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The local paper for Banbridge & Down Districts and Newry City and Mourne
Sun, April 22, 2018
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
WITH the title chase really hotting up, this was a potential banana skin affair for the Whites in a notoriously difficul...
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
AT THE end of another 80 minutes of turbocharged rugby Banbridge emerged with a bonus point win, which coupled with Ball...
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Kate O'Connor admitted her first taste of athletics big time has left her hungry for more after coming an impressive eig...
Wednesday, 18 April 2018
AFTER A last gasp win over Bryansford on Friday evening by 2-11 to 1-13, Mayobridge senior team hosted Downpatrick on S...
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
OUR local sports stars representing Northern Ireland at the Commonwealth Games might not have picked up any medals yet, ...
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
THE Whites were in Clarence Cup action on Saturday and made the trip down to Killyleagh in this quarter final. Killylea...
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
THE day had arrived and Kilkeel knew a victory would see them make history once again by lifting the Premier League cro...
Wednesday, 11 April 2018
LOCAL Natural Gas company Firmus Energy were joined by Dame Mary Peters and Lagan Valley Athletics Club to launch the F...
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
BANBRIDGE Cycling Club entered a five-man team in this year's Tour of the North, based in Ballymena. Riders Roger Aiken...
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
THE finals of this year's Hilltown Pool League and Individual competitions take place this Friday night (6 April) in Gre...
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
SATURDAY (31 March) saw the Firsts play their first competitive game in six weeks. Moneyslane...6 Ballymacash Rangers...
Wednesday, 4 April 2018
THE much-anticipated 2018 Ulster Superbike season got underway at a bitterly cold Bishopscout circuit. The day was only ...
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
RATHFRILAND boxer Odhran Clancy produced a top-drawer performance last Thursday night (22 March) in Belfast to lift his...
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
BURREN claimed the top spot on Friday night (23 March) by a single point over Mayobridge and Bredagh in the Down Scór ta...
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
HOTSHOT James Costello hit his seventh hat-trick of the season as Rathfriland Rangers continued climbing up the NAFL Pre...
Wednesday, 28 March 2018
BANBRIDGE recorded another bonus point win to stay in the chase for the top spot in Division 1B of the Ulster Bank Leagu...
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
A BANBRIDGE woman is counting down the days until she takes part in this year's Commonwealth Games, following her select...
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
YOU will be counting your winnings if you backed Cabra man Noel McParlan in last Thursday's 5.30pm race at Cheltenham. ...
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
SIMPLY wow! If it were goals the fans were after on Saturday then they certainly weren't disappointed. Rathfriland Rang...
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
CITY of Armagh set themselves up for a SONI Ulster Premiership Division One decider against Malone with this comprehensi...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
IT might be nice to look at, but once again snow wreaked havoc on sports fixtures at the weekend. Another winter wipe ...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
IT HAS been confirmed the Annaclone GP will now take place on Monday, 19 March starting at 12pm from outside the Hawtho...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
ON Wednesday, 21 February Newry, Mourne and Down District Council launched a brand new junior golf tournament, the Newr...
Wednesday, 7 March 2018
LAST weekend was to start the racing season off with Banbridge CC promoting the first race at Annaclone. However, the ...
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
BANBRIDGE Academy 1st XV lifted the coveted Schools' Trophy last week with a 25-16 victory over Belfast High School. Ba...
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
OPENING the Irish road racing season will be the Banbridge CC promoted Travers Engineering Annaclone GP, which will take...
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
A DOUBLE from hotshot James Costello saw Rathfriland Rangers plough on in their pursuit of Clarence Cup glory, with vict...
Wednesday, 28 February 2018
MONEYSLANE Swifts entertained local rivals Rathfriland Rangers Swifts in the quarter final of the Mid Ulster League cup,...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
BILLED by the host club as the 'biggest local derby in Ireland this week', this battle between the two leading clubs in ...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
THE Brian Spiers Memorial Cup came to a climax on Friday night in Mac's and it was Grants who came through a one sided C...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
ON Saturday the first team travelled to Brownstown Park Portadown to take on Hanover in an Intermediate A league match. ...
Wednesday, 21 February 2018
THE Whites returned home after the midweek heroics to a league fixture against a notorious bogey team in the shape of Dr...
