bradleys do the job for derry

... the bradley brothers, paddy and eoin, were linked up brilliantly and the former contribute two goals and eight points ... paddy bradley’s opportunism under a speculative high-ball resulted in him finding the net while on his backside ... the marksman also pointed four times but it was james kielt’s fisted effort after unselfish work from eoin bradley that really put the pressure on monaghan ... they never achieved parity however, as paddy bradley kept them at arms length and ultimately killed off their challenge when finishing off his brother’s ball across the face of the goal in the 56th minute ... when eoin bradley added a cheeky point immediately afterwards the writing was on the wall, thanks to a performance that saw derry score 3-14 from play

bradley leaves derry panel

... : derry’s preparations for saturday’s all-ireland qualifier against monaghan have been thrown into disarray amid reports that paddy bradley has left the county panel ... bradley is understood to have informed manager damian cassidy of his decision yesterday ... bradley, a former derry captain and still only 28, took part in a training match on sunday but told cassidy afterwards that he would not be available for the remainder of the campaign ... bradley remained in australia following last year’s international rules series for an extended break

tyrone 0-15 derry 0-07

... that said, the red hands performed with an efficiency and purpose that could only be admired, and with kevin hughes excelling at midfield and justin mcmahon snuffing out the threat of paddy bradley, they never looked like losing ... mcguigan's fourth, followed by two martin penrose efforts, had the all-ireland champions ahead by 0-05 to 0-02 midway through the first half barry mcgoldrick and paddy bradley, both from frees, got the derry scores ... the reshuffle did spark an improvement in derry fortunes, with substitute seamus bradley and eoin bradley, from a '45', trimming the deficit ... but the oak leafers just couldn't get paddy bradley into the game, and more than 10 minutes of pressure saw them fail to register a single scoreinstead, it was skipper brian dooher who came off the bench to shoot an inspirational tyrone point ... however there were still 20 minutes of untidy second-half action before derry got their first score, an eoin bradley effort ... the red hands clicked into top gear, paddy bradley was completely snuffed out by justin mcmahon, and derry had nothing more to offer as an offensive force ... subs: b dooher (0-01) for mulligan (44), b mcguigan (0-01) for o'neill (49), sean o'neill (0-01) for joe mcmahon (50), c mccullagh for t mcguigan (65) derry: b gillis, k mcguckin, sm lockhart, g o'kane, c mckaigue, b mcguigan, sl mcgoldrick, b mcgoldrick (0-01, f), j diver, e browne, p murphy, e lynn, e bradley (0-04, 1f, 1 '45'), p bradley (0-01, f), m lynch ... subs: s bradley (0-01) for murphy (22), n mccusker for sl mcgoldrick (54), c o'boyle for lynch (55) referee: g o conamha (galway)

derry win despite doherty dismissal

... both sides were level when doherty was given his marching orders but derry still finished stronger and crucial points from james kielt, joe diver and paddy bradley sealed the win ... chris mckaigue landed his first championship point before bradley scored the only goal of the match in the early stages, but that still didn’t stop monaghan pressing forward ... bradley, the all-star forward, fisted in after getting on the end of enda lynn's lofted effort from the left which was drifting off target ... eoin bradley's point from play gave derry a four-point cushion but they were then held scoreless for the best part of 30 minutes as monaghan fired five unanswered points to lead 0-06 to 1-02 ... bradley then ended derry’s barren spell by landing a free in first-half stoppage-time to leave the sides level at the break ... paddy bradley, eoin bradley, barry mcgoldrick and kielt all scored from play for derry with paul finlay (two frees), thomas freeman and rory woods on target for monaghan ... another fine long-range point from kielt edged the home side ahead again and then diver made it a two-point gap with bradley ensuring the three-point win

nfl div 1 final preview: derry v kerry

... derry will be boosted by the return of midfielder fergal doherty and star attacker paddy bradley ... however, it's not all good news for them, as patsy bradley, sean marty lockhart, paul bradley and niall mccusker will not be on the team sheet when cassidy names his side after training tonight

derry 0-14 donegal 0-10

... derry might not have had paddy bradley in their side, but mark lynch's brilliant display compensated for the glenullin clubman's absence ... donegal's veteran forward brian roper hit two excellent points in the first half, but it was derry who led by the minimum at the break, with eoin bradley, enda lynn and livewire lynch all getting on the scoresheet