Ballycran
Down SHC: Ballygalget and Portaferry set up semi-final clash
TIM Prenter’s 47th-minute goal gave Ballygalget the space they needed to keep Liatroim Fontenoys where they couldn’t hurt them in their clash in Kilclief on Saturday.
Clash of the titans as Portaferry meet Ballycran
A repeat of the 2022 Down SHC final is enough to whet the appetite, with both sides racking up heavy scores in Round 1.
Relegation-haunted Down rue the goals that gifted Carlow victory
Joe McDonagh Cup Round three: Down 0-28 Carlow 6-23 THE Down hurlers managed 28 scores to Carlow’s 29 – but the difference was six of the visitors’ scores ended up in the back of the home side’s net at a sun-kissed McKenna Park, Ballycran yesterday.
Derry relegation fears ramped up as Down save skins at the death
ON D-Day for Down and Derry, it was the Ardsmen who left McKenna Park with the satisfaction of Division 2A safety almost secured after salvaging a dramatic late draw.
Down and Derry out to avoid drop in Ballycran battle
THIS game would have been ringed in the calendar the day the National League fixtures were released – if not for Down, then almost certainly for Derry.
Down the road: Ayrton Gleeson enjoying new lease of life with the Ardsmen
THERE are a fair few side roads to veer onto with Ayrton Gleeson, the traditional thoroughfare of National League breeze-shooting and boys-gave-it-their-all talk a relatively barren land, even for a man enjoying an Indian summer in pastures new.
Meath GAA apologise for derogatory Ballycran tweet
MEATH GAA have issued an apology to Down after an offensive tweet from their official account made derogatory remarks about the facilities in Ballycran.
Down stalwart Woods calls time on county career
DOWN boss Ronan Sheehan has hailed the impact of playmaker Conor Woods after the Ballycran stalwart called time on his inter-county career.
Slaughtneil have raised Derry club hurling ahead of Ulster decider against Dunloy
Dunloy were eight points worse off than Slaughtneil in 2019, and seven behind them at the end of last year's semi-final, so the Robert Emmett's remain the rock to shift at the top of the pile in the province.
Familiar foes ready to do battle again for Down crown
IT is the rivalry that has come to define the Down hurling championship over the past five years, with reigning champions Ballycran and Portaferry preparing to do battle for the Jeremiah McVeagh Cup once more this afternoon.