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
THERE is an exciting new future for hockey in Banbridge as work is set to begin on a brand new pitch in the town. Banbr...
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
ON Saturday (10 February) the first team welcomed Afc Silverwood to Jubilee Park in an intermediate A league encounter. ...
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
ON Thursday, 8 February the team arrived at Havelock Park at 3.30pm eager and determined to gain victory against the Roy...
Wednesday, 14 February 2018
BANBRIDGE Rangers came out on the wrong side of an eight goal thriller in Belfast on Saturday and now miss out on a pla...
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
RATHFRILAND Rangers brushed past Belfast side Grove United to book their place in the third round of the Clarence Cup. ...
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
BANBRIDGE clawed their way back into a game that looked lost to share the points with league leaders Shannon in the 13th...
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
BANBRIDGE Rangers recorded a second 4- 2 win of the campaign against early season title favourites, Moneyslane last Satu...
Wednesday, 7 February 2018
ANNALONG marched into their first MUFL cup final after a dominant display against Newry side, Damolly in the semi-final ...
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
Down began their Division Two Allianz National League programme with a powerful performance, a six-point victory margin ...
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
DESPITE suffering from a paucity of possession and territory, Banbridge managed to gain revenge for their November defea...
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
MANY congratulations to Clonduff Player Patrick Cowan a student at St Colman's College, Newry who won the Ulster U15 Col...
Wednesday, 31 January 2018
RATHFRILAND Swifts returned to league action after something of an unofficial winter break as the weather took control o...
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
CORNER House overcame the challenge from the young guns to win the first trophy of the season in the shield final on Fri...
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
ON Saturday (20 January) the first team were back in league action after a lengthy lay off over the Christmas period. Mo...
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
BANN Fifths clocked up their second win in Regional South East League to go top of the table. Lisburn Thirds...13 Ban...
Wednesday, 24 January 2018
A BLISTERING start from the young Mourne lads set the tone in this extremely competitive and physical encounter played i...
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
TEENAGER Paul Travers added to his growing list of titles with a victory at the weekend. The 14-year-old won the Armag...
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
ANNALONG put in their best display of the season to hammer a decent Sporting Lisburn side on a heavy Hillmount Park pitc...
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
SOUTH Down will be well represented at this year's Commonwealth Games as a host of local athletes were chosen to travel ...
Wednesday, 17 January 2018
AFTER two defeats, Down got their season up and running with a solid display that earned them two Dr McKenna Cup points...
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
A TRIO of archers from a Co Down club have taken the top spots in the UK rankings, with two of them securing the most co...
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
THE Banbridge Academy 1st XV exited the Schools' Cup on Friday night (5 January) against Cambridge House from Ballymena....
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
FINALLY the Whites returned to action after the Christmas and new year break and came back to league action. Lisburn Ra...
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
OLD Belvedere avenged November's single point reversal at Rifle Park, inflicting the third defeat of Banbridge's Ulster ...
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
IT WAS a case of Kirk meeting Bobby in Mourne last Tuesday (26 December) night as both Kilkeel Hockey Club and Ballyvea ...
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
THE Bobby Dalzell Cup made its way back to the Mournes on Boxing night after Ballyvea came out on top 3-1 against Divisi...
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
THE big day had arrived, history beckoned for the men from Mourne, as they faced Mossley in the Kirk Cup final on Boxing...
Wednesday, 3 January 2018
IT WASN'T to be Valley's day as Hanover took the Bob Radcliffe Cup home to Portadown. Hanover...3 Valley Rangers...0....
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
A NUMBER of local teams face a busy Boxing Day as they look forward to taking part in prestigious festive finals. Bally...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
ON the eve of Christmas, the Whites returned to league action to play out only their fifth league game of the season. M...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
LAST Saturday (16 December) saw Banbridge Men's 1sts, sponsored by Select Insurance Brokers and Hannath Estate Agents, p...
Wednesday, 20 December 2017
A JOHN Porter hat-trick helped Banbridge Seconds to their seventh win of the season in the Kukri Conference Division Two...
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
INTERNATIONAL Para-cyclist Chris Burns achieved his best performance of the year in his last event of 2017. As a member...
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
A WET, wintry Irish Independent Park was the setting for Banbridge's 10th Ulster Bank League game of the season. Dolph...
