The last man to let you down

Written by Dermot McPeake

“Let me tell you ’bout the cherry trees Every April in our town They put on the most outrageous clothes And they...

Foreglen’s Unstoppable Force

Written by Oakleaf County

“He said I couldn’t play with a Plaster of Paris on my broken arm. So, before the throw-in, I went over to...

A Man Who Enriches Us All

Written by Oakleaf County

There was a loud knock on the door. And when Martin McGuinness got up from behind his desk in Stormont he was...

The Day Colm Mulholland met Packie McGarty

Written by Dermot McPeake

In Derry GAA, there will only ever be one Colm Mulholland. And in Leitrim there will only ever be one Packie McGarty....

The Kit Man

Written by Dermot McPeake

“He was his father’s second son, his mother’s pride and joy. And all the girls adored him. Bandy! The Wild Colonial Boy.” Colm...

The Revolution is Yellow-and-Blue

Written by Patrick McCloskey

The figure of Brandon O’Brien was made to rise not so very high from the ground such that he would keep a...

Youse Boys

Written by Dermot McPeake

Written to mark 25 years since the Ulster SFC final of 1993. ***** Most men haven’t played in a county final. Very...

Derry’s Greatest Points

Written by Oakleaf County

The building roar of the crowd as the ball sails between the posts. The gasps of amazement. The excitement of a close...

The Morrígan

Written by Patrick McCloskey

Re-telling of a Mississippi Delta Blues legend based on an old story of a hoof at Dungiven Castle. Robert Johnson sells his...

An unstoppable force with unending optimism: Tommy Donnelly

Written by Dermot McPeake

It was once said that he would push water up a hill if he thought it would stay there. And that his...