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, […]
By Michael McMullan KEEPING players injury free is the important factor for Derry, says defender Eoin McEvoy. The Rossa man also feels Derry are very close to the top teams if they can get a run with everyone on board. Speaking at last week’s Ulster University scholarship launch, he is positive about the county season […]
By Shaun Casey ROAMING Kilcoo defender Micéal Rooney says Ciarán Meenagh’s involvement with Loughmacrory offers “a strange dynamic” after the Tyrone native spent two seasons as Down coach under Conor Laverty. Meenagh has been appointed as Derry manager for the upcoming season but has a good insight into the Kilcoo changing room having coached Rooney […]
By Niall Gartland IT can be done. In 2012, Loughmacrory St Teresa’s found themselves relegated to Division Three of the Tyrone All-County Leagues. Not where they wanted to be, but it’s like anything in life – it’s how you respond in the face of adversity that matters. Their downturn in fortunes coincided with a renewed vigour […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY have appointed Ciarán Meenagh as their new manager, with former skipper Chrissy McKaigue as part of his management team. The Loughmacrory man was ratified at a meeting of clubs on Thursday night and steps into the vacant post left after Paddy Tally stepped down after one season in the post. Meenagh […]
