‘Ciara was on everybody’s mind’: Portaferry channel Mageean’s winning spirit to reach Ulster final
The balm was not so much Portaferry’s brilliant victory over Dunloy on Sunday, but rather the game itself. Just being out on a field again and the escapism that comes with playing and watching team sport.
Lord knows the little town on the outer edges of the Ards peninsula needed something to cling to following the tragic loss of their most celebrated native Ciara Mageean, who passed away from cancer a fortnight ago.


