BEFORE we get into Tuesday’s draw for the new-look All-Ireland series that’s coming down the tracks, let’s touch on last weekend’s games. Let’s start here in Ulster and as a neutral I was a little disappointed just how one-sided both games were. Derry, while at times little sloppy in the second half, totally outplayed and […]
Derry name squad for semi-final clash with Monaghan
April 27, 2023
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Rory Gallagher has named an unchanged team for Saturday’s Ulster SFC semi-final clash with Monaghan (5pm) in O’Neill’s Healy Park. There is a return for Oisin McWilliams who missed the last four games with a fractured bone in his leg. Skipper Conor Glass and Chrissy McKaigue have been named after […]
Quickfire start was crucial for Derry says Rogers
Premium
April 20, 2023
By Michael McMullan A QUICK-FIRE start against Fermanagh on Saturday gave Derry the opportunity to get their key men on the front foot says Brendan Rogers. The Sleacht Néill man said a line was quickly drawn under their Dublin league final defeat ahead of the championship. Derry’s analysis came down to two elements. The Oakleafers […]
Cassidy thriving in playing game after game
Premium
April 17, 2023
By Michael McMullan SATURDAY was a 37th consecutive senior game for Paul Cassidy since hitting net as a substitute on his debut in a win over Longford in Celtic Park at the heel of 2020. It was the first game after the Covid lockdown, a night when Glen duo Conor Glass and Ethan Doherty also […]
Holders Derry fancied to ‘Erne’ a last four berth
Premium
April 14, 2023
By Michael McMullan THE last time Fermanagh won a match in the Ulster Championship; current Derry boss Rory Gallagher was at the helm for a 1-8 to 0-10 win over Monaghan to book a spot in the 2018 decider. It took a punched goal from Eoin Donnelly in stoppage time, in the mould of Barry […]
Plotting the next step
Premium
April 14, 2023
By Michael McMullan THE drive from Enniskillen to Owenbeg is thinking time for Rory Gallagher and last Friday he was on the road again. Promotion is secure. The Dublin defeat has been chewed over. Championship is looming. Eight more sleeps to the Fermanagh game. For someone fascinated by sport, this is heaven. Speaking after their […]
Quigley absent as Fermanagh release squad for Ulster opener
Premium
April 14, 2023
Fermanagh sharpshooter Sean Quigley hasn’t been included in Kieran Donnelly’s named panel of 26 ahead of their Ulster Championship clash with defending champions Derry. Quigley nailed a number of important scores throughout the league, most notably late goals against Down and Antrim, as the Erne man marched towards promotion. Teams do have the option of […]
Glass named in Derry’s starting line-up
Premium
April 13, 2023
Conor Glass has been named to start in Derry’s Ulster Championship opener against Fermanagh as the Oak Leaf County defend their provincial crown. There had been injury concerns over the Glen midfield, who limped off during their Division Two league final defeat to Dublin with a hamstring wound. Glass forms a formidable midfield partnership with […]
Derry u-20s strong favourites to progress in semi-final clash
Premium
April 7, 2023
By Niall Gartland A ROW was averted earlier this week when the Ulster GAA decided to pull forward Derry u-20’s Ulster Championship semi-final clash against Donegal, thus permitting their five senior inter-county players to line out in the Oakleafers’ upcoming provincial opener against Fermanagh. The game was initially scheduled for the middle of next week, […]
Conor Glass expected to be fit for Ulster Championship opener
Premium
April 7, 2023
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Rory Gallagher expects captain Conor Glass to “be fine” and available for the first game of their Ulster Championship defence on Saturday week against Fermanagh in Brewster Park. Glass was replaced early in the second half of their league final defeat to Dublin with what the Derry boss termed a […]