St Colman's Newry

Danske Bank MacRory Cup quarter-finals Omagh CBS 0-11 St Colman’s, Newry 0-9 Holy Trinity, Cookstown 2-6 St Patrick’s, Maghera 2-5 IT proved to be a good night for Tyrone schools in the Danske Bank MacRory Cup as both Omagh CBS and Holy Trinity, Cookstown advanced to the semi-finals at the expense of St Colmans, Newry and St Patrick’s, Maghera respectively.

Section D St Colman’s, Newry 1-13 Our Lady’s, Castleblayney 4-6 HISTORICALLY this MacRory Cup victory for Our Lady’s, Castleblayney in Páirc Esler is significant, but the Monaghan side’s win over St Colman’s last year in the Danske Bank Rannafast Cup gives some context to their success.

BY SEAMAS McALEENAN THE respective management teams of the schools involved in this year’s Danske Bank MacRory Cup final are in favour of plans to complete the competition.

Danske Bank MacRory Cup quarter-final play off: Friday January 18, 2pm in Páirc Esler: St Colman’s, Newry v Holy Trinity, Cookstown

Danske Bank MacRory Cup: St Colman’s, Newry 4-11 St Patrick’s Academy, Dungannon 1-18 DESPITE falling 1-4 to 0-1 behind at the end of the first quarter, St Colman’s Newry recovered to take the group points from this highly-entertaining Danske Bank MacRory Cup tie in Pearse Óg Armagh on Saturday morning.

An assertion in Saturday’s Irish News that St Ronan’s, Lurgan would join just one other Armagh school as winners of the Hogan Cup irked a few people around the Orchard county.

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