A MOUTHWATERING Ulster Elite finals night on Tuesday lies in store following Thursday’s semi-finals at The Devenish. The start of the night saw two excellent bantamweight semi-finals that were won by John Paul Hale and Colm Murphy. First off, defending champion Hale took a unanimous decision against Monkstown’s Conor Kerr, but he didn’t have things […]
Archive | February, 2020
Hale and Murphy emerge on Ulster Elite semi-finals’ night
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Irvine to skipper Irish at Olympic qualifier
IT was a case of double delight for Brendan Irvine last week as he had his ticket stamped for next month’s Olympic qualifier and was named captain of the 13-strong Irish team. Irvine is the only survivor from the Rio Olympics so was a natural choice to lead the team, but also admitted there was […]
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Gormley is confident Reds can bounce back
JOE Gormley believes it is up to him and his team-mates to address their recent run of ‘poor’ results in the league. Since sitting top of the table on January 1, the Reds have managed just four points from a possible 15 and find themselves nine points behind leaders Linfield – albeit with a game […]
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Antrim set for Royal rumble in new surroundings
Allianz Hurling League Division 2A Antrim v Meath (Portglenone, Sunday, 12.30pm) ANTRIM’S hurlers will seek to take another step towards the Division 2A final this Sunday lunchtime in the unfamiliar surroundings of Portglenone when they host a Meath team whose own promotion ambitions are hanging by a thread. Storm Dennis forced the postponement of the […]
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Saffrons seeking to dash hopes of ‘Carlow Rising’
Allianz Football League Division Four Antrim v Carlow (Sunday, 2.30pm, Glenavy) THE summer may feel a world away with storms Ciara and Dennis visiting these shores on successive weekends, but Antrim skipper Declan Lynch believes this Sunday’s clash with Carlow will be like a Championship battle. Not only are the stakes high for both teams, […]
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Can the shrew be tamed at the Lyric?
THERE was no need to ‘Brush up your Shakespeare’ at the Lyric Theatre’s dazzling and sharp adaptation of Kiss Me, Kate. Set both on and off stage during the production of a musical version of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, this production revolves around the tempestuous love lives of actor-manager Fred Graham/Petruchio and his […]
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