Sideline View: When Ulster said yes
A look back at Ulster s glory days from the late eighties to the mid noughties
Derry celebrate with the Sam Maguire Cup at the Burlington Hotel after the 1993 All-Ireland Final (Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile)
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Sitting down to watch the Leinster final a few weeks ago, there was the tiniest of glimmers that Meath might actually give the Dubs a game. We didn t expect Andy McEntee s men to win, but would they test the fabric of a Dublin side without Jim Gavin pulling the strings?
The answer.a big fat resounding no. By the 15th minute, most people were hunkered over their phones to vent their disgust at what Leinster had become. With 22 minutes gone, I flicked it over.
Dermot Heaney: Ever the gentleman
The story of one of Derry s greatest ever players
Dermot Heaney takes the Sam Maguire Cup back to Anahorish PS in 1993
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Ten years ago the ever-popular Dermot Heaney retired from football with an intermediate championship medal tucked in his pocket, after a decorated career for club, school, county and province. Michael McMullan spoke to him as he delved into the memory bank.
Dermot Heaney talks with the same poise and footballing IQ he displayed on the fields of Ireland.
There is a quiet and unassuming excitement in his voice, of total contentment in the hand sport dealt him.