By Michael McMullan MARTINA McCafferty knows what winning an All-Ireland feels like. The former Down captain is part of the Derry management team plotting to book an All-Ireland Junior final berth this weekend when they take on Carlow. She is buzzing. Every word emits positivity. Derry’s unseen growth has broken through the ceiling and they’re […]
Derry’s simplistic road to progress
July 6, 2026
By Michael McMullan IT has been a season of progress for a Derry Ladies team who face Carlow in Sunday’s All-Ireland Junior semi-final in Kingspan Breffni Park. Since reaching the All-Ireland final in 2017 and winning Ulster the following year, it’s been a constant battle at the lower echelons of Division Four. That’s why their […]