By Michael McMullan FORMER Derry manager Rory Gallagher is not being considered for a return as Oakleaf boss Gaelic Life can confirm. The news comes as Derry continue the search for Mickey Harte’s successor after his decision to step down after one year in the post. Gallagher was appointed as manager in 2019 and went […]
WITH the club championships getting more serious as the weeks pass, we look at some of the players who are putting their hands up with key performances. Here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week 1 JAMES GRIBBIN Newbridge On the scoresheet and denied Diarmuid Baker in a narrow win over Steelstown. Advertisement […]
A QUICK glance around the counties in Ulster will tell you about how each county championship is progressing and people’s thoughts on each of the formats. The Tyrone Championship sticks out as an outlier as it is straight knockout. Tyrone people are immensely proud of this fact as they feel it reflects the true nature […]
By Michael McMullan LOUP manager Declan McVey has hailed the work of coach Gerard McNulty after his side’s vital win over Steelstown gives them a chance of making the knock-out stages. After a draw with Ballinascreen, Loup were on the wrong end of a heavy Newbridge defeat to leave last weekend’s game a vital hour as the […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER Derry u-20 goalkeeper Jack Scullion is set to make this American Football debut on Thursday. The Lavey player signed a scholarship with the Rutgers in New Jersey and is in line for action when they entertain Howard on Thursday night (6pm EST). The game will be screened live via the Big […]
by Michael McMullan WITH the search for Mickey Harte’s successor as Derry manager still ongoing, former Derry defender Gerard O’Kane feels the current crop are in the window to challenge for an All-Ireland title. Gaelic Life understands no announcement of a new boss is imminent five weeks after the deadline for clubs to have submitted their nominations. […]
WHEN Colm McCusker died last week, a piece of Ireland died with him. He was 91 years old and lived a life that will never be seen again. His first job was as a gardener in Upperlands with Clarkes, the big house protestants. Later, he became a weaver working in their linen mill. He saw […]
By Michael McMullan SEAN Hurson’s final whistle, with Armagh’s Jarly Óg Burns in possession of the ball at the end of last month’s All-Ireland football final, capped off a remarkable season for Ulster across the national footballing landscape. Within minutes, Aidan Forker delivered a memorable acceptance speech after thrusting Sam Maguire above his head. Forker […]
Derry have revamped their underage hurling squads to begin atu-14.Former county star Benny Ward is among those back coaching to put something back into the county. He spoke to Michael McMullan BENNY Ward’s phone buzzed last autumn. It was Kieran McKeever, a man he both soldiered with in county colours and against at club level. […]
CLANN Éireann of Armagh were crowned O’Neills All-Ireland Senior Club Sevens champions on Saturday with Derry side Ballymaguigan picking up the intermediate title. The Armagh club, runners-up in 2017 and 2008, finally got their hands on the coveted silverware in Dublin over the weekend. Clann Éireann, captained by Niamh Coleman, were impressive throughout the day […]
