Mallon leaves Derry panel


DERRY have suffered a blow on the eve of their Ulster Championship clash with Tyrone as Thomas Mallon has opted off the panel.


O’Neill tips Tyrone to bounce back


TYRONE’S form has taken a nosedive in the past few weeks but Stephen O’Neill is confident that they can rectify matters for the championship. Hopes were high of qualifying for the league final after a bright early start but a triple whammy of defeats to Donegal, Mayo and Kerry put an end to that particular […]


Givney set for long injury lay-off


CAVAN full-forward David Givney is poised for a long spell on the sidelines having been advised by his physio to take a complete break for up to five months. Speaking in the wake of Cavan’s abrupt exit from the All-Ireland race in a 1-17 to 0-18 qualifier defeat to Derry almost a fortnight ago, the […]


Joe Brolly: Donegal deconstructed


THAT smile of Jimmy’s when he refers to “the Donegal management team” reminds me of Plutarch’s great line about Julius Caesar, whose smile, he said, was “like the glittering surface of the sea.”


Lynch passed fit for Derry


MARK Lynch has been named in Derry’s starting side for Saturday’s Qualifier clash away to Cavan.