IN 1969, Francie McCloskey, a well-liked 66-year-old farmer, was batoned to death by members of the Royal Ulster Constabulary in the door-front of Hassan’s draper’s shop on Dungiven Main Street. The joke told about suits from Hassan’s was that the trousers were so flared you had to take two strides before the trousers moved, but […]
GERMAN authorities announced on Tuesday of this week that the world famous Oktoberfest has been cancelled. It was due to begin on the September 19, roundabout when the All-Ireland football final would normally be played. The Bavarian government concluded “there is no realistic possibility that we will have a vaccine by then and without a […]
ON Wednesday morning (the 15th) the two most read online columns were “Dolly Parton says the coronavirus is God slapping us in the face” and “Liz Hurley claims coronavirus lockdown is scuppering her chances of finding love.” Dolly described how the coronavirus has “brought us to our knees, which is the right place to rediscover […]
Get creative in the face of this curse
The Dungiven manager Eugene Kelly made a ballsy move during the team’s preparation for the 1997 Ulster club championship.
Do you know the story of the 1997 Dungiven St Canice’s footballers?
Champions of Derry and Ulster, Dungiven were aiming for All-Ireland glory
The GAA’s reaction to the coronavirus outbreak has left Joe Brolly feeling proud.
We must keep our elderly and infirm neighbours and loved ones safe
TO my knowledge, I was the first Gaelic footballer to wear tights. It was minus three in the Sperrins and we were due to play Kildare in the league that afternoon in Dean McGlinchey Park. I asked my mother for a pair of her warm tights. “You’re joking” she said, even though she knew I […]
