ULSTER Schools being forced to delay the latter stages of this year’s Mageean Cup does “a major disservice to the promotion of hurling,” believes St Patrick’s Maghera manager Paul Hughes.

AIB Ulster Club Senior Hurling Championship semi-final: Slaughtneil (Derry) v Ballycran (Down) (tomorrow, Corrigan Park, 2.

Your guide to this weekend's Intermediate, Junior and Minor Championship games 

Antrim Senior Hurling Championship final: Ruairi Og, Cushendall v Loughgiel Shamrocks (tomorrow, Ballycastle, 3pm) 

THERE are some photographs that stop you in your tracks.

Mageean Cup final St Mary’s, Belfast 1-7 St Patrick’s Maghera 1-5 THIS Bank of Ireland Ulster Colleges’ Senior Hurling final was decided a minute from time when Ciaran Herron’s 65 was blocked down to Kevin Grieve who shot to the net from five yards.

NWP Ulster senior club final: Slaughtneil Emmett’s (Derry) 0-11 Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) 0-8 THERE seemed to be a certain calmness over Damian McEldowney, the Slaughtneil manager, as he stood in O’Neill Park in Dungannon with his young son in his arms just after his team had seen off the challenge of Loughgiel Shamrocks for the third year in a row to lift the Ulster title.

NWP Recycling Ulster Junior Club Championship final: Crosserlough (Cavan) 1-10 Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) 2-6 THERE are several reasons why Crosserlough held on to their NWP Recycling Ulster Junior club title in Moy on Saturday afternoon.

Damian Casey is keen to fully grasp the opportunity of playing for his country this Saturday as he makes his debut for Ireland against Scotland in the Marine Harvest Senior Shinty-Hurling International in Bught Park, Inverness (2pm).

GAA Matchbox: Intermediate and Junior games this weekend (Sat and Sun Oct 20 and 21)

“I was born with one arm but I got the better of many a hurler when I never should have stood a chance.

NWP Recycling Ulster Senior club final: Sunday October 21 in O’Neill Park Dungannon: Slaughtneil Emmett’s (Derry) v Loughgiel Shamrocks (Antrim) “IT WASN’T always like this, you know.

NWP Recycling Ulster Junior Club Championship semi-final: Bellaghy Wolfe Tones (Derry) 2-7 Crosserlough (Cavan) 3-6 THE EXPERIENCE gained in winning last year’s NWP Recycling Ulster Junior Club Championship stood to Cavan champions Crosserlough as their defence held on in Bellaghy on Sunday to claim a place in this season’s final.

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Danske Bank Mageean Cup quarter-final: Tuesday 1.

GAA Danske Bank Mageean Cup quarter-final: Today, 5pm in St Enda’s Glengormley: St Killian’s Garron Tower v An Dún IT IS THE same quarter-final fixture as last year, just that the venue has changed from the Dub to St Enda’s Glengormley, writes Séamas McAleenan.

FIVE years ago, when he turned up for his first training session at Kilmacud Crokes, Lorcan McMullan was pointed towards the ‘B’ team and left to his own devices.