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Slaughtneil success and a cup final -- Derry's 2014 sporting highlights

Jason Smyth lit up the Paralympics world yet again this year.

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1. Derry City reached their third cup final in four years but, unfortunately, lost out to St Patโ€™s

Killian Brennan and Rory Patterson Ryan Byrne / INPHO Ryan Byrne / INPHO / INPHO

2. But Slaughtneil won the Ulster Senior Football Championship thanks to Christopher Bradleyโ€™s stoppage time point

Slaughtneil players celebrate the final whistle Presseye / Jonathan Porter/INPHO Presseye / Jonathan Porter/INPHO / Jonathan Porter/INPHO

3. While, in March, St Patrickโ€™s Maghera overcame Omagh CBS to retain the MacRory Cup

St. Patrick's players celebrate with the cup 17/3/2014 William Cherry William Cherry

4. The unstoppable Jason Smyth won two gold medals at the European Paralympics in Swansea

5. The Derry-Londonderry-Doire yacht won the 2850-mile leg of the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race in June

Derry Yacht Martin McKeown / clipperroundtheworld.com Martin McKeown / clipperroundtheworld.com / clipperroundtheworld.com

6. Four games into the Euro 2016 qualifiers Derry man Martin Oโ€™Neill has Ireland in a strong position, three points behind leaders Poland

Martin Oโ€™Neill James Crombie / INPHO James Crombie / INPHO / INPHO

7. In November Chrissy McKaigue was selected as part of the Irish international rules squad

Chrissy McKaigue Cathal Noonan / INPHO Cathal Noonan / INPHO / INPHO

8. And Michael Duffy went on trial with Celtic just last month

Michael Duffy turns to celebrate scoring the opening goal of the game Lorcan Doherty Lorcan Doherty

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    @Joe Shea: Agreed. Just a shame united have donโ€™t have either.

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    @The Bogger: and who do you support? Liverpool, whose squad wore t-shirts advertising support of a cannibalistic racist and whose ex-stars like to spit on little girls? Or City, who needed oil money to buy the league and who actually want to pay actors to fill their stadium and add an actual atmosphere?

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    @Football in the Groin: Why would you even respond to that clueless trolling idiot. He clearly has no class and I doubt heโ€™ll ever have anything permanent either

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    Nov 7th 2019, 7:50 PM

    The person doing the live blog is a bit of Craic in fairness.

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    We are better off out of itโ€ฆ..concentrate on the relegation battle.GGMU

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    I think this could be the start of the United revival. Champions league places beckons. Ole is at the wheel.

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    Nov 7th 2019, 8:57 PM

    United are actually playing some half decent ball and all I can hear is the Partizan crowd. Place is like the Overlook Hotel.

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    Nov 7th 2019, 9:09 PM

    Great to see Rashford grab his goal, played some great football, heโ€™ll learn from the missed ones tonight.

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