Ulster SFC Final Derry v Armagh Sunday, Clones, 4pm (Live on RTÉ and BBC) By Michael McMullan THE last time these two jostled in the championship, it was the Covid year and Armagh’s 0-6 to 0-2 lead at the first water break had Derry chasing a game a second half gale wasn’t able to help […]
Compiled by Michael McMullan HOT SHOTS DERRY – Shane McGuigan McGUIGAN has bagged over a third of Derry’s scores this season and is getting even more comfortable turning onto his right side to leave defenders guessing. One of the best forwards in the game, he has the cut of a player with an inner goal […]
The last time Derry and Armagh met in the Ulster showdown, club rivals and university teammates John McEntee and Joe Cassidy were in opposing corners. Michael McMullan caught up with them for a walk down memory lane. WHEN Armagh minors began the defence of their Ulster title in a sun-kissed Athletic Grounds in May 1995, […]
RORY Gallagher has stepped back as the manager of the Derry senior inter-county football team. The news comes in the wake of allegations made by his estranged wife Nicola on social media earlier this week, detailing allegations several serious instances of domestic abuse over a prolonged period. Derry assistant manager Ciaran Meenagh will now assume […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Rory Gallagher has named an unchanged team for Sunday’s Ulster final with Armagh (Clones 4pm). Derry were winners over Fermanagh and Monaghan on their way to the decider, with Kieran McGeeney’s side seeing of Antrim, Cavan and Down on their way. There is no starting berth for Ciaran McFaul who […]
THIS Sunday’s Ulster final is certainly creating headlines before a ball is even thrown in with the unprecedented demand for match tickets certainly causing a stir amongst supporters from both counties. The decision to play the game in Clones obviously carries some history, mystic and tradition behind it but this is 2023 – common sense […]
DERRY manager Rory Gallagher has issued a statement following allegations of domestic abuse posted by his estranged wife Nicola on social media on Tuesday evening. In a statement through his solicitors, Gallagher said: “I have been made aware of a social media post by my estranged wife Nicola Gallagher in which she has made a […]
By Michael McMullan CAPTAIN Jack Cassidy hailed the togetherness in the Derry camp after the county won their first All-Ireland U-20 B hurling title at the weekend. Derry’s 3-17 to 2-14 win over Roscommon at Croke Park made up for losing two previous finals and it gives the county a boost going with the prospect […]
Ulster SFC semi-final Derry 1-21 Monaghan 2-10 By Michael McMullan ULSTER champions Derry eased their way back to the the Ulster final with a controlled performance against Monaghan. Advertisement Rory Gallagher’s side replied to both Monaghan goals and never looked in any danger with 10 different players on the scoresheet. They had the ball over […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Rory Gallagher has named an unchanged team for Saturday’s Ulster SFC semi-final clash with Monaghan (5pm) in O’Neill’s Healy Park. There is a return for Oisin McWilliams who missed the last four games with a fractured bone in his leg. Skipper Conor Glass and Chrissy McKaigue have been named after […]
