By Michael McMullan ALL-IRELAND champions Kerry will host Donegal in a repeat of last summer’s final later this month. They were draw together in Monday’s draw in what is also a repeat of the recent league final. There is another heavyweight clash with Ulster sides Armagh and Derry locking horns. Advertisement Louth and Dublin will […]
From the archive: Lucky 13 for Tyrone as Tohill makes triumphant return
April 25, 2026
10 years ago 2016 O’Neill finds the net as Tyrone clinch the Division Two title TYRONE were crowned National Football League Division Two champions – and stretched their unbeaten run to 13 games in the process – with a 1-17 to 0-15 win over Cavan at Croke Park. Cavan led 0-2 to 0-1 after four […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: The All-Ireland SFC club final had everything
January 22, 2026
HOW often have I said it? The club championship is the competition that simply just keeps on giving. We all know how lucky we are in terms of the entertainment the inter-county game provides us with. That said, I don’t think that anyone will argue with me when I say that the club championship trumps […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Striking a balance
August 7, 2025
BEFORE I get stuck into the club championship scene which gets underway in Donegal this weekend, I just want to revert back to last week’s column. I have been in this game long enough to understand how it works. Once you put pen to paper, anyone can pull quotes from here there and everywhere and […]
Paddy Tally: On the other side
February 1, 2025
By Michael McMullan PADDY Tally and Jack O’Connor could’ve been walking out of the same door at Celtic Park on Sunday. The Derry boss coached the Kingdom when they felled the Oaks in the last two championships. Tally could only look on as Cormac Murphy sped through to win a late free Shane McGuigan notched […]
Paddy Tally happy with what Derry have under the hood
November 18, 2024
By Michael McMullan NEW Derry manager Paddy Tally’s initial target is to get to know the squad as people. In the long term, the sights are set on success, developing players and he is fully aware of the talent in the group. He recalls how Derry pushed the Kerry team he coached every step of […]
Staying the course
September 6, 2024
Niall Gartland charts the longest serving managers on the intercounty football scene Kieran McGeeney (10 years) WHAT a way to crown his decade at the helm. Kieran McGeeney was appointed as manager of his native Armagh in August 2014, having served as assistant to Paul Grimley during that year’s campaign. It certainly hasn’t been all […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: It could be a green and gold weekend
July 11, 2024
THIS weekend, we will find out the pairings for the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship final. First up on Saturday, we will see Armagh lock horns with the Kingdom for a place in this year’s decider. Since the Ulster final, which they probably should have won, Armagh have bounced back again and they now find […]
Derry must find last year’s form against the Kingdom says Fitzmaurice
June 27, 2024
By Michael McMullan ÉAMONN Fitzmaurice feels Derry must get back to the levels of last season when they take on the Kingdom on Sunday. A guest on this week’s Gaelic Lives preview show, the former Kerry player and manager looks ahead to all four All-Ireland quarter finals. Fitzmaurice also weighs up Derry losing against top […]
McEneaney expects Monaghan to “come out fighting”
May 30, 2024
By Shaun Casey FOLLOWING a ten-point drubbing at the hands of Kerry in the opening round of the All-Ireland series, former Monaghan player and manager Eamonn McEneaney expects the Farney County to “come out fighting” against Louth this weekend. McEneaney knows better than most how the build up to this one will go, having managed […]