McGarvey content with Oakleafers’ winning start


DERRY hurling manager Johnny McGarvey was “delighted” at getting their season off to a winning start even though they needed a second burst to win the game. The Oaks led 0-14 to 0-1 at a stage in the first half before Tyrone pegged the margin back to five points before Corey O’Reilly’s goal shot them […]


Bumper crowd expected for visit of Tyrone
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By Michael McMullan THERE is set to be an electric at atmosphere at Celtic Park on Sunday as Derry host rivals Tyrone in round two of the league. The headline story will be three-time Tyrone All-Ireland winning manager Mickey Harte up against the Red Hands in his role as Derry manager. He will come up […]


Steve Williams: Keeping up with change
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Steve Williams is the man who discovered and harnessed the talent of Rory Beggan. The former soccer goalkeeper was also part of Glen’s All-Ireland success story. He chatted with Michael McMullan… ABERYSTWYTH is not exactly a GAA stronghold. A native Welsh twang still hugs Steve Williams’ every word. But that’s as far as it goes. […]


GERARD O’KANE: Tyrone’s Harte breaker
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THIRTY NINE years ago, Ian Paisley led the ‘Ulster says No’ campaign in retaliation to the provisions of the 1985 Anglo-Irish agreement. Well at the minute, that slogan could be turned on its head to say ‘Ulster says Go’. We have just finished the first week of the National League and Ulster teams have taken […]


Derry a massive challenge says McKernan
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By Niall Gartland TYRONE go into the lion’s den this Sunday for their much-anticipated Division One clash against Derry in Celtic Park, and Michael McKernan knows that it will take a massive push to claim another precious league win. Positivity is in high supply after the manner of the Red Hands’ opening day victory over […]


Kingdom opener for Derry’s top flight return
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By Michael McMullan MICKEY Harte’s tenure as Derry manager is about to get real and well he knows it. With the McKenna Cup tucked away and four games to assess his roster, Harte’s side take on Kerry in Tralee on Saturday evening (5pm). It will be Derry’s first taste of Division One since 2015 with […]


Bradley boost for Derry ahead of new season
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By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Mickey Harte has been given a boost with the news that Glen midfielder Emmett Bradley is making a return to inter-county action. Bradley, who kicked four points in Sunday’s win over St Brigid’s, was part of Derry’s 2022 Ulster success before opting out last season. Bradley, who has played 66 […]


Hero ‘keeper Bradley in dreamland
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By Michael McMullan CONNLAN Bradley struggled to put the enormity of winning a club All-Ireland into words after Sunday’s rollercoaster win over St Brigid’s. Eventually he uses dreamland to describe winning the biggest prize in club football in the most iconic stadium in the land. The Glen ‘keeper, who made an vital first-half save to […]


Derry make it back to back titles
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Dr McKenna Cup final Derry 0-12 Donegal 0-6 By Michael McMullan CHAMPIONS Derry retained their McKenna Cup title after encounter with Donegal on Saturday in Omagh. Advertisement Brendan Rogers and Patrick McBrearty saw red, in separate incidents, within seconds, in the third quarter with Oisin Gallen dismissed for two bookings late on. Donegal won the […]