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14-man Tipperary dig out deserved draw

A battling 14-man Tipperary were fully deserving of a share of the spoils with Down in their opening game of the Allianz Football League Division 3 at Clonmel Sportsfield.

Down and Cavan players tussle after the game 23/6/2018

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Cavan to review red cards after post-match brawl

Cavan 1-14 Down 0-15

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Applied maths adds up for students as Leaving Cert exams finish

Leaving Certificate 2018 ended much as it started, with warm weather and a fairly good reception for the day’s papers.

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Michael Quinlivan: Promotion would have come too soon

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Down ruin opening day for old boss Pete McGrath

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No bail for chef allegedly caught 'red-handed' at Dublin Airport with heroin worth €700,000

Monaghan’s bench press proves strong and timely

On this particular day, against this particular team, Malachy O’Rourke reckoned that finishing with his best attacking unit on the field was the way to go, and that’s ultimately why Monaghan are now preparing for a fourth All-Ireland quarter-final appearance in five years.

Mon, 31 Jul, 2017

Tyrone lift Ulster title and put an end to recent Down resurgence

Tyrone 2-17; Down 0-15: Tyrone demolished Down’s challenge with a second half power-play to retain their Ulster SFC title at Clones, writes Francis Mooney.

Sun, 16 Jul, 2017

Down send misfiring Armagh into the qualifiers

Down scored a first Championship win over Armagh in 25 years, but they won’t be making any bold forecasts of a major breakthrough following this unconvincing success against a misfiring opponent.

Sun, 04 Jun, 2017

O’Neill gamble pays dividends as Slattery shines

Cian O’Neill’s half-time gamble paid rich dividends as Kildare remain on course for successive promotions.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2017

Down v Longford - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship - Round 1B

Longford terminate Down's horror season

Down 3-17 Longford 2-24 (aet): Eamonn Burns will consider his future as Down manager after the county’s worst season on record came to a miserable end on Saturday.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2016

Extra-time goals seal it for Longford against Down

Longford have upset the form guide with a Qualifier win over a vulnerable Down side at Pairc Esler, striking two killer goals in extra-time to book their place in Monday’s Round 2 draw.

Sat, 25 Jun, 2016

Roscommon impress with comfortable win over Down

Roscommon continued their impressive National League campaign as they were nine-point winners over bottom side Down in Pearse Park, Longford.

Sun, 06 Mar, 2016

Tyrone v Derry - Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Final

Familiarity breeds contempt between Derry, Tyrone, Armagh and Cavan

They must stop meeting like this. Seriously, they must. For the good of themselves and the game, if there’s anything the pairs of Derry and Tyrone and Armagh and Cavan need it’s space from each other. But such thinking is wishful.

Thu, 03 Mar, 2016

Down v Fermanagh - Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup Group B Round 2

Sean Quigley on song as Fermanagh dominate

Dr McKenna Cup - Down 0-8 Fermanagh 0-14: If Eamonn Burns wondered how difficult his first year as Down manager might be, he got a good idea yesterday, as Fermanagh ensured his home debut ended in heavy defeat.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

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

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

Brian McIver may face action after David Coldrick’s criticism

Referee David Coldrick could be at the centre of a second derogatory comments case after Brian McIver’s post-match interviews in Omagh on Saturday.

Tue, 03 Mar, 2015

Roscommon claim points away at Down

Allianz FL Division 2 Round 2: Down 1-11 Roscommon 1-15: An impressive away victory in Pairc Esler on Saturday night is further proof that Roscommon will be "no pushovers" this year, according to manager John Evans.

Mon, 09 Feb, 2015

Reilly ignites Cavan

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Mon, 05 Jan, 2015

Controversial score points way for Kildare

Down 0-11 Kildare 1-18

Mon, 14 Jul, 2014

Late dominance hands Kildare victory

Kildare booked their place in Round 3B of the All-Ireland football qualifiers thanks to a 1-18 to 0-11 victory over Down in Newry.

