AT Liam Hinphey’s wake on Sunday, somebody asked his son Liam Óg what had finally done for the great man. He said, “The news about Mickey Harte.” The house was filled with kids wearing their Kevin Lynch hurling shirts. Many of the adults were wearing Kevin Lynch shirts and track tops. A Kevin Lynch jersey […]
By Barry O’Donnell DESPITE the passage of time memories of that halcyon summer campaign are still vivid. It’s 20 years exactly today (September 28th 2003 ) since the famine ended with Tyrone laying claim to its first ever All-Ireland senior football title. A 0-12 to 0-9 triumph over defending champions and old adversaries Armagh in […]
There is one thing that I have noticed over the last 10 to 15 years and that is in GAA circles, allegiances mean very little. The GAA was rocked this week with the news that Mickey Harte would become the next Derry senior football team manager. I’m sure when considering who would become the next manager, […]
By Niall Gartland MICKEY Harte has been synonymous with Tyrone football for decades so this week’s news that he’s crossing the frontier into Derry has come as a considerable surprise to many in the GAA world. The appointment came very much out of the blue and prompted wholesale debate over the last few years – […]
MICKEY Harte has been formally appointed as the new Derry Senior Intercounty manager following a specially convened meeting of the Committee County this evening. The news comes after a whirlwind 24 hours. It emerged yesterday evening that Harte had departed the Louth managerial post alongside his right-hand man Gavin Devlin, whom he has brought along […]
IN a hugely surprising turn of events, it has emerged this evening that Mickey Harte is set to be appointed as new manager of the Derry Senior Intercounty footballing team. It was reported earlier this evening that Harte had informed the Louth footballers that he was stepping down with immediate effort after three years at […]
By Niall Gartland SHE’S not a manager, she’s not a player, she’s not a high-profile pundit but Caroline Currid is almost a household name at this stage. Described in the Irish Independent in 2018 as ‘one of the most sought-after figures’ in the GAA, Sports Psychologist Currid has been performance coach of the Limerick hurlers […]
I PREDICTED last week that Limerick would beat Kilkenny by nine. I watched the game on the BBC. How times have changed since the Après Match team lampooned the BBC’s coverage. “And now we go to Jackie at the Ballymena Showgrounds where Larne Academicals have played out a pulsating 0-0 draw with Lisnagarvey Mature Ladies […]
By Shaun Casey MICKEY Harte is always one step ahead. Always planning, always prepping, always thinking outside the box. In last Sunday’s Leinster semi-final win over Offaly, sending Louth through to their first decider since 2010, Harte threw a curveball into the starting team. Just over two weeks ago, Dylan McKeown wasn’t even training with […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY take their 2023 five-game unbeaten run to Ardee on Sunday (2pm) aiming for a second league win when they take on Mickey Harte’s Louth. The Wee County were stung by a late, late Jamie Malone winner in Ennis last weekend after leading by Ciaran Downey’s goal as the game headed down […]
