By Niall Gartland IT’S difficult to overstate how impressive Pomeroy were in their demolition of Derrylaughan in the Intermediate Championship quarter-finals, but they still have two big hurdles to surmount if they’re to land the championship title and promotion. They take on neighbours Cookstown this Sunday evening at Dungannon in a contest that is ripe […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Niall Gartland MICHAEL McElhatton has been one of the shining lights in Holy Trinity’s run to Sunday’s MacRory Cup final, but he knows they’ll get nothing easy in their third match of the campaign against a Tyrone school. Holy Trinity came up against a formidable St Patrick’s, Dungannon team twice, shading an enthralling semi-final […]
