By Michael McMullan DERRY u-20 manager Damian McErlain said his side’s hard-fought win over Monaghan will be a benefit going forward in the Ulster Championship. The Oakleafers needed a Tommy Rogers two-pointer in the closing stages to pull clear in Castleblayney. After trailing by three points early on, Derry hit four points without reply to […]
WITH six rounds of NFL action played and one to go this weekend, only one of the 32 teams has secured a place in a league final – Down. At the other end of the table, just three teams – Monaghan, Offaly and Fermanagh – have already been relegated. That leaves 28 teams still in the mix, and remarkably, […]
Cameraman John Otterson was the BBC’s longest serving member of staff when he retired last month. He signed off with a lifetime of memories. Michael McMullan went to meet him… JOHN Otterson knew it was time. After 61 years behind the lens and with his 80th birthday on the horizon, his days at the coalface […]
By Niall Gartland CAVAN legend Damien O’Reilly believes that they can count themselves somewhat unfortunate to be staring relegation in the face ahead of Sunday’s final round of fixtures. It’s more or less a two-way battle between themselves and Kildare to avoid that second relegation spot with Offaly already consigned to Division Three football for […]
By Shaun Casey ST PATRICK’S, Maghera know all about the challenges that face dual players, so they won’t have too much sympathy for their Paddy Buggy Cup opponents Tralee CBS this Saturday at Kinnegad. The Kerry-based college contested the Hogan Cup final on St Patrick’s Day and came up short by the minimum of margins against […]
Ulster U20 Championship Derry 0-14 Monaghan 1-8 By Michael McMullan DERRY were made to battle all the way as they began their Ulster U-20 campaign on a winning note on Wednesday night in Castleblayney. Advertisement Despite going behind to a settled Monaghan tea early on, Derry hit four points in a succession to lead at […]
Ulster U-20 FC By Michael McMullan THE Ulster U-20 Championship gets underway on Wednesday night with two games down for decision (both 7.30pm). Last year’s beaten finalists Donegal welcome Fermanagh to ‘The Scarvey’ in Buncrana as Group A gets under way. Advertisement The game of the night, also in Group A, is the clash of […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY must beat Cavan on Sunday if they are to have any chance of making a return to Division One. Defeat to Louth last weekend leaves their promotion hopes out of their own hands. Ciarán Meenagh’s side face a Cavan side scrapping to avoid the drop to the third tier. Advertisement Derry […]
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Niall McCoy takes a look across all the Ulster counties ahead of the Ulster U-20 Championship… Antrim Manager: Colin Toal Backroom: Advertisement Same as 2025 for Toal – Michael Gerard Doherty, Thomas Logan, Stephen Bateson, Peter McKeever, Stephen McCann and Gavin Breslin make up his staff as the Saffrons try to make a mark. They’re away […]
