Hard graft paying off for Tyrone’s Ronan O’Neill


BILLED as the great white hope of Tyrone football from a young age, it’s disarming to hear Ronan O’Neill claim that his performances haven’t been up to scratch until this season. O’Neill was earmarked for success since starring at schools level for Omagh CBS and winning an All-Ireland Minor title with Tyrone in 2010, but […]


Carville – Glen still miles away from Derry’s best


By Lee Costello GLEN corner back Connor Carville – who captained St Pat’s Maghera to Macrory and Hogan Cup glory just three years ago – isn’t worried about the future just yet. He just wants to continue the Watty Graham’s development year by year. He said: “I don’t think you can really focus on when […]


Joe Brolly: A liberal socialist, non-sexist paradise


AT the Golden Globes the other night, host Ricky Gervais, referring to Jennifer Lawrence’s crusade for fairer pay for Hollywood leading ladies, said “Jennifer made the news when she demanded equal pay for women in Hollywood. There were marches on the street with nurses and factory workers saying “How the hell can a 25 year old woman live on $52 million?” The cameras swooped onto Lawrence, as she gave the sort of fake laugh you hear in court when the judge makes a joke.