WHILE it’s great to have a fellow Armagh man as the new president of the GAA, I have to say I don’t envy his task in addressing the state of the game. A lot of games are turning into basketball and the entertainment value has dropped. This, in conjunction with the complete lack of jeopardy […]
IT was a mixed weekend of action for Ulster teams on the football front. Derry, Monaghan and Cavan all lost their opening games in the Sam Maguire Cup. There were wins for Antrim, Fermanagh and Down in the Tailteann Cup. It was a perfect end to the season for Tyrone u-20s who won the county’s […]
All-Ireland SFC Galway v Derry Saturday, Salthill, 5.30pm Live on GAA GO By Michael McMullan DERRY went from box office to off Broadway with two swings of Shaun Patton’s boot. It was a proper hero to zero afternoon when the league champions and the most consistent team in the land were smashed to smithereens. Advertisement […]
By Michael McMullan BEATING London will be irrelevant if Derry don’t back it up in Saturday’s final Christy Ring Cup group game in Sligo, insists attacking ace Cormac O’Doherty. With the top two teams advancing to the final, a win for London at home to Kildare this weekend would mean a Derry victory makes it a […]
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THERE’S more provincial silverware up for grabs over the coming weekend – with finals scheduled in Leinster, Munster and Ulster. In the TG4 Munster Senior Final in Mallow on Saturday (4pm), Cork will look to make it five successive titles when they take on Kerry, a game that is preceded by […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY have made two changes for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC trip to Connacht champions Galway. Paudi McGrogan’s campaign has been ended with a cruciate injury with his place has been taken by Gareth McKinless who came on against Donegal. The other change sees impact man Niall Toner coming in for a fourth start […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY will have to plan without Paudi McGrogan for the rest of the season after news of a torn cruciate ligament. The Newbridge man, a former Derry minor captain, picked up a knee injury at training on Thursday after the Ulster defeat to Donegal. McGrogan, who has only missed one game since […]
Ulster U-20 FC final Derry v Tyrone Wednesday, Armagh, 7.30pm Referee: Diarmuid Boylan (Monaghan) Live on TG4 YouTube By Michael McMullan A FIRST title for Derry since 2018 or Tyrone’s fourth in six seasons? All will be revealed on Wednesday night as another chapter in an Ulster rivalry is written. Advertisement The sides met in […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER Derry underage player Jude McAtamney has become the second Gaelic footballer to sign up for a career in the NFL. The Swatragh man has signed a three-year deal with the New York Giants. It follows the news of Mayobridge and Down’s Charlie Smyth putting pen to paper on a deal with […]
ULSTER U-20 FC SEMI-FINAL Donegal 0-14 Derry 1-12 By Michael McMullan A LAST gasp point from impact substitute Ryan McNicholl shot Derry to victory in Ballybofey on Wednesday night. Advertisement In an exciting finale that saw Donegal come from three points down to level the game, it was McNicholl who nabbed the winner. It sets […]
