Monaghan v Tyrone (Wednesday, Inniskeen, 7.30pm) TYRONE are at the top of the McKenna Cup roll of honour with 17 titles and Monaghan are just behind them with 15. For one of these counties, their participation in this year’s competition will come to an end on Wednesday evening. Gabriel Bannigan’s men have home advantage at […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER AFL player Karl Gallagher has been named in Monaghan’s team for this weekend’s Dr McKenna Cup opener against Cavan. Gallagher helped Emyvale to junior glory and an Ulster final appearance and is listed alongside Gary Mohan in the Oriel engine room. Manager Gabriel Bannigan has had to prepare without his Scotstown […]
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH manager Kieran McGeeney has named his first team of 2026 ahead of Friday’s Dr McKenna Cup opener. The Orchard County welcome Tyrone to the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds on Friday night (7pm). There are seven players listed who started last summer’s All-Ireland quarter-final exit at the hands of Kerry. Advertisement There is […]
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.
