Six changes to the team that beat Monaghan in the semi-final.
Paddy Bradley: Most Derry fans are begrudgers
PADDY Bradley has spoken candidly to Kevin Cassidy about his time playing for the county, and the abuse that came along with it.
Steelstown braced for Castledawson Act Two
IT’S not difficult to ascertain just how much it meant to Steelstown to reach the Intermediate Championship final.
O’Kane retires from county duty
DERRY defender Gerard O’Kane has retired from inter-county football.
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.
Ruairi Convery: What a difference a year makes
WHAT a difference a year makes. Twelve months is not a long period of time in any walk of life, never mind that of an inter-county hurler.
Joe Brolly: When winning isn’t winning
THE first announcement on Saturday at Owenbeg was that Marty Duffy was the referee.
John Martin: Death by a thousand cuts
THE Ulster hurling world has been in a bit of a surreal state for the past few weeks.