Michael Verney
Horse Racing and GAA Correspondent at Irish Independent
GAA/Racing scribe @IndoSport, present The IndoGAA pod, regular contributor to @OurGameHQ, dabble a bit with the small ball. Views are mine and all mine
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4 days ago |
independent.ie | Michael Verney
‘Before the Mayo game we trained with just 11’ – Steven Poacher already looking ahead to 2026 with Leitrim after rollercoaster yearLeitrim manager Stephen PoacherTheir first competitive win of 2025 arrived in their final game of an often tumultuous season but Steven Poacher is already planning ahead for next year with the Leitrim senior footballers.
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belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Michael Verney
The rain is cascading down around Brendan Rogers but he has no issue posing for every last photo that is asked of him as groups of young Derry football supporters make a beeline for him. The Oak Leaf colossus has just played a leading role in his side’s best performance of the season by some distance but they very nearly suffered a heartbreaking defeat to Galway having been within the jaws of victory for so long.
‘One step at a time we’re getting there,’ says Derry’s Brendan Rogers ahead of do-or-die Dublin date
4 days ago |
independent.ie | Michael Verney
‘One step at a time we’re getting there,’ says Derry’s Brendan Rogers ahead of do-or-die Dublin dateBrendan Rogers played a leading role in Derry's draw with Galway. Photo: David Fitzgerald/SportsfileThe rain is cascading down around Brendan Rogers but he has no issue posing for every last photo that is asked of him as groups of young Derry football supporters make a beeline for him.
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5 days ago |
independent.ie | Michael Verney
Longford stalwart Paddy Collum calls time on lengthy inter-county careerLongford goalkeeper Paddy Collum has retired from inter-county football . Photo by Ben McShane/SportsfileVeteran Longford goalkeeper Paddy Collum has called time on his inter-county football career after 14 years between the posts.
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belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Michael Verney
Derry 2-20 Galway 4-14Galway were deemed All-Ireland favourites by many on the back of a fourth Connacht SFC title in succession, but their Championship hopes hung by a mere thread with just 15 minutes to play. The 2024 All-Ireland Finalists looked set for the exit door when trailing by eight, 2-17 to 2-09, with big names like Footballer of the Year Paul Conroy and All-Star trio Shane Walsh, Cillian McDaid and Dylan McHugh called ashore.
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