Person: Conor Laverty

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Cork's spine, sideline spoiling, and Clifford's leadership: Talking points from the weekend's GAA action

Our writers pick out eight talking points from the opening weekend of Allianz League action.

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Weekend GAA previews: Borris face Ballyhale brilliance; Corofin set to join elite club

John Fogarty previews the weekend's GAA fixtures.

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'Corofin are a fantastic team but we hope to do ourselves and the village proud'

Kilcoo continue to make a mockery of favourites’ tags and bookies’ odds, a superb dismantling of the Dublin and Leinster champions Ballyboden on Saturday earning the first-time Ulster winners a place in the All-Ireland final on January 19.

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Sheer courage, hunger and desire push Kilcoo to final showdown with Corofin

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Tears at last turn to cheers for incredible Conor Laverty and Kilcoo

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Kilcoo's little community of shepherds seal greatest triumph

The quiet obsessive who has become Kilcoo’s grandfather

On the wall of a diner on Derrylin’s main street, hangs a picture of two men, tracksuited and beaming.

Sat, 30 Nov, 2019

Kilcoo do more with less against wasteful Derrygonnelly

Derrygonnelly will have a long winter to wonder how they were so wasteful as Kilcoo, who did more with less possession, took a big step towards an elusive first AIB Ulster club title.

Sun, 17 Nov, 2019

St Michael's Enniskillen win first-ever Hogan Cup after tense finale

St Michael's Enniskillen landed their first-ever Hogan Cup after surviving a fraught finish to their final against Naas CBS.

Sat, 06 Apr, 2019

‘My passion is Gaelic football but it is one thing I cannot do’

The whoops and hollers were still going strong inside the St Michael’s dressing room after they had beaten Omagh CBS in the MacRory Cup final on March 18, when captain Brandon Horan was asked to speak to some reporters outside.

Sat, 30 Mar, 2019

Maurice Sheridan pleased as NUIG ease past Trinity

NUI Galway 4-12 Trinity College 1-7: NUI Galway manager Maurice Sheridan was pleased with his side’s efforts as they eased past Trinity College in the preliminary round of the Sigerson Cup at Dangan in Galway.

Thu, 26 Jan, 2017

Slaughtneil edge Kilcoo to complete magnificent treble

Slaughtneil (Derry) 0-12 Kilcoo (Down) 0-9: They’ve had many great days in the last few years, but Slaughtneil had their sweetest moment yet in the Athletic Grounds yesterday, shrugging off the pressure to complete an unprecedented Ulster treble.

Mon, 28 Nov, 2016

Donal O’Hare: Down up for a battle against Monaghan

Donal O’Hare has rejected talk of unrest in the Down camp and insists the players will produce a performance on Sunday to make their supporters proud again.

Fri, 03 Jun, 2016

Down v Donegal - Allianz League Division 1 Round 1

Rory Gallagher wants to develop strength in depth

Down 0-7 Donegal 3-15: Rory Gallagher wants Donegal’s established players to feel the heat from the next generation, and there were loads of positives for him to take from Saturday night’s emphatic league win in Newry.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

The weekend's GAA previews

Previews of this weekend’s action in the Nation Football Leagues. 

Sat, 30 Jan, 2016

Dubs again: County-by-county guide to Div 1 of the Allianz NFL

John Fogarty runs the rule over the Division 1 contenders.

Fri, 29 Jan, 2016

NUI Galway ease past Trinity

NUI Galway 3-14 Trinity College Dublin 1-04: NUI Galway romped to a comfortable 16-point victory over Trinity College in last night’s Sigerson Cup preliminary round clash to set up a tasty clash with clash with UCD in the next round.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Cruise for Kilcoo as Kingscourt are blown away

Kingscourt Stars (Cavan) 0-5 Kilcoo (Down) 3-15: It was all too easy at Kingspan/Breffni Park for Kilcoo as they cruised into the Ulster club SFC semi-finals.

Mon, 02 Nov, 2015

Wexford Power to win

Wexford 2-16 Down 2-11: As the Wexford fans celebrated on the pitch, manager David Power took to the sanctuary of a spare dressing room to explain the emergence of his new look young charges while just down the corridor his Down counterpart Jim McCorry struggled with the bitter disappointment of defeat.

Mon, 29 Jun, 2015

Eoin Bradley drags nervy Derry over the line

Derry 0-12 Down 0-11: When a team hasn’t won in a while, it can forget how to, and in the second half at Celtic Park yesterday, Derry were certainly struggling with the concept of victory.

Mon, 08 Jun, 2015

Down bounce back to top division

Down 3-12 Laois 1-15: Down’s ability to find the net helped them clinch promotion back to Division One while Laois maintained their league status despite defeat in Pairc Esler yesterday.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015

McCorry purring as dynamic Down take control

Westmeath 0-10, Down 2-17:

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

Down hit top of Division 2

There were a trio of away wins in Division 2 of the Allianz Football League this afternoon, while Meath and Laois shared the spoils on Saturday night.

