Rory Mason

IT would be easy for the Tailteann Cup to mess with the mind. We’re told it doesn’t matter, that the competition is for also-rans. Attendances have been hit and miss - mostly miss – as the struggle to escape the shadow of Sam rumbles on

MICKEY Donnelly admits there is a risk element in allowing county players to feature for their clubs ahead of Championship games – but the Down assistant manager feels the move is paying off

Rory Mason joined the fourth generation of his family to play for club and county when he made his debut for Paddy Tally's Down in Sunday's Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup against Cavan.

AN OUNCE of breeding is worth a ton of feeding, and Loughinisland’s feisty wing-forward Rory Mason certainly showed that pedigree will always make a big difference when it really matters.