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
ROSTREVOR'S Herbie Chiang is now Mr UK following his magnificent win at the National Amateur Bodybuilders' Association f...
Wednesday, 13 December 2017
ONCE again a Ballyvally archery has won a British title and all within a week. Just over a week ago Romaine Mehaffey bea...
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
BALLYVEA secured their place in the final of the Crebisol Bobby Dalzell Cup on Friday (1 December) night when they edged...
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
THE British Barebow championships were shot at the weekend in six separate venues across the UK. Almost 200 archers sh...
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
THE first team welcomed Tandragee Rovers to Jubilee Park for an Intermediate A league match at the weekend and after a g...
Wednesday, 6 December 2017
ANNALONG travelled to high-flying Armagh Blues and after the performance of the season, came away with the three points ...
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
LOCAL football and hockey fans will abandon their traditional Boxing Day dinners to support two of their teams after the...
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
THE Whites travelled to close neighbours Valley Rangers in this semi-final contest and played out a spirited game in fro...
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
BOTH these sides had only just met on Saturday with Instonians stealing a late equaliser when it looked like Kilkeel had...
Wednesday, 29 November 2017
SIX gymnasts from Dynamic Gymnastics Club competed in the first ever Men's Artistic Stepping Stones Gymnastics Competiti...
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
FOUR bowlers from Rathfriland, Joe McKnight, Gavan Blakely, Jack Moffett and Kyle Blakely had a notable achievement last...
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
IT IS the 87th minute, the Gers are losing 3-1 in the Intermediate Cup after a trek to Larne to take on Wellington Rec ...
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
ON Saturday (18 November) the first team were on their travels again, this time in the Intermediate Cup to Larne to play...
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
BANN Seconds picked up their sixth Conference League win, eventually putting a stubborn Lisburn side to the sword after ...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
ROSTREVOR survived a late charge from Donegal champions, Milford to win through to the AIB Ulster Intermediate Club Cham...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
IT has been a remarkable season for Banbridge CC member, Mark Downey. Few, however would have been brave enough to imag...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
RATHFRILAND Rangers feebly surrendered their hold on the Border Regiment Cup by falling to a dismal 1-0 away defeat to l...
Wednesday, 15 November 2017
ON Saturday, 11 November the first team travelled to Lisburn to take on Ballymacash Rangers in the league and came home...
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
SUCCESS continued for Rathfriland Boxing Club over the last two weekends as they added two more titles to the growing li...
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
Rangers this Saturday travel away to Larne Tech OB in the third round of the Border Cup at Dennis Harvey Park. Larne ar...
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
AN UNBEATEN Ulster Bank League run stretching back to last January came to an end in Limerick on Saturday when Banbridge...
Wednesday, 8 November 2017
ANNACLONE survived relegation on Saturday, despite losing their game to Shamrocks, as the result elsewhere had already c...
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
IT HAS been a decade since Rathfriland High School had an equestrian team, but thanks to the enthusiasm shown by pupils ...
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
RATHFRILAND Rangers clinched a place in the Bob Radcliffe Cup semi-finals and claimed the derby bragging rights in a fu...
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
IN FRONT of their biggest home crowd for many seasons, Banbridge turned over their county rivals to retain their unbeate...
Wednesday, 1 November 2017
IT HAD been a magnificent start to the season for the ladies, winning all of their opening four games without conceding...
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
CLONDUFF Camogs suffered the most heart-breaking defeat at Granemore on Saturday against last year's All Ireland finalis...
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
GYMNASTICS coach, Nadia McAleavey from Banbridge has been awarded for her contribution to coaching. Nadia, founder of D...
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
WITH a welcome break for the Whites last weekend, it was back to cup action this week in the shape of the Intermediate ...
Wednesday, 25 October 2017
MAYOBRIDGE U8 Gaels and Ogs finished their season with a match against Clonduff last weekend. Both teams have had a ver...
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
THIS Saturday, 21 October the Clonduff Camogs will take on Eglish in the Ulster Intermediate Camogie Final. This is al...
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
ON Saturday (14 October) the first team travelled to Richhill in the league and came home with all three points, thanks ...
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
JACK McAvoy and Mollie Sheppard added two more titles to Rathfriland Amateur Boxing Club's growing list last Friday and ...
