By John Fallon TYRONE, Monaghan, Laois and Westmeath have advanced to the semi-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship after two of the quarter-finals went to extra-time on a weekend of drama. The 2022 champions Laois will now meet a Monaghan side bidding for their first title in the grade in the semi-finals, while Westmeath, […]
By Niall Gartland REACHING across the county divide. The girls from Clann na nGael and Craigbane have joined forces and there’s a big, big day in the pipeline. Following in the footsteps of a similar amalgamation among the boys, the decision was made this year to merge the u-14 girls’ teams. The clubs straddle each […]
By Michael McMullan FAUGHANVALE are enjoying life in Division One and have eyes on staying in the top flight. After promotion last season and being seconds away from the Intermediate title, they sit midway in the table. Saturday’s trip to Steelstown is the first of their remaining four games. Joint-captain Conor McGuinness knows they are […]
By Shaun Casey MOST footballers dream of leading their club to the first. The first of anything is always special. Years and years of hard work, dark days and bright futures accumulated in 2005 for Martin Donaghy and the Claudy club. Claudy did win a Junior Championship title in 1983, their one and only championship […]
By Michael McMullan PADDY Tally said the players emptied the tank but Derry can have no complaints after Saturday’s defeat at the hands of Dublin. It brought the curtain down on the season that saw the Oakleafers fail to win a game. Tally highlighted the Dublin improvement since their defeat to Armagh and feels they’ll […]
All-Ireland SFC Dublin 0-22 (0-2-18) Derry 0-20 (0-3-14) By Michael McMullan DERRY failed to beat the group of death and exited the All-Ireland race at the hands of Dublin on Saturday night in Páirc Esler. Advertisement It means the Oakleafers ended the season without a win and face into a Division Two promotion challenge next […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Paddy Tally has named his squad for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC clash with Dublin in Páirc Esler. There is a return for goalkeeper Odhrán Lynch for the first time since a quad injury forced him out of the Mayo defeat earlier in the season. He comes in for Ben McKinless as […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Paddy Tally says Conor McCluskey could be in line for inclusion for Saturday’s crunch All-Ireland clash with Dublin. The All-Star defender has missed much of the season and the Derry boss told Gaelic Life McCluskey is back in full training. “Clucky is going well, he is in full training, which […]
By Michael McMullan WILLIE Maher has one hell of a job on his hands. The GAA’s new Head of Hurling could divide himself in 100 different pieces and still be meeting himself coming backwards. It’s the national game, yet very few counties are playing it at the top end. There are plenty of clubs hurling […]
By Michael McMullan BEFORE a ball was kicked in the All-Ireland series, Paddy Tally looked at Derry’s group in two ways. The ‘Group of Death’ would tell which door Derry, Dublin, Armagh and Galway would be stepping from. Any team finishing in bottom couldn’t call themselves an All-Ireland contender. Finish in any of the other […]
