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Kilcoo Subdue Loughmacrory to Reach Ulster Semi-Final

Superior experience, high tempo, physical edge carried the Down champions into a last-four meeting with Erne Gaels.

Overview

  • Kilcoo won 0-16 to 0-11 at Healy Park, Omagh, advancing from Saturday night’s Ulster Club quarter-final.
  • Paul Devlin top-scored with 0-5, while Shealan Johnston hit a two-pointer during a decisive second-half surge.
  • Kilcoo controlled the game’s rhythm, holding Loughmacrory scoreless for 19 minutes in the first half and 15 in the second.
  • Loughmacrory’s first Ulster campaign followed their maiden Tyrone title, with their inexperience exposed by Kilcoo’s pace and physicality.
  • The Down champions, guided by Martin Corey’s management team, continue a dominant era and now face Erne Gaels on 22–23 November.