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  1. Slaughtneil win 12th straight Derry hurling titlepublished at 15:29 26 October 2024

    Cormac O'Doherty started in Saturday's Derry Hurling Final after missing the semi-final victory over Kevin Lynch'sImage source, Inpho
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    Cormac O'Doherty's three first-half points helped Slaughtneil lead Banagher 0-8 to 0-2 at half-time at Owenbeg

    Slaughtneil secured a 12th successive Derry Senior Hurling title with a dominant 0-16 to 0-4 victory over Banagher at Owenbeg.

    Underdogs Banagher, seeking a fourth title and first since 2005, stayed in touch early on as they trailed only 0-4 to 0-2 after 14 minutes but three Cormac O'Doherty points helped the champions lead 0-8 to 0-2 at the interval.

    Banagher scored first after the interval but Slaughtneil responded with seven straight points to put the match to bed as they extended their record-breaking sequence of Derry titles.

    Freetaker O'Doherty added five second-half points - including one from play - with Se McGuigan also contributing 0-2.

    Slaughtneil's victory sets up an Ulster semi-final meeting with Cushendall on 16 November which will be a repeat of last year's provincial decider when the Antrim champions edged a 0-20 to 2-10 win.

    The winners of that game will face Portaferry in the Ulster decider.

    The Derry champions won four out of five Ulster titles between 2016 and 2021, with the provincial competition not taking place in 2020 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.

  2. Graham joins Galway backroom team as Joyce extends termpublished at 10:39 25 October 2024

    Mickey Graham pictured during the recent GAA inter-provincial seriesImage source, Inpho

    Mickey Graham has joined Padraic Joyce's Galway backroom team just two weeks after ending his short-lived stint as Leitrim boss.

    Former Cavan manager Graham took the Leitrim job in August, replacing Mayo legend Andy Moran, on a three-year term, but left earlier this month with Leitrim GAA saying "circumstances beyond his control" prompted his exit.

    Following a Galway county committee meeting on Thursday evening, Graham was confirmed as part of Joyce's backroom team with the Tribesmen boss extending his own term until 2026.

    Before joining Moran's Leitrim backroom team ahead of the 2024 season, Graham managed his native county Cavan for five years, leading them to a shock Ulster title in 2020.

    He was also part of Joyce's Connacht backroom team during last weekend's inter-provincial series at Croke Park, where Gaelic football's proposed new rules were trialled.

    Galway selectors John Concannon, John Divilly and Micheal O Domhnaill are also staying on with the beaten All-Ireland finalists, while David Morris has joined Graham on the coaching ticket.