Michael Wilson

RTÉ Sport contributor

14 June 2025; Lee Gannon of Dublin in action against Paul Cassidy of Derry during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3 match between Dublin and Derry at Páirc Esler in Newry, Down. Photo by Thomas Flinkow/Sportsfile

Dublin outlast Derry in Newry classic

Dublin secured a home tie in the All-Ireland preliminary quarter-finals after edging a thrilling final game encounter against a luckless Derry side in Páirc Esler on Saturday evening.

Football • 18 Jun

Ethan Doherty and Shane Walsh contest a high ball

Derry and Galway share spoils in Celtic Park thriller

Matthew Tierney's 69th minute goal - Galway's fourth of an absorbing game - looked to have completed a magnificent comeback from Padraic Joyce's team who trailed by six points in the opening half and seven after the break.

Football • 01 Jun

Aidan O'Shea of Mayo (R) holds off Derry's Eoin McEvoy

Clinical Mayo consign Derry to relegation

Derry's three-year stay in the top flight of the Allianz Football League came to an end as goals from Jordan Flynn and Frank Irwin guided Mayo to a five-point victory in Celtic Park which eased any lingering relegation concerns for Kevin McStay's men.

Football • 16 Mar

Derry's Conor Glass after kicking a point for Derry in their second-half comeback

Derry fightback ensures share of the spoils with Galway

Substitute Lachlan Murray inspired Derry's superb second half fightback as Paddy Tally's Oak Leafers picked up a first league point of the season against a Galway team who remain unbeaten after three games.

Football • 15 Feb

Anton Tohill of Derry rises highest to win possession in Celtic Park

Kerry raise five green flags as Derry self destruct

Derry suffered a second successive Division 1 defeat after hitting the self-destruct button to concede two goals in the final 90 seconds of a thrilling league encounter against Kerry.

Football • 14 Feb

Barry McCambridge of Clann Éireann in action against Conor Doherty of Newbridge

Clann Eireann leave it late to get better of Newbridge

Late points put the seal on a dramatic Clann Eireann victory over Derry champions Newbridge in the Ulster Senior Club Championship quarter-final at Celtic Park.

Football • 10 Nov 24

Newbridge captain Conor McAteer kisses the trophy after the game

All-Ireland champions Glen shocked by Newbridge

Glen's reign as All-Ireland club champions is over after Ciaran Brooks' point ended Newbridge's 35-year wait for the Derry senior title in a thrilling final at Celtic Park on Sunday.

Football • 27 Oct 24

Player of the match, Conor Turbitt celebrates scoring his side's second goal

Derry on the ropes after Armagh demolition

Derry face a make or break final All-Ireland group game against Westmeath in two weeks after the Oak Leafers were dismantled by a rampant Armagh side in Celtic Park on Sunday.

Football • 02 Jun 24

Oisin Gallen celebrates after slotting home Donegal's penalty

Donegal goal glut sinks Derry in another Ulster upset

Derry's two-year reign as Ulster Senior Football champions was ended by a Jim McGuinness' ambush as Donegal hit four goals in front of 14, 714 at Celtic Park on Saturday evening.

Football • 21 Apr 24

Gavin Potter was the Red Hand match-winner

U20 FC: Tyrone edge it at the death against Derry

Tyrone's Gavin Potter broke Derry hearts with a winning point only seconds after Johnny McGuckian appeared to have rescued a draw for the Oak Leafers in Group A of the Eirgrid U-20 Ulster Football Championship at Celtic Park, with the final score 0-13 to 1-09.

Football • 27 Mar 24