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O Doherty taking everything in his stride
Derry captain looking no further than Mayo
New Derry captain Cormac O Doherty (Pic: Piaras Ó Mídheach/Sportsfile)
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Wise beyond his years. That s always been Cormac O Doherty. From the U10 playing in goals for Slaughtneil s Féile team, with a stick almost as big as him, to playing in the field at home with his older brothers and sisters, he has always had to learn fast.
He sits relaxed in Owenbeg s canteen. Wearing a customary red baseball hat and the same ice cool look as standing over frees on pitches across Ulster and beyond.
League the main focus for McKinley
Derry boss forms management duo with Cormac Donnelly
Joint Derry hurling manager Dominc McKinley.
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For the last two seasons, Derry have been able to reach out and touch Division 2A, but have not been able to climb over the fence to greener pastures.
Collie McGurk took them from the Nicky Rackard Cup to the cusp of a Christy Ring Cup Final. An inspired goalkeeping performance from Kildare goalkeeper Paddy McKenna thwarted their return to Croke Park.
Two years ago, John McEvoy came in as boss and an impressive season took them back to the league decider, where Derry lost to Wicklow in a low scoring afternoon at a blustery Inniskeen. A day when Brian Óg McGilligan hobbled off after 25 minutes and the appearance of Brendan Rogers wasn t able to spark the goal they needed to take them over the line.
Powerful House speaker locked in unimaginable fight for gavel
John O’Connor Associated Press
Jan. 11, 2021
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Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan walks on the floor as the House of Representatives convenes at the Bank of Springfield Center on Friday.E. Jason Wambsgans | Chicago Tribune (AP)
The previously unimaginable showdown looming over leadership of the Illinois House of Representatives, occasioned by scandal around the once-invincible Speaker Michael Madigan, recalls a drawn-out debacle 45 years ago that burned through two weeks and 93 votes before lawmakers settled on a surprise compromise.
With the inauguration of a new General Assembly on Wednesday, Madigan, the longest-serving leader of any legislative body in U.S. history, will seek an unparalleled 19th term as speaker, a vote that’s been a lock for three decades. But last summer, the Democrat was identified in a Justice Department investigation as the beneficiary of a years-long bribery ventu
The previously unimaginable showdown looming over leadership of the Illinois House of Representatives, occasioned by scandal around the once-invincible Speaker Michael Madigan, recalls a drawn-out debacle 45 years ago that burned through two weeks and 93 votes before lawmakers settled on a surprise compromise.