By Michael McMullan FORMER Derry player Paul McFlynn will take charge of Dromore for the new season. A Derry and Ulster winner with his native Loup, he was part of the management team under Eoin McCusker and Paddy Montague in Gardrum Park last season. Hugh McNulty and Sean McDonnell, both championship winners with the club, […]
By Barry O’Donnell HAVING suffered agonising first round losses in the past two seasons, Dromore may feel they are due a reversal in fortunes in the Tyrone Senior Championship, though the team joint-captain and current Tyrone defender Peter Teague admits there is no guarantee trend will end this Friday night. St Dympna’s tackle An Charraig […]
Dromore stars look back on special days at their home club ahead of its new development. By Niall Gartland MIGHTY oaks from tiny acorns grow. Back in the days before colour television, the home of Dromore GAA may have been fit for purpose and no more – but it certainly had its fair share of […]
Paul McGirr Cup – Ulster U-16 Quarter-final Ardboe v Burren Sunday, 2.30pm, Dromore THE second quarter-final takes place this Sunday with Tyrone champions Ardboe facing Burren of Down. Tyrone champions Ardboe will be aiming to improve on their last appearance in the tournament back in 1999, when they exited at the quarter-final stage. A string […]
Paul McGirr Cup – Ulster U-16 Quarter-final Clan na Gael v Portglenone Sunday, 12noon, Dromore THE first quarter-final of this year’s Paul McGirr Cup see’s Antrim champions Portglenone taking on Clan na Gael of Armagh. It may have taken a replay in the Armagh county final, but Clan na Gael finally overcame Silverbridge to clinch […]
By Barry O’Donnell FORMER county star Niall Sludden hopes that the presence of a couple of ‘blue bloods’ on the sideline can kickstart Dromore’s season into life. Two favourite sons of St Dympna’s, Eoin McCusker and Paddy Montague, took over the managerial reins at St Dympna’s last week, replacing Jason Reilly, and they enjoyed a […]
By Niall Gartland RETAINING their Jim Devlin Cup title is a measure of the hard work produced by the Dromore footballers in the early season, according to their new manager Jason O’Reilly. The former Cavan star has assumed the reins at St Dympna’s, succeeding Ryan McMenamin, who stepped aside after three years in charge. O’Reilly […]
By Alan Rodgers A CLASSIC derby encounter against the reigning All-Ireland champions is providing Tyrone with every incentive as they bid to make their mark in what’s arguably the county’s most important clash since the glorious Sam Maguire victory four years ago. The championship form of the Red Hands has been mixed since they last achieved […]
By Shaun Casey THE Spirit of Paul McGirr foundation is bringing together some of the biggest names in GAA to help raise much-needed funds for their tireless charity work in a golf classic hosted at the Lough Erne resort on Friday, September 27. Former Tyrone and Dromore footballer Sean O’Neill, a managing director at MFC, a […]
By Alan Rodgers ONE of the most mouthwatering pairings in the Tyrone Senior Championship will get this year’s title-race off to a flying start when a Dromore team which last won the title just three years ago bids to make its mark again. The St Dympna’s haven’t made it back to the final since claiming […]
