By Michael McMullan THE race to get hands on the Sam Maguire Cup will heat up this weekend after Monday morning’s quarter-final draw. All three Ulster teams have been kept apart with champions Dublin up against Galway in the last eight. There is a repeat of last year’s semi-final of Derry and Kerry while Ulster […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Mickey Harte said his players are “in a bubble” and haven’t been affected by the criticism directed at the camp. Speaking after the Oakleafers’ dramatic penalty shootout win over Mayo on Saturday in Castlebar, Harte also accepted their fate of playing three championship games in two weeks after not finishing […]
By Daragh Ó Conchúir CHAMPIONSHIP day can be a tricky one in any household, given the various mental and physical routines and preparation, the planning and the anticipation, the frayed nerves. Imagine then, what it has been like in the Rogers and Donnelly residences this week and this morning, where wives and husbands each have […]
By Niall Gartland WITH their All-Ireland Senior status secured for 2025, Derry camog Aoife Shaw says the pressure is well and truly off for the remainder of their group stage campaign. Precious victories over Antrim and Limerick in recent weeks have ensured that All-Ireland Senior newcomers Derry will avoid the relegation play-offs, but they’ll still […]
IT was Brian Clough who famously said, ‘We had a good team on paper. Unfortunately, the game was played on grass’. Well the same can be said in a roundabout way for Derry on Saturday this week. Of all the teams Derry could have got in the draw, Mayo were maybe the best team on […]
Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Camogie Championship SATURDAY GLEN DIMPLEX ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP GROUP 1 Antrim v Waterford, Loughgiel Shamrocks, 12.30pm Waterford are in fourth and outside the qualification places at present, which is not what last year’s runners-up would have been hoping for in their first season under Jerry Wallace’s stewardship. They still have their fate […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY have named their side for Saturday’s clash with Mayo in Castlebar (6.30pm). It’s an unchanged lineup from their win over Westmeath with the only change coming in the panel. Gareth McKinless makes a return to the squad after a two-match ban with the injured Marty Bradley making way. Advertisement Derry: Odhrán […]
WE will witness the first knockout championship games of the year in the coming days, bringing the buzz and excitement with it. Yes, last weekend’s action did have a bit of spice but this weekend should see things really catch fire. It’s win or bust for everybody. Derry did just about enough to get over […]
All-Ireland SFC preliminary quarter-final Mayo v Derry Saturday, Hastings Insurance MacHale Park, 6.30pm By Michael McMullan THE championship fire was stoked for Derry on Monday morning when they were pitted with Mayo. Emmett Bradley’s goal broke Westmeath’s resistance last weekend in Newry. It was a must-win game against a team promoted from the league’s third […]
By Michael McMullan EMMETT Bradley was Derry’s not so secret weapon from the bench in their magical 2022 Ulster winning campaign and he backs the importance of having a competitive squad. Bradley scored a point when he came on in all three games in Ulster as Derry ended a 24-year championship famine but stepped away […]
