By Michael McMullan THIRTY-FIVE years after his father Mickey won a Hogan Cup medal, Rian Collins is bidding to follow in his footsteps on Monday at Croke Park. The Lavey defender has made a name for himself as a quality marker who was part of last year’s All-Ireland minor team. Now, the colour of the […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Paddy Tally has made two changes ahead of Sunday’s visit ot Mayo (Celtic Park, 1.30pm). It’s a must win game for the Oakleafers if the reigning champions are to stand any chance of remaining in the top flight. Brendan Rogers will miss the game with the ankle injury sustained in […]
By Michael McMullan CORMAC Óg McCloskey has a different outlook on sport than most teenagers. On the surface, he can’t describe the feeling around school with the fanaticism a final brings. When football is well up the queue of reasons he trekked up and down the Glenshane every day, to and from school, for seven […]
Michael McMullan looks at the counties who’ve been in Division One of the NFL over the last decade Kerry (10) NOT since 2002, with a mixture of Divisions 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B, have the Kingdom been out of the top fight. They’ve won the competition on 23 occasions to cement their status as the top […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY face into Sunday’s crucial NFL visit of Mayo without All-Star Brendan Rogers. The reigning champions must secure a first win of the season if they are to stand a chance of extending their stay in the top-flight to a third season. In an interview with Gaelic Life, manager Paddy Tally said […]
WEEK five of the league has just passed and ‘moving day’, to use some golfing parlance, has come and passed. Each division is starting to take a sort of shape in terms of how the top two or three teams are panning out, a middle cohort of teams and then the bottom two or three teams […]
By Michael McMullan HOW much do Donegal want a league final spot? That’s the question this week as they welcome Derry to Ballyshannon on Sunday. Jim McGuinness spoke after the Armagh win of their six-point tally and not risking anyone. His selection for Galway last weekend said more. Eoghan Bán Gallagher, Ciarán Thompson and Ryan […]
AS I stood in Salthill last Sunday, I witnessed two things. The first one was the worst breeze I have ever witnessed a match taking place in. Secondly, it was the best display of kicking technique I have ever had the pleasure of watching. The conditions at Pearse Stadium were absolutely atrocious, and so the array […]
By Daire Walsh IT might be almost eight years since she donned the colours of her native Derry in an All-Ireland final at Croke Park, but Annie Crozier remains hopeful of once again featuring on the biggest day in the LGFA’s annual calendar. Back on September 24, 2017, Crozier scored a point from right corner-forward […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY take on Dublin on Saturday night and manager Paddy Tally is expecting another ding-dong encounter in the top flight. After losing to Tyrone and Kerry, the Oakleafers picked up their first point of the campaign against Galway on Saturday night. It was a game Derry trailed by nine points before almost […]
