Person: Ultan Harney

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Coady: Carlow not looking for more, just the same

Carlow hurler Paul Coady says his team have not been treated as equals in the Liam MacCarthy Cup, and a Championship restructure should keep them in the competition.

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Three changes for Roscommon as teams named for Connacht final

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A dam burst of unbridled Rossie joy

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Late point secures famous win over Mayo and sends Roscommon into Connacht final

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Diarmuid O'Connor returns as Mayo and Roscommon name teams for Connacht semi-final

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Roscommon ease past Leitrim in Connacht Championship

Madden magic fires Cavan to first League points

Cavan 3-13 Roscommon 0-13 Cavan broke their losing streak to give themselves a fighting chance of retaining their top flight league status for 2020.

Mon, 25 Feb, 2019

Roscommon show resilience to hold Tyrone

Anthony Cunningham hailed his side’s resilience as Roscommon kept Tyrone’s second-half rally at bay to earn a share of the spoils in difficult conditions at Dr Hyde Park.

Mon, 11 Feb, 2019

Brian Reape's winner proves cold comfort for Mayo

The sight of some supporters streaming out of MacHale Park at half-time on Saturday night told its own story.

Mon, 28 Jan, 2019

Roscommon end pre-season on a high with Connacht League victory

Eight Donie Smith points gave Roscommon their fifth FBD Connacht football league title and sends them into next Saturday’s NFL Division 1 opener against Mayo on a real high.

Sun, 20 Jan, 2019

Mayo juniors use fly-keeper tactic in dramatic comeback

One of the tactical moves of the year?

Thu, 03 May, 2018

Roscommon finally get chance to shine against Leitrim

Connacht SFC semi-final: Roscommon v Leitrim, 3.30pm ... First in last year. Last in this year.

Sun, 18 Jun, 2017

Reclaiming Connacht crown ‘huge’ motivation for Mayo

Cillian O’Connor admits the pain of losing to Galway in Castlebar last summer will ensure Mayo are suitably fired-up when when they host Sligo in their Connacht SFC opener on Sunday week.

Fri, 12 May, 2017

McStay accepts Rossies need a miracle

Kevin McStay claims only a miracle will save his struggling Roscommon side from relegation as they continue to hunt their first win of the campaign.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2017

Pat O’Connor named Clare skipper for 2017 season

Tubber’s Pat O’Connor has been named as Clare senior hurling captain, though Tony Kelly will deputise for him in tomorrow night’s Allianz HL Division 1A clash with Cork in Páirc Uí Rinn (7pm).

Fri, 10 Feb, 2017

Mickey Harte content as Tyrone get to grips with Roscommon

Tyrone 0-18 Roscommon 1-9: The Red Hands made a winning return to Division One with a battling display at Healy Park, recovering from an early Roscommon goal to impose themselves in an entertaining contest played in front of a crowd of 6,110.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Seven talking points from the weekend's GAA action

Kerry played on their own terms in beating Donegal, but Tyrone have some problems to fix...

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

Kevin Walsh takes Connacht League title in his stride

Galway 2-14 Roscommon 0-15: Goals in either half from Cillian McDaid and Danny Cummins enabled Galway retain their FBD Connacht League title against Roscommon at Kiltoom.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2017

Galway send message to Sam Maguire rivals

Galway 3-16 Roscommon 0-14: Sit up and take notice, was the Galway message. And in clinical style was it delivered.

Mon, 18 Jul, 2016

Youthful Roscommon will be happier at replay chance

Galway 0-13 Roscommon 1-10: Opportunity lost for Galway, opportunity gained for Roscommon.

Mon, 11 Jul, 2016

John Evans Q&A: ‘I would like to see an open championship’

Kerry native John Evans has worked the oracle with Tipperary and Roscommon amongst others. And he admits that the time has come for sweeping changes to football competition structures.

Sat, 09 Jul, 2016

Waterford v Clare - Munster Senior Hurling League Round 4

Roscommon learning but Kerry have moved on

‘We want them to be the cleverest little team of all time with the ball in hand. And we have been working on that day in and day out’.

