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Derry goalkeeper Odhran Lynch reacts after the defeat to Armagh

'Derry are crumbling' – Sunday Game panel on heavy loss

Derry are regressing as the championship progresses and look devoid of confidence, according to Sunday Game analysts Lee Keegan and Tomás Ó Sé.

Football • 03 Jun 24

Cavanagh: Harte stubborn streak costing Derry

After a swashbuckling league campaign, Derry's season is in grave danger of ending before the quarter-final stage.

Football • 02 Jun 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

Kildare are heading to the Joe McDonagh in 2025

Critical goals see Kildare claim Christy Ring Cup

Kildare claimed the Christy Ring Cup when accounting for Derry by eight points in their hugely entertaining decider at Croke Park this afternoon.

Hurling • 02 Jun 24

Sunday's Football championship results and reports

There were wins for Kerry, Armagh, Tyrone and Galway, while Monaghan and Louth played out a draw.

Football • 02 Jun 24

Jarly Óg Burns and Brendan Rogers battle for possession during last year's Ulster final

McGinley: Armagh will smell blood against reeling Derry

Derry face a massive test of their mettle against an Armagh side that will "smell blood" going into Sunday, according to three-time former All-Ireland winner Enda McGinley.

Football • 31 May 24

It was a difficult weekend for Derry, Monaghan and Cavan

McCluskey: Ulster football on too high a pedestal

RTÉ GAA analyst Ryan McCluskey has said that Ulster football is perhaps placed on too high of a pedestal following a chastising opening weekend for the northern province in the All-Ireland group stage.

Football • 20 May 24

Cein Darcy palms home Galway's crucial second goal

Galway put 14-man Derry to the sword

Goals from captain Seán Kelly and wing-forward Cein Darcy in the second half proved decisive as Galway built on their Connacht championship title by putting Derry to the sword at Pearse Stadium.

Football • 18 May 24

Padraig McGrogan was speaking at the Allianz Insurance launch of the All-Ireland championship. Picture:
INPHO/Dan Sheridan

Humble Derry ready to respond - McGrogan

It may be a watching brief now for Padraig McGrogan, but the injured Derry defender is confident in his conviction that his team-mates can bounce back from their Ulster capitulation to have a major say in this season's All-Ireland race.

Football • 16 May 24

Derry's Padraig McGrogan has been ruled out for the season

Blow for Derry as McGrogan confirms cruciate injury

Derry mainstay Padraig McGrogan will not play any further part for the Oakleaf County in 2024 after suffering a cruciate injury.

Football • 09 May 24

Michael Rafferty lifts the Corn Dhónaill Uí Mhurchú cup

Goalkeeper McAneney the hero as Tyrone claim U20 title

A penalty shootout decided a gripping Eirgrid Ulster Under-20 Football Championship final as Tyrone goalkeeper Conor McAneney emerged as the hero by saving Derry's first three spot kicks in a game that finished 3-10 to 2-13 at the end of extra-time.

Football • 02 May 24

Eoin McEvoy on his 2024 form: 'It comes down to how well the team is doing. Once the team is connected, the individuals can flourish'

McEvoy: Donegal defeat hasn't dented Derry's Sam hopes

Eoin McEvoy doesn't see Derry making major changes to their sweeper-keeper approach and insists the Donegal defeat hasn't derailed their All-Ireland ambitions.

Football • 01 May 24

Derry's provincial bid came a cropper, but Mickey Harte's side will regroup for the All-Ireland series group stage

Third seeds Derry to spice up Sam Maguire group draw

The strength of the third seeds – particularly Derry – for the All-Ireland series group stage is likely to result in a group of death, according to former Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice.

Football • 29 Apr 24

Derry goalkeeper Odhran Lynch is lobbed by Daire Ó Baoill's for Donegal's first goal

McGinley: Evolution not revolution for Lynch and Derry

Speaking on the RTÉ GAA podcast, Enda McGinley doesn't expect Mickey Harte to rip up the script with Odhran Lynch after Saturday's loss to Donegal.

Football • 22 Apr 24

Gareth McKinless of Derry in action against Donegal goalkeeper Shaun Patton

Why did Patton have to return to play at halfway line?

So why did Donegal keeper Shaun Patton have to return to the pitch from the halfway line after being treated for injury in their Ulster SFC quarter-final win over Derry?

