IT was as if the last eight weeks were a bad dream. Like Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz, our boys woke up on sunday morning in their own beds, their mothers waking them up with a cup of tea and buttered toast. There were very few Derry fans at the game in Castlebar. I […]
All-Ireland SFC Derry v Kerry Sunday, Croke Park, 3.15pm By Michael McMullan IT seems like a lifetime ago when Cormac Murphy took off across Austin Stack Park. Shane Ryan had pulled a shot wide of the posts. Kerry’s last throw of the dice. It was January and Derry were back in Division One for the […]
John Joe Kearney won an All-Ireland Minor title both as a player and a manager. He played club football until he was 46 and was Mickey Moran’s right-hand man during Sleacht Néill’s glory years. Michael McMullan went to meet him… JOHN Joe Kearney turned 77 in June and his memories from a decorated career are […]
By Shaun Casey BOTH Derry and Antrim will be keen to bounce back from chastening defeats last weekend when they take the field on Saturday afternoon as their Senior Camogie Championship campaigns continue. The Oakleafers have won two of their four outings but lost out to Kilkenny last weekend, with the Cats earning a 4-17 […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY have named their team for Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final clash with Kerry at Croke Park (3.15pm). There is one change with Eunan Mulholland getting the nod ahead of Emmett Bradley from the team that started last week against Mayo. There is a return the squad for Niall Loughlin as there is a […]
BEFORE we get stuck into this weekend’s blockbusters in the race for Sam, let’s touch on last weekend’s games. Last week I predicted that Derry, Cork, Tyrone and Galway would win their respective games. I will get to the Derby victory later but the one that surprised me the most was the Roscommon win. I […]
By Michael McMullan PLAYING in Croke Park brings the best out in players, insists Derry’s Conor Doherty ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final showdown with Kerry. Doherty made a return from injury to help Derry to victory in last weekend’s preliminary quarter-final win over Mayo in Castlebar. It was the Newbridge man’s penalty that sealed victory […]
AFTER another weekend of action across all codes, here is our latest Gaelic Life Team of the Week. Derry were the headline act with their penalty drama to see off Mayo while their minors beat Kerry earlier in the day Armagh minors put in a brilliance performance to see off Mayo to book a place […]
TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship Group A Fermanagh v Derry Wednesday, Brewster Park, 8pm FERMANAGH’S victory over hosts Carlow at Netwatch Cullen Park last Sunday has made life interesting in Group A of the TG4 All-Ireland Junior Championship. With all four group games now played, and despite a first defeat of the All-Ireland series, Carlow are […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY and Armagh will meet in the Electric Ireland All-Ireland minor final later this month, a third meeting of the counties this season. The Oakleafers were comfortable winners over Armagh in the group stages with the Orchard County bouncing back to push them to the pin of their collar in the Ulster […]
