All-Ireland SFC Derry v Kerry Sunday, Croke Park, 3.15pm By Michael McMullan IT seems like a lifetime ago when Cormac Murphy took off across Austin Stack Park. Shane Ryan had pulled a shot wide of the posts. Kerry’s last throw of the dice. It was January and Derry were back in Division One for the […]
By Michael McMullan BELIEF was a big word in James Sargent’s vocabulary after helping his Derry side fend off a strong Kerry challenge to book a spot in Sunday week’s Electric Ireland All-Ireland final. On a day when the Lavey youngster could’ve had goals to his name, qualification from Saturday’s battle came down to one […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY have named their team for Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final clash with Kerry at Croke Park (3.15pm). There is one change with Eunan Mulholland getting the nod ahead of Emmett Bradley from the team that started last week against Mayo. There is a return the squad for Niall Loughlin as there is a […]
I WAS struck by an interview David Clifford gave recently where he essentially said you can’t wish away the season just to wait for an All-Ireland final. ‘If you do start looking too far down the line, you’re not living in the present at all. You’re kind of wishing the time away. Even the time […]
TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Donegal 1-6 Kerry 0-9 By Frank Craig DONEGAL pegged back Kerry in MacCumhaill Park in Ballybofey as Susanne White held her nerve late on to split the spoils in this TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Group 2 opener. Advertisement In dreadful conditions, nothing separated the sides at half-time as a Caoimhe Keon […]
By Shaun Casey MONAGHAN have never beaten Kerry in the championship. Despite a couple of close encounters down through the years, a draw in the 2018 ‘Super 8s’ was as close as they have come to downing the Kingdom. There were the couple of incredible chances during the ‘noughties’ (2007 and 2008), when Monaghan were […]
RORY Beggan has been named to start for Monaghan tomorrow as they kickstart their All-Ireland charge against Kerry in Killarney. Beggan, who started between the sticks against Cavan in the opening round of the Ulster Championship, has recently been on trial with NFL franchise Carolina Panthers, but is named as Vinny Corey’s number one. Monaghan […]
By Michael McMullan TYRONE minor manager Gerard Donnelly will be a more interested spectator than most for the Red Hands’ All-Ireland u-20 final against Kerry on Sunday. While he leads the current minor group into semi-final action against Derry on Saturday, he will have coached virtually the entire u-20 group. There are “lots of rewards” […]
THE bad news for the rest of us is that the conservatism that threatened to bring an end to Dublin’s dynasty has been replaced with the adventure that created it in the first place. “Balls out football,” as Pat Gilroy calls it. As we saw on Sunday against Tyrone, Dublin are in annihilation mode. I predicted […]
THE reigning All-Ireland champions Dublin sent out another strong message of intent last weekend and based on current form they seem to be in the mood again this year. Their last two performances have shown the rest of the country what kind of performance levels will be required this year if they are to wrestle […]
