Down Club Hurling & Football

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Best of luck to Down Senior hurler, Oisín MacManus in the Ulster Hurling Final this evening.

[Twix]

With clubs seemingly doing all their business early, whats the managememt landscape looking like for 2026? Please update the list if I am wrong

Bredagh - D Bunting
Carryduff - ?
Glenn - ?
Kilcoo - M Corey & J McMahon
Loughinisland - C O'Toole
CPN - P Feeney
RGU - ?
Clonduff - G Adams
Burren - C Holmes
Mayobridge - ?

Castlewellan - T Wilson & S Ward
Bryansford - M Copeland
An Riocht - P Shields
Longstone - ?
CNB - J Boyle
Annaclone - D Morgan
Ballyholland - S Mulholland
Saul - J Magorrian
Rostrevor - T Franklin & M Farrell
Saval - M O'Rourke

Drumgath - D O'Hanlon
St Johns - J Lynch
Dromara - E Toner & R Brady
Attical - B Coulter
East Belfast - ?
Darragh Cross - B Mason
Teconnaught - J Clarke
Bosco - L Howlett & A Murray
Liatroim - S Curran
Shamrocks - A Rogers

Ballymartin - T Bagnall & A Carr
Kilclief - A Burns
Tullylish - ?
St Michaels - ?
Aghaderg - ?
Drumaness - ?
Glasdrumman - ?
Ardglass - ?
St Pauls - ?
Dundrum - M Fitzsimons & J Hurley
Aughlisnafin - C O'Neill
Bright - ?

Mayobridge - barry dillon
downpatrick - micheal walsh
tullylish- davy corbett

Bredagh - D Bunting
Carryduff - ?
Glenn - ?
Kilcoo - M Corey & J McMahon
Loughinisland - C O'Toole
CPN - P Feeney
RGU - M Walsh
Clonduff - G Adams
Burren - C Holmes
Mayobridge - B Dillon

Castlewellan - T Wilson & S Ward
Bryansford - M Copeland
An Riocht - P Shields
Longstone - ?
CNB - J Boyle
Annaclone - D Morgan
Ballyholland - S Mulholland
Saul - J Magorrian
Rostrevor - T Franklin & M Farrell
Saval - M O'Rourke

Drumgath - D O'Hanlon
St Johns - J Lynch
Dromara - E Toner & R Brady
Attical - B Coulter
East Belfast - ?
Darragh Cross - B Mason
Teconnaught - J Clarke
Bosco - L Howlett & A Murray
Liatroim - S Curran
Shamrocks - A Rogers

Ballymartin - T Bagnall & A Carr
Kilclief - A Burns
Tullylish - D Corbett
St Michaels - ?
Aghaderg - ?
Drumaness - ?
Glasdrumman - ?
Ardglass - ?
St Pauls - ?
Dundrum - M Fitzsimons & J Hurley
Aughlisnafin - C O'Neill
Bright - ?

Bredagh - D Bunting
Carryduff - ?
Glenn - ?
Kilcoo - M Corey & J McMahon
Loughinisland - C O'Toole
CPN - P Feeney
RGU - M Walsh
Clonduff - G Adams
Burren - C Holmes
Mayobridge - B Dillon

Castlewellan - T Wilson & S Ward
Bryansford - M Copeland
An Riocht - P Shields
Longstone - ?
CNB - J Boyle
Annaclone - D Morgan
Ballyholland - S Mulholland
Saul - J Magorrian
Rostrevor - T Franklin & M Farrell
Saval - M O'Rourke

Drumgath - D O'Hanlon
St Johns - J Lynch
Dromara - E Toner & R Brady
Attical - B Coulter
East Belfast - ?
Darragh Cross - B Mason
Teconnaught - J Clarke
Bosco - L Howlett & A Murray
Liatroim - S Curran
Shamrocks - A Rogers

Ballymartin - T Bagnall & A Carr
Kilclief - A Burns
Tullylish - D Corbett
St Michaels - ?
Aghaderg - ?
Drumaness - G Burden & C Morgan
Glasdrumman - K Trainor & A McCartan
Ardglass - ?
St Pauls - ?
Dundrum - M Fitzsimons & J Hurley
Aughlisnafin - C O'Neill
Bright - P Turley/A Robinson/K Gracey



I believe S Clarke is remaining with Glenn but needs a coach and P O'Shea will likely stay at Ardglass although these are not confirmed, just what I've heard

J Kelly- East Belfast.

