Early pics and report from Michael Corcoran in Ballyholland Harps GAA Club, Newry

The third Mary Coulter memorial tournament took place again in Ballyholland Harps Gaa Club, outside of Newry comprising fifteen small sided teams of seven players from a panel of ten. The field was sifted down to a Cup, Shield and plate. Loughgiel were the inaugral Cup winners in 2024, successfully defending the coveted title in 2025 and now run out Cup winners after a clean sweep of six hard fought games on a compressed pitch that allowed three games to run concurrently. The final was a close affair with Eglish (Tyrone), the Shamrocks tip toeing over the line with one point to spare.

Eglish put up a strong fight and no wonder when the player of the Cup tournament went to an Eglish player, ‘Ciara Donnelly’.

The Shield final was contested between two Antrim sides, Tír na nÓg and O’Donnovan Rossa’s, the Randalstown girls proving successful in their final though Rossa held their own with a fine performance from Natalie McGuinness, picking up player of the Shield tournament.

The Plate went to Madden (St. Joseph’s Madden, Armagh) beating Dunsurn 2 in the final with a player of the match going to a Madden player Gemma McCann.

More pics and words to follow on this well run event to follow…