Wednesday, 18 October 2017
Fortune may have favoured the hosts in this quarter-final of the First Trust Senior Cup, but there will have been few in...
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
HOTSHOT James Costello took his remarkable scoring run to a 10th game in a row, as Rathfriland Rangers marched on in the...
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
ON Tuesday evening (3 October) Mayobridge U14 camogs set out for Kilcoo to play Clonduff in the final of the U14 League....
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
IT was a relationship they didn't want, but Rostrevor's flirtation with Intermediate football has helped them win silver...
Wednesday, 11 October 2017
WITH league leaders Ballyvea and Tollymore playing each other in the Dalzell Cup, Mourne Rovers and Celtic Bhoys took th...
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
Rathfriland's 75kg Senior Novice boxer, Jack McAvoy was crowned Antrim Novice Champion last Thursday evening (28 Septemb...
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
ON SATURDAY (30 September) the first team entertained Fivemiletown for the second time in a week, with the hosts winnin...
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
BANBRIDGE Rangers moved into the third round of the Marshall Cup with a five goal victory over Donacloney at Cheney Park...
Wednesday, 4 October 2017
IT'S a sexy six for Kilcoo. They defeated Burren on Sunday (1 October) at Pairc Esler to make it six titles in successi...
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
ANOTHER Saturday, another cup competition for the Whites.Rathfriland Rangers ...5 Cookstown RBL ...0 Cookstown RBL wer...
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
RATHFRILAND Bowling Club finished the season with President's Day last Saturday (23 September). There was a good turnout...
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
IT was mixed fortunes for these sides last weekend with Kilkeel comfortably beating South Antrim, whilst Newry were humb...
Wednesday, 27 September 2017
BANBRIDGE Rangers manager Lee Feeney came off the bench last Saturday (23 September) with five minutes to go against Ann...
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
SATURDAY, 16 September was championship final day for the senior camogs. Clonduff...2-08 Ballygalget...0-09 The game wa...
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
ROSTREVOR man Conor Quinn, a member of Carlingford Lough Yacht Club (CLYC), and Rush Sailing Club (RSC) is celebrating s...
Wednesday, 20 September 2017
RATHFRILAND ABC played host to European East/West Lightweight Champion Paul (Hylo) Hyland Jr last Friday night (15 Septe...
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
It is all done and dusted - the last of the 16 trophies that have seen many battles throughout the season has been won, ...
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Banbridge Rangers 11 Oxford Sunnyside 3It was a four star performance from Stuart Mallen on Saturday for Banbridge Range...
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
Major changes have been announced for next year's Down Rally.Rathfriland Motor Club announced last Wednesday (7 Septembe...
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
RATHFRILAND began the defence of their Border Cup with a very tasty away affair against a resolute Rathfern side but for...
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
Kilkeel Hockey Club would like to thank all the teams that travelled to make the matches possible both for the junior bl...
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
DEBUTANT Jordan McKibbin celebrated his 18th birthday with two tries to help Banbridge Seconds to a bonus point win over...
Wednesday, 6 September 2017
ON Saturday the first team travelled to Portadown to face Hanover FC in the first round of this season's Marshall Cup. ...
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
ANNACLONE and Carryduff played the undercard to the Mayobridge vs Clonduff header at Pairc Esler on Sunday evening (27 ...
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
LAST Tuesday night (22 August) saw the first encounter of this season 's Bann Classico at Jubilee Park and it was a tale...
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
THE August car race meeting at Kirkistown Circuit was a packed affair, with 14 races in all. The first race of the day w...
Wednesday, 30 August 2017
AS the new boxing season approaches, Rathfriland has been preparing by way of its recently held AGM and a new paint job ...
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
CLONDUFF camogs travelled over to Mayobridge on Saturday afternoon (19 August) to kick off their senior championship cam...
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
A SPECTACULAR pair of hattricks saw Rathfriland Rangers rout Barn United in round one of the Irish Cup. Barn United......
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
ON Saturday (19 August) the first team welcomed amateur league 1A outfit Sirocco to Jubilee Park and exited the Irish Cu...
Wednesday, 23 August 2017
LIATROIM booked their place in the quarter final of the Down Intermediate Club Championship with a hard-fought and narro...
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
LAST Tuesday saw the first team kick off their first home fixture of the season against derby rivals, Valley Rangers an...
