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NEWRY CITY 1 DUNDELA 1 NEWRY SHOWGROUNDS 14.3.25 A first-minute short back pass from Newry defender Ben Havery was not the ideal start, as Dundela’s Andrew Hall capitalized, beating Lorcan Donnelly to open the scoring at the Showgrounds on Friday night. It’s was a terrible start for Darren Mullen’s team, and on another night they…

Cait Towe is Gaelic Life Footballer of the year Words by Shaun Casey (The Sideline Eye) Clann Eireann star Cait Towe has been named as the Gaelic Life Ladies Footballer of the Year for her displays in 2024. Towe takes the top individual prize on offer following a historic season for the Clann Eireann club.…

JOHN HALDANE MEMORIAL BIKE RACE 09.03.25 Over 120 riders from across Ireland brought colour, speed and excitement as they descended on the small county Armagh village of Poyntzpass for Sunday’s John Haldane Memorial Bike Race. The race was, as always, promoted by the Newry Wheelers Cycling Club, who supplied a host of volunteers, both young…

Down 0.09 Armagh 0.12 A low drive from the boot of Down’s Ryan O’Hare midway through the second half of yesterday’s Ulster U17 football league game at Pairc Esler was the closest the Mourne men came to possibly beating their neighbours, Armagh, in Newry. O’Hare’s shot came back of the base of the Armagh post…

NEWRY CITY 2 ARDS 0 Tuesday 04.03.25 Two late goals from stand-in striker, Alex O’Brien and regular centre-forward, Ryan McNickle, saw Darren Mullen’s Newry side grasp a very important 3 points towards the race for survival, at the bottom of the Playr-Fit Championship. A cold Tuesday night in early March at the Showgrounds may not…

JOHN HALDANE GOES IN NEW DIRECTION Hundreds of racing cyclists will decend on the small County Armagh village of Poyntzpass on Sunday (9th March) for week 2 of the new season, at the John Haldane Memorial. The riders and the travelling entourage of managers, mechanics, marshalls, medics, race officals and supporters will gather at the…

ORCHARD GIRLS WIN AGAIN A goal in each half against Kildare, from forwards Niamh Henderson and Emily Druse, helped Armagh secure a fifth consecutive win in the Ladies’ National Football League at Silverbridge on Sunday. Armagh led by 7 points at halftime, with some well worked scores and a fantastic goal from Clann Eireann girl…

BLUES AND GREENFIELD FOR PREMIER LEAGUE As soon as the ball left the trusted right foot of Mayobridge midfielder Connal Poland at Derrylecka playing fields on Saturday, the blues party began. It was a cracking strike to light up what had been a quiet game between the two top sides in Division 1 of the…

CELTIC GO COCK A HOOPS A 51st minute back heeled effort from Newry Celtic front man, Conor Shields, was just about enough to see off the brave challenge from Glenavy in the second Mid Ulster Shield semi-final at Annagh on Friday night. In a very tight affair at the BMG Arena, the Newry side held…