The game that matters - Derry's season comes down to a clash with Limerick
Oakleafers one win away from Division 2
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Oakleafers one win away from Division 2
McKaigue feels Derry are far from the finished article Winning games is the only currency Sean Quigley and Chrissy McKaigue battle for a loose ball. (Pic: Mary K Burke) Reporter: '); '); While Fermanagh's win over Cavan helped sharpen Derry's focus for Saturday's clash at Owenbeg, for Chrissy McKaigue the important factor was how the Oakleafers focussed on themselves. Two wins from two is a pleasing start to their promotion challenge and McKaigue described their latest victory as a 'relatively disciplined performance'. On a day when Derry scored 4-12 from play, he was pleased with his sid...
Derry will get a chance to run their eye over championship opponents The Oakleafers await the winners of the preliminary round Eoin Bradley kicked the winning point in Derry's last Ulster championship win, a first round victory over Down at Celtic Park in 2015. (Pic: Mary K Burke) Reporter: '); '); Derry will face the winners of a preliminary clash between Down and Donegal when the Ulster senior football championship rolls around later this year. Oakleafers’ boss Rory Gallagher will be an interested spectator at Páirc Esler, with a chance to run his eye over their opponents. Should Dow...
SIDELINE VIEW: Leagues aren't always for playing in The GAA must take a different approach to 2021 Shane McGuigan slots his penalty past Antrim goalkeeper Padraig Nugent in Derry's 1-10 to 1-9 win at Corrigan Park in 2019. Sideline View;'s group format could see the counties meet in the All-Irelan Reporter: '); '); When is an elite player not an elite player? Well, that's the question the GAA community have been asking each other over the last week. With inter-county squads, who prepare extremely diligently, not deemed as 'elite' any more, it saw a new ruling preventing the GAA season –...