‘Goujons’ is the most negative man in the north


DERRY and Glen’s Michael Warnock dishes the dirt on the players who play alongside him… Name: Michael Warnock. Age: 30. Teams played for: Glen, St Patrick’s, Maghera, Swatragh (hurling), Derry (hurling) and Wexford Boston (hurling). Advertisement What’s your earliest GAA memory? It was John Bradley shouting “on your bike” at me. Which team-mate has been […]


Antrim set for Croker date with Tipperary


ANTRIM will face Tipperary this weekend as the All-Ireland camogie championships enter the knock-out stages. Senior Quarter Finals – Saturday – Croke Park Cork v Kilkenny 1.30pm Tipperary v Antrim 3.30pm Semi Finals Galway and  Waterford Relegation Quarter Final – Saturday Down v Wexford – Liatroim Fontenoys (Time TBC) Advertisement Relegation Final: Offaly v loser […]


All-Ireland semi-final details announced


By Michael McMullan THE GAA have finalised the semi-final details of this year’s All-Ireland SFC series. Champions Kerry will take on Derry on Sunday, July 16 at 4pm, a game which will be preceded by the All-Ireland JFC final. Dublin’s game with Monaghan take place the previous day, Saturday, July 15 (5.30pm) with the Tailteann […]


Derry book their spot in the last four


All-Ireland SFC quarter-final Derry 1-12 Cork 1-8 By Michael McMullan DERRY joined Monaghan and Kerry in the last four of the All-Ireland semi-finals with a degree of comfort at Croke Park on Sunday. Advertisement Conor Doherty’s 49th minute goal that proved the key score in the the next play after Rory Maguire’s fisted goal had […]


Preview: Derry’s latest national barometer


All-Ireland SFC quarter-final Derry v Cork Sunday, Croke Park, 1.45pm Live on RTÉ By Michael McMullan “They may not appreciate it when I say it, but Derry needed this All-Ireland a lot more than Cork did.” The words of Derry captain Henry Downey followed the 1993 All-Ireland final, the last time the Oakleaf County crossed […]


Derry are living for days like this says Ciaran Meenagh


By Michael McMullan DAYS like Sunday are what’s it all about for Derry manager Ciaran Meenagh and the Oakleafers’ camp. Their quarter-final will be followed up by a Dublin and Mayo clash that tops the billing. In a footballing sense, this is “real living” as the championship cranks up another notch with the group stages. […]


Meenagh insists most of Cork focus geared on Derry’s preparations


By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Ciaran Meenagh says his reaction to drawing Cork is “no different” to what it would’ve been had the Oakleafers drawn Tyrone or Mayo in Monday’s All-Ireland quarter-final draw. Sunday’s Croke Park clash (1.45pm) is the first championship meeting of the counties since the 1993 All-Ireland final and it will precede […]


Armagh to host All-Ireland minor final


By Michael McMullan ARMAGH’S BOX-IT Athletic Grounds will host next month’s all-Ulster clash of Derry and Monaghan in the All-Ireland minor final. It follows on from last season’s all-Connacht final between Galway and Mayo being hosted in Roscommon’s Dr Hyde Park. It will be the fourth time the counties have met at minor level this […]


All-Ireland quarter-final draws


By Michael McMullan THE draws for this weekend’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals has been made as the race for Sam Maguire hots up even more. There will a repeat of the 2021 final with champions Kerry set to face Tyrone. Armagh and Monaghan are set for an all-Ulster derby with Ulster champions Derry out against Cork […]