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Lessons must be learned to take Oakleafers to the next level
Derry minors celebrate winning the 2020 Ulster minor title. (Pic: Piaras Ó Midheach)
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It s Sunday, March 25 2018 in Sligo s Markievicz Park. With 57 minutes gone, substitute Shane McGuigan scores his first ever senior goal. Derry are 2-10 to 1-9 ahead and odds on for the victory that would evade the unthinkable drop to Division Four.
Let there be no debate: Sligo Ladies were the most fortunate team in football in 2020
January 16, 2021
By Declan Rooney
TG4 Intermediate Semi-finalists in the previous four years, Sligo lost all three of their Championship games and their five Lidl National Football League Division 3 outings. Across those eight games, their scoring difference was -127 points, including a cruel 7-18 to 0-2 loss to Clare in their final game of the season.
But with Covid-19 tearing through the country, the National Leagues were halted after five rounds, while the redrawn Championship structures meant there would be no relegation from the Senior or Intermediate competitions.
Last gasp glory - Derry s dramatic All-Ireland camogie title
Claire Doherty looks back on the magic of 2007
Derry captain Claire Doherty shows her delight at lifting the cup (Pic: Paul Mohan/Sportsfile)
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How many times has it been said? You have to lose one to win one. Twelve months after an All-Ireland final defeat, Derry camogs went one step better to land the 2007 junior title. Michael McMullan spoke to captain Claire Doherty about turning heartbreak into elation.
As referee Cathal Egan s watch ticked towards the sixth minute of injury time, the New Ireland Cup was on its way to Clare. The Banner girls won both league meetings with Derry over two years and the 2007 All-Ireland junior final was no different.