Galway 1-11 Derry 0-8

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.

Donegal 1-9 Derry 0-10: If it was hardly intriguing, it was tight. Mercifully. Because in truth, Saturday’s Ulster SFC semi final in Clones had little else going for it as a spectacle.

Peter McNamara assesses the live matches this weekend.

Former Derry All-Star footballer Paddy Bradley has lashed out at manager Brian McIver ahead of the county’s crucial Ulster championship semi-final against Donegal on Saturday.

Derry 0-12 Down 0-11: When a team hasn’t won in a while, it can forget how to, and in the second half at Celtic Park yesterday, Derry were certainly struggling with the concept of victory.

Derry manager Brian McIver last night claimed Kerry have provided the greatest example to teams that the best way of countering defensive systems is to mirror them.

 

Brian McIver said he was "disgusted" with the performance of referee Ciaran Branagan after Derry’s defeat by Mayo.

Referee David Coldrick could be at the centre of a second derogatory comments case after Brian McIver’s post-match interviews in Omagh on Saturday.

Allianz FL Division 1 Round 2: Derry 0-13 Kerry 1-17: You might think there are few worlds left for Kerry’s footballers to conquer, but this was a day of firsts for the county team.

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.

Eoin Bradley will make a dramatic return to the Derry squad next season after getting a surprise recall by Brian McIver.

Tyrone manager Mickey Harte says he will have a more "hands-on" role in training his senior football squad next season.

The GAA have been hit by a second black card controversy in as many weeks after yesterday’s Ulster quarter-final in Derry.

Derry look to carry impressive league form into championship meeting with old rivals Donegal tomorrow.

At the time, it was labelled the night of the long knives. Brian McIver’s status as Donegal senior team manager wasn’t even on the agenda at the September 2008 sitting of county committee; he was just in Ballybofey to give his annual report.

Brian McIver last night closed the door on Eoin Bradley returning to the Derry squad for this summer’s championship.

Four years ago, Thomas Mallon wasn’t exactly on the inter-county radar.

Before coaching became such an integral part of football, the best managers were essentially natural-born sports psychologists.

It wasn’t surprising that Paul McIver was ebullient at the final whistle. Seeing his players overcome a top side when reduced to 14 men is inclined to put any backroom team in good humour.

“A top of the table league clash,” Brian McIver repeats. And he beams.

Kerry 0-14 Derry 0-16

Glenswilly and Ballinderry Shamrocks booked their places in the AIB Ulster Senior Club Football Final following today's Senior club football action.

Conor McAtamney has taken cruciate victim PJ McCloskey's place at midfield in the Derry team to play Cavan in tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC third round qualifier at Celtic Park (throw-in 5pm).

Derry manager Brian McIver has made one change in personnel to the team for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Down at Celtic Park.

Ambrose Rogers, Conor Laverty and Championship debutant Niall Madine has been named in the Down team for Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final against Derry at Celtic Park (throw-in 2pm).

All Paddy McConigley can recall was the pain. Searing. Raging. Blinding? Yes, sadly. The most excruciating experience he has ever endured.

Derry 1-18 Westmeath 0-15

He could have played to the gallery but Brian McIver took little personal praise for the impact of his super substitutions.

Derry captain Mark Lynch returns from injury to captain the Oak Leafers in Sunday's Allianz Football League Division 2 final against Westmeath at Croke Park (throw-in 2pm).

Derry 0-14 Longford 0-5

Galway 1-15 Derry 0-15

If there was an 11th commandment which forbid us from coveting our neighbouring county, then I would be a serial sinner every time I visited Healy Park.

Brian McIver has come out in favour of the colleges in the row which has engulfed the Power NI McKenna Cup.

Just two years ago last June, the only Donegal man ever to lift Sam Maguire gave a damning appraisal of just where the state of football was at in the county.

After a review of their first season in charge, Barney Breen and George Dugdale have been given the green light to continue as joint-managers of the Leitrim senior football team for 2013.

These things take time.

Brian McIver has been appointed as Derry senior football manager, it has been confirmed today.

Brian McIver was last night appointed as Derry manager.

Ewan MacKenna on the controversial axing of Donegal footballer Kevin Cassidy

DROMORE manager Paul McIver has hit out at match scheduling which left his side with just a week to prepare for last Sunday’s Ulster Club SFC tie against Ballinderry.

A GOAL inside the opening minute was the crucial score as Ballinderry held off Dromore challenge to set up a semi-final clash with Crossmaglen.