Derry are back in the last four of the race for Sam. Manager Ciarán Meenagh is content with what has gone before, but the Ulster champions are looking for more as they pit their wits against the All-Ireland champions. He spoke with Michael McMullan… CIARÁN Meenagh remembers all about Derry trucking on the backroads of […]
By Paul Brennan OVER his managerial career with Kerry, which has spanned almost 20 years over three instalments, Jack O’Connor has had several championship run-ins with Tyrone, Armagh and Monaghan, but Derry is a far less familiar proposition for the four-time All-Ireland winning manager. Kerry’s most recent of just four championship meetings with Derry was […]
THE All-Ireland quarter-finals were filled with class, excitement, unpredictability and, at times some madness, so you could see that we all enjoyed those games last weekend. We had two very big statements from Kerry and Dublin last weekend who are now clearly out on their own in the race for Sam 2023. Monaghan and Derry […]
By Michael McMullan THE GAA have finalised the semi-final details of this year’s All-Ireland SFC series. Champions Kerry will take on Derry on Sunday, July 16 at 4pm, a game which will be preceded by the All-Ireland JFC final. Dublin’s game with Monaghan take place the previous day, Saturday, July 15 (5.30pm) with the Tailteann […]
ALL-IRELAND SFC QUARTER-FINAL Tyrone v Kerry Sunday, Croke Park, 3.45pm Live on GAA GO By Niall Gartland WHO’D have anticipated a quarter of a century ago that Tyrone would go on to form one of the great gaelic footballing rivalries with the bluebloods from Kerry? Their looming All-Ireland quarter-final date has conjured up memories of […]
By Michael McMullan TYRONE have named their side for Saturday’s All-Ireland quarter-final date with reigning champions Kerry at Croke Park (3.45pm). Since Monday’s draw, it is a fixture that has gathered plenty of interest and formed part of a double header with Armagh v Monaghan which throws in at 6pm. Joint managers Feargal Logan and […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE have announced their starting line-up for tomorrow’s eagerly anticipated All-Ireland SFC quarter-final clash against rivals Kerry at Croke Park. The starting line-up is unchanged from the team that accounted on a scoreline of 1-18 to 0-13 against Donegal last Saturday at Ballybofey. Youngster Ruairi Canavan who scored 1-1 against Donegal has […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE can call upon previous experience of negotiating the downfall of their All-Ireland quarter-final opponents Kerry, but Niall Morgan was at pains to point out that they really need to be operating at top gear against these teams at the very top of the footballing food chain. The Red Hands claimed a […]
NORMALLY we get to digest games and look back upon them, but given the nature of this year’s championship structure the games just keep coming thick and fast week after week. Last weekend went pretty much as we thought it would with Galway and Kerry running out convincing winners and lifting their provincial crowns. Both […]
Shaun Casey takes a look at some of the biggest championship upsets of the last two decades 2023 Connacht SFC quarter-final: New York 0-15 (2) Leitrim 0-15 (0) Advertisement It’s been a long time coming, but New York finally got their first win in the Connacht Championship with a penalty shootout victory over Leitrim. The sides […]
