By Michael McMullan BALLINDERRY are mixing the feeling of being Derry champions with preparing this weekend’s Ulster Junior A semi-final against Mayobridge. The Shamrocks celebrated their 100th year with a special function on Saturday night. Their camogs won the Intermediate championship after narrowly losing out in the final 12 months earlier. Advertisement There were joyous […]
By Michael McMullan BELLAGHY and Dungiven will meet again in Round Three of the Derry SFC after Wednesday night’s draw. Two late goals from substitute Feargal Higgins clinched Dungiven’s 2-14 to 1-13 win over Ballinascreen. There was high drama in Find Insurance Owenbeg as Ballinderry booked their quarter-final spot. Advertisement Tiernan Rocks held his nerve […]
By Michael McMullan CROKE Park on All-Ireland final day isn’t often a place for reflection. Not the long-term variety. In defeat, it’s less likely. In chewing the fat of a gut-wrenching defeat, it’s often deep in any memory bank. For Ballinderry manager Jarlath Bell, a general story of the Shamrocks’ season can be quickly summated. […]
By Niall Gartland BALLINDERRY’S All-Ireland Intermediate Championship final will belatedly go ahead this Sunday at Croke Park following the tragedy which unfolded in opposition club Crossmolina a fortnight ago. Days before the game was initially scheduled to take place, the desperately sad news emerged that Róisin Cryan – who was engaged to Mayo and Crossmolina footballer Conor Loftus – […]
Shaun Casey looks at the players who have had the pleasure of lifting the Andy Merrigan Cup Connor Carville (Glen, 2023/24) CARVILLE led the Watty Graham’s club throughout the most successful period in their history, culminating in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Championship title. Glen won three Derry Championships in a row (2021, ‘22 and ‘23) and […]
BALLINDERRY and Crossmolina will play their All-Ireland intermediate final on Sunday week. After a tragedy in the Mayo club, the original fixture was postponed and the teams will meet on Sunday, January 26 at Croke Park (1.30pm). The Shamrocks booked their final spot with victory over Austin Stacks and – like Crossmolina – aim to […]
SUNDAY’S All-Ireland Intermediate Football Championship final between Ballinderry and Crossmolina has been postponed. The news was confirmed in a brief statement released this morning by the GAA, which reads: “Due to tragic events, the AIB GAA Football All-Ireland Intermediate Club Championship Final between Crossmolina Deel Rovers and Ballinderry is postponed.” Details of the refixture will […]
By Michael McMullan IT might be six days until Christmas but you’d never know in Ballinderry. The lights are on in their hub. There are kids to be coached and fun to be had. The last time Ballinderry won Ulster, Michael McIver scored their only goal against Glenswilly. Niall McCusker was a defensive rock in […]
Christmas means St Paul’s in Belfast for the top minor football teams across Ulster. Michael McMullan looks at the leading clubs across the competition’s history Ballinderry 4 1996, 1997, 2001, 2008 THE Shamrocks are one of the two Derry clubs to have won the title on four occasions, with three different teams. Gerard Cassidy was […]
By Michael McMullan IF Oisín Duffin wasn’t the last player out of the Ballinderry dressing room, he wasn’t far off it. When you’ve waited as long for success in a Shamrocks’ jersey as he has, Saturday night needed bottled and kept. Under a moustache, there was the grin of a champion. A man wanting to digest every […]
