By Steven Poacher ON Sunday past we witnessed a wonderful game of football between two teams who were extremely well prepared and well-conditioned. The meeting of Galway and Armagh had everything including the first-ever penalty shoot-out in Croke Park in front of a full house. The second game was never going to live up to […]
Rampant Galway start ends Derry’s unbeaten run
March 20, 2022
NFL Division 2 Galway 4-11 Derry 0-12 By Michael McMullan DERRY’S 12-game unbeaten league record came to a crashing end at home to Galway at blustery Owenbeg on Sunday. Advertisement Goals from Man of the Match Matthew Tierney, Damien Comer and Dessie Conneely had the Tribesmen half way to victory as they led 3-8 to […]
Derry receive blow ahead of Sunday’s top of the table clash
March 16, 2022
By Michael McMullan DERRY’S preparations for Sunday’s top of the table clash with Galway have been dealt a blow with a suspension handed out to star forward Shane McGuigan. McGuigan was controversially sent off, for the first time in his career, on a second yellow card, during stoppage time of Sunday’s draw in Roscommon. The […]
Derry take perfect record to Ennis
February 25, 2022
By Michael McMullan DERRY take their 100 per cent record to Ennis this weekend as they bid for back-to-back promotions. Rory Gallagher’s side have conceded a mere 20 points across their wins over Down, Offaly and Cork to date, on the back of the best score difference across all four divisions. It’s the first meeting […]
Opinion: Oaks growing tall
February 25, 2022
By Michael McMullan TWO years ago, Derry travelled to Páirc Uí Chaoimh and found themselves 10 points down with less than 10 minutes to play. After they battled back to the relative comfort of a two-point defeat before the calendar was put on ice with the Covid-19 restrictions. Since then, Derry have been a different […]
Derry sweat over McGuigan availability
February 17, 2022
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE DIVISION TWO Derry v Galway Sunday, Owenbeg, 1pm By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Rory Gallagher will be sweating over the availability of ace forward Shane McGuigan ahead of Sunday’s eagerly awaited visit of Galway to Owenbeg. McGuigan was handed a one-game suspension after being reported for a comment made in the aftermath […]
My Favourite Drill: The secret to shooting with Shane McGuigan
April 14, 2021
“Rory Gallagher told me that you have to work on it as if it were a match situation.”
ASK THE PLAYERS – Three footballers debate the pros and cons of the attacking mark
March 5, 2021
Three players, Declan Lynch, Shane McGuigan and Jason McGee, have their say on the attacking mark.
McGuigan ready to hear the Sigerson Cup underdog roar
February 14, 2019
Ahead of this weekend’s Electric Ireland Sigerson Cup semi-final against UCD in Mallow, St.Mary’s attacker, Shane McGuigan sat down with Dónal O’Neill to discuss his personal ambitions and the atmosphere around the ‘Ranch’. Q. What has the atmosphere around the Ranch been like this week in preparing for the game? It’s actually been quite relaxed. […]
Close game expected in MacRory Cup final
March 16, 2016
The two finalists had different days in their respective semi-finals.