By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Ciarán Meenagh feels his side must find a balance in focus this weekend as their league campaign gets underway against Meath. With Páirc Tailteann under repair, the Royals have nominated Croke Park for their home games. Saturday’s opener (3pm) has been in the Derry sights since the fixtures came out, […]
Michael McMullan takes a look ahead to Derry’s new season and the importance of getting back to winning ways PICTURE the scene. Ulster final day 2022. St Tiernach’s Park. Chrissy McKaigue was about to lift the Anglo Celt Cup. The game’s ebbing through the wringer of extra-time poured petrol on a 24-year-old Derry fire of […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Ciarán Meenagh is hopeful that goalkeeper Odhrán Lynch will be back ahead of their Ulster Championship showdown with Antrim. The Rossa ‘keeper is recovering from a hip injury but Meenagh says Eoin McEvoy is making “unbelievably good progress” from a long-term and lingering knee injury. “Eoin has a bit of […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Ciarán Meenagh has named his team for Wednesday’s Dr McKenna Cup visit of Antrim to Owenbeg (7.30pm) There is a return for Gareth McKinless from injury with Jack Doherty also back in the fold. With goalkeeper Odhrán Lynch out injured, Ryan Scullion comes in between the posts. Advertisement Newcomer to […]
By Michael McMullan MARK Doran has named his first Antrim team for Wednesday’s Dr McKenna Cup clash with Derry in Owenbeg. He has listed four players from the team that exited the Tailteann Cup at the hands of Wexford in the last game of 2025. Paddy McBride, Marc Jordan, Adam Loughran and Eoghan McCabe are […]
By Michael McMullan CONOR Glass wants Derry to get back to winning ways this season and craves the roar of fans backing their challenge for honours this season. The Oakleafers failed to win a game during the entirety of 2025 and begin their new campaign on Sunday in Letterkenny. Glass, just married this week, is […]
By Michael McMullan THE last time Benny Heron walked off the Croke Park sod was two years ago, his final and 108th senior appearance for Derry. The Oakleafers were agonisingly close to overcoming Kerry and booking an All-Ireland final berth. Now part of Ciarán Meenagh’s management team, Croke Park will come into view next month […]
By Michael McMullan WHEN Benny Heron called time on his inter-county career two years ago, there was nobody better to ask for a line in tribute than Ciarán Meenagh. They taught together in St Colm’s Draperstown. Meenagh coached and managed him with both Ballinascreen and Derry. They’d chat football every day in the staffroom without […]
A number of counties will have new football managers in place for 2026. Niall McCoy has a look at the new blood ULSTER Antrim – Mark Doran AFTER coaching with a number of counties, including Clare and Wicklow, the county Down man takes on his first inter-county manager’s gig. Saffron great Mick McCann is in […]
Eoin McEvoy was called into the Derry senior squad while still in school and within a year had two Ulster medals in his pocket. He sat down with Michael McMullan… AIDAN McEvoy’s car never cooled. Work commitments were juggled when he could. Whether it was Michael, Orla or Eoin pulling on a pair of boots, […]
