With Jim Gavin tasked to head up a new committee to take a look at the state of football, Michael McMullan feels not many changes are needed but takes a look at issues for consideration. Clockwatching ONCE the fourth official indicates how many minutes of stoppage time are to be played, timekeeping should be taken […]
FORMER stars of Derry GAA launched a new book charting the county’s footballing history last week Written by Gaelic Life journalist Michael McMullan and published by Hero Books, Derry: Game of my Life looks back at the iconic games of 25 Derry stars. From Gerry O’Loughlin’s debut in the McKenna Cup to Damian Barton looking […]
BRIAN McGilligan is an icon of Derry’s All-Ireland winning team of 1993. Alongside Anthony Tohill, he forged one of the game’s greatest ever partnerships. Stuck in traffic, on the way to collecting his All-Star in 1993, a random Dublin taxi driver told McGilligan he was a cert. A summer dominating the middle third of pitches […]
