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Football championship draws
Derry chief admits the clock is ticking
A leading Derry GAA official has admitted that time is of the essence regarding the refurbishment of Celtic Park in time for next year’s championship clash with Monaghan.

Coleman rescues Ballymaguigan
1993 All-Ireland winner Gary Coleman scored a long-range injury-time free to earn Ballymaguigan a 0-8 each draw with Greenlough in a mediocre intermediate football final at Celtic Park last weekend.

Minors ensure double for Ballinderry
The Ballinderry minor footballers completed the first leg of a memorable double for the club at Celtic Park last Sunday when they defeated Foreglen by 2-12 to 1-8 in their championship decider.

Heavy sanctions for Derry clubs
Record suspensions and fines have been proposed for Slaughtneil and Ballinderry following a series of incidents in last Sunday’s Derry SFC final.


Cassidy targets championship success
New Derry football manager Damien Cassidy has revealed his eagerness to transform the Oak Leafers into championship contenders.

Club championship’s under way
It’s a hectic time on the GAA’s club scene as local programmes are being completed all around the country, paving the way for the AIB provincial championships which will run until early December.

Football championship draws
All-Ireland winners Tyrone will face Ulster champions Armagh in the first round of the championship while Dublin take on Meath in the Leinster quarter finals after the provincial football draws took place in Croke Park.

Opel/GPA award nominees
The official nominees for the 2008 Opel Gaelic Players Awards for football have been announced today by the GPA. A total of 45 players have been named on the shortlist for the Team of the Year, with four players also nominated for the Player of the Year award.

Cassidy appointed as Derry manager
Derry county board have confirmed that Damien Cassidy will take over from Paddy Crozier as manager of their senior football team.

Boylan names his Ireland squad
Tyrone, Kerry, Cork and Armagh supply over half of the 27-man Ireland squad named today by Sean Boylan to travel to Australia for this month’s International Rules Series.

Bradley out of Derry running
Liam Bradley has reportedly withdrawn his candidacy to become the next Derry football manager, leaving just Damien Cassidy, John Brennan and Brian McGilligan in the running.

O Kane appointed UUJ New Senior Hurling Manager
University of Ulster Jordanstown Senior hurlers begin a new season this Wednesday with their first league match against Queens University at the Dub playing fields @ 2.00pm. This follows the appointment of former Antrim hurling veteran and Dunloy clubman Gregory O’Kane as the new senior team ma

Club notes
Updates from Watty Grahams and St Malachy’s clubs.

Derry SFC: Ballinderry in narrow win
Eight players were on the score-sheet for Ballinderry Shamrocks as they captured their tenth Derry SFC title thanks to a slender 0-10 to 0-8 win over Slaughtneil at Celtic Park.

County finals roundup
On a busy day of county finals around the country we roundup all the action with football finals in Cork, Derry, Fermanagh, Donegal, Galway, Sligo, Leitrim, Offaly and Wicklow, as well as hurling deciders in Carlow and Westmeath.

Rafferty says extra matches were bitter-sweet experiences
Ahead of his side’s tilt with Ballinderry in the Derry SFC final, Slaughtneil boss John Rafferty has admitted that having to play two replays en route to the decider has proven to be a double-edged sword.

Disciplinary amendments approved
The one yellow card and you are off motion was passed at the GAA’s Special Congress but the move to change the U21 championship to U20 was rejected.

Bradley disappointed to lose
Swatragh manager Jim B. Bradley admitted that the pain of defeat was hard to swallow following his side’s SHC final defeat to Kevin Lynch’s last weekend.

Experience the key for skipper
Kevin Lynch’s captain Liam Hinphey believes that their greater championship experience was a key factor in their success over Swatragh in the Derry SHC final.

Holders put title on the line
The 2008 junior football championship final takes place this weekend as holders Lissan take on Glack in the decider at Celtic Park on Saturday afternoon.

McGilligan: ’County hurlers were treated like second class citizens’
Derry U21 hurling boss Brian McGilligan has defended his decision to speak out earlier this summer about the way he perceived the county hurlers were being treated.

