Down 1-10 Donegal 1-08
DOWN dispatched the Donegal challenge to book their place in the Ulster final, writes Ciaran Daly.
Antrim 3-20 Down 4-15
DOWN’S gallant bid to dethrone Ulster champions and fierce rivals Antrim failed in the heat of a stifling Casement Park.
Loughinisland 0-14 Saval 0-14
LOUGHINISLAND didn’t lose this game but it may have felt just like they did, writes Ciaran Daly.
Drumgath 1-13 St John’s 1-06
A POWERFUL second half performance earned Drumgath victory over Division Three promotion rivals St John’s, writes Tony Bagnall.
An Dun Theas 2-11 Donegal 1-15
THE hurlers of An Dun Theas learnt a salutary lesson as Donegal sneaked into the Lory Meagher Cup final.
DAMNED if they do and damned if they don’t, writes Ciaran Daly. Down’s qualifier against London on Saturday 4th July represents a thankless task for the men in red and black.
BALLEE ladies entertained local rivals Downpatrick in the Lecale league and turned in a marvellous performance to take all five points.
WHAT’S the connection between Limavady 215, Slieve Donard 114 and Loughinisland 44? It’s not some numbers racket nor indeed the number of ‘innocent’ ”people in each location, but rather the number of competitors in the races at those venues in the past week.
FOOTBALL quirks never cease to amaze. Such is the unpredictability of the sport that even the most informed and experienced pundit finds it almost impossible to fore-cast the outcome of a particular match.
DOWN Minors have done what the seniors could not. They are through to an Ulster final and will be confident that they can win it.