Sun, 13 Jul, 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

Tenacious Tyrone click when it matters most

Down 0-12 Tyrone 3-11

Mon, 26 May, 2014

McGinley brace dispatches Down

Down 0-12 Tyrone 3-11

Sat, 24 May, 2014

Harte: Black cards make ref's job harder

Tyrone manager, Mickey Harte has reiterated his opposition to the black card but says he is only against it because it makes a referee’s job harder.

Thu, 22 May, 2014

Omagh gaffe makes Canavan more dubious about black card

Peter Canavan says David Coldrick’s mistake in Omagh on Sunday has backed up his concerns about the black card.

Tue, 20 May, 2014

Coldrick simply made a bad call

Some might say it was a curse. Before David Coldrick there was Kevin Walsh.

Tue, 20 May, 2014

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

Tyrone 2-11 Down 3-8

Mon, 19 May, 2014

Cummins restores Galway pride

Galway 1-12 Down 0-08

Mon, 10 Mar, 2014

Impressive Cavan power into final

Cavan 1-12 Down 0-06

Thu, 04 Apr, 2013

Delanty and Bolger show once again why they are so very highly regarded

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Sat, 05 Jan, 2013

Mayo make light work of Down

Mayo 3-17 Down 2-8

Sat, 04 Aug, 2012

Paper an ‘encouragement’ for study of applied maths

The applied maths paper taken by more than 1,500 higher-level Leaving Certificate students was an encouragement for others to pursue the subject.

Sat, 23 Jun, 2012

Cork win rarely in doubt

Cork 2-17 Down 1-12

Sun, 15 Apr, 2012

‘Wronged’ McKeever Armagh’s ace

After a nightmare week for Armagh, there was more than a touch of irony about Ciarán McKeever’s late heroics which helped the Orchard county snatch a precious league victory on Saturday night.

Mon, 26 Mar, 2012

Stevenson free takes win for Armagh

Armagh 1-14 Down 0-16

Sat, 24 Mar, 2012

Down gave us a lesson, admits Gilroy

Pat Gilroy pointed to a lack of intensity as the reason why Dublin slipped to a second Allianz League defeat yesterday.

Mon, 19 Mar, 2012

Mayo suffer defeat at the hands of Down

Mayo 0-11 Down 1-13

Sun, 11 Mar, 2012

Young guns step up for O’Connor

As the clock whittled down in the dying minutes of normal time, Kieran Donaghy suddenly stopped with ball in hand short of the halfway line in front of the Páirc Esler stand.

Mon, 05 Mar, 2012

Scoring touch returns as Down on the up

WITH a swashbuckling second-half performance on Saturday evening, Down set up a repeat of last year’s All-Ireland SFC final by demolishing Antrim.

Mon, 18 Jul, 2011

Hughes sidelined for Down

Danny Hughes will be an absentee for Down's All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Clare on Saturday.

Thu, 23 Jun, 2011

Injury list grows for Down

Forwards Benny Coulter and Conor Maginn have been added to Down's injury list ahead of their All-Ireland SFC qualifier against Clare.

Thu, 16 Jun, 2011

Crisis talk has Hanley scratching his head

ANOTHER defeat for Galway, then, but the visitors didn’t leave Newry last night without attempting to dispel the rumours of discontent that followed them to Ulster earlier in the day.

Mon, 21 Feb, 2011

Cork in dreamland after tight encounter

Cork 0-16 Down 0-15

Sun, 19 Sep, 2010

Sheridan: another year of ifs for Longford

A DESPONDENT Longford goalkeeper Damien Sheridan doesn’t want the defeat by Down in the All-Ireland Qualifiers to be seen as another moral victory.

Mon, 12 Jul, 2010

Applied maths closes the book on the Leaving Cert

AN applied maths paper was the final exam for most of the 1,400 Leaving Certificate students tested in the subject yesterday.

Sat, 26 Jun, 2010

Red Hand stay on course for back-to-back Ulster titles

Tyrone 0-14 Down 0-10

Sat, 19 Jun, 2010

McDonnell makes it count

DIVISION TWO league finals tend to leave little in the way of a lasting impression but yesterday’s footprint dug a little deeper, if only for another entry into the catalogue of memorable displays from Steven McDonnell.

Mon, 26 Apr, 2010

Down win Ulster derby

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Sat, 20 Mar, 2010

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