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
BANBRIDGE Cycling Club hosted the penultimate round of the Cycling Ireland National Road Series, as part of the John Beg...
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
RATHFRILAND Rangers got the new season off to a disappointing start when they were comprehensively beaten by a ruthless...
Wednesday, 16 August 2017
AS well as being a regular top 10 finisher at BSB, Peter Hickman showed that he is no slouch on real road circuits eith...
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Drumgath hosted Dundrum at St Patrick's Park on Friday 4 August. Drumgath...1.18 Dundrum...0.08 Cormac Venney score...
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Banbridge Cycling Club is set to host the 2017 John Beggs Memorial, the penultimate round of the Cycling Ireland Nationa...
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Valley Rangers kicked off the new season at Bignian Park hosting Hanover. Valley Rangers FC...1 Hanover FC...0 . This ...
Wednesday, 9 August 2017
Banbridge Rangers defender Chris Chambers kept his cool to slot home a penalty for his side at the end of the first half...
Wednesday, 2 August 2017
DOWN manager Eamonn Burns insists that his team is going in the right direction after bowing out of the All-Ireland Cham...
Wednesday, 2 August 2017
Rathfriland Runners, in conjunction with Rathfriland Regeneration, are hosting their annual 10k/5k event on Wednesday 16...
Wednesday, 2 August 2017
For the third time medal machine Mark Downey has taken a medal at the European Track Championships. The dual road and tr...
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
A KILKEEL schoolboy is taking part in this year's SuperCupNI, following in his late grandfather's footsteps.Fourteen-yea...
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
BANBRIDGE Hockey Club have appointed Phil Rankin as Head Coach of the ladies section.Phil has joined Banbridge from Ards...
Wednesday, 26 July 2017
AS Shimna Stars Special Olympics Club prepares to celebrate its 10th Anniversary the good news continues to roll in for ...
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
IT WAS always going to be a difficult task, but Tyrone showed why they are the kingpins of Ulster with a devastating sec...
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
NEWRY Business Improvement District (BID) joined the Newry, Mourne and Down District Council and firmus energy in launch...
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
THREE late goals spared the blushes of a strong Dungannon Swifts side, as they overcame a stubborn Rathfriland Rangers ...
Wednesday, 19 July 2017
THE Cycling Ulster team riding the 2017 Junior Tour of Ireland consisted of Conor Halvey, Brendan Flanagan, Robbie Doher...
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
TWO Rathfriland men are set to undertake what is considered to be one of the most difficult one-day sporting events in ...
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
RATHFRILAND Rangers showed they will be a formidable outfit in the campaign ahead as they came within moments of beating...
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
THE Ulster Motocross Championship will return to County Down this Thursday, 13 July with titles up for grabs. The Mourne...
Wednesday, 12 July 2017
THE Down Camogs welcomed Galway to a sun-drenched Pairc Esler in Newry yesterday for the third round of the Liberty Ins...
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
RATHFRILAND netball player, Emma Cartmill has once again been selected to represent Northern Ireland U21 Netball Squad....
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
ON Sunday, 4 June Dynamic Gymnastics Club had over 120 gymnasts competing in the 'Make An Impact' g ymnastics competitio...
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
DEREK Sheils remains unbeaten this year in the big bike class, after a record breaking day at Skerries last Saturday. T...
Wednesday, 5 July 2017
WITH the selection for the European Field Championships announced last week, four more Ballyvally archers have been sele...
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
RATHFRILAND ABC boxer, Daniel Waugh was edged out in a thrilling Irish Cadet final on Friday night (23 June). The 13-yea...
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
MONEYSLANE is delighted to announce two new signings for the incoming season. The first announcement is the signing of ...
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
ANNACLONE and Liatroim delivered a thoroughly absorbing closely-fought encounter at Gaelic Park.ACL Division 2 Annaclon...
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
CONGRATULATIONS to Down Senior footballers on a fantastic win over Monaghan in the Athletic Grounds on Saturday night, i...
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
BURREN held firm in the closing stages to record a hard-fought win over rivals Clonduff. Clonduff...1-08 Burren...0-13Pl...
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
FOLLOWING some storming results in Horice, including smashing a lap record, Banbridge racer Shaun Anderson made some hi...
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
WARINGSTOWN teenager, Alexander Weir has continued his fine start to the season at Down Autograss. The reigning Junior ...
