By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Mickey Harte has been given a boost with the news that Glen midfielder Emmett Bradley is making a return to inter-county action. Bradley, who kicked four points in Sunday’s win over St Brigid’s, was part of Derry’s 2022 Ulster success before opting out last season. Bradley, who has played 66 […]
By Michael McMullan CONNLAN Bradley struggled to put the enormity of winning a club All-Ireland into words after Sunday’s rollercoaster win over St Brigid’s. Eventually he uses dreamland to describe winning the biggest prize in club football in the most iconic stadium in the land. The Glen ‘keeper, who made an vital first-half save to […]
Dr McKenna Cup final Derry 0-12 Donegal 0-6 By Michael McMullan CHAMPIONS Derry retained their McKenna Cup title after encounter with Donegal on Saturday in Omagh. Advertisement Brendan Rogers and Patrick McBrearty saw red, in separate incidents, within seconds, in the third quarter with Oisin Gallen dismissed for two bookings late on. Donegal won the […]
By Michael McMullan DONNCHA Gilmore is one of six players to have played every single minute under Mickey Harte so far as Derry qualified for Saturday’s McKenna Cup final with Donegal. A member of Derry’s All-Ireland minor winning crop of 2020, the Steelstown man is thankful of the support he has received from the core […]
By Michael McMullan WIN or lose on Sunday and the Glen county players’ return to action for Derry will be on their own terms, insists Mickey Harte. The Wattys have a second chance to win a coveted first All-Ireland title when they take on St Brigid’s in Sunday’s Croke Park showdown. Less than 24 hours […]
By Shaun Casey CONOR Glass is loving life at the minute. He’s been on the go almost constantly for the past two years but someone in his privileged position isn’t going to start complaining, not that he’d have the time to. Over the past few years, Glass has led Glen to their first ever Derry […]
By Michael McMullan GOALKEEPER Odhrán Lynch has been named for Derry’s Dr McKenna Cup semi-final with Armagh (BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, 4pm) on Saturday. The Magherafelt man limped out during their county final defeat at the hands of Glen with a hamstring injury. After Jack Cassidy and Ryan Scullion playing in previous games, Lynch’s return – […]
SUNDAY will see the start of the Ladies NFL action for the season with four Division Four games down for session. Both Ulster teams, Derry and Fermanagh, are on home soil hoping for a positive start. Kilkenny v Leitrim; MW Hire Training Centre, Dunmore A big margin separated the counties when they met in the […]
DOWN manager Conor Laverty feels his side can still qualify for the semi-finals of the McKenna Cup and playing against Derry will have benefited his side. With Odhrán Murdock to the fore, Down were twice seven points ahead during the first half of Saturday’s clash in Celtic Park. It was very much a game of […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER Antrim player Christy McNaughton will be part of Derry manager Johnny McGarvey’s plans for 2024 after throwing his lot in with the Oakleaf County. In his second season as manager, McGarvey has set his focus on promotion with an eye on the Christy Ring Cup later in the year. Now living […]
