No way are Derry 'no-hopers' says Armagh boss McGeeney ahead of Celtic Park Championship clash

Andy Watters

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Paddy Heaney: Derry clubs - and county - benefit from football management brainpower

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Derry boss Rory Gallagher up for the battle with Armagh as Championship time approaches

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Back to knockout Championships after all those years

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Momentum and confidence on their side as Armagh turn attention to Derry Championship clash

Back to knockout Championships after all those years

Kenny Archer 28 Oct, 2020

I FINALLY got round to watching the first couple of episodes of ‘Life on Mars’, the TV cop series set in 1973 and 2006.

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Momentum and confidence on their side as Armagh turn attention to Derry Championship clash

Andy Watters 28 Oct, 2020

PROMOTION to Division One was Armagh’s sole focus from last October to last Saturday and, with it secured on Saturday, attention only turned to Derry and the Ulster Championship this week.

Derry boss Rory Gallagher up for the battle with Armagh as Championship time approaches

Andy Watters 28 Oct, 2020

AT long, long last, it's almost Championship time and the hairs begin to stand on the back of your neck as Rory Gallagher speaks passionately about Sunday’s clash between Derry and Armagh at Celtic Park.

Paddy Heaney: Derry clubs - and county - benefit from football management brainpower

28 Oct, 2020

SOME people have a football brain and Gavin ‘Horse' Devlin is one of them.

Conor McKenna not concerned with hype as he looks forward to Championship debut for Tyrone against Donegal

Andy Watters 28 Oct, 2020

CONOR McKenna hopes that Tyrone stick with the attacking brand of football that saw then hammer 3-14 against Mayo last Sunday in this year's Championship.

Home is where my heart is says Red Hand star Conor McKenna

Andy Watters 28 Oct, 2020

CONOR McKenna happily turned his back on AFL money and swapped Melbourne sunshine for cold nights at Garvaghy so he could replace homesickness and nagging unhappiness with the joy of being among his family and playing the sport that excites and inspires him.

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Cahair O'Kane 28 Oct, 2020

IN all likelihood, Eoghan Bán Gallagher will line up alongside Conor McKenna on Sunday afternoon.

Simone Magill hopes for dream double with Northern Ireland and Everton

Kenny Archer 27 Oct, 2020

Simone Magill is looking forward to her birthday - at Wembley Stadium. First, though, she's aiming for another win with Northern Ireland in Euro qualifying.

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Championship turnaround will help take focus off relegation disappointment says Cavan captain Raymond Galligan

Neil Loughran 27 Oct, 2020

ONLY a matter of seconds earlier, Raymond Galligan had been standing, hands on hips as the Cavan players formed a circle towards the town end of Kingspan Breffni Park.

Monaghan have enough experience of relegation rumbles to get the job done

Antrim hurlers aiming to add McDonagh Cup success to League promotion - McCloskey

Kenny Archer 27 Oct, 2020

Antrim hurlers may have already secured a return to Division One hurling but they're determined to book a place at the Championship top table too.

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McGeary excited about potential McKenna-McShane partnership

Cahair O'Kane 27 Oct, 2020

KIERAN McGeary is excited by the long-term prospect of seeing what a full-forward line of Conor McKenna and Cathal McShane could do for Tyrone.

Tommy McCarthy: 'I've ticked all the boxes in training for European title rumble'

Andy Watters 27 Oct, 2020

BOXERS, fighters, bullies… Tommy McCarthy ticked every box he could think of in training for Saturday night’s showdown with Bilal Laggoune (25-1-2) for the vacant EBU European Cruiserweight title at Wembley Arena.

No way are Derry 'no-hopers' says Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney ahead of Celtic Park Championship clash

Andy Watters 27 Oct, 2020

ARMAGH are odds-on favourites to beat Derry in Sunday’s Ulster SFC quarter-final but the Orchard camp aren’t buying into the hype that Rory Gallagher’s Oaf Leafers will be “no-hopers” at Celtic Park.

James Horan calls on GAA to relax squad deadline

Cahair O'Kane 27 Oct, 2020

MAYO manager James Horan has called on the GAA to relax the deadline for registering a squad with Croke Park.

'I'll miss the club. I'm in the club every night… I have to be in the club': Coaches on adapting to new normal as second wave hits boxing

Neil Loughran 27 Oct, 2020

TO every generation, it means something. No words on printed paper could do justice to the sadness in Patsy McAllister’s voice as he described locking the doors of his beloved Oliver Plunkett for another prolonged period earlier this month.

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