Donegal are Eirgrid Ulster Under-21 champions for the first time since Jim McGuinness was manager and Michael Murphy was captain in 2010, after beating Derry 3-17 to 0-13 in the decider last night.
Managing time, commitments and study is the name of the game for the combatants that head into the Ulster Under-21 football final tonight between north-western rivals Derry and Donegal, at the Athletic Grounds (throw-in 8pm).
Fermanagh and Derry will both play in division three next year with a Carlus McWilliams point in the 5th minute of injury time securing the win for the visitors. Failing to win sealed Fermanagh’s fate while an equalising point for Down against Cork condemned Derry to the drop.
It was a case of so near yet so far for St Mary's, Magherafelt in yesterday's All-Ireland Colleges (Hogan Cup) semi-final when they were pipped at the post by a physically strong, totally focussed St Peter's in a throbbing contest at Grattan Park, Inniskeen.
Derry were the only Ulster side to win in the Littlewoods National Camogie League yesterday.
Damian Barton feels his Derry side will need to win their remaining two games to avoid relegation to Division Three of the National Football League after suffering a nine-point defeat to Galway in Tuam Stadium.
St Mary's strode impressively into the history books when they captured the coveted Ulster Colleges' MacRory Cup for the first time at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh yesterday.
Kevin Brady's quiet, laid back demeanour all but masked the fact that he had just achieved one of the most significant feats in Ulster Colleges' football history.
The GAA in Derry and Ulster has been plunged into mourning following the passing of 92-year-old Roddy Gribbin, the last surviving member of the great history-making Oak Leaf side of 1947.
For many Gaelic footballers, winter is the time for letting yourself go - unless you are a Slaughtneil man of course.
Derry enjoyed a major boost on the hurling front yesterday when they overcame Roscommon by 3-15 to 0-12 to secure their status in Division 2B for another term.
A vision of life in more elevated surroundings is beginning to form for Antrim after this hard-earned Allianz Hurling League Division 2B win over Armagh yesterday, but team management spokesman Sambo McNaughton believes that ‘must do better’ should form the basis of...
Derry captain Enda Lynn is hoping his side can replicate the spirit they showed in beating Kildare last week when they meet Down in a vital Allianz Football League Division Two clash at Owenbeg tomorrow.
Derry hurling manager Colm McGurk is hoping his side can bounce back from their unexpected setback against Meath when they host Wicklow in Division 2B of the Allianz Hurling League at Owenbeg today (12.30pm).
Connor Convery is hoping to land his second medal within a month when he leads Watty Graham's, Glen into today's Ulster U21 Club football final against Crossmaglen Rangers at the Kickhams Creggan complex near Randalstown (2.30pm).
St Mary's, Magherafelt just managed to squeeze into a MacRory Cup final meeting with St Colman's College Newry when they pipped a gallant St Paul's, Bessbrook by a solitary point in a thrilling semi-final replay at the Athletic Grounds, Armagh last night.
There were mixed fortunes for Down and Derry in Division 2B of the Allianz Hurling League yesterday. While Down boss Martin Mallon was provided with a generous ration of encouragement by his side as they carved out a hard-earned 1-21 to 1-16 win over a resilient Roscommon at Ballycran, Derry succumbed to Meath by 2-19 to 1-16 and had no fewer than three players sent off in the process.
Derry were blown away in a wave of Meath brilliance at Pairc Tailteann as the Royal County recorded their first win of the 2017 league.
Kevin Small became a hero for St Mary's, Magherafelt when he scored 2-3 in their absorbing 3-4 to 1-9 MacRory Cup quarter-final win over Omagh CBS in Ballinderry last night.
Tomorrow represents an important occasion for two new county team bosses.
A dramatic last-gasp point from James Kielt, five minutes into injury time, gave Derry a share of the spoils at in an evenly poised game at Celtic Park.
His focus may understandably be on Slaughtneil's forthcoming All-Ireland Club semi-finals in both football and hurling but Chrissy McKaigue will be very much with Derry in spirit when they begin their Allianz Football League campaign on Sunday.
When former Antrim hurler Dominic McKinley, currently a member of the Saffrons' management team, took the decision to "help out", as he puts it himself, Slaughtneil camogie club, he little dreamt that he could find himself on the cusp of All-Ireland glory.