Wednesday, 21 June 2017
MAYOBRIDGE won by the narrowest of margins against Bryansford in their Division One fixture on Friday evening, the final...
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
WEDNESDAY, 7 June was round two of the Gilchrist Cup. This time Banbridge Cycling Club was taking on the very popular Gi...
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
Cornerstone Cycle Club have launched their inaugural challenge which will cover scenic views of Spelga and Slieve Croob....
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
PRIDE of place this week goes to the U14 Handball team which won the All Ireland Feile competition on Saturday. Well don...
Wednesday, 14 June 2017
ANNALISH hosted Bryansford on Sunday to a very competitive game. Annalish ... 7-4 Bryansford ... 3-5 This was a great w...
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
IT was a day to remember in Pairc Esler. Especially if you are from Down, while for Armagh fans it was another match to...
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
A RATHFRILAND teenager was bowled over when he found out he was selected for the Ireland U18 team.Peter Haughey currentl...
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
WEDNESDAY, 31 May was the last day of spring and the Skelly Cup TT was held over a 17-mile circuit. This tough undulati...
Wednesday, 7 June 2017
BALLYVEA FC held their annual Youth Tournament and Fun Day on Saturday, 3 June. The venue at Carginagh Road, Kilkeel was...
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
WHEN you build up a tradition of excellence in sport, the expectations are usually high. St Louis Grammar School, Kilke...
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
THIS WEEKEND sees the return of the popular cycle race, the Gran Fondo. The Giro d'Italia legacy event returns to the a...
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
RISING young tennis star, Peter Bothwell has been given a cash injection to help him achieve his dream. The Dromore spor...
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
THIS year, 15-year-old motorcycle racer Sam Laffins, from Dromara is racing in the Santander KTM RC 390 CUP Championship...
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
YOUNG Rathfriland boxer, Mollie Sheppard went agonisingly close to capturing an All Ireland title last Friday evening (...
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
BANBRIDGE Academy's Showjumping team beat off stiff competition to qualify for a place to compete in the prestigious Ma...
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
THE sun shone down on Clonduff Park most of the time on Saturday, 20 May for the second Dalsey Mooney Sevens Tournament...
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
IT WAS another busy week of racing for our West Down Wheelers, starting on Tuesday night with a 10 mile TT in Rathfrilan...
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
TWELVE-YEAR-OLD Mollie Shepard stormed her way into the All Ireland final this Friday night (19 May). The Rathfriland AB...
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
A BANBRIDGE Academy teacher has received a prestigious accolade as he was named the Ulster Rugby Referee of the Year.Nin...
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
THE corridors of St Mark's High School in Warrenpoint are adorned with photographs of successful sporting teams from it ...
Wednesday, 17 May 2017
THE competition at Kilkeel Golf Club on Thursday, 11 and Saturday, 13 May was a Gents Open Stroke competition, sponsored...
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Downpatrick 1 Rathfriland Rangers 2FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Max Wilson struck a fine goal on his senior debut to create a gold...
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
IT was an early start for all the participants in the All Ireland Scór Sinsir finals in the Waterfront Hall, Belfast on ...
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
NINE athletes from Banbridge/Rathfriland Karate Club travelled to Ardee to compete in the Irish Open Karate Championship...
Wednesday, 10 May 2017
ON Saturday, 29 April the Northern Ireland IPSC Shotgun Championships took place adjacent to the Bracken Centre in Balli...
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
KILKEEL woman Laura Graham has been crowned the first local athlete to clinch victory at the Belfast Marathon in 18 yea...
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
THERE are few senior games I have covered in recent years where both sets of supporters felt they got full value for wh...
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
THE race for the Rathmourne Trophy is going all the way to the wire after Annalong Swifts, who were thrown a lifeline b...
Wednesday, 3 May 2017
SPEAKING at the annual awards dinner of Banbridge Rugby Club on Saturday night, (29 April) President John Ewart said th...
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
NEWRY City's St John Bosco recorded their first win of the season with a determined and gusty win over rivals Drumgath, ...
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
ON Saturday the first team played their final game of the season at Jubilee Park. Moneyslane ...3 Fivemiletown ...2 ...
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
AUL Gac played host to the annual event in their community centre on Easter Tuesday. The hall was packed and everyone th...
