DERRY All-Ireland winner Aoife Shaw takes a look at some of her opponents. Name: Aoife Shaw. Age: 26. Teams played for: Lavey, Derry, and previously St Pat’s, Maghera and UUJ. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? The neighbouring parish, Bellaghy. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Swatragh main pitch, plenty of […]
WE caught up with Derry All-Ireland winner Aoife Shaw… Name: Aoife Shaw. Age: 26. Teams played for: Lavey, Derry and previously St Pat’s, Maghera and UUJ. Advertisement Earliest GAA memory? I remember going to watch Derry footballers in Croke Park back in 2004 and thinking this place is unbelievable. Which team-mate has been the most […]
By Michael McMullan THERE are no shortage of permutations in Group B of the Derry Senior Hurling Championship with all four teams level on two points ahead of the final round of games. Lavey manager Michael McCormick has studied them all and will know exactly where they stand by the time the ball is thrown […]
By Michael McMullan THE bond between players and management made the difference this season as Derry camogs landed All-Ireland honours insists attacking ace Aoife Shaw. The Lavey star hit 0-7 and made the goal for Shannon O’Connor as Derry eventually fended off Meath in a 1-17 to 1-9 victory to land a second intermediate title. […]
By Michael McMullan HE may have been a major injury doubt, but there was never a question of goalkeeper Ryan Scullion’s involvement in Ballinascreen’s do or die relegation play-off with Lavey. Scullion saved three penalties in Friday’s shoot-out at end of a nip and tuck 80 minutes of action before Antain Donnelly’s winning penalty ensured […]
By Michael McMullan BELLAGHY were crowned league champions in Derry by virtue of 2022 winners Glen’s win over Tones’ nearest challengers Coleraine in their final game of the season. Damian Cassidy’s side – still with a game to spare – were on the cusp of the title after last Tuesday’s win at home to Dungiven […]
By Michael McMullan OVER the next two weekends, a Lavey cavalcade will journey west as their girls embark on the All-Ireland Féile finals in Connacht. The camogs will be based in Athenry this weekend before virtually the same group trek back to Roscommon in early July for football duty. The community has been a hive […]
Anthony McGurk was Derry’s first All-Star, was on their back-to-back Ulster winning team of 1976, won an All-Ireland Club with Lavey and was a founder member of Steelstown. Michael McMullan went to meet him… WHERE do you start with Anthony McGurk? It’s a book you need, not a feature interview. The two All-Stars, at either […]
By Michael McMullan LAVEY have appointed a new senior football manager ahead of the 2023 season, Gaelic Life can confirm. Former player Gary Cushnahan has taken over the vacancy when the management team of Jude Donnelly, Seamus Downey and Johnny McGurk stepped down after last season. Cushnahan played in the club’s county final appearance in […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY are set to ratify former Lavey manager Johnny McGarvey as their new senior hurling manager at their January meeting ahead of the 2023 season. McGarvey confirmed to Gaelic Life that selector Conor Murray, a former Ulster winning captain, has remained from the outgoing management team. Oisin Quinn has been retained to […]
