'The man was standing underneath it and I just nudged him with my ass, caught it and Brolly was coming down the other side…': Geoffrey McGonigle, Derry's last-gasp hero of 1998

Neil Loughran

GEOFFREY McGonigle shuffles excitedly at the memory, a mischievous smile playing across a face still instantly recognisable to followers of football and hurling through the Nineties and Noughties.

Read the Article Where are they now? Former Donegal wing-back Damien Diver looks back on his Tir Chonaill career The Irish News - Nov 6 1997: Dungiven player-manager Eugene Kelly relishing selection perks On This Day - Nov 9 1997: Geoffrey McGonigle the maestro for Dungiven in thundering Ulster Club final win over Errigal Ciaran The Irish News - Nov 10 1997: Bad blood, bad temper but football and Dungiven win through in Ulster Club final battle

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