By Niall Gartland ARMAGH minor coach Stefan Forker has acknowledged that qualifying for this weekend’s Electric Ireland Ulster final against Derry is a big deal for the county. The Orchard County haven’t made much of an impression at underage level in recent years and the last time they won an Ulster Minor Championship was all […]
JOE BROLLY: Jimmy’s bursting bubbles
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May 25, 2024
THE night of the Ulster final, when they arrived home with the cup, Jimmy McGuinness stood in front of his players and addressed the huge crowd. “These next three games are massive for us. Really really big games. And we have got to put them front and centre. These players are a different animal now. […]
GERARD O’KANE: It’s crunch time
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May 24, 2024
MY last column opened with the lines “what a difference four weeks makes!” This was in reference to Derry losing to Donegal after beating Dublin in an exhilarating game four weeks previous to that. Derry had gone from such a high to a low in the space of four weeks that it led to wall-to-wall coverage. There […]
DECLAN McCOY: The Jurassic Park principle
May 24, 2024
WHILE it’s great to have a fellow Armagh man as the new president of the GAA, I have to say I don’t envy his task in addressing the state of the game. A lot of games are turning into basketball and the entertainment value has dropped. This, in conjunction with the complete lack of jeopardy […]
LISTEN: A review of the weekend’s football action
May 20, 2024
IT was a mixed weekend of action for Ulster teams on the football front. Derry, Monaghan and Cavan all lost their opening games in the Sam Maguire Cup. There were wins for Antrim, Fermanagh and Down in the Tailteann Cup. It was a perfect end to the season for Tyrone u-20s who won the county’s […]
Preview: Derry head into the west
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May 17, 2024
All-Ireland SFC Galway v Derry Saturday, Salthill, 5.30pm Live on GAA GO By Michael McMullan DERRY went from box office to off Broadway with two swings of Shaun Patton’s boot. It was a proper hero to zero afternoon when the league champions and the most consistent team in the land were smashed to smithereens. Advertisement […]
Derry need more of the same to keep Croker hopes alive
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May 17, 2024
By Michael McMullan BEATING London will be irrelevant if Derry don’t back it up in Saturday’s final Christy Ring Cup group game in Sligo, insists attacking ace Cormac O’Doherty. With the top two teams advancing to the final, a win for London at home to Kildare this weekend would mean a Derry victory makes it a […]
A weekend of final action
May 17, 2024
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THERE’S more provincial silverware up for grabs over the coming weekend – with finals scheduled in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. In the TG4 Munster Senior Final in Mallow on Saturday (4pm), Cork will look to make it five successive titles when they take on Kerry, a game that is preceded by […]
Two Derry changes for trip to Salthill
May 16, 2024
By Michael McMullan DERRY have made two changes for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC trip to Connacht champions Galway. Paudi McGrogan’s campaign has been ended with a cruciate injury with his place has been taken by Gareth McKinless who came on against Donegal. The other change sees impact man Niall Toner coming in for a fourth start […]
Derry must plan All-Ireland challenge without McGrogan
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May 9, 2024
By Michael McMullan DERRY will have to plan without Paudi McGrogan for the rest of the season after news of a torn cruciate ligament. The Newbridge man, a former Derry minor captain, picked up a knee injury at training on Thursday after the Ulster defeat to Donegal. McGrogan, who has only missed one game since […]