The Irish Times

Monaghan take care of business in Clones to see off Down challenge

Mournemen heading for Tailteann Cup after Ulster quarter-final defeat

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 18:49

No victims for Tailteann trapdoor yet as Down and Meath draw

Neither side able to pull away in conditions that destroyed the contest at Pairc Tailteann

Sun Feb 20 2022 - 18:27

Michael Murphy limps off as Donegal dismantle Down

Declan Bonner hopeful talisman will be fine as his side deliver assured attacking display

Sun Jun 27 2021 - 16:49

Down stay up as they prove too strong for Laois in Newry

Barry O’Hagan scores 1-9 in seven-point victory for Ulster side

Sat Jun 12 2021 - 21:28

Cavan into Ulster final after stunning Down comeback

Mickey Graham’s Blues come from 10 points down to set up a showdown with Donegal

Sun Nov 15 2020 - 17:19

Malachy’s Clerkin’s top 21 moments of the Gaelic football summer

Championship 2019: From Castlebar to Croke Park, from Clones to Killarney

Fri Aug 30 2019 - 19:00

GAA Statistics: Who should Patrick Durcan and Lee Keegan track?

Dublin have threats all over but Jack McCaffrey and Brian Fenton are unique

Thu Aug 08 2019 - 06:00

Patient approach pays off as Mayo end their drought in Ulster

Plenty and huff and puff required from Connacht side against Down in Newry

Sun Jun 23 2019 - 12:44

Kieran McGeeney’s Armagh finally get over the line in Ulster

Down beaten after extra time, for first provincial win at the fifth time of asking

Sun May 19 2019 - 20:57

County-by-county guide to the 2019 football championship

The 33 teams on the starting line in the race for Sam Maguire

Sat May 04 2019 - 05:00

Cavan see off Down as both sides lose their cool

Cavan will be without Dara McVeety and Conor Moynagh in next round after red cards

Sat Jun 23 2018 - 19:37

Donegal saunter past Down who take 25 minutes to score

Donegal set up Ulster final showdown against former manager Rory Gallagher

Sun Jun 10 2018 - 20:14

Antrim wait goes on as Down march on to Ulster semi-final

Antrim tactics backfire in Newry as Mournemen triumph

Sat May 26 2018 - 22:34

Mark Collins goal creates winning position for Cork

Allianz Football League – Division Two: Cork’s Jamie O’Sullivan and Down’s Connaire Harrison sent off after a scuffle

Sun Feb 04 2018 - 18:08

Caolan Mooney optimistic about Down’s prospects in 2018

Former Australian Rules player’s immediate priority an Ulster club final with Rostrevor

Thu Nov 23 2017 - 01:00

Weekend Gaelic Games previews

Croke Park hosts the last two football qualifiers and the first two quarter-finals

Sat Jul 29 2017 - 15:36

Tyrone squeeze the life out of Down to retain Ulster SFC

Mickey Harte lifts Anglo-Celt Cup for a sixth time as his side ultimately cruise to victory

Sun Jul 16 2017 - 16:48

Tyrone have the zip and variety to fell Down

Down’s attacking verve has gained many fans but Tyrone will have their number

Fri Jul 14 2017 - 18:07

GAA Statistics: What makes Down so great to watch?

Caolan Mooney will have a key role to play as Tyrone will ask new questions

Wed Jul 12 2017 - 20:30

Jim McGuinness: Mark has played key role in Down’s unlikely rise

Eamonn Burns’s excellent game plan and his players’ execution was a joy to behold

Tue Jun 27 2017 - 07:00

Rejuvenated Down stop Monaghan in their tracks

Darragh O’Hanlon’s second half penalty puts Down in their first Ulster final since 2012

Sat Jun 24 2017 - 21:10

Down delight in Ulster derby success against Armagh

Eamonn Burns: ‘I’m just happy to get out the right side of the line’

Sun Jun 04 2017 - 17:38

County-by-county: Time for Monaghan to make the next step

Ulster: Mickey Harte has built another Tyrone side nobody wants to come up against

Mon May 15 2017 - 15:54

Goal hungry Kildare win again at Down’s expense

The Lillywhites top Division Two and they have scored 11 goals in five games so far

Sat Mar 18 2017 - 21:35

Down’s mini-revival continues as Derry dismissed

After waiting over a year for a win, Down make it two in a row against Ulster rivals

Sun Mar 05 2017 - 17:28

Clare in cruise control against struggling Down

Colm Collins: ‘We didn’t put away the chances at times but they’ll go in eventually’

Sun Feb 12 2017 - 20:03

Allianz Football League: Division Two team-by-team guide

Meath and Galway best placed to push for promotion

Sat Feb 04 2017 - 11:30

Down get monkey off their back with first win since April 2015

Cavan continue Dr McKenna Cup winning form against Donegal as Tyrone ease by UU

Sun Jan 15 2017 - 21:42

Down leave it late with remarkable comeback victory over Galway

Tribesman’s unbeaten record ended as unpredictably continues in Division Two

Sun Mar 08 2015 - 19:54