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Michael Wilson

Londonderry

Deputy Head at Derry Journal

Arsenal loving GAA and rugby fan. Head of Sport at Derry Journal. All views my own.

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Articles

  • PHOTOS: Foyle All Stars officially launched during Derry v Galway at Celtic Park

    5 days ago | derryjournal.com | Michael Wilson

    ​​An exciting new Gaelic Games team took centre stage in Celtic Park on Sunday when the Foyle All Stars was officially launched at half-time during the All Ireland Series Group 4 game between Derry and Galway. The Foyle All Stars is an ‘Ulster GAA Games for All’ collaborative project with local clubs and coaches supporting players and parents to participate in an inclusive, diverse and welcoming environment for everyone.

  • Paddy Tally frustrated by Galway draw but says Derry's high energy drive must now be the standard

    5 days ago | derryjournal.com | Michael Wilson

    ​Paddy Tally says Derry have now set the template for how they must approach the remainder of the season despite his frustration at Sunday's thrilling draw with Galway in Celtic Park. The 2-20 to 4-14 stalemate, coupled with Armagh's Croke Park victory over Dublin, essentially tees up Derry's meeting with the Dubs as a knock-out tie with Armagh already guaranteed top spot and the automatic quarter-final berth that comes with it.

  • Derry and Galway share spoils in Celtic Park thriller

    6 days ago | rte.ie | Michael Wilson

    Conor Doherty's last minute point means Derry and Galway lived to fight another day after a thrilling 2-20 to 4-14 All Ireland Series Group 4 encounter at a rainswept Celtic Park. Matthew Tierney's 69th minute goal - Galway's fourth of an absorbing game - looked to have completed a magnificent comeback from Padraic Joyce's team who trailed by six points in the opening half and seven after the break.

  • More Christy Ring Cup final heartbreak for Derry as London claim victory in Croke Park

    6 days ago | derryjournal.com | Michael Wilson

    Christy Ring Cup FinalAnother Christy Ring final and yet more Croke Park heartbreak for Derry hurlers who lost out to London in a controversial decider in Dublin on Saturday evening. For the third time in three years - a fourth in the last five - Derry had to watch another team climb the steps of the Hogan Stand after falling short in a final in which referee Padraig Dunne played far too big a role.

  • Derry's Daly's Bar defeat Longfield to make NI Snooker Team Championships semi-final

    1 week ago | derryjournal.com | Michael Wilson

    ​Daly's Bar are two matches away from being crowned the top snooker team in the north after defeating Longfield in the quarter-finals of the N.I. Team Championship at St. Patrick's Snooker Club in Magherafelt. The four man Daly's team - consisting of Shea Moore, Stephen Brady, Peter Doherty and Joe Porter (with Darren Gavigan in reserve) - will now face Belfast's Blackstaff 'B' in the last four after the hard fought victory which saw a superb individual display from Doherty.

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