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RTÉ Sport Reporter It's not peak-time for GAA content, what with Congress in the rear-view mirror and no on-field action for a while yet.  This time around, we're going back 20 years, to the inaugural back-door championship in 2001.  In a nice turn, the first All-Ireland championship under the new format ended up being won, via the backdoor, by the only county to vote against its adoption at Congress. What else? The Rossies lit up the championship and then allegedly lit up their rivals' jerseys. The Dubs headed off on tour, Hill 16 pitching up on the Killinan side of Thurles in one of the ...

'He was probably beginning to doubt himself and wonder what direction his career was taking' We chart Brian Fenton’s winding road to the top. By Kevin O'Brien Thursday 4 Mar 2021, 8:30 PM Mar 4th 2021, 8:30 PM 34,236 Views 9 Comments “Of course, it was impossible to connect the dots looking forward when I was in college. But it was very, very clear looking backwards 10 years later. You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can on...

Journeying to the top Chris Brown looks back on seven seasons as minor boss Derry manager Chris Brown is carried shoulder high after the 2002 All-Ireland minor final (Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile) Reporter: '); In seven years, across two different stints, Chris Brown led a Derry minor management team that delivered three Ulster titles and an All-Ireland. There were two other titles that escaped their clutches and he tells Michael McMullan of the memories along the way. Ciaran 'Banty' Mullan starred on Derry's All-Ireland minor winning team of 2002, but a statement off the pitch left a lasti...