By Michael McMullan Tyrone and Monaghan will meet in next Wednesday’s Ulster u-20 final. Reigning champions Tyrone came from 0-7 to 0-1 down at half-time to overcome Donegal in Convoy. The home side were left to rue nine first-half wides when they were in control of the game. Advertisement Peter Colton hit Tyrone’s only score […]
By Michael McMullan BOTH Ulster semi-finals are down for decision tonight (Wednesday), both streamed live on TG4 YouTube. Donegal v Tyrone (St Mary’s Convoy – Wednesday – 7.30pm) Finnbarr Roarty will be the most watched man in Convoy when Donegal welcome Ulster and All-Ireland champions Tyrone. The Tyrone camp will have eyes locked into the […]
By Shaun Casey IT always seems impossible until it’s done. Down against Donegal. Division Three champions against Division One winners. The Mourne men still aren’t 100 per cent sure of their championship path. They could end up in the Tailteann Cup. On Sunday, at Letterkenny, they come up against the frontrunners for Sam Maguire. You […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL aim for a fourth ever win in the Christy Ring Cup when they travel to neighbours Derry on Saturday. For Brian MacIntyre, he still awaits a first ever win over Derry since he broke onto the senior team. They came close in the Conor McGurk Cup final earlier this year only to […]
WHO can win the All-Ireland? Not Derry. We just solo run and handpass. The boys are still Rory Gallagher’s team still playing the old rules. Ciarán Meenagh, our third Tyrone manager in a row, was Rory’s assistant and is therefore acceptable to the group in a way that Mickey Harte and Paddy Tally never were. […]
By Michael McMullan DONEGAL goalkeeper Shaun Patton will be back in contention ahead of Sunday week’s Ulster opener against Down on his home pitch in O’Donnell Park. The St Eunan’s man had a troublesome ankle injury last season and hasn’t played since their championship exit at the hands of Termon. After an operation, he missed […]
AND boom, just like that, the Ulster Championship has begun. Some say it officially started at 4.15pm last Sunday, while others might argue it wasn’t really alive until around 5.15pm. If you had been blindfolded and transported back two years, you could have been forgiven for thinking we were back in the old version of […]
REIGNING champions Tyrone will face Donegal in next Wednesday’s semi-final. It will be a repeat of last year’s final thanks to a stoppage time goal from Conor O’Neill knocked Derry out on Wednesday night in Find Insurance Celtic Park. A Max Maguire goal helped Monaghan come from a slow start against Cavan in Kingspan Breffni […]
Former Donegal hurler Seán McVeigh has been appointed as the county’s Head of Hurling. He spoke to Michael McMullan about the game in the county and his new role… SEÁN McVeigh hurled for Donegal long enough to know where exactly to look under the bonnet. The county’s recently appointed Head of Hurling feels the senior […]
THERE were wins for Derry and Donegal over the weekend in the Christy Ring Cup. Derry were winners over Roscommon at home while Donegal reversed their league final defeat by overcoming Wicklow. There were wins for Tyrone and Cavan. All four counties have played named on the latest Team of the Week Advertisement Receive […]