Sat, 09 Apr, 2016

This weekend's football previews

A run-down on all this weekend’s action...

Sat, 02 Apr, 2016

Ultan Harney fully focused on Roscommon’s final task

Ultan Harney was not one of four U21 players that Kevin McStay’s Roscommon used against Mayo last Sunday, but there’s a good reason for that.

Wed, 30 Mar, 2016

Star-studded UUJ fall to Niall Moyna’s DCU

DCU 1-14 UUJ 0-13: Another feather in the cap then of Niall Moyna, the DCU manager orchestrating the downfall of a star-studded UUJ side in the second of yesterday’s Sigerson Cup semi-final double-header.

Sat, 20 Feb, 2016

Dublin City University v Athlone Institute of Technology - Independent.ie HE GAA Sigerson Cup 1st Round

Shane Carey grabs hat-trick as DCU run riot

DCU 6-14 Athlone IT 1-7: Monaghan’s Shane Carey fired a brilliant 3-6 as holders Dublin City University made a strong statement of their intention to capture back-to-back Sigerson Cup titles for the first time.

Wed, 27 Jan, 2016

Resolute Castlebar hold off Clann na nGael

Castlebar (Mayo) 3-8 Clann na nGael (Roscommon) 0-13: Castlebar Mitchels managed to keep Clann na nGael at arm’s length to set up a mouth-watering provincial final against Corofin in two weeks’ time.

Mon, 09 Nov, 2015

Castlebar’s Durcan battles to beat blisters

NOBODY that was part of Castlebar Mitchels’ ill-fated All-Ireland club final experience against St Vincent’s 20 months ago has any happy memories of the day.

Fri, 06 Nov, 2015

Fermanagh finish with a flourish to stun Roscommon

Fermanagh 1-14 Roscommon 0-16: Sean Quigley kicked the winner for Fermanagh three minutes into added time, but Roscommon will wonder for quite some time how they coughed up a five-point lead with five minutes left.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2015

Fermanagh knock Roscommon out of the Football Championship

Sean Quigley and Tomas Corrigan combined to save the day for Fermanagh as they came back from the dead to snatch an unlikely victory over Roscommon at Brewster Park.

Sun, 12 Jul, 2015

Rossies boss pleads for patience from critics

Cavan 1-16 Roscommon 3-17

Mon, 06 Jul, 2015

Roscommon’s mindset must change, says John Evans

Roscommon senior football manager John Evans believes the mindset must change within the county as they prepare to re-ignite their championship campaign in this afternoon’s All-Ireland qualifier trip to Cavan.

Sat, 04 Jul, 2015

‘Hunger’ won it for Sligo

Sligo 1-14 Roscommon 0-13: Underdogs Sligo had too much bite for an under-performing Roscommon in Saturday’s absorbing Connacht SFC semi-final at Markievicz Park.

Mon, 22 Jun, 2015

Roscommon set up Connacht semi with Sligo

A Ciaran Murtagh goal proved decisive as Roscommon advanced to a GAA Connacht SFC Semi-final date with Sligo, following a seven-point win in Ruislip.

Sun, 24 May, 2015

John Evans says budding stars lost to US ‘experience’

Roscommon football manager John Evans sought to strengthen his squad in the wake of their Division 2 league success, but he admits the lure of America robbed him of a sprinkling of the county’s emerging talent.

Fri, 22 May, 2015

Frankie Dolan says Roscommon must crack Tyrone system

We’re at the halfway point in three of the most important weekends concerning Roscommon football in 2015.

Sat, 18 Apr, 2015

Paul Curran wants Brogan brothers paired

Dublin football legend Paul Curran believes Alan Brogan’s best position this summer is in a full-forward line alongside brother Bernard.

Wed, 08 Apr, 2015

Roscommon u21s rule the roost in Connacht

Roscommon 3-14 Galway 3-11: The new president of the Connacht Council, Mick Rock, hit the nail on the head when he said that if there was any truth in recent reports about Gaelic football being dead, it was appropriate the resurrection should take place over the Easter weekend.

Mon, 06 Apr, 2015