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.

Over the weekend, we witnessed a lot of draws in the club championships, particularly in Armagh and Down.

Cormac Leonard Armagh SFC quarter-final: Maghery 0-15 Ballymacnab 0-14 (aet) MAGHERY edged a dramatic quarter-final against Ballymacnab at the Athletic Grounds on Saturday evening with one-point the difference in the end.

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.

Tyrone football will honour the men who won Allstars, the men who were in the mix, and the men who moulded them all at a special night of celebration in the county's GAA centre at Garvaghey, tomorrow night.

Over the weekend, we witnessed a lot of draws in the club championships, particularly in Armagh and Down.

FAR changed are these days for supporters. Where once Sunday afternoons were home to all the big championship games, counties have adapted and adjusted to the ever-changing world around them.

IN Callum Cumiskey’s lifetime his club Crossmaglen Rangers have won three-quarters of the Armagh Senior Football Championships – 21 out of 28.

KILCOO joint-manager Conleith Gilligan admits he has no issue with penalties being used to settle championship matches after his side came out on the right side of Sunday night’s shoot-out against Clonduff.

OVER the last decade, the GAA has commissioned no fewer than five different reports that either directly or indirectly dealt with issues around its underage grades.

Northern Switchgear Antrim Senior Football Championship semi-final: Roger Casements, Portglenone 0-18 St Mary’s, Aghagallon 3-10 (after extra-time) THIS compelling Antrim semi-final clash between Aghagallon and Portglenone will be forever known as the miracle of Dunsilly.

Cormac Leonard Armagh SFC quarter-final: Maghery 0-15 Ballymacnab 0-14 (aet) MAGHERY edged a dramatic quarter-final against Ballymacnab at the Athletic Grounds on Saturday evening with one-point the difference in the end.