By Michael McMullan IT has been a busy two months for new Derry manager Paddy Tally but he’s looking forward to the league kicking into action this weekend. The addition of strength and conditioning coach Cairbre Ó Cairealláin was an important addition to the management team. Former Derry ‘keeper Johnny Kelly has also come on […]
Derry will face Tyrone in their opening game of the season later this month. Michael McMullan looks ahead to the Oakleafers’ new season… TWO years ago, Derry were on the cusp of a third-ever All-Ireland final. That’s how far they had risen from the well-documented days of the league’s button rungs. Just think about that. There […]
I HAVE been asked numerous times over the last few weeks about my thoughts on the new Derry management team headed by Paddy Tally. I’ll lay my cards on the table. From the apparent position where Derry were when they seemed to be struggling to fill the post, and with talk in national media of […]
By Niall Gartland DERRY stalwart Gareth McKinless is hoping for big things under their new manager Paddy Tally. Tally’s appointment last month came at the end of a protracted search to find a successor to Mickey Harte, but McKinless believes that it was worth the wait as they have found a man with a considerable […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY manager Paddy Tally has added Strength and Conditioning coach Cairbre Ó Cairealláin to his backroom team. A former Antrim hurler, he was part of both Tipperary and Limerick hurlers’ All-Ireland winning formula. Ó Cairealláin, from St Paul’s on Belfast’s Shaws Road, also had a spell at Arsenal where he looked after the academy […]
WHEN the well known badge kisser Mickey Harte was being presented with the keys to his new Renault in Celtic Park, proudly wearing his Derry tracksuit, he said that his Tyrone assistant Gavin Devlin was “the best coach in Ireland.” The best coach in Ireland went on to play an offside trap in a game […]
By Michael McMullan NEW Derry manager Paddy Tally will pencil in rest for whoever needs it and says a strong link across the u-17 and u-20 grades is essential to long-term progress. He points out the difference in conditioning levels between a player coming in from the u-20 grade to a seasoned player with a […]
NEWLY retired Chrissy McKaigue leaves a ‘legacy etched in determination, leadership and excellence’ according to a tribute released from Derry GAA. McKaigue has taken the decision to sign off on his intercounty career, 16 years after making his senior debut in a championship clash against Monaghan in 2008. Now 35, McKaigue made 149 senior appearances […]
By Michael McMullan NEW Derry manager Paddy Tally is excited at the prospect of a return to county management and said it was an opportunity he couldn’t turn down. The Galbally man was ratified a three-year term at the meeting of the clubs on Thursday night. Having coached the Oakleafers during Brian McIver’s tenure as […]
By Michael McMullan NEW Derry manager Paddy Tally has announced his management team for the season ahead. Tally was ratified on Thursday night, on a three-year term, to succeed Mickey Harte after a four-month search for the Oakleafers’ new boss. Paul McFlynn remains on board from last season. They will be joined by Paul McIver and […]
