By Shaun Casey JIM McGuinness was “delighted” to see his side lift the Division Two league title last weekend with a one-point win over Ulster rivals Armagh, particularly for the younger members of the panel that experienced Croke Park for the first time. Donegal’s first objective of securing Division One football for next season was […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY captain Conor Glass believes teams must go “head-to-head” with Dublin as opposed to any cautious approach of sitting back. Speaking after Sunday’s dramatic penalty shootout win over the All-Ireland champions secured a first league title since 2008, Glass commented about the enjoyable nature of the blockbuster. In a week when former […]
By Michael McMullan MONAGHAN are planning for Sunday’s Ulster Championship preliminary round visit of Cavan without Andrew Woods. The Inniskeen front man was sent off by Niall Cullen for a strike in the Farney County’s final league game against Mayo in Clones. The one-match suspension was upheld at last Thursday’s meeting of the GAA’s Centre […]
By Michael McMullan MONAGHAN have been hit the blow ahead of their Ulster Championship visit of Cavan with the news of Andrew Woods’ unsuccessful appeal of his red card in their defeat to Monaghan. Woods was sent off by referee Niall Cullen for striking but requested a hearing which took place on Thursday night. The […]
By Shaun Casey MONAGHAN’S decade-long existence of dining at the top table came to an end this season when they were relegated from Division One, winning just one of their seven outings, but former player Dermot Malone isn’t overly concerned. Malone, who won two Ulster titles with the Farney County in 2013 and 2015, points […]
By Shaun Casey DERRY star Brendan Rogers admits he was “surprised” but “excited” by the introduction of three-time All-Ireland manager Mickey Harte as the new Oak Leaf boss. Harte guided his native county Tyrone to the Sam Maguire in 2003, 2005 and 2008 and spent the last two seasons in Louth where he gained back-to-back […]
