Clan na gael club complex in Dundalk (2.00pm).

Looking up: Down manager James McCartan remains optimistic. Credit: INPHO/John McVitty

James McCartan is confident in Down’s future despite frustrating season

The curtain has just been drawn on what has been a particularly bleak season for Down, but you won’t see weeping and gnashing of teeth in the Mourne county.

Second chance: Much has changed since Down and Cavan met in the Ulster SFC back in 2020. Credit: INPHO/Matt Mackey

Down, Antrim, Fermanagh and Cavan hoping the Tailteann Cup brings some joy

In almost all the assessments around the launch of the Tailteann Cup, the one message that came from those uneasy about a second-tier football competition was that the GAA needed to promote it sufficiently.

Sport triumphs have brought Frank much joy

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Frank Mitchell Opinion Three of my life’s biggest moments of joy can be traced back to sport

There is nothing to rival your child being born but the satisfaction from sporting success runs a close second. I can trace my three greatest moments of joy back to victories which I played very little or absolutely no part in but those moments will stay with me forever.

Barry O’Hagan is now relishing the Tailteann Cup

Declan Bogue Opinion Declan Bogue: Barry O’Hagan has realised that Down can use the Tailteann Cup to their advantage

Who among us has never changed their mind or opinion on something?

Derry manager Rory Gallagher and Conor Glass celebrate victory over Tyrone

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Oisin McConville Opinion Contrast in fortunes between high flying Derry and disappointing Down are there for all to see

In every sport there are highs and lows and Gaelic football is certainly no exception to that.

Eugene Branagan helped Kilcoo to All-Ireland honours

Players still putting club before county in Down, says legend Colm McAlarney

Down legend Colm McAlarney has expressed his disappointment that members of the all-conquering Kilcoo team cannot ‘commit to the county.’

Darren O’Hagan feels Down can make an impact in the Tailteann Cup

Down must be up for the Tailteann Cup, insists Darren O’Hagan

In a playing career with Down which has spanned a decade to date Darren O’Hagan has experienced more lows than highs.

Tough test: Seamus McEnaney knows Derry will be a major hurdle to clear. Credit: INPHO/John McVitty

Derry will be major semi-final test for us, says Monaghan boss Seamus McEnaney

Eleven scorers in all, competition for starting places now razor-sharp and a rekindled vibrant spirit that augers well for the immediate future.

Shooting star: Barry O’Hagan’s accuracy from frees and play can help sustain Down’s challenge against Monaghan. Credit: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

Down won’t be taken for granted, insists Monaghan boss Seamus McEnaney

Just as Down manager James McCartan was beginning to think that he had managed to steady the Mourne ship, Ceilum Doherty, Finn McElroy and Liam Kerr decided to withdraw from the squad.

Hot shot: Conor Cunning will be a key man for Antrim against Carlow. Credit: INPHO/Andrew Paton

Antrim and Down will be eager to make strides in the Joe McDonagh Cup

Antrim and Down hurlers will bid to make further progress in the Joe McDonagh Cup when they face Carlow and Offaly over the course of this weekend.

Down boss James McCartan has plenty to ponder ahead of Saturday’s game against Monaghan

Down must be up for fresh challenge in Championship after league disappointment, warns manager James McCartan

Since their epic achievement in winning three All-Ireland titles in the 1960s, Down has always been a proud football county.

Ciaran Clarke found the net twice in Antrim’s big victory against Down. Credit: INPHO/Tom Maher

Antrim showed why they are clearly Joe McDonagh Cup favourites, admits Down coach Ronan Sheehan

Antrim made it two wins from two in the Joe McDonagh Cup as they romped to a 15-point win over Ulster rivals Down at a sunny Ballycran.

Winning feeling: Raymond Johnston’s side beat Down but now face Donegal

Donegal will be a bigger challenge for Fermanagh minors after swatting aside Down, insists Raymond Johnston

Fermanagh minor football manager Raymond Johnston is adamant that his side will face a much bigger task against Donegal in the provincial championship next weekend than they did against Down on Saturday.

Just champion: Tyrone celebrate winning the Ulster Championship last season, but can they retain the Anglo-Celt Cup? Credit: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

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Ulster Championship: Declan Bogue’s county-by-county guide as intriguing battle for silverware begins

When you sit and study the teams and the form lines of each Ulster county, you match up your expectations of what might happen based on the prior couple of months.

Tyrone ace Darren McCurry will hope to inspire further glory

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Oisin McConville: My guide to the Ulster Championship with Tyrone being the dominant force again

It’s that time of year again when the pressure is stepped up, public interest soars to a new level and ambitions of achieving glory take centre stage.

