Brendan Rogers loves to mix them. As a Derry footballer and a Slaughtneil dual player, the split season means that he will have precious little time away from GAA this year. But this dual dynamo isn’t in the slightest bit worried about that. Outside the four white lines, his only real plan is to get […]
2 years ago
Brendan Rogers and Shane McGuigan and co. are back in with Slaughtneil. They were back in very sharpish after their All-Ireland SFC loss to Kerry. No holidays or sabatticals. Not for Rogers anyway. For him, a change is as good as a rest and he says that between picking up the hurl for the first […]
2 years ago
Chrissy McKaigue recently became Slaughtneil’s full-time Games Promotion Officer and he says he’s never enjoyed a job more. Wasn’t it a no-brainer really? McKaigue’s passion for his home club has been evident for years and, having worked previously as a teacher, there’s no doubting the fact that he’s the perfect fit. The role of a […]
3 years ago
Shane McGuigan lost the head and when you see what he was sent off for, it’s very easy to see why. Brian Stack hood-winked the officials, who should have known better, and McGuigan and Derry paid the price for it. It was a heavy price and it was fairly sickening to watch because, just seconds […]
4 years ago
By Daragh Ó Conchúir The old guard is still doing the job for Oulart-the-Ballagh. First-half goals from Wexford legends Úna Leacy and Ursula Jacob and eight points from play by the Kehoe twins, Shelley and Stacey, ended Slaughtneil’s bid for a fifth consecutive AIB All-Ireland senior club camogie final appearance, as 2015 champions Oulart-The Ballagh […]
4 years ago
Slaughtneil is a community of no more than 300 families. Yet the standard bearing Derry club field three camogie teams. On Sunday, the first of those aim to become only the second club ever, after Buffers’ Alley of Wexford, to win four All-Ireland senior camogie titles in a row. The Slaughtneil story is an amazing […]
6 years ago