THE Derry Senior and Intermediate football Championships begin this weekend. Newbridge open their title defence against Kilrea with the tie of the round seeing last year’s beaten finalists Magherafelt lock horns with Sleacht Néill. Here is a glance at the games…. DERRY SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND 1 Advertisement Lavey v Faughanvale Thursday, Find Insurance Owenbeg, […]
By Michael McMullan REIGNING champions Newbridge are ‘itching to get going’ in the Derry Senior Football Championship, which kicks into gear this weekend. That’s the view of joint-manager Gary Hetherington ahead of Friday’s clash with Kilrea. The holders retained the John McLaughlin Cup last year having come through the backdoor after being shocked by Dungiven in the […]
By Michael McMullan MAGHERAFELT and Sleacht Néill face off in the headline game in this weekend’s Derry Senior Football Championship. It’s the last of eight first round ties set for Find Insurance Owenbeg with Derry CCC retaining the ‘back door’ format they reintroduced last season. Sleacht Néill won the league title under manager Austin O’Malley but […]
By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill hurlers take on Banagher in Saturday’s semi-final with their Derry and Ulster titles on the line. Manager Paul McCormack hopes the extra depth created during the league season will be a help when he looks to his squad. The Emmet’s are league champions and also were winners of the Early […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is nothing that demands a dig like a defeat and Derry have been picking through the bones of their last two outings. Derry are aiming to put their best foot forward in Saturday evening’s do-or-die Round 2B clash against Meath at Find Insurance Celtic Park. For coach Martin Boyle, the upcoming game could come down […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY forward Lachlan Murray remains a doubt for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC clash with Meath at Find Insurance Celtic Park. The Desertmartin man pulled up after kicking his second point in Derry’s recent defeat to Armagh. Speaking after the game, manager Ciarán Meenagh said it was a dead leg that forced him out […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY minor manager Kieran Glackin was glad to see his side “do themselves justice” in Saturday’s All-Ireland quarter-final win over Roscommon. It came eight days after losing the Ulster final to Tyrone despite leading at half-time but it was a productive week for the Derry camp. After a spell of Tyrone midfield […]
All-Ireland MFC quarter-final Derry 2-12 Roscommon 1-9 By Michael McMullan GOALS from Rocco Devlin and Gabriel Gormley shot Derry through to another All-Ireland semi-final on Saturday night in Cavan. Advertisement The Oakleafers bounced back from their Ulster final defeat to Tyrone with a victory over Connacht champions Roscommon. The Rossies were cold after a four-week […]
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THE 2026 TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship gets underway over the coming weekend – with all four provincial champions in action. The action begins on Saturday when Ulster champions Armagh make the trip to Cork, ahead of three senior ties on Sunday, as Leinster and All-Ireland champions Dublin visit Mayo, Munster champions […]
By Michael McMullan SOMETIMES it’s not about how hard you knock on the door but how often you keep banging. Welcome to the world of Derry hurlers who eventually got their hands on the Christy Ring Cup. They lost a first final to Kerry in 2015 and to an Offaly team six years later, who […]