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
AFTER the excellent performance of Banbridge Men's firsts at the Champions League of hockey, the European Hockey League ...
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
BANBRIDGE will play in Division One of the Ulster Bank All-Ireland League next season - 19 years after moving up from th...
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
WEDNESDAY 12 April was the second round of Banbridge Cycling Club's Mac cup, with times tight at the top is was going t...
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
ON SATURDAY the first team traveled to Portadown to play St Mary's FC who groundshare with Annagh United. St Mary's F .....
Wednesday, 19 April 2017
Rangers hosted Lisburn Rangers on Saturday in their third consecutive home league fixture and after a very professional ...
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
RATHFRILAND Rangers hosted Shankhill Utd in a league encounter at Iveagh Park and after a professional performance, ran ...
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
BANBRIDGE Rangers was one of only four clubs left in the hunt for the Intermediate A Title after the weekend 's matches...
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
BANBRIDGE are now just one win away from securing the AIL Division 2A title after a 43-20 win over Queen 's at Rifle Par...
Wednesday, 12 April 2017
KILCOO GAC officially opened their state-ofthe- art gym on Wednesday evening (5 April) and what a fantastic looking fitn...
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
BALLYVEA Gun Club held its final shoot in the history of the club on Saturday, 25 March. The club began in 2001 and were...
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
RATHFRILAND Rangers came back from a goal down to dispatch Derriaghy CC and keep their title drive alive. Derriaghy CC.....
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
A LAST-GASP Jerome Johnston free kick kept Down in Division Two of the Allianz Football League Cork...1-10 Down...0-13 ...
Wednesday, 5 April 2017
ODHRAN Clancy, Shay Lavery, Daniel Waugh, Georgia Lavery and Mollie Sheppard have made their way through to the Irish Ch...
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
THIS game was a repeat of the previous week's fixture with a very similar result. The Whites rounded off a great week wi...
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
DOWN have it all to do and might need a few more favours after a disappointing defeat to Galway on Sunday. While Galway ...
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
A SMASHING game and advert for Mid Ulster football with two evenly matched sides going toe to toe, and both sides in the...
Wednesday, 29 March 2017
IT was a day of shock results at the head of the Premier table, when three of the top guns all lost out unexpectedly.Thi...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
DOWN Ladies played Limerick in Pairc Esler, Newry on Saturday evening with both teams in need of a win. The home side e...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
ALTHOUGH things have been relatively quiet on the boxing scene since the end of January, that is all about to change in ...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
THE season's opening car race meeting takes place at Kirkistown Racing Circuit, County Down this Saturday, 25 March. In ...
Wednesday, 22 March 2017
SUNDAY, 19 March saw Dromara Cycling Club host the first round of the Ulster XC league in Tollymore Forest Park. The we...
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
A LATE equaliser helped Rathfriland Rangers to complete an impressive comeback and take an all-important point against t...
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
ON SATURDAY the first team travelled to Banbridge to take on rivals Banbridge Rangers in the league and came within thre...
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
A MALONE side which travelled to Banbridge on the back of a six game winning sequence left Rifle Park shell-shocked afte...
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
CYCLISTS descended upon the quiet village of Feeny for the "Danny Boy Races". There was a great turnout on a cloudy grey...
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
ONCE again, Annaclone Ladies delivered a fantastic night of entertainment with 16 energetic teams participating in a tho...
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Allianz National Football League Division 2 Derry ...1-06 Down...1-15 “ONE step at a time now, you could lead...
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
IT WAS a five star show at Bear Park on Saturday when Annalong Swifts revenged their cup final defeat to Newcastle last ...
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
Newmills Reserves...2 Rathfriland Swifts Reserves...7 RATHFRILAND Swifts Reserves made the lengthy trip away to Newmil...
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
FREYA Coffey from Dynamic Gymnastics Club has been selected for the Northern Ireland Women's Artistic Gymnastics Squad. ...
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
CALL it a monkey off the back or turning the corner, but Down were deserved winners against Meath on Saturday night. Dow...
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
THE Reserves ran riot at Bignian Park on Saturday afternoon with six goals either side of half time, in a performance th...
Wednesday, 1 March 2017
BANBRIDGE CC cyclist, Mark Downey is continuing with his winning streak after himself and Felix English made history by ...
