Joe Brolly was disgusted by Gareth McKinless’s sending off against Galway Former RTÉ pundit Joe Brolly says he ‘can only apologise on behalf of the Derry GAA community’ after Gareth McKinless was dismissed for a ‘shocking’ stamp on Galway’s Damien Comer in yesterday’s All Ireland Football Championship fixture. McKinless left a sneaky stamp on the […]
1 year ago
Derry 1-11 0-13 Donegal. Gareth McKinless came off the bench as Derry trailed against Dublin and he had the sort of impact that all substitutes dream of possessing. The Oakleaf county went into this game as the favourites, and the hype was mounting around them – their tackling, intensity, fitness and eye for goal; it […]
3 years ago
“There is a natural excitement and hunger when you’re winning games.” Rory Gallagher has revealed that there are two things he demands from his Derry players every game, and it’s no different just because Dublin are coming to town. Derry currently sit top of Division Two although the Dubs are also unbeaten and in prime […]
3 years ago
A teammate you would love to have, and an opponent you would hate to face. Gareth Mckinless picked up the Man of the Match award yesterday evening following his fantastic performance against Monaghan, in the Ulster championship semi-final. The Ballinderry man ran riot at the Athletic Grounds, with number six on his back, but playing […]
3 years ago
“He knows everything inside out.” Gareth McKinless was right at the heart of Derry’s thrashing over Tyrone in the Ulster championship last weekend. The Ballinderry man was moved to midfield as Emmet Bradley wasn’t seemed fit to start, and was a revelation there, particularly in the first half. Despite injuries to the likes of Bradley, […]
4 years ago
The Oakleaf county are on their way. Derry is a county that is absolutely engrossed in Gaelic football, a proper GAA hotbed where communities rally around their clubs as they live for those Sunday match days. The history around Derry clubs proves this, and you only have to look at the Ulster club championship to […]
4 years ago