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Beragh s Sean McMahon closes in on Rock s Aidan Girvan during a league match in 2018
Rock captain Girvan happy with winning start Posted: 7:30 pm June 3, 2021
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By Niall Gartland
THE Rock got off to a winning start last Friday night with a convincing victory away to Strabane, and their experienced captain Aidan Girvan recognises the importance of getting early points on the board.
The 32-year-old says the influx of youthful talent into the squad has been a big motivating factor in his decision to carry on fighting the good fight for his club, and talented young players like Liam Nugent and Shane Murphy played a huge part in their 0-16 to 0-8 victory over the Sigersons.
PREVIEW: Leitrim Ladies on a mission - both on Sunday and in the League as a whole
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It seems strange that a team that ended the year with two heavy defeats in the Championship should be so expectant ahead of the restart of the Lidl Ladies NFL Division 4 campaign. But you get the sense that this is no ordinary year for Leitrim, writes John Connolly.
Manager Hugh Donnelly speaks elsewhere in these pages of how his squad returned to group training in great condition, a measure of their desire to put 2020 well and truly behind them. And that all starts next Sunday when the Green & Gold host Louth in Pairc Sheain Ui Eslin Ballinamore at 2pm.
McLaughlin ready to rock again with Mayo
May 05, 2021
By Declan Rooney
All Star nominee Eoghan McLaughlin plays football like he was born to attack from a Mayo half-back line, but he could easily have been lost to the game forever.
A former All-Ireland Junior cyclist, the polkadot jersey of the king of the mountains was on his back before the green and red, but buoyed on by the success of his local Westport club, McLaughlin parked his bike.
You might imagine that his years of cycling success had prepared McLaughlin for the rigours of football, but making the switch nearly broke the 21-year-old.
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Courteney raring to go again Posted: 6:16 pm April 15, 2021
By Katrina Brennan
Courteney Murphy will continue as Fermanagh ladies captain for the 2021 season. Murphy was captain last December when Fermanagh won the All Ireland Junior title against Wicklow, but the Kinawley woman was ruled out of that game through injury but delivered a passionate and memorable speech as she lifted the cup in Croke Park, on that momentous day.
Devenish player Aisling Maguire and Murphy’s fellow club player, Joanne Doonan will be joint vice captains for the 2021 season. Murphy took over the captaincy from Doonan in 2019 after she left for Australia to play for Carlton in the AFLW, and admits she had “big boots to fill” but is delighted that the management have put their faith in her once again.