By Michael McMullan MALACHY O’Rourke has made one change from the team that started their Donegal win ahead of their meeting with Mayo this weekend. Peter Teague, who started every game before Ballybofey, came on to play an important role as Tyrone turned the game on Donegal’s last three kick-outs. The Dromore man comes in […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL manager Jim McGuinness has named his squad ahead of Sunday’s game with Cavan (Kingspan Breffni, 2pm). The Ulster champions will be looking to bounce back after losing their All-Ireland opener at the hands of Tyrone last weekend. Shaun Patton missed that game but is named in the number one jersey. Advertisement […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is a stronger look to the Cavan panel Raymond Galligan has named for Sunday’s visit of Donegal Kingspan Breffni (2pm). The Breffni County were winners over Mayo on the opening week and welcome back James Smith and Gearóid McKiernan to the squad with Paddy Lynch and Killian Clarke also listed. Lynch […]
By Michael McMullan CONOR Turbitt is the one change as Kieran McGeeney announced his starting 15 for Sunday’s showdown with Dublin in Croke Park. The All-Star attacker came in for the injured Oisin O’Neill against Derry and bagged 1-2 in a four-point win. O’Neill, reported as having a calf injury after the game, drops out […]
By Michael McMullan PADDY Tally has named the Derry team for Sunday’s visit of Galway to Celtic Park (2pm). It’s an unchanged starting 15, but there is a return to the squad for goalkeeper Odhrán Lynch who has been missing since tearing a quad against Mayo. Lachlan Murray, man of the match in the league […]
BEFORE I get stuck into this week’s action, I just want to touch on the structures around the championship, the fact that they are set to change next year. I understand in the past that perhaps things might not have worked out as we had hoped with a few dead rubbers here and there, but […]
By Michael McMullan THERE have been fewer goals in this season’s provincial championships but over twice as many in the opening round of the All-Ireland SFC group stages since last season. There has been the expected overall rise in scoring with the inception of the new rules. The biggest difference has been in Ulster where last […]
THEY opened the Knockmore social club for me for the Dublin Galway game. By quarter to five I was settled in front of GAA+ on the huge television with a pint of Guinness and a feeling that life does not get any better. If I ever win the Euromillions I’ll buy the club and hire […]
By Michael McMullan A DISAPPOINTED Derry manager Paddy Tally rued their missed goal chances as Ethan Rafferty closed the door on their comeback on Saturday night. Armagh led by three points at half time before hitting the first four points of the second half to get control of the All-Ireland opener. Goals from Barry McCambridge […]
All-Ireland SFC Armagh 2-21 Derry 2-17 By Michael McMullan WITH goalkeeper Ethan Rafferty to the fore, All-Ireland champions Armagh held off a stellar Derry comeback to get their defence off to a winning start on Saturday night. Advertisement He denied cousins Brendan and Tommy Rogers goals in a frantic final quarter as Derry wrestled momentum […]
