McKenna Cup 2024

[orangeman]

Sounds like game over ! Nice call with the bet earlier ! 

[never kickt a ball]

Mama's and Papa's singing now "It's getting better" Not for Donegal by the sound of it 

2-13 to 1-12 Game over

[never kickt a ball]

Donegal 1-12 Jordanstown 2-13

Mc Fadden 0-1 to 0-0
David Walsh 0-2 to 0-0
McKenna 0-2 to 0-1
McFadden 0-3 to 0-1
Moran fisted pt 0-3 to 0-2
Donnelly free 0-3 to 0-3
McKenna
Donnelly
John Boyle  0-3 to 0-6
Bradley free 0-4 to 0-6
Donnelly MISSED PENALTY
Ryan Bradley Free 0-5 to 0-6
Stephen McHugh 0-6 to 0-6
Donnelly free 0-6 to 0-7
Donnelly 0-6 to 0-8
Witheroe on for Damien MccCafferty
Moran 0-6 to 0-9

HALF TIME

0-9 to 0-6 for Jordanstown and they missed a penalty.

Doherty pt 0-9 to 0-7
Roper pt 0-9 to 0-8
O'Flannery? 0-10 to 0-8
Roper 0-10 to 0-9
MCFADDEN MISSES GOAL CHANCE

Lynch point 0-11 to 0-9
Cavanagh goal 1-11 to 0-9
Cavanagh goal 2-11 to 0-9

Commentator too upset to go through rest of scorers:

Summary:
Cavanagh's two goals were fisted

McFadden scored a penalty (He was fouled)
and Brian Roper got the last point.
UUJ got two points somewhere in between.

[orangeman]

High scoring contest - the students are really up for these games - more to come on Sunday ?? 

[Our Nail Loney]

Get in there, cheers for the updates NKAB.

fella was texting from the game saying about the snow, I would have been ripping if it was called off!

Students two up now, what about St Mary's then?? Love to see a uni side making the semis at least.

[never kickt a ball]

 Donegal 1-12 2-13 UUJ
Two goals in the second half helped the students of UUJ to a convincing victory over Donegal in Group B of the Gaelic Life McKenna Cup on Thursday night. UUJ held a slender at Ballybofey when Tyrone man Kavanagh got his double strike, both fisted from close-range. Donegal's goal came late in the game with Colm McFadden netting a penalty. Jordanstown were nine points to six up at half-time but would have been further ahead if Ciaran Donnelly had not sent his penalty well wide. Donnelly did, though, contribute two frees plus two scores from play in the opening period with other points from Andy Moran (2), Brendan McKenna (2) and John Boyle. Donegal had been 0-3 to 0-1 up early on thanks to two points from Colm McFadden and one from David Walsh. However, the students scored five without reply before the home side got it back to six points each through Ryan Bradley (2) and Stephen McHugh. Scores from Owen Doherty and Brian Roper (2) helped Donegal cut UUJ's lead to 10 points to nine, but a point from substitute Terry O'Flanagan and those Kavanagh goals gave the students breathing space.

Story from BBC SPORT:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/7166631.stm

SOMEBODY TELL THEM IT'S CAVANAGH

[never kickt a ball]

LIVE UPDATES !!!
03 Jan 2008
Tyrone v UUJ Sunday 6th January 2008

There will be LIVE UPDATES from the first round of the Dr McKenna Cup match here on Sunday from 1.30pm.

Tyrone Team -  J Devine, F O'Neill, C McCarron, M Swift, D Harte, C Gourley, D Carlin, C Martin, T McGuigan, D Hands, O Mulligan, G Reilly, K McNally, S O'Neill, E McGinley

http://www.tyronegaa.ie/county/football/news/story.jsp?newsid=494

[tyroneman]

Did Raymie Mulgrew play last night? If so how did he get on?

[Our Nail Loney]

That Tyrone website is good, was it the same one that gave live updates of the county championship final? Lot of other county sites should follow suit.

We're not gonna get anything from the BBC or ITV anyway!

[imtommygunn]

Donegal men flounder in a Ballybofey blizzard
Dr McKenna Cup Group B: Donegal 1-12 UUJ 2-13
From Gerry McLaughlin at Ballybofey

Ballybofey was colder than a stepmother's kiss as Donegal's debutants tamely succumbed to a lively UUJ before a hardy 900 souls last night.

Snowflakes fell like confetti on the north west's stadium of light as referee Martin Sludden called for an orange, or even yellow, ball, which eventually arrived in the second-half to avoid confusion.

A raw east wind made this a pretty numbing experience for all concerned and prompted two of Jordanstown's finest to wear "long john" type tracksuits.

Mayo star Andy Moran and Ciaran Donnelly had no goose pimples, but they gave the Tir Chonaill rearguard some testing moments.

Tyrone star Colm Cavanagh was an even bigger executioner, as his two goals midway through the second-half in the space of three minutes put real daylight between the sides.

Donegal adapted to the conditions swiftest and three fine points in the opening 10 minutes underlined their intentions.

David Walsh, one of four Tir Chonaill debutants, hit a superb left-footed point in the fifth minute.

His effort book-ended two McFadden points, one from a free and the other after a dizzy 12-man move.

But with Andy Moran giving veteran Niall McCready a torrid time and Down's John Boyle perplexing a sluggish Eamon McGee, the Poly clawed back big time.

Boyle and Ciaran Donnelly were given the freedom of Ballybofey as they hit some effortless points to put the lively students in front by 0-6 to 0-3.