On target: Grainne Rafferty netted for Tyrone in their big win over Clare. Credit: INPHO/Laszlo Geczo

Strong second-half display books under-20 semi-final spot for Tyrone

The stage is set for the Ulster under-20 football championship semi-finals on Friday night when Cavan and Derry will meet at the Athletic Ground , Armagh and Donegal will cross swords with Tyrone at Celtic Park, Derry. (Both 8.00pm).

Under pressure: Down’s Eoghan Sands with Tommy Doyle and Robbie Greville of Westmeath. Credit: INPHO/James Crombie

Ronan Sheehan rues missed chances as Down fail in mission to make the big time

Ronan Sheehan’s boundless enthusiasm for and total commitment to Down hurling are already bywords in the Ulster GAA vocabulary.

Ronan Sheehan has every faith in his Down squad

Down will reach Division One at some stage with or without me, says Ronan Sheehan

When Ronan Sheehan got the job of Down hurling manager, he knew he was fortunate.

Down Under-20 ace Patrick McCarthy will aim to pull the strings. Credit: INPHO/Declan Roughan

Down must step it up to overcome Tyrone and boost Ulster Under-20 title defence, says Declan Morgan

Ulster Under-20 football champions Down have already surmounted the first hurdle in the defence of their title by overcoming Fermanagh last weekend, but they expect a much stiffer task when they confront Tyrone at O’Neill’s Healy Park, Omagh tomorrow (1pm).

Cory Quinn netted for Down. Credit: INPHO/Philip Magowan

James McCartan feels heat as Championship looms for Mournemen

The misery continues for Down. On a day when the attendance at Pairc Esler, Newry could have been measured in dozens rather than hundreds, a sixth defeat signalled a sombre conclusion to the team’s undistinguished Division Two itinerary in the Allianz Football League.

Derry's Brendan Rogers will hope to inspire his side to promotion

Oisin McConville Opinion League action has been enthralling, but GAA chiefs seem loathe to market high-stakes final day

The Allianz Football League may be regarded as the second most important competition in the annual fixtures calendar, yet on occasions it tends to claim the spotlight from the All-Ireland Championship.

Down’s Andrew Gilmore is closed down by Derry’s Conor Glass and Conor McCluskey

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Declan Bogue Opinion Down need a major overhaul to halt the slide after relegation to Division Three

It has often been said that when James McCartan accepted an approach in mid-November to become the Down senior football manager for a second spell, he was digging the county board out of a hole.

Key moment: Conor Woods’ goal proved to be decisive in Down’s victory. Credit: INPHO/Lorraine O’Sullivan

Ronan Sheehan has his sights fixed on top tier with Down

Down manager Ronan Sheehan is prepared to exercise patience as he awaits what could prove to be a seminal occasion in the county’s hurling history.

Down and out: James McCartan’s Down side have been relegated Credit: INPHO/James Crombie

Manager James McCartan rues inconsistency as Down prepare for life in Division Three after Cork defeat

Steven Sherlock’s heroics mean Cork live to fight another day in Allianz Football League Division 2 – but Down will ply their trade in Division 3 next season.

Downbeat: Barry O’Hagan’s four points weren’t enough to see Down to victory. Credit: INPHO/Tommy Dickson

Down’s survival hopes no longer in their own hands after defeat by Offaly

Down find themselves one step closer to relegation following a disappointing one-point defeat to Offaly in Pairc Esler on Sunday.

Laois' Liam O'Connell and Neil McManus of Antrim get into a heated debate last week

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Oisin McConville Opinion Ulster hurling should create its own body to help game flourish here

Hurling in Ulster is not in a good place right now. While I acknowledge that teams such as Down, Derry and Fermanagh are making an impact in their own way in the Allianz League, to my mind the sport overall is dragging its heels.

Kilcoo’s Conor Laverty and Aidan Branagan persuade Mickey Moran to lift the All-Ireland Senior Club Championship trophy

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Declan Bogue Opinion Mickey Moran may be leaving Kilcoo, but he has a lot left to offer the GAA in a mentor role

When all eyes were elsewhere following Kilcoo’s All-Ireland Club final victory, manager Mickey Moran did something that few noticed at the time, save for spectator Stephen Annett who had the presence of mind to take a short video that has been viewed almost 150,000 times on Twitter.

Down’s Pat Havern. Credit: INPHO/Philip Magowan

James McCartan admits Down are ‘feeling the heat’ as relegation fears loom

Down’s relegation worries in Division Two of the Allianz Football League have increased following their 1-18 to 0-10 taming at the hands of a rampant Roscommon at the weekend.

Down manager James McCartan will urge total commitment from his players on Saturday

James McCartan is facing one of the stiffest challenges of his career as he seeks to steer Down away from the threat of relegation

As a double All-Ireland winning Down player in 1991 and 1994, James McCartan was no stranger to pressure situations.

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