GAA set to hold managerial meetings
The GAA is to hold meetings in all four provinces with intercounty managers ahead of the commencement of the new 2008/09 hurling and football seasons.

Derry manager’s race reduced to four
Just four candidates remain in the race to succeed Paddy Crozier as Derry football manager after both John McCloskey and Tony Scullion ruled themselves out of contention.

Ulster hurling squad named
The following players have been chosen to attend training sessions for the Ulster hurling squad on October 8, 15 and 22 ahead of the Inter-provincial campaign at the end of the month.

Club notes
Updates from Watty Grahams GAC, St Malachy’s GAC and Doire Colmcille.

Derry SHC: Kelly strike proves the difference for Lynch’s
Kevin Lynch’s clinched their third successive Derry Senior Hurling crown when they registered a three-point win over Swatragh at Celtick Park on Sunday afternoon.

Ladies JFC: Lodge is London’s hat trick hero
Full-forward Linda Lodge scored a hat-trick of goals as London atoned for last year’s final defeat by capturing the TG4 All-Ireland ladies junior football championship crown at Croke Park.

Kernan delighted with response
Ulster manager Joe Kernan has admitted that he is pleased with the response from the players called in for trials to pick a squad for the Inter-provincial competition.

Intermediate semi-finals imminent
The semi-finals of this year’s Derry intermediate football championship are down for decision this weekend.

Slaughtneil to meet Ballinderry in SFC decider
The 2008 Derry senior football championship final will be contested by Slaughtneil and Ballinderry.

Tyrone top All-Star nominations list
Not surprisingly, Tyrone top the All-Star football nominations list with 10 of their All-Ireland winning side short-listed for the prestigious awards.

Doire Colmcille Club notes
Doire Colmcille would like to extend our best wishes and good luck to the Derry Ladies Football team in Sundays Junior All-Ireland final at Croke park.

Watty Grahams Glen GAC, Co Derry Notes
The senior team traveled to Lavey on Friday night for the second time this season and as before came away with two points after a well fought win. Glen opened the scoring when Aodhan McGrath fired over with a point from the outside of the boot.

St. Malachy’s club notes
Keep an eye on the website for this weeks lotto results. Next week’s draw will be on Monday night as normal.

St. Gall’s make up for ’07 disappointment
2007 runners-up St. Gall’s (Antrim) went one step further this year by claiming the oneills.com Kilmacud Crokes All-Ireland Football Sevens title at Pairc de Burca.

Kernan aiming to edge in front of Leinster
New Ulster boss Joe Kernan says the carrot of edging ahead of Leinster in the interprovincial roll-of-honour is an appetising carrot ahead of his side’s clash with Munster on October 25th.

Glen footballer in ’Run to Africa’
A member of the Glen ladies football team is to take part in the Run to Africa, a charity race that will be held over the weekend of October 4th-5th.

Interpro finals taken out of Croker
The GAA have announced the dates and fixtures for the Interprovincial football and hurling championships, with the finals no longer set to take place in Croke Park.

St Malachy’s GAC Club Notes
The Seniors entertain Slaughtneil this coming Saturday in the league. Throw-in is at 1pm, come out and support the team.

Derry SFC: Ballinderry hang on
Ballinderry survived a late scare to reach the Derry SFC final at Dungiven’s expense in front of 5,000 spectators at Celtic Park.

Watty Grahams GAC Glen Notes
The minor team played Lavey in the Championship semi final on Thursday night at Celtic Park.

Selection panel set up by Oak Leafers
Derry County Board has handed the task of selecting the county’s managers for the forthcoming season to a special committee.

Seven teams remain in IFC
There are three semi final places to be decided in the Derry IFC and the teams through should be known by the end of this weekend as the remaining three quarterfinals take place.

Hurls of distinction
Scullion Hurls are offering free delivery throughout Ireland on their fantastic range of hurls and accessories.

McCloskey nominated for Derry post
John McCloskey has been revealed as one of the nominees to succeed Paddy Crozier as Derry manager following Tuesday’s deadline for club nominations.
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