FR Liam McClarey, our team chaplain when we won the All-Ireland in 1993, had an audience with his Holiness the Pope in Rome last Thursday. Liam played on the Glack team that won the Derry Junior Championship in 1981. The competition is called the Joe Brolly Cup (after my late grandfather) and as my father […]
Diarmuid Baker hurdled over every obstacle to fulfil his lifeline ambition of pulling on a Derry shirt. Shaun Casey writes… DIARMUID Baker didn’t get one minute of action last year as Derry captured the McKenna Cup, secured promotion to Division One, retained their Ulster title and were a kick of the ball away from the […]
ULSTER SFC Derry v Donegal Saturday, Celtic Park, 6.15pm By Michael McMullan WHEN the teams emerge from the Celtic Park dressing rooms on Saturday, a whole 182 days will have passed since Derry and Donegal were pulled out of the hat together. Advertisement There was plenty of time for the Mickey Harte and Jim McGuinness story […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY selector Paul McFlynn hopes the fans who have followed the team all through the season can get their hands on tickets for Saturday’s sold out Ulster Championship showdown with Donegal. With Derry on the crest of a wave, the return of Jim McGuinness as Donegal manager and the excitement that has […]
DO away with the league finals they said. Nobody wants them they said. There is no room in the calendar they said. Well, anyone who was of that opinion before last weekend’s games will certainly have changed their tune on Monday morning. What we witnessed in Croke Park is everything that is good about our […]
NFL Division One final Derry v Dublin Sunday, Croke Park, 4pm By Michael McMullan FROM the moment Derry decided to make seven changes to their team ahead of the Dubs’ visit to Celtic Park the interest in a potential rematch in the final ramped up. Now it’s here, when you delve through the noise of […]
By Michael McMullan SECONDS into his post-game comments following Sunday’s win over Roscommon, Derry manager Mickey Harte set the scene for their league final showdown with Dublin this weekend. With news of the All-Ireland champions posting 5-18 against his native Tyrone, Harte used the ‘J’ word. “Any day you get to the Division One final, […]
THE gloves will come off this weekend with all teams expected to go full throttle in search of national titles. We will start with my own Donegal in Sunday’s Division Two final, part of a Croke Park double header. I fully expect Jim McGuiness (pictured right) to go all out in search of the victory. […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Mickey Harte insists it would be a “disgrace” to do away with league finals and feels there is too much “whinging” about the state of football. The Oakleafers’ win over Roscommon earned top spot ahead of Sunday’s final showdown with Dublin. Had Derry been presented with the cup on Sunday […]
By Michael McMullan MICKEY Harte will leave it up to the Derry medical team to make a call on the availability of Gareth McKinless for Sunday’s clash with Dublin in Croke Park. The All-Star defender missed their 1-16 to 1-11 defeat at the hands of the Dubs earlier this month before making his return in […]
