By Barry O’Donnell ARDBOE captain Michael O’Neill admits that the passing of the club’s greatest ever footballer Frank McGuigan earlier this year provides a poignant backdrop to their upcoming Championship campaign. The death of the 71 year old back in May sparked widespread sorrow across the country but that sense of loss was especially acute […]
An outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease wreaked havoc on the Tyrone GAA scene 25 years ago. Niall Gartland writes… BEFORE Covid, there was Foot and Mouth. Okay, more than a tad melodramatic, but it was certainly troublesome for those affected by it – and the county of Tyrone was affected much more than most. […]
Paul McGirr Cup – Ulster U-16 Quarter-final Ardboe v Burren Sunday, 2.30pm, Dromore THE second quarter-final takes place this Sunday with Tyrone champions Ardboe facing Burren of Down. Tyrone champions Ardboe will be aiming to improve on their last appearance in the tournament back in 1999, when they exited at the quarter-final stage. A string […]
By Barry O’Donnell THE Rossas appear to be rolling right now but cautious Ardboe manager Barry Dillon appreciates that in Tyrone club football rockier periods could lie around the next corner. The high-flying lough shore men have won three out of their opening four matches in Division One, and indeed but for a narrow 3-8 […]
The club season has kicked into gear. Michael McMullan spoke to three senior club players about their early thoughts on the new rules… Peter Stuart (Bellaghy) FOOTBALL began outfield for Peter Stuart. In recent years, he has been the regular Bellaghy number one. When the Tones’ season began earlier this year, he was excited. A […]
By Barry O’Donnell LINING up in direct opposition to the fabled green and gold colours of Kerry this Sunday should bring back happy memories for Shea O’Hare. Last May the Kingdom were the opposition when the Tyrone u-20s sealed a magnificent All-Ireland title in Portlaoise, with the dynamic Ardboe wing-back one of the undoubted stars […]
By Niall Gartland TRILLICK’S Rory Brennan is embracing the prospect of another blockbuster clash against their old friends Dungannon in Friday evening’s blockbuster under lights in O’Neill’s Healy Park. It’s the second successive semi-final meeting of the two teams, and a fourth championship meeting in all since the turn of the decade, Dungannon coming out […]
Alan Rodgers looks back on that iconic day at Clones in 1984 PROGRESS in the 1980s was measured by provincial success for a Tyrone team which was most definitely at a crossroads as they entered the footballing fray for the Centenary Year of 1984. It had been a frustrating build-up to that historic season. An Ulster Final […]
Ardboe took home the O’Neill Cup 25 years ago. Benny Hurl and Brian McGuigan were key cogs in their winning team. Michael McMullan went to meet them. THE glint in Brian McGuigan and Benny Hurl’s eyes tells it all. It’s a random Thursday evening in Ardboe and their hands are clasped on the O’Neill Cup […]
By Niall Gartland DROMORE have yet to lose or even draw a game in Division One after seven rounds of action, but their versatile full-back Peter Teague says they aren’t overly-conscious of their winning streak which has catapulted them to the top of the table. Indeed, he says they were ‘disappointed’ by their second-half performance against Ardboe on […]