To the best of my knowledge are Clarke and O'Shea not staying with Glenn and Ardglass respectively?

Bredagh - D Bunting
Carryduff - ?
Glenn - S Clarke
Kilcoo - M Corey & J McMahon
Loughinisland - C O'Toole
CPN - P Feeney
RGU - M Walsh
Clonduff - G Adams
Burren - C Holmes
Mayobridge - B Dillon

Castlewellan - T Wilson & S Ward
Bryansford - M Copeland
An Riocht - P Shields
Longstone - ?
CNB - J Boyle
Annaclone - D Morgan
Ballyholland - S Mulholland
Saul - J Magorrian
Rostrevor - T Franklin & M Farrell
Saval - M O'Rourke

Drumgath - D O'Hanlon
St Johns - J Lynch
Dromara - E Toner & R Brady
Attical - B Coulter
East Belfast - J Kelly
Darragh Cross - B Mason
Teconnaught - J Clarke
Bosco - L Howlett & A Murray
Liatroim - S Curran
Shamrocks - A Rogers

Ballymartin - T Bagnall & A Carr
Kilclief - A Burns
Tullylish - D Corbett
St Michaels - C Hamill
Aghaderg - ?
Drumaness - G Burden & C Morgan
Glasdrumman - K Trainor & A McCartan
Ardglass - P O'Shea
St Pauls - M McCleery
Dundrum - M Fitzsimons & J Hurley
Aughlisnafin - C O'Neill
Bright - P Turley/A Robinson/K Gracey


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[snoopdog]

Charlie Smyth starting for the Saints tomorrow night. What an achievement. Best of luck to him.

[Hard2Listen2]

Best of luck to Down Senior hurler, Oisín MacManus in the Ulster Hurling Final this evening.

Which of his multiple clubs is this then?
#TigerWoods

[LosDodgers]

First McKenna Cup game Jan 7th in Newry vs Armagh.

What new faces we expecting to see?

[Splash]

Somebody showed me Rostrevor's 5 Year Development Plan.

An interesting read- well, I suppose if you're into that kind of thing- but there was one thing in particular that stood out to me.

Strategic Goal # 3.7:
Explore expansion into other codes.

I was very pleased to read that.

Before the plan, there is an article about the history of the GAA in Rostrevor. There are several mentions of hurling, camoige, and handball in the parish. It does not only make a reference to the ghosts of the small ball, but it talks about the hurling and camogie success of previous years with great fondness, and talks about Rostrevor's reputation as "a thriving, multicode GAA club" with great pride.

Again, I was very pleased to read that.

The plan does not promise to restore hurling by 2030.

Instead, it sets out that they intend to 'examine the feasibility of the reintroduction of hurling and camogie' and 'survey the interest to offer handball and rounders.' All subject to facility enhancements. Of course.

I think this is a great approach from Rostrevor. I don't know if hurling will return to Rostrevor as soon as that. I hope so. But I can appreciate the challenges it will face. But I do think this is a great, pragmatic, sensible approach from a 'football club' who seem to be willing to engage with the other codes.

Too often I hear in football clubs 'sure no one would want to play that.' An insufferable argument.

According to the article, Rostrevor has 841 playing members. I'd say they could get 15 for a junior hurling/camogie team.

Rostrevor last won a hurling championship in 1994- well within living memory for many people. There is a tradition. Perhaps not the tradition of Portaferry or Ballycran; but there is a tradition nonetheless.

If every club was at least open to the possibility of providing hurling and camogie like Rostrevor seem to be, it would be a huge step in the right direction.

Best of luck to Rostrevor. Let's hope we see the small ball back at the foot of the Mournes before too long.

Regarding the handball and rounders- I know nothing about them. But I do think as part of Irish culture they deserve to be preserved and promoted in their own right.

Surely every club- hurling, football, or dual- could offer handball?

[The Windy Mill]

Saval currently have a Winter Handball league with 60 players playing over 6 divisions on a weekly basis. The small ball is well and truly alive in the parish.