That advantage could have been opper-fastened in the 25th minute when big Neil Gallagher hauled Poly full-forward Thomas McCann down in the square.

Ciaran Donnelly's very poorly struck penalty trickled past the post and Donegal celebrated their let-off with well-struck points from Colm McFadden and Ryan Bradley to level matters by the 28th minute.

But the Poly finished strongest and it took a canny interception from corner-back McCready to deny the elegant Moran a certain goal.

McCready then handled on the ground and Donnelly hit the first of two coolly-struck frees to put UUJ ahead by 0-9 to 0-6 at the interval.

The students were, predictably, much fitter than Donegal, as Brian McIver replaced full-back McLafferty with Peter Witherow and "cold victim" Neil Gallagher gave way to Denis Boyle.

As the temperature plummeted even further, it heralded some warm-blooded exchanges as Colm Cavanagh and Kevin Rafferty were given yellow cards by referee Sludden.

Veteran Brian Roper hit a cheeky point for Tir Chonail but Colm Cavanagh punched a cross to the net in the 53rd minute as Donegal bemoaned a spurned chance from Colm McFadden moments earlier.

Cavanagh found the net again three minutes later to effectively seal this encounter.

And, even though McFadden made some amends when he won and converted a penalty 10

minutes from time, it was too little too lateA deserved victory for a much fitter Jordanstown outfit who are continuing the trend set by Queen's against Monaghan.

They could be a real threat in the Sigerson Cup this year again.

But apart from David Walsh, Brian McIver does not have a lot of emerging talent this year. With a weekend holiday looming, and the return of some resting stars, he will be hoping for a much more focused display against Tyrone on Sunday week.

Brendan Devenney, Christy Toye, Rory Kavanagh and Kevin Cassidy would have made a big difference.

But the Poly have a few Tir Chonaill aces themselves including Karl Lacey, who will certainly make a real difference in this

competition.



MATCH STATS

Donegal: C Sharkey; N McCready, D McClafferty, P McDaid; F McGlynn, E McGee, S McHugh (0-1); N Gallagher, K Rafferrty; B Roper (0-4), O Doherty (0-1), D Walsh (0-1); K McMenamin, R Bradley (0-2), C McFadden (1-3, 1f).

Subs: P Witherow for D McClafferty, D Boyle for N Gallagher, C Byrne for K McMenamin

UUJ: M McAlister; C Harrison, D McCaul,

D Morgan; K Nolan, P McGuigan, D Hughes; B McKenna, C Cavanagh (2-0); R Mulgrew, J Boyle (0-1), C Donnelly (0-5, 2f); M Lynch (0-21f), T McCann(0-1), A Moran(0-2).

Subs: M Drumm for K Nolan, T O'Flanagan (0-1) for J Boyle, B Gormley for C Donnelly.

Referee: M Sludden(Tyrone)

[the Deel Rover]

Has Andy Moran just gone to UUJ this year? Was he with Sligo Rtc last year?

[imtommygunn]

He played for sligo in the sigerson against jordanstown at the dub when that was on - was that last year or the year before? Actually I think that was last year. Sounds like another Jim McGuinness...

Very useful forward that boy.

[never kickt a ball]

Donegal men flounder in a Ballybofey blizzard
Dr McKenna Cup Group B: Donegal 1-12 UUJ 2-13
From Gerry McLaughlin at Ballybofey

Ballybofey was colder than a stepmother's kiss as Donegal's debutants tamely succumbed to a lively UUJ before a hardy 900 souls last night.

Need to be careful there Gerry. Comments like that could cause you all sorts of bother 

[never kickt a ball]

McCusker to make Derry return
03 January 2008
Niall McCusker could make his long awaited return to the Derry team in Sunday's McKenna Cup clash with Armagh at Lurgan.
The highly-rated defender hasn't played for the Oak Leafers since March 2005 due to a persistent back problem, and has yet to feature under Paddy Crozier who is entering his third season as manager. However, the Ballinderry clubman has battled his way back to full fitness and is expected to feature against the Orchard County on Sunday. "Niall has been going very well for us and he's put in a huge pre-season effort," said Derry spokesman Martin Heaney. "He's looking very trim at the minute. I would say he will be in the mix at the weekend along with a number of guys." McCusker could come into the side at full back with All-Star Kevin McCloy due to undergo surgery to repair a finger injury, while Sean Marty Lockhart is still recovering from a similar operation.
http://www.hoganstand.com/Derry/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=87323

[Armagh Exile]

FOUR DR. McKENNA CUP GAMES TO BE SCREENED LIVE

Gaels across Ulster will be delighted by the news that TG4 are to broadcast four Gaelic Life Dr McKenna Cup games live to viewers.

This Sunday sees the first live game as Armagh take on Derry in Davitt Park Lurgan, in what is a repeat of last years All Ireland SFC Qualifier tie.

On Sunday 13th January, TG4 will be showing the mouth-watering tie between National League Champions Donegal and Ulster Champions Tyrone in Ballyshannon. These two sides also met in the final of this competition last year with the O'Neill men coming out on top, so Donegal will surely be keen to avenge that defeat.

When we get down to the Semi-Final stage, the second semi-final between the Winners of Section A and the Fourth Placed Team will be broadcast live, with the venue yet to be decided. This game will be on Sunday 20th January with a 2.00pm throw in time.

TG4 have also committed to showing the final of the competition live, which will be on Saturday 26th January under lights, with the venue to be confirmed.


www.orchardcounty.com