Harte has only been in charge for one year Mickey Harte has stepped down from his role as manager of Derry after just one year in charge. Harte leaves after a disappointing Championship campaign which saw them knocked out of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championships by Kerry at the quarter final stage last week. The […]

1 year ago

“We had put so much into this.” Derry beat Dublin to become Division One champions, but more importantly, they took a scalp of the biggest, best and meanest team in the country, all in their own back yard. What the victory means to manager Mickey Harte and his players was apparent from how they went […]

2 years ago

Derry are the real deal. Derry are the in-form team in the moment, and their latest addition to the squad highlights how they have turned their one weakness into a strength. When Mickey Harte took over the Oakleaf county he was fortunate to be gifted with some truly exceptional footballers, notably Conor Glass and Shane […]

2 years ago

“We were the author of our own downfall.” Tyrone joint-manager Brian Dooher has reflected on his side’s Allianz National League defeat to Derry, a team managed by his former manager Mickey Harte. Derry came out comfortable winners at Celtic Park, winning the game 1-12 to 0-9, despite a decent first half against the wind, the […]

2 years ago

A Sunday of family feuds. The family ties between the Tyrone and Derry teams facing each other this weekend go much deeper than just Mickey Harte and his history with the counties. Tyrone and Derry have always been neighbouring rivals, and if you were to drive through Mid Ulster in particular, you would cross the […]

2 years ago

Talk about having a packed diary. Watty Graham’s Glen stars Conor Glass and Ethan Doherty might be playing their third game in just 11 days, for three different teams. Glass and Doherty lifted the All-Ireland club title with their club in Croke Park, and not three days later they were back training with the Derry […]

2 years ago