By Michael McMullan IT was a “different sort” of feeling for Glen after retaining their Derry title insists midfielder Conor Glass. The Wattys were 1-12 to 0-7 winners over neighbours Sleacht Néill in Sunday’s decider, a game that followed the path of the sides’ showdown last year. Glass felt getting the early lead was a […]
Sunday in a second successive meeting of Glen and Sleacht Néill in the Derry football showpiece. Michael McMullan looks at the development of both teams A CHRISTMAS spent at St Paul’s in Belfast is a sign of progress at club underage level. At the foot of Hannahstown Hill, it’s the mecca of minor club football. […]
IT’S that time of year again when we begin to see county finals take place across the country. Around the Ulster scene so far we have seen Crosserlough crowned champions of Cavan, Granemore are top dogs in Armagh and Loughgiel declared Antrim champions. Eglish will also represent Tyrone in Ulster while Sleacht Néill aim to […]
By Michael McMullan PAUL Bradley has a full panel to pick from for the first time in his three-year tenure as Sleacht Néill senior football manager. The Emmet’s take on Lavey in Sunday’s semi-final, a repeat of last year’s clash when extra-time was needed to qualify for the final. Defenders Karl McKaigue and Paul McNeill […]
AFTER the shadow boxing and the largely predictable early rounds, the Derry championship scene starts for real this weekend. DERRY SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINALS LAVEY V BALLINDERRY Saturday, Owenbeg, 5pm Advertisement LAVEY emerged from a feisty clash when the sides met last year. Gareth McKinless was sent off against Coleraine, but has his red […]
By Michael McMullan ULSTER senior hurling champions Sleacht Néill will need to iron out their shaky starts ahead of the defence of the Four Seasons Cup insists Shane McGuigan. The Emmet’s shot 13 first-half wides and had to come from a 0-6 to 0-5 interval deficit to win a tenth successive Derry hurling title on […]
Derry Senior Hurling Championship final Sleacht Néill v Kevin Lynch’s Sunday, Owenbeg, 3pm By Michael McMullan Advertisement SLEACHT Néill manager Michael McShane insists the champions have a stronger panel than ever as they bid for a tenth successive Derry hurling title on Sunday. McShane is giving injured vice-captain Brendan Rogers until the 11th hour to […]
DERRY JUNIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL LAVEY V NA MAGHA Sunday, Owenbeg, 1pm LAVEY were sunk by a late Eoghan Rua burst in the play-offs to leave them in a rematch with Na Magha from the group stages when a late Segdae Melaugh goal saved Lavey. Na Magha fell short against Banagher in their play-off. If […]
By Michael McMullan SLEACHT Néill manager Paul Bradley received a boost last weekend with the return of county star Padraig Cassidy. ‘Tad’ came on for the last 23 minutes of the Emmet’s win over Claudy on Sunday and applied the pass for Cormac O’Doherty’s goal. It was O’Doherty’s first taste of football action this season […]
We linkup with Dunloy’s Ryan McCarry to check out his toughest opponents… Name: Ryan McGarry Age: 22 Teams played for? Dunloy and Antrim. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? Loughgiel. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? St John’s. We play our home county matches there and have played on it a […]
