By Mark McGoldrick ST Michael’s College kick off their MacRory Cup campaign on Tuesday with a tough clash against St Colman’s, Newry and manager Peter Teague is keen to get the season off to a winning start. The Drumclay side have been drawn in a difficult group against St Mary’s, Magherafelt, St Patrick’s, Dungannon, and this […]
Curse of the champions
2022 Dromore’s semi-final exit DROMORE emerged triumphant in the 2021 championship and deservedly so as they lay waste to Coalisland in a relatively one-sided Tyrone SFC final. Armed with a potent blend of youth and experience (they’d won the Ulster u-21 tournament a few years prior), they’d have fancied their chances of holding onto their […]
McCusker ready for another battle royale
By Niall Gartland LEAGUE form counts for very little in the bearpit that is the Tyrone Senior Club Championships but Dromore’s Ryan McCusker says they have no issue whatsoever with the traditional knock-out format. Dromore finished top of the pile in Division One but already two of the four semi-finalists, namely Killyclogher and Carrickmore, have […]
Errigal Ciaran out to buck the trend in Tyrone Senior Championship
By Niall Gartland PRECEDENT suggests reigning champions Errigal Ciaran are on to a hiding to nothing in Tyrone but they’ll be quietly confident they can buck the trend by retaining the coveted O’Neill Cup. No team has successfully retained the title since Carrickmore did the back-to-back in 2004 and 2005. Some have come close – […]
One step at a time for Dromore
By Niall Gartland DROMORE have yet to lose or even draw a game in Division One after seven rounds of action, but their versatile full-back Peter Teague says they aren’t overly-conscious of their winning streak which has catapulted them to the top of the table. Indeed, he says they were ‘disappointed’ by their second-half performance against Ardboe on […]
McNabb steps away from Tyrone panel
By Niall Gartland TALENTED Dromore forward Emmet McNabb has left the Tyrone senior intercounty set-up following an absence of meaningful game-time in the early part of