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
BANBRIDGE CC cyclist, Mark Downey is enjoying the accolades he is receiving, following his world cup win at the weekend....
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
WITH the Open Race Season just started, West Down Wheelers had five riders involved in a packed weekend of races. On Sat...
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
BANBRIDGE Town AFC were stunned by a Rathfriland Rangers Reserve side, which was determined to pick up all three points....
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
FOUR tries in a 20-minute first half blitz saw Banbridge pick up an early bonus point and put them on the way to a five-...
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
NIAMH McDowell was crowned this year's All Ireland Solo Singer in the Scór na nÓg final at the weekend. Niamh, who repre...
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
OPENING the Irish road racing season, the Banbridge CC promoted Travers Engineering Annaclone GP will take place this Sa...
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
SATURDAY past marked the return of Stuart Mallen into the Banbridge Rangers squad after a deadline day transfer back to ...
Wednesday, 15 February 2017
SATURDAY saw the firsts travel to Glenavy to take on Crewe United in the league. Crewe United...3 Moneyslane...0 The g...
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
"THIRD time lucky" is the cry from the Banbridge Academy Girls 1st XI camp ahead of their Belfast Telegraph Senior Schoo...
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
MOLLIE Sheppard and Morgan McNulty, two of the town's girl boxers stamped their authority in Antrim boxing on Thursday n...
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
MONEYSLANE were on their travels again as they took on Camlough Rovers in the league. Camlough Rovers ...0 Moneyslane ....
Wednesday, 8 February 2017
RATHFRILAND Rangers slumped to an extra-time defeat in the Clarence Cup as Ballynahinch Olympic continued their giant-ki...
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
Kilkeel girls win their first Ulster Ladies Football title SAINT Louis Grammar School, Kilkeel has a wonderful sporting...
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
CASTLEWELLAN II caused the shock of the day when they dumped cup holders Celtic Bhoys out of the Harry Clarke Cup at Kil...
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
ON a chilly Friday night, Kilkeel hosted Cookstown in a meeting of the top two in the Premier League with top spot up fo...
Wednesday, 1 February 2017
MOURNE District Riding Club held their first show of 2017 on Sunday, 15 January at Ballykeel Equestrian Sport, Ballymart...
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
RATHFRILAND Rangers have moved quickly to put Aaron Black in place as the team's new interim manager after the surprise ...
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
KILKEEL Leisure Centre was again the setting for Kilkeel Swim Club's second gala of the season against Alliance Swim Clu...
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
BANBRIDGE CC's John Buller won a well deserved silver medal at the National Cyclo-cross Championships, which were held a...
Wednesday, 25 January 2017
ST LOUIS Ladies Gaelic Footballers are attempting to add another title to that fine honours list as they compete in the ...
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
THE Pairc Esler roar at the final whistle said it all. Down ...0-15 Derry ...0-14 Sunday's win was a long time coming an...
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
MOSSVALE Riding Club is now into their second year of running Mossvale Equestrian Centre, many thanks to everyone out th...
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
A BUOYANT Newry side ran on to the pitch for their match-up with Holywood RFC with a quiet air of confidence which has b...
Wednesday, 18 January 2017
VALLEY Rangers maintained the positive start to the new year with a well-deserved win in Portadown, against St Mary's. S...
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
TWO of Rathfriland ABC's girls produced top notch displays on Saturday night past (7 January) when they boxed in a 15 bo...
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
DOWN manager Eamonn Burns was content with Sunday's Dr McKenna Cup win over James McCartan's Queen's. Down ...1-11 QUB ....
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
BANBRIDGE Rangers secured their fifth consecutive Intermediate A League win on Saturday at Cheney Park thanks to two sec...
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
BANBRIDGE Seconds fell at the first hurdle in this season's Towns' Cup, going down to a hard-running Randalstown side in...
Wednesday, 4 January 2017
RATHFRILAND Rangers will use their Border Regiment Cup triumph as a launchpad in the quest for more silverware in 2017, ...
Wednesday, 4 January 2017
MOLLIE Sheppard produced a masterclass display of boxing at Rathfriland ABC CC's annual end-of-year show last month.The ...
Wednesday, 4 January 2017
RATHFRILAND Clay Pigeon Club capped off a busy festive period with a charity event held on Thursday, 29 December. The ev...
