Person: B Heron

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Shane McGuigan fires Derry to win over Louth

Derry manager Rory Gallagher admits his side still looked vulnerable at times despite a second successive Division Three victory that maintains promotion hopes against Louth in Celtic Park.

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13-man Tipperary fail to score from play in Derry defeat

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Tally happy as 14-man Down pull off mighty win over Derry

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Sugrue warns Laois to get ready for big step-up

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Derry claim their first Division 4 football title

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GAA team news: Seamus Harnedy returns for Cork’s relegation play-off

Lightning start ends Derry’s search for league triumph

Derry manager Damian McErlain was a relieved man after his team finally got their Division 3 campaign up-and-running with a five-point victory over Offaly in Celtic Park yesterday.

Mon, 19 Feb, 2018

Derry boss annoyed by ‘stupid’ Enda Lynn injury

A first championship win as Waterford boss eluded him on a scorching Saturday but Tom McGlinchey couldn’t question the character of his players. They gave another honourable display in defeat, particularly in the first half.

Mon, 19 Jun, 2017

Goal-hungry Tribesmen edge closer to top-flight return

Yet, a modern analyst would probably focus more on slack defending than anything else, with both sides needing to shore up their rearguards if progress is to be made in the remainder of the league and into the championship.

Mon, 20 Mar, 2017

Down use newfound confidence to devastate Derry

Derry 1-07 - Down 1-15: Down boss Eamonn Burns was thrilled after watching his side destroy Derry to chalk up successive National League victories and move clear of the bottom two in Division Two.

Mon, 06 Mar, 2017

Cian O’Neill furious as Kildare lose to disputed goal

Derry 1-18 Kildare 1-17: Kildare manager Cian O’Neill was left furious after a controversial Emmett McGuckin goal in injury time saw Derry end the Lilywhites’ perfect start to life back in Division Two.

Mon, 27 Feb, 2017

Tyrone v Derry - Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup Final

Tyrone boss Mickey Harte opts to start without Matthew Donnelly against Cavan

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte has opted not to start Matthew Donnelly for Tyrone’s Allianz FL Division 1 clash with Cavan in Healy Park (2.30pm), despite the 2015 All-Star being cleared to play following a concussion protocol.

Fri, 24 Feb, 2017

Cillian O’Sullivan rounds off impressive Meath display

Allianz FL Division 2

Mon, 13 Feb, 2017

Shorthanded Clare denied dream start after late strike

Derry 0-11 Clare 1-8: Clare manager Colm Collins accepted responsibility for his side finishing with 14 men after James Kielt’s 75th-minute equaliser for Derry denied the Banner County a memorable start to life in Division 2.

Mon, 06 Feb, 2017

James Kielt’s cracking goal earns Derry final spot

Derry 2-12 Monaghan 1-13: Dessie Mone suffered a suspected broken wrist as Monaghan lost out to Derry for a place in Saturday’s McKenna Cup final.

Mon, 23 Jan, 2017

Kieran McGeeney finds positives in Armagh’s narrow defeat

Derry 3-10 Armagh 2-12: Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney took more positives than negatives out of yesterday’s one-point McKenna Cup defeat to Derry at Owenbeg.

Mon, 09 Jan, 2017

Powerful Charles Piutau puts on super show for Ulster

Ulster 29 Northampton Saints 19: It may have been only a pre-season workout, but Ulster’s All Black export Charles Piutau showed what a prodigious talent he is.

Sat, 27 Aug, 2016

Meath ready for ‘do or die’ tie with Laois

Derry 2-12 Meath 2-12: Meath manager Mick O’Dowd admitted next week’s crunch Division Two clash away to Laois will be “do or die” for both teams after the Royal County were denied victory in Derry by an injury-time Ryan Bell free.

Mon, 28 Mar, 2016

Cork v Limerick - McGrath Cup Football Group B Round 1

Unchanged Cork eye win and top four place

They remain perched perilously above the relegation zone but Cork manager Peadar Healy is confident he’s finally found the right mix, naming an unchanged team for tomorrow’s Allianz football league clash with Down.

Sat, 26 Mar, 2016

Eamonn Fitzmaurice makes two changes for Kerry's Monaghan clash

Kerry manager Eamonn Fitzmaurice has made two changes to his team for Sunday’s Division 1 contest away to Monaghan.

Fri, 25 Mar, 2016

James Kielt rescues draw for Derry in injury time

Laois 1-22 Derry 5-10: Laois and Derry played out a dramatic draw in O’Moore Park yesterday as James Kielt’s injury-time point ensured a share of the spoils for the visitors.

Mon, 14 Mar, 2016

Galway heading for sun after Armagh encounter

Galway may be heading for Armagh on Sunday, but on Monday, they will be going to the sun and a five-day warm weather training camp.

Fri, 11 Mar, 2016

Tyrone torment Derry again

Tyrone 2-15 Derry 0-12: Mickey Harte insisted that Tyrone’s fourth win over Derry this season will have no bearing on the sides’ big Ulster Championship clash in May.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2016

Derry v Galway - Allianz Football League Division 2 Round 3

Kevin Walsh surprised at comfort of Galway win

Derry 2-12 Galway 1-18: Galway manager Kevin Walsh admitted he was surprised at the ease with which his side recorded their second away win in three Division 3 games against Derry in Celtic Park yesterday.

