By Michael McMullan JAMES McNicholl has been appointed as the new Derry U20 football manager. The Dungiven man takes over from Damian McErlain who stepped away after two years at the helm. McNicholl will be joined by Darren McShane and Declan McVey. Advertisement Kieran Glackin has revamped his minor football management team ahead of the […]
By Michael McMullan MAGHERAFELT coach Stephen Kernan has experience of the Ulster Club scene from his days with Crossmaglen. He will take that into Sunday’s clash with reigning champions Scotstown in Clones. Kernan joined manager Enda Muldoon and former manager Gavin Devlin in the Rossa management this season. Advertisement “The Ulster Club Championship is one […]
By Michael McMullan DESERTMARTIN coach Ryan O’Kane told the team they were on the last rung of the ladder when they ran out against Greenlough in the Derry decider last month. When they stepped off, Derry Chairman John Keenan would be there to present them with the cup for the first time in the club’s […]
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 EOIN McEvoy looked on as a supporter when older brother Michael was part of the last Magherafelt team to take the John McLaughlin Cup home on final day. That was 2019. The club lost three finals since and McEvoy was one of the reasons why they were knocking the door once again […]
By Michael McMullan KEVIN Brady doesn’t envisage anything different from the last two showdowns in Sunday’s county final. The Newbridge team he joint manages with Gary Hetherington won the title two years ago. One late swing of Ciaran Brooks’ boot ended Glen’s run as All-Ireland champions. Last year, they could only watch on as Magherafelt’s […]
By Michael McMullan TURNING potential into titles. That’s the focus for Conor McCluskey and Magherafelt ahead of Sunday’s clash Newbridge. It’s a repeat of last year’s encounter with Magherafelt on the wrong end of a one-point margin. When Gavin Devlin came in as manager last year, he made McCluskey the captain. In a shuffle of […]
By Michael McMullan THE smile on Clíodhna Turner’s face said it all, almost as bright as the Martin Mulholland Cup glistening in her grasp. After leading the Swatragh squad into the club’s hall on Sunday night, celebrating a second Derry Senior Camogie Championship in three years, there was an unmissable pride in her voice. “It was unbelievable, […]
Bellaghy are in their first Derry senior camogie final since they last won the title in 1993. Angela Turner and Paddy Downey look at how they bridged the gap. They sat down with Michael McMullan… Bellaghy’s training base in Drumanee is clean, fresh and impressive. In some ways, it sums up what they’ve brought to […]
DERRY were Christy Ring Cup winners for the first time this season. Captain Cormac O’Doherty lifted the cup and is among six of Johnny McGarvey’s teams listed in the Champion 15 Team of the Year 2026. The selection acknowledges the standout performers across the Christy Ring, Nickey Rackard and Lory Meagher Cup competitions. The players […]
