Ulster Minor Hurling Tournament semi-finals Loughgiel 3-18 Lavey 1-6 THREE goals from Jack McCloskey shot reigning champions Loughgiel into Satutrday’s final with a comfortable win over Derry champions Lavey on Saturday at Ballinascreen. The Shamrock’s now face Éire Óg of Carrickmore after their extra-time win over Bredagh on the back of winning the shield competition. […]
By Niall Gartland A CARRICKMORE native will attempt to plot the downfall of Stewartstown when they take on Glasgow Gaels in Sunday’s All-Ireland Junior Championship quarter-final. The Glasgow-based side are managed by Jimmy Treacy, who has never lost his love for the GAA despite moved across the water for 13 years now. He grew up […]
By Niall Gartland ERRIGAL Ciaran footballer Niall Kelly says he never countenanced any doubts that they could get their hands on the O’Neill Cup, despite some of the setbacks of recent seasons. They came out second best in the 2017 and 2019 finals, and there were a number of other stomach-churning defeats which could’ve derailed a […]
By Niall Gartland EIRE Og hurlers deservedly retained the Benburb Cup, and Sean Og Grogan is now looking forward to an enticing Ulster Intermediate Championship opener against Fermanagh representatives Lisbellaw on Saturday afternoon at Pairc Colmcille. These two teams met at the provincial semi-final juncture last year, but Carrickmore failed to fire on the day against […]
By Barry O’Donnell TWO seasoned operators produced one of the most compelling personal duels in last Sunday’s Tyrone Senior Final. Errigal Ciaran defender Ciaran Quinn (32) and Carrickmore attacker Martin Penrose (38) went at it hammer and tongs over the sixty plus minutes of action at O’Neill’s Healy Park, and at the finish up each […]
Darragh and Ruairi Canavan have helped shoot Errigal Ciaran into Sunday’s showdown with Carrickmore. Michael McMullan spoke to former coaches of the two brothers about their development… PAUL Devlin instantly addressed the bloodlines of both Darragh and Ruairi Canavan when they arrived on the Tyrone underage conveyor belt. Sons of former All-Ireland winning captain Peter […]
By Alan Rodgers IT was September 2001 when a then teenage Mark Donnelly was introduced for the closing stages of a County Final which saw Carrickmore clinch their fourth O’Neill Cup title in just six years. Now, 21 years later, there’s a fair chance that the 39 year-old will get a taste of the action once […]
By Niall Gartland CARRICKMORE teenager Lorcan McGarrity is having a debut championship campaign to remember, and he’s keen to take the next step of featuring in the blue ribbon event of county final day. It won’t be easy – Clonoe have parked a lacklustre league campaign and wins over Moortown and Donaghmore have undoubtedly restored […]
By Niall Gartland CARRICKMORE’S first-round victory over Coalisland was a serious statement of intent, but Niall Allison isn’t drawn into the argument that the championship has suddenly opened up for one of the traditional powerhouses of Tyrone club football. Put it this way – it’s highly unlikely indeed that they’ll get anything handed to them against […]
TYRONE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINALS CLONOE V DONAGHMORE Saturday, Edendork, 1pm CLONOE have had a tough time of it this season, finishing in the relegation play-off zone, but they showed commendable character in their first-round win over Moortown. Donaghmore were also forced to dig deep as they battled past Greencastle after extra-time. There seems to be […]
