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Charlie McGeever and a tale of Cup finals, World Cup winners – and ones that got away
CHARLIE McGeever was in the bog toiling hard in the summer of 1979 when a familiar car appeared on the…
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Rejection, Cup agony, relegation, retirement – Fergal Harkin’s journey to Premier League
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoHIS career was pockmarked by a series of near misses and what ifs, but Fergal Harkin isn’t weighed down by…
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Two bags, no English, many doubts and a treble – but Pascal Vaudequin found ‘home’
by Chris McNulty 5 years agoHE ARRIVED in Derry in 1987, carrying only two suitcases and immediately had second thoughts. Two bags, no English, many…
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THERE IS a strong Donegal feel to the new Tipperary senior football management. Donegal men named on Tipperary backroom team…
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“The boots are hung…” begins Ronan Coyle, as if to affirm that, yes, he has retired from football. Ronan Coyle…
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Flashback: Finn Harps and the play-off agonies that make this week mean more
by Chris McNulty 6 years agoFinn Harps have won promotion in each of their previous two visits to the play-offs and have a first leg…
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Watch: 20 years ago, a Finn Harps legend was unleashed – here are some of his best bits
by Chris McNulty 6 years agoTwenty years ago today, on August 15 1998, Finn Harps manager Charlie McGeever sent on a 17-year-old Kevin McHugh in…
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A CLOUGHNAEELY man is celebrating after taking his adopted club to the Munster club football championship against all the odds.…