If the adage “beware the ides of March” can be applied to Gaelic games, it must surely reflect the susceptibility of damaging an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) during the month.

Tyrone legend Stephen O’Neill last night confirmed his retirement from inter-county football. Martin Penrose has also brought the curtain down on his career with the Red Hands.

Eoin Bradley and Gerard O’Kane were both sent off as Glenullin’s championship challenge was ended by Dungiven.

There was good news about the recovery of former Derry captain Kevin McCloy yesterday, with the 35-year-old believed to be conscious and speaking to his family.

Chairman of the National Referee Committee Pat McEnaney has admitted that criticism of the application of the controversial black card rule is justified but has insisted that GAA officials are up to the task of implementing the rule effectively.

Two years ago, Derry were saved from relegation to Division 3 not by themselves, but by virtue of a Tyrone win over Monaghan the same day.

For the annual outcry about this year’s Railway Cup, several people complained about the GAA’s failure to “market the competition” properly.

The high esteem in which Cork senior football captain Graham Canty is held can been seen by the glowing tributes that have been paid to him since today's announcement of his inter-county retirement.

As you can imagine, the decision to introduce the mandatory wearing of mouthguards at all levels of Gaelic football was met with mixed opinions among inter-county players.

The Kildare players were last night considering their options following the county board’s decision not to offer Kieran McGeeney an extension as manager.

IF you want an insight into how Monaghan beat Donegal we could sum it up in two words: Siya Bafuna.

“Know your enemy” — Sun Tzu, The Art of War

As Down prepare themselves for a second Championship battle with Derry in five weeks, Benny Coulter has slammed Pat Spillane’s criticism of his team following their Ulster semi-final defeat by Donegal.

As Eugene McGee wiped away a tear after Saturday’s black card vote, it all became clear: labour of love, as it was for him, it still had taken its toll on the Football Review Committee (FRC) chairman.

Jimmy’s winning matches with incremental marginal gains

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

The inter-county future of Derry star Paddy Bradley is uncertain after he suffered a second cruciate knee ligament injury in the space of 17 months.

Be warned — Neil McGee reveals Donegal have already talked about defending their All-Ireland title next year.

Darran O’Sullivan has claimed he would rather Kerry lost playing ‘old school’ football than win by the means which are increasingly becoming the norm in the modern game.

The Derry County Board has deferred a meeting that will involve the debating of some key football issues in the county until next week.

Derry football manager John Brennan has blasted his captain Paddy Bradley over his recent criticism of the County Board and their support of the county team.

Derry football boss John Brennan has slammed Paddy Bradley’s controversial comments in the wake of their qualifier defeat to Longford.

Paddy Bradley has launched a stinging broadside at Derry GAA chiefs and a number of stayaway players after the county’s disappointing exit from the All-Ireland football championship in Pearse Park last weekend.

Paddy Bradley has taken aim at the Derry County Board in the wake of the county's All-Ireland SFC exit at the hands of Longford.

Drama. Controversy. Finger-pointing.

Longford 0-17 Derry 2-8

The latest evidence Donegal have ditched the defensive game-plan which won them a first Ulster title in 19 years last summer came in Ballybofey on Saturday when they took Derry apart.

Donegal 2-13 Derry 0-09

If he ends his career without winning an Ulster title, Paddy Bradley says it will ‘haunt’ him forever.

Derry's John McCamley and Eugene Scullion will have their first taste of SFC action in Saturday's Ulster SFC quarter-final against Donegal.

Derry manager John Brennan has handed championship debuts to John McCamley and Eugene Scullion for Saturday’s Ulster quarter-final against Donegal.

RTÉ pundit Kevin McStay carries his anti-northern baggage much more lightly than some of his other colleagues on The Sunday Game.

Kildare veteran Dermot Earley admits he is “always thinking” of his knee, having just recovered from serious injury, but is confident he can play a part in this year’s championship.

Kerry boss Jack O’Connor yesterday paid tribute to defender Tom O’Sullivan describing the five time All-Ireland winner as “a great corner back and a great man marker over many years.”

GAA Director General Páraic Duffy is confident the mandatory wearing of gumshields at all levels in Gaelic football by 2014 will be implemented with relatively little fuss.

Westmeath turned in an inspirational second-half performance to maintain their Division 2 status at Cusack Park, Mullingar, yesterday.

Westmeath 1-15 Derry 0-10, Cusack Park

Derry 0-19 Louth 1-16

Derry eased their relegation fears with a significant, if hardly stylish, victory over out-of-sorts Meath in Navan.

Meath 0-9 Derry 0-13

Kildare finally got amongst the goals, conceded two more and Johnny Doyle showed he is still a key cog in the Kildare machine as they pushed themselves into promotion contention with a hard-fought victory over Derry at St Conleth’s Park yesterday.

Kildare 2-13 Derry 2-8

A hungrier Derry secured their first points of this League campaign in this disappointing encounter in Celtic Park on Saturday night.

Derry 0-14 Monaghan 0-8, Celtic Park