Breaking new ground
The story of St Mary s Magherafelt s All-Ireland junior success
Simone Forbes in action during St Mary s All-Ireland Semi-Final win over St Patrick s Cork.
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Taking on the southern teams was always a significant obstacle for Ulster camogie teams, but St Mary s Magherafelt s 1996 junior team were different. Twenty-five years after being the first Ulster side to win an All-Ireland junior title, Martina Devlin (née McGuckin) looks back on the joy of making history. Michael McMullan writes.
Fantastic. It wasn t just Martina Devlin s choice of word, but it was more how she said it. With an enthusiastic tone that jumped across a conversation of a moment she will never forget.
Journeying to the top
Chris Brown looks back on seven seasons as minor boss
Derry manager Chris Brown is carried shoulder high after the 2002 All-Ireland minor final (Pic: Ray McManus/Sportsfile)
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In seven years, across two different stints,
Chris Brown led a Derry minor management team that delivered three Ulster titles and an All-Ireland. There were two other titles that escaped their clutches and he tells
Michael McMullan of the memories along the way.
Ciaran Banty Mullan starred on Derry s All-Ireland minor winning team of 2002, but a statement off the pitch left a lasting imprint on Chris Brown.