THE ever-expanding nature of Ulster Schools’ GAA was illustrated at the launch of the programme for the new school year with sponsors Danske Bank in St Patrick’s Grammar School, Downpatrick last week by the attendance of coaches and students from St Gerard’s Belfast, a co-educational special school that caters for pupils from the age of three to 19 with a range of additional needs.

ANTRIM’s Cathy Carey has been honoured with The Croke Park/LGFA Player of the Month award for August.

Ray Cosgrove was leading the charge of the capital’s new gun-slingers.

IT is often said that a bad game of Gaelic football is as good to watch as a great game of soccer and as a fan of both it’s a claim I tend to agree with this.

Kiernan's Service Stations Cavan SFC quarter-finals After a pedestrian series of qualifying group games, the Cavan SFC promises to ignite this evening and tomorrow with the completion of the quarter-final games.

Northern Switchgear Antrim Senior Football Championship semi-final: Erin’s Own, Cargin v Creggan Kickhams (tomorrow, Dunsilly, 5pm) IF you tossed a coin up in the air to try and determine the outcome of this game that the whole of Antrim has been waiting for since last November, it would probably fall on its side.

Champions Dromore avoided the curse of the champions as they got through the first defence of their Tyrone SFC title with a battling win over Killyclogher at O’Neills Healy Park.

Donaghmore got the job done in extra-time as they edged out senior new boys Greencastle at O’Neills Healy Park to advance to the quarter-finals of the LCC Group Tyrone SFC.

A first half goal from defender Dean McLoughlin paved the way for Loughinisland's success

HIS tooth-baring smile the width of the Healy Park tunnel, Chris Rafferty goes straight to Collie Holmes’ bag of phrases.

A CHAMPIONSHIP win for Moortown – any Championship win at all – would bring double delight for Chris Lawn.

A NEW era began in Monaghan last night when former Farney stalwart Vinny Corey was confirmed as Seamus McEnaney’s successor.

CARGIN selector Kevin Doyle has described arch rivals Creggan Kickhams as a “class side” – but hopes they can turn the tables on them in tomorrow evening’s eagerly anticipated championship semi-final at Dunsilly (5pm).

THERE were no punches thrown but they weren’t too far away.

VINNY Corey is set to be confirmed as Monaghan’s new manager tonight, ending a three month search for a successor to Seamus McEnaney.

Ray Cosgrove was leading the charge of the capital’s new gun-slingers.