Sun, 15 Mar, 2015

Gaelic games the loser when players can’t express personality

When it comes to interviewing Gaelic footballers, the face-to-face conversation always delivers the best results.

Thu, 12 Mar, 2015

Galway just not ruthless enough

Down 1-17, Galway 1-16: Kevin Walsh was left regretting Galway’s wastefulness as Down came with a late charge to snatch a valuable win which moved them to the top of Div 2 in the Allianz Football League.

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

Ryan downcast as Kildare have victory snatched away

Kildare 1-15 Down 3-13: Allianz Football League Division 2: A crestfallen Jason Ryan was left to rue another late collapse by his Kildare players as they conceded two goals and a point in the space of a minute at the end of the game to throw away victory.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Kildare stunned as two late goals see Down snatch win

Down 3-13 Kildare 1-15

Sun, 01 Feb, 2015

Down pass University of Ulster test in style

Down 1-13 University of Ulster 1-07: Down made light of terrible conditions in Páirc Esler to see off the students in last night’s Dr McKenna Cup tie.

Thu, 15 Jan, 2015

Dr McKenna Cup: Armagh and Down take down college sides

Armagh made virtually certain of a place in the semi-finals of the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup with a 2-11 to 0-14 win over St Mary’s at the Athletic Grounds.

Wed, 14 Jan, 2015

Reilly ignites Cavan

McKenna Cup

Mon, 05 Jan, 2015

Tyrone beat Armagh in bad-tempered clash

Tyrone began the defence of their Dr McKenna Cup title with a 1-12 to 1-10 win over 12-man Armagh in a feisty encounter today which saw 19 cards flashed at the Athletic Grounds – four of them red.

Sun, 04 Jan, 2015

Hagan calls for change after Leitrim’s landslide loss

Down 4-18 Leitrim 0-9

Mon, 30 Jun, 2014

Down demolish Leitrim's footballers

Down scored their biggest ever win in the All-Ireland qualifiers when they dished out a drubbing to an understrength Leitrim side at Pairc Esler in Newry.

Sun, 29 Jun, 2014

McGinley brace dispatches Down

Down 0-12 Tyrone 3-11

Sat, 24 May, 2014

Tyrone’s late surge gets ref off hook after early howler

Tyrone 2-11 Down 3-8

Mon, 19 May, 2014

Tyrone and Down to face off again after see-saw battle

Tyrone 2-11 Down 3-8

Sun, 18 May, 2014

Calm before storm but league will be acid test

A false dawn is how Football Review Committee (FRC) chairman Eugene McGee viewed this weekend’s debut for the black card.

Mon, 06 Jan, 2014

Kilcoo end Crossmaglen winning run

CROSSMAGLEN 1-8 KILCOO 3-10 (AET)

Mon, 11 Nov, 2013

Battling Kilcoo leave it late

Kilcoo 0-9 Burren 0-7

Mon, 21 Oct, 2013

Kilcoo make big impression

County champions Kilcoo are through to the knockout stages of the Down SFC and sent out a strong message to their rivals yesterday with a 4-17 to 1-7 win over Loughinisland.

Mon, 19 Aug, 2013

A dogfight as Donegal dig out win

Down 0-09 Donegal 0-12

Mon, 24 Jun, 2013

McHugh to start for Donegal

2012 All-Star Mark McHugh will line out for Donegal in Sunday's Ulster SFC semi-final showdown with Down at Kingspan Breffni Park (throw-in 2pm).

Fri, 21 Jun, 2013

McGuinness: Club games harm chances

Without injured pair Karl Lacey and Neil Gallagher, Jim McGuinness is slightly snookered going into Sunday’s game against Down, but he claims his county board have made things more difficult for him.

Thu, 20 Jun, 2013

Down throw off shackles in Ulster thriller

Derry 1-15 Down 2-17

Mon, 03 Jun, 2013

Down set up Ulster semi-final clash with Donegal

Derry 1-15 Down 2-17

Sun, 02 Jun, 2013

Rogers returns for Down's trip to Derry

Ambrose Rogers, Conor Laverty and Championship debutant Niall Madine has been named in the Down team for Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final against Derry at Celtic Park (throw-in 2pm).

Fri, 31 May, 2013

Kerry register first win in Division 1

Kerry 0-11 Down 1-5

Sat, 16 Mar, 2013

Antrim brushed aside by Wexford hurlers in Division 1B

Wexford 2-21 Antrim 1-12

Sat, 16 Mar, 2013

Cork charmed as Sheehan steals points from devastated Down

Down 1-17 Cork 3-12

Mon, 04 Mar, 2013

Last-gasp goal snatches win for Cork

Down 1-17 Cork 3-12

Sun, 03 Mar, 2013

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