From the archive: Tyrone edge rivals Derry and Jack not happy with Kingdom

10 years ago 2016

IT was a busy weekend of championship action including a bad day out on home turf for the Derry footballers, who were well-beaten by their old rivals Tyrone.

Mickey Harte’s side cruised to a 3-14 to 0-12 victory at Celtic Park, dispelling doubts about Tyrone’s ability to score goals with three-pointers coming courtesy of Ronan O’Neill (twice) and Peter Harte.

Elsewhere, Roscommon finished strongly in Connacht against a Leitrim side that ended the game with 12 men on the pitch.

In the Munster Hurling Championship quarter-final, Cork’s sweeper system malfunctioned on a day where they could only muster 13 points against Tipperary, who ran out nine-point victors.

The Dublin hurlers trounced Wexford in a one-side Leinster Championship quarter-final, while Cian O’Neill’s Kildare edged Wexford by 0-9 to 0-8 in what was the lowest-scoring Leinster Football Championship match in 15 years.

20 years ago 2006

KERRY boss Jack O’Connor wasn’t a happy man after a fairly limp showing in the Munster Championship against Waterford – even though they still won by double scores (0-16 to 0-8). Still, a few months later they were crowned All-Ireland champions.

Elsewhere, the Limerick footballers overcame Clare by 2-5 to 0-8 in a Munster Football Championship quarter-final in front of a dismal attendance at the Athletic Grounds.

Armagh made no mistake at the second time of asking in an Ulster Championship semi-final replay against Monaghan, producing a vastly improved performance. They won 1-13 to 0-10 and their vastly experienced midfielder Paul McGrane was central to their victory.

30 years ago 1996

DOWN clinched a 1-9 to 0-11 victory over Donegal in the Ulster Championship.

Down boss Pete McGrath highlighted a magnificent point-blank save as a massive moment in the game, while his Donegal counterpart PJ McGowan paid tribute to his side’s resilience as well as criticising the officials’ handling of the game.

Meanwhile, the Limerick hurlers produced an astonishing display in the Munster Championship, laying waste to a shell-shocked Cork side by 3-18 to 1-8. Amazingly, it was the first time Cork had been beaten at a home venue in the Munster Championship since 1923 and the first time they ever lost a provincial championship game in Páirc Uí Chaoimh.