By Niall Gartland ULSTER GAA provincial secretary Brian McAvoy is delighted that the Dr McKenna Cup will return in 2026 following a one-year hiatus – and he counters the concerns flagged up by GPA head honcho Tom Parsons about player burnout. At a meeting on Tuesday evening, county delegates voted unanimously to restore the McKenna Cup and […]
By Brendan McCann AS the dust begins to settle on a fantastic football championship, attention for returning and new county management teams turns immediately to putting preparations in place for the next campaign. The announcement from headquarters in September 2024 that early-season provincial competitions, including the Dr McKenna Cup, were being paused for a year, […]
By Michael McMullan TYRONE and Armagh have named their teams for the midweek Dr McKenna Cup clash, , BOX-IT Athletic Grounds 7.30pm. Kieran McGeeney has named a more experienced team having fielded a novice side in their opening game, a drubbing at the hands of Donegal in Ballybofey. There are returns for Oisin O’Neill and Tiernan […]
Shaun Casey looks at the overall leaderboard in the McKenna Cup… Tyrone – 17 THE Red Hands dominated the competition during Mickey Harte’s tenure in charge, winning 12 titles throughout his reign. Harte always held the same opinion, if you’re in a competition you might as well try and win it, and he carried that […]
By Michael McMullan JAMES McCartan’s first game in his latest stint as Down manager will be a trip to Ballybofey to face Donegal next week. The Dr McKenna Cup returns in the new year, with Armagh hosting Cavan in the first game on Thursday, January 6. Each county will have one home game and one […]
Ulster players told us what they think should happen to the McKenna Cup.
Ronan McNamee says the McKenna Cup final is a great opportunity for him and Tyrone.
Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Semi-Final 2019 Tyrone 0-14 Derry 1-8 From Odhrán Crumley at the Athletic Grounds Advertisement Tyrone have overcome a valiant Derry effort to reach their seventh Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup decider in a row. The sides were level at the break despite the Red Hands playing with a […]
Kieran McGeeney has named his Armagh team that will attempt to reach the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup Final. Jamie Clarke starts alongside Rian O’Neill in a forward line that is sure to cause the Tir Chonaill men trouble in Healy Park on Sunday. The Armagh team is as follows: Blaine Hughes Connaire Mackin […]
Mickey Harte has made eight changes to the Tyrone side that beat Fermanagh on Wednesday night for the Bank of Ireland Dr McKenna Cup semi-final against Derry. Lee Brennan and Michael McKernan return to the starting fifteen after lining out for Ulster University in the group stages of the competition but, are now eligible for […]
