By Shaun Casey Ballinderry (Derry) – 2025 THE Shamrocks just came up short last season against Crossmolina, with a late Conor Loftus goal the difference between the sides in the end. Ballinderry had won the Senior All-Ireland title back in 2002 but weren’t able to add another piece of national silverware to their trophy cabinet. […]
Drumragh skipper McCarney hopes for repeat of 2023 in Fr Rock’s semi
October 2, 2025
By Niall Gartland BEST out of three? Drumragh are the only side to have inflicted defeat on double-chasing Cookstown this season, but time will tell whether they can repeat the trick in Saturday’s Junior Championship semi-final at Loughmacrory. They bumped into each other twice in Division 3A, in the first instance conceding six goals in […]
Cookstown not planning to slow their ascent says McMurray
August 21, 2025
By Alan Rodgers PROMOTION to Division Two in Tyrone for the 2026 season has further enhanced Cookstown’s reputation as a team very much on an upward curve as they bid to make the most of talented underage players preparing to make their mark at adult level. On Sunday past, the Fr Rock’s bounced back by […]
Eoin hopes for a ‘Long’ run this summer
May 2, 2025
By Barry O’Donnell TYRONE will hope to make it two wins out of two in the Ulster Minor Championship when Cavan are the visitors to O’Neills Healy Park this Saturday afternoon. The Red Hands recorded a facile 2-19 to 0-3 victory over Fermanagh at the same venue last time out and will go into this […]
Cookstown embark on Ulster return
October 25, 2024
By Michael McMullan AFTER turning the corner in mid-season, Cookstown have the Intermediate title tucked away and travel to Down champions Saul on Sunday. Four consecutive league defeats looked like knocking the stuffing out of their title aspirations before a new management duo of Brian O’Neill and Marty Kelly came in six weeks ahead of […]
St Paul’s minor tournament returns to u-18
October 10, 2024
By Michael McMullan THE St Paul’s minor football tournament will return to the u-18 grade when it gets under way later this year. With the GAA changing age groups at underage, the tournament – sponsored by fonaCAB – has been at u-17 before this year’s return. Reigning champions Four Masters are back challenging at the […]
Playing on the big stage
December 31, 2023
Shaun Casey has a look at Ulster teams that have fielded on All-Ireland Intermediate final day… Galbally – 2023 GALBALLY were undoubtedly the best team in Ulster and saw off Glenullin, Dungloe and Corduff before qualifying for the All-Ireland decider with a four-point win over Dunmore MacHales of Galway on an unusual scoreline of 4-4 […]
Woods looking forward to Fr Rocks challenge
September 16, 2023
By Niall Gartland IT’S certainly no easy task but Eskra forward Mickey Woods is looking forward to having a crack at league champions Cookstown in Sunday’s Junior Championship quarter-final at Loughmacrory. Their opponents Cookstown have gone the entire season unbeaten and are bidding to win their second Junior Championship title in three years. Coincidentally it […]
Cookstown boss looks to the future
August 11, 2023
By Niall Gartland COOKSTOWN aren’t counting their chickens just yet but they’re only a stone’s throw away from finishing their Division Three campaign as champions with only three rounds of fixtures remaining. Manager Conleth Donnelly is pleased with their progress and why wouldn’t he be – they’ve won all 13 of their matches to date […]
Terry Devlin – from Cookstown to Pompey
July 28, 2023
By Niall Gartland TERRY Devlin, remember the name. The 19-year-old Cookstown lad is one hell of a prospect on the soccer field and a few weeks ago signed on the dotted line for Engish League One club Portsmouth. All being well, he’ll go on to have a long and fruitful career in his chosen sport […]