Mon, 29 Feb, 2016

GPA canvasses players in B championship standoff

The Gaelic Players’ Association is citing the opinions of the players directly involved in calling for the opposition to the introduction of a second tier in the All-Ireland SFC.

Fri, 26 Feb, 2016

Damien Barton says defensive qualities key for Derry

Cavan 1-11 Derry 1-12: Derry boss Damien Barton saw his flair team produce a five-star defensive display to leave hosts Cavan still pointless in the league.

Mon, 08 Feb, 2016

Ryan Bell with Che Cullen and Eoin Donnelly 31/1/2016

Derry win but Damian Barton senses ‘hangover’

Derry 3-13 Fermanagh 1-10: Derry boss Damian Barton admitted his side had suffered a McKenna Cup ‘hangover’ in the first half of Sunday’s nine-point Division 2 victory over Fermanagh at Celtic Park.

Mon, 01 Feb, 2016

Tony Scullion defends ‘pure gentleman’ Damian Barton

Tyrone 1-22 Derry 1-17 (AET): Derry assistant manager Tony Scullion defended Damian Barton after the Oak Leaf boss was sent to the stand for getting involved in a brawl during Saturday night’s dramatic McKenna Cup final.

Mon, 25 Jan, 2016

13-man Tyrone claim McKenna Cup with late penalty goal in extra time

Old foes Tyrone and Derry served up a classic at the Athletic Grounds, with the Red Hands emerging victorious in extra-time to take a fifth successive Dr McKenna Cup title.

Sat, 23 Jan, 2016

Cavan v Derry - Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Semi-Final

New Damian Barton game-plan puts Derry on offensive footing

Cavan 1-10 Derry 1-17: Damian Barton’s promise to get Derry taking a more attacking approach looks to be bearing some early season fruit - his newlook side producing the goods in the Athletic Grounds yesterday to reach the McKenna Cup final.

Mon, 18 Jan, 2016

Derry v Tyrone - Bank of Ireland Dr. McKenna Cup Group A Round 2

Damian Barton bemused as Tyrone edge it

Derry 4-6 Tyrone 1-16: Derry boss Damian Barton was left bemused after a controversial second-half red card helped Tyrone to victory in an pulsating McKenna Cup clash before before 5,179 spectators at Owenbeg.

Mon, 11 Jan, 2016

Eamonn Fitzmaurice rings changes for Kerry in Killarney return against Cork

Eamonn Fitzmaurice has displayed his bold streak once again by altering more than a quarter of his Kerry team for Saturday’s Munster football final replay with Cork.

Fri, 17 Jul, 2015

Derry progress in cruise control

Derry 1-16 Wexford 0-10: Two games Derry have won this summer, and both of them have been harder work than they ought to have been.

Mon, 13 Jul, 2015

Derry turn to O’Boyle for Clones clash with Donegal

Cailean O’Boyle comes in for Benny Heron in the only change in the Derry side for tomorrow night’s Ulster SFC semi-final clash with Donegal in St Tiernach’s Park in Clones (7pm).

Fri, 26 Jun, 2015

Brian Murphy returns as Cork make three changes for Waterford clash

The returning Brian Murphy is one of three changes to the Cork side for Sunday’s Munster SHC semi-final with Waterford in Thurles.

Fri, 05 Jun, 2015

Cork includes all three O’Driscoll brothers for top clash with Mayo

Allianz Football League leaders Cork have included all three O’Driscoll brothers for Sunday’s table-topping clash with Mayo.

Fri, 27 Mar, 2015

Monaghan firing on all cylinders in Allianz Football League

Monaghan 0-15, Derry 0-10:

Mon, 16 Mar, 2015

Derry left frustrated as Mayo escape to victory

Derry 1-13, Mayo 2

Mon, 09 Mar, 2015

No room for Paul Galvin in Kerry squad

Paul Galvin’s return to action for Kerry will have to wait for at least another week, as he wasn’t included in the squad to face Cork in Division 1 of the Allianz Football League at Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday (2pm).

Fri, 06 Mar, 2015

Four late Tyrone points ensure share of the spoils with Derry

Derry were denied a first NFL win of the season by Tyrone’s late surge at Healy Park.

Sat, 28 Feb, 2015

Walsh gets midfield start for Kingdom

Tommy Walsh will make his first start for Kerry since the 2009 All-Ireland SFC final when he lines out at midfield against Derry at Celtic Park on Sunday (2pm).

Fri, 06 Feb, 2015

Steely Donegal shake off Derry

Donegal 1-15 Derry 0-12: Allianz Football League Division 1: When Rory Gallagher was appointed Donegal manager on Halloween night, the All-Ireland final loss to Kerry was still fresh in his players’ thoughts.

Mon, 02 Feb, 2015

Donegal open their league campaign with victory over Derry

Donegal got their Division 1 campaign and Rory Gallagher's reign off to a winning start with a storming second half that swatted Derry aside at Ballybofey tonight.

Sat, 31 Jan, 2015

Seamus Quigley goal hands Fermanagh shock win

Fermanagh 1-09 Derry 1-07: Seamus Quigley’s goal five minutes from time gave Fermanagh a surprise win over Derry in yesterday’s Dr McKenna Cup tie at Brewster Park.

Mon, 12 Jan, 2015