Football • 20 Apr 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

'His position as a tactical genius in our game, whether you like the style he brought or not, is bang on'

Donegal's sign-posted ambush will lack the ammo

Celtic Park will be sold out this evening, and there's even the hint of the sunshine possibly appearing as Mickey Harte and Jim McGuinness go toe-to-toe. It just feels right.

Football • 20 Apr 24

After a gap of ten years, Jim McGuinness is back to sample the Ulster championship atmosphere again

Derry first big test in second coming of innovator Jim

After making a real impact during his first stint as Donegal manager, Jim McGuinness will no doubt want to his leave his mark as he again enters the championship fray, with high-flyers Derry sure to provide a real test in Saturday's Ulster SFC quarter-final.

Football • 20 Apr 24

Ethan Doherty of Derry in action against Dublin players, Eoin Murchan right, and Seán MacMahon during last weekend's final

McGinley: Dublin-Derry classic more of an outlier

The free-flowing nature of the Division 1 football league final and the quality both Dublin and Derry produced may indeed be replicated in this year's championship, but most teams will still have a "fairly defensive shape", says Enda McGinley.

Football • 06 Apr 24

Kerry and Derry played out a thriller in last year's All-Ireland semi-final

Can an Easter resurrection deliver a glorious summer?

Gaelic football, not so much a troubled child but a code often in the firing line for its lack of quality, delivered an epic Division 1 league final, and that whets the appetite for what could be served up from the leading lights in this year's championship.

Football • 09 Apr 24

Referee Conor Lane watches on as Brian Fenton and Brendan Rogers grapple during Sunday's Allianz Football Division 1 final

Fitzmaurice: Teams doing homework on referees

In a gripping contest that on occasions spilled over, referee Conor Lane had his hands full on Sunday for the Division 1 final between Dublin and Derry.

Football • 03 Apr 24

Derry believe after league glory, Dubs' Cluxton dilemma

In the latest episode of the RTÉ GAA Podcast, Éamonn Fitzmaurice and Ryan McCluskey join Jacqui Hurley to review the four Allianz Football League finals, including Derry's victory over Dublin in a dramatic Division 1 decider.

Football • 02 Apr 24

Brendan Rogers (L) watching the penalty shoot-out against Dublin with Derry selector Murtagh O'Brien (C) and manager Mickey Harte

League crown a big milestone on Derry journey - Rogers

Derry midfielder Brendan Rogers believes claiming the county's first Division 1 Allianz Football League title in 16 years could prove a significant step on their quest for Sam Maguire.

Football • 01 Apr 24

Manager Dessie Farrell feels his Dubs have much to work on

Farrell: Derry showed beaten Dublin 'where we are at'

Dublin boss Dessie Farrell reckons defeat to Derry in the Allianz Football League Division 1 final has shown his side "where we are at", following a classic encounter which went all the way to penalties at Croke Park.

Football • 01 Apr 24

Derry captain Conor Glass lifts the Irish National Insurance Cup

Derry outlast Dublin on penalties in epic league final

Derry secured their first Allianz National Football League Division 1 title since 2008 as they edged Dublin on penalties in their thrilling decider at Croke Park on Sunday afternoon.

Football • 17 Apr 24

Derry GAA

'Derry are crumbling' – Sunday Game panel on heavy loss

Cavanagh: Harte stubborn streak costing Derry

Derry on the ropes after Armagh demolition

Critical goals see Kildare claim Christy Ring Cup

Sunday's Football championship results and reports

McGinley: Armagh will smell blood against reeling Derry

McCluskey: Ulster football on too high a pedestal

Galway put 14-man Derry to the sword

Humble Derry ready to respond - McGrogan

Blow for Derry as McGrogan confirms cruciate injury

Goalkeeper McAneney the hero as Tyrone claim U20 title

McEvoy: Donegal defeat hasn't dented Derry's Sam hopes

Third seeds Derry to spice up Sam Maguire group draw

McGinley: Evolution not revolution for Lynch and Derry

Why did Patton have to return to play at halfway line?

Donegal goal glut sinks Derry in another Ulster upset

Donegal's sign-posted ambush will lack the ammo

Derry first big test in second coming of innovator Jim

McGinley: Dublin-Derry classic more of an outlier

Can an Easter resurrection deliver a glorious summer?

Fitzmaurice: Teams doing homework on referees

Derry believe after league glory, Dubs' Cluxton dilemma

League crown a big milestone on Derry journey - Rogers

Farrell: Derry showed beaten Dublin 'where we are at'

Derry outlast Dublin on penalties in epic league final