By Michael McMullan GLEN selector Johnny Bradley insists their status as All-Ireland champions has no significance on the new championship odyssey. The defence of their Derry, Ulster and All-Ireland titles starts against neighbours Sleacht Néill on Saturday night. The Watties, again under Malachy O’Rourke’s watch, will join the Emmet’s (2017) and Bellaghy (1958) as four-in-a-row […]
Niall Morgan added to Sleacht Néill management team as championship beckons
August 2, 2024
By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill manager Mark Doran has added to his management team this season with Niall Morgan on board. Doran has also added former skipper Emmet’s skipper Francis McEldowney to the management team from last season. Morgan joined after the county season and his experience will be a help to the camp and […]
Glen begin title defences against their rivals
July 31, 2024
By Michael McMullan GLEN begin the defence of their Derry, Ulster and All-Ireland titles this weekend. In a slight change this season, Derry CCC have arranged the 12-team championship into two groups of six. The top four in each section advancing to the quarter-finals. Glen will take on Sleacht Néill on Saturday night while beaten […]
Provincial Pride
July 12, 2024
All-Ireland Minor Champions: Derry NOT only did Derry retain their All-Ireland Minor crown, they did so with a victory over fellow Ulstermen Armagh in last weekend’s All-Ireland final showdown in Omagh. Damian McErlain’s record as minor manager of Derry across two separate stints at the helm speaks for itself, though they didn’t have it all […]
Finalists kept apart in Derry
July 4, 2024
By Michael McMullan GLEN will begin the defence of their Derry, Ulster and All-Ireland titles when the club championship gets under way next month. Malachy O’Rourke’s side have the chance to win a fourth title in succession to match Bellaghy (1961) and Sleacht Néill (2017) in the past. They have been kept apart from beaten […]
Bradley hails a squad impact
June 20, 2024
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 […]
Nothing has changed in the Derry camp insists Bradley
June 18, 2024
By Michael McMullan DERRY’S Emmett Bradley has dismissed any rumours of discontent in the camp or any revolt against manager Mickey Harte. Speaking at the launch of the All-Ireland Championship at his home club Glen, Bradley – who scored Derry’s vital goal to sink Westmeath – said nothing has changed in the camp. The Oakleafers […]
JOE BROLLY: Donal Convery and the Wattys on tour
March 24, 2024
THE Dublin and Galway game on Saturday began with the usual musical diazepam. If the soldiers whose lives were pledged to Ireland had been marching behind this singing they would have come over very sleepy, then changed their minds and gone home. The mood didn’t improve after the throw-in. Éamonn Fitzmaurice was co-commentator on RTÉ. He has […]
McDermott could make a return against Red Hands
March 13, 2024
By Michael McMullan DANNY McDermott is close to making a return from the collar injury sustained last November reveals Derry u-20 manager Hugh McGrath. Despite being just days overage for the minor grade, McDermott broke into the Glen senior side last term. After impressing on their way to the Derry title, his injury against Naomh Conaill […]
WATCH: 2023 Men’s Football Manager of the Year – Malachy O’Rourke
March 7, 2024
Glen’s Malachy O’Rourke was named 2023 Men’s Football Manager of the Year at Friday night’s Gaelic Life Ulster Club All-Stars in association with McKeever Sports. Aside from his outlook on the game and calm demeanor, it was his man management that won him not only the All-Ireland title but this award. Merit recipients in this […]