It is perhaps indicative of the cautious approach that Derry adopted at the outset of the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup competition that they had already arranged a challenge match against Antrim in advance of the semi-finals.
When a raft of players distanced themselves from the Derry squad as winter began to encircle us, the challenge facing manager Damian Barton of attempting to chart further progress in 2017 appeared to assume much more intimidating proportions.
Owenbeg played host to an enjoyably open but competitive Dr McKenna Cup curtain-raiser with hosts Derry edging Armagh by a single point.
The Dr McKenna Cup competition may still not whet the appetites of most players but for long-serving Derry forward Enda Lynn, the curtain-raiser to the new season represents a window of opportunity to continue his return to Ulster's top flight.
When Slaughtneil step up their preparations this weekend for the forthcoming All Ireland club football championship semi-final against Dublin and Leinster champions St Vincent's, the name of one player in particular will be uppermost in the minds of the squad and...
Derry manager Damian Barton is prepared to embrace the positives as his team gear up to make their assault on the Dr McKenna Cup.
Slaughtneil can lap up a significant triple boost as they prepare for what is a mouth-watering All-Ireland Club Football Championship semi-final against Dublin aristocrats St Vincent's.
Kilrea are making a habit of claiming big scalps in the Ulster Minor football tournament which is building up to an exciting climax.
A five-star individual performance in every sense in the Ulster Club Football final, coming as it does on the cusp of Christmas, would normally entitle such a player to put his feet up and make merry for the rest of the year.
Relief as much as delight consumed Slaughtneil assistant manager John Joe Kearney as he took stock of the greatest occasion in his club's history.
Hail the history makers! Slaughtneil carved out a special niche for themselves in the annals of Ulster GAA when they strode majestically to the Ulster Club Senior Football title for the second time in three years at a throbbing Athletic Grounds, Armagh yesterday.
St Patrick's College, Maghera captured the Ulster Colleges Rannafast Cup yesterday when they beat St Patrick's Academy, Dungannon in the final at the Athletic Grounds Armagh by 3-19 to 4-10.
Slaughtneil stand just sixty minutes away from a place in the annals of GAA history yet manager Mickey Moran remains in the shadows, an unobtrusive presence while retaining a firm hand on the tiller.
When a team sets its sights on major success, the management generally look to marquee players to point the way to glory.
A raft of Ulster's most exciting young football talent will be on parade when the semi-finals of the Paul McGirr U16 Club Champions Memorial Tournament are hosted by the St Dympna's, Dromore club this weekend.
A pulsating Ulster senior camogie club championship final ended in stalemate at the Athletic Grounds in Armagh yesterday and now the replay offers the alluring prospect of another significant boost for the sport.
It might have been the way they were scheduled to depart the field at half-time anyway, but as Slaughtneil left the pitch they were greeted by one of the lustiest roars any support could grant their favourite sons.
On Friday, Slaughtneil laid to rest one of the men who had the vision to dream of days like these.
Slaughtneil once again proved their championship pedigree when they made it three-in-a-row accounting for Loup by 11 points at Celtic Park.
If Slaughtneil require confirmation that landing a hat-trick of Derry Senior Football Championship titles will be anything but straightforward when they meet Loup in tomorrow's final at Celtic Park, then they need only reflect on the scorelines that decided their last two triumphs.
The progressive Slaughtneil club may be on the cusp of a treble coup in the Derry Senior Football Championship, but long-serving mentor John Joe Kearney believes this will not automatically translate into success at inter-county level.
The ink had scarcely dried on Damien Barton's agreement to take charge of the Derry football side for another season than he was already focusing on taking in this weekend's senior championship semi-finals.
Slaughtneil are well on their way towards rewriting the history books in Derry.
Can Mayo win a first All Ireland title in 65 years by beating a Dublin side regarded by many as the greatest the game has ever seen? We want you to tell us who you believe will leave Croke Park as champions on Sunday.
Derry and Ulster club champions Slaughtneil have lost no time in laying down a firm marker that they are eager to retain their twin titles.
Pleasantries will be put on hold for a spell today when Derry native Gregory McGonigle encounters some of his neighbours from just across the border.
When a Kerry side at any level hit a purple patch, then opponents invariably discover that there is simply no hiding place.
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