1st XV – In a highly competitive game Ards started stronger than their more illustrious opponents and should have taken the lead after 12 minutes when they failed to convert a penalty, following a Ballymena infringement. Ballymena claimed the first points after 17 minutes, when, against the run of play Fisher converted a penalty, following […]
Armagh travelled to Carrickfergus to play a friendly on Friday evening. Armagh turned out to be the winners by scoring four tries to Carrick’s two penalties. It was a game organised by coach, Andy Hughes, to welcome newcomers to the Armagh side. Indeed, the game enabled him to use all the many replacements and observe […]
At two o’clock last Saturday Donaghadee coach Jimmie McCoy was still facing selection problems for his First XV’s opening game of the league season. This had been because of a scarcely-believable series of cry-offs and late failures of fitness tests. Thursday’s training session had begun with the knowledge that Dougie Gordon, Billy Allen, Gareth Gordon […]
Colin Atkinson returns to ARMAGH rugby: Colin Atkinson returns to the Palace grounds this season to assist Coach Andy Hughes. Colin previously played for Armagh for two seasons 1999/01. He moved into All-Ireland senior rugby playing for Ballynahinch and Belfast Harlequins where he captained the side for three successive seasons. Colin has represented Ulster where […]
Ulster Rugby has today confirmed that Paul Emerick (30) will be joining the club on a short-term contract (3 months) as a direct replacement for the injured Andrew Trimble. Trimble sustained a finger injury whilst on tour with Ireland earlier this summer and is not expected to return to rugby until mid to end October. […]
Different Drums Of Ireland is a local band specialising in drums and were invited recently to attend the Irish Fest Wisconsin. There were three strands to the visit; a concert at Big Top Chautauqua – native American word meaning Talking Place, where different Drums played a double bill with Tommy Sands; then a trip to […]
Rugby League Ireland is looking to appoint a General Manager who has the ability to further develop Rugby League Ireland into a successful and effective sporting body able to expand and offer greater opportunities within the sport for people in Ireland. They will have excellent communication and business skills, be a well motivated self starter […]
The Whitewell Metropolitan Tabernacle Church is est in Belfast for 50 years. The Senior Pastor is Pastor James McConnell, who was born in East Belfast. Whitewell as a church has 3,500 people attending each Sunday across two services. Five years ago to the exact same weekend at the Odyssey arena the Church held the same […]
Ballyclare RFC 1st XV & 2nd XV played Coleraine RFC 1st XV & 2nd XV at The Cloughan on Saturday 28th August 2010. The 1st League games will take place this weekend and this game from last weekend represented a full training game for the teams in their preparations for various league and cup campaigns. […]