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Eamonn Burns is carrying out his 50 Kicks for Cancer Care fundraiser this weekend.

Derry GAA in the 1980s: Croker Oakers The final pieces of the All-Ireland jigsaw Derry celebrate winning the Ulster championship in 1987 Reporter: ); Derrys footballing history is a journey of peaks and troughs. When Danny Quinn stepped aboard, the roller-coaster was pulling out of the station and in part two of our focus on the eighties, he tells Michael McMullan of the final steps towards the summit. By the time Bellaghy ended a seven-year gap to win the 1986 Derry title, Danny Quinn and s...

LIFE IN LOCKDOWN: Keeping going is important this time round in Feeny People are taking the virus seriously in the County Derry village. The village of Feeny. );  ); My first impression is that its quiet. Extremely quiet. The other places Ive visited have been quiet, but not to this extent. Just like it takes your eyes a while to adjust to new light, if you wait long enough, things come into focus. A Claudy Fuels lorry roars past and when it clears, there is movement. A young boy in Banagher g...

Derry last two Ulster winning goalkeepers look at the changing face of the number one Eoin McCloskey and Damien McCusker talk goalkeeping and the All-Irelands that got away Derry captain Kieran McKeever introduces goalkeeper Eoin McCloskey to President McAleese before the 1998 Ulster final Reporter: );  ); From being the last line of defence, the number one is now the first avenue of attack as possession becomes the new metric of judgement. Michael McMullan spoke to Derrys last two Ulster sen...

Dermot Heaney: Ever the gentleman The story of one of Derrys greatest ever players Dermot Heaney takes the Sam Maguire Cup back to Anahorish PS in 1993 Reporter: );  ); Ten years ago the ever-popular Dermot Heaney retired from football with an intermediate championship medal tucked in his pocket, after a decorated career for club, school, county and province. Michael McMullan spoke to him as he delved into the memory bank. *** Dermot Heaney talks with the same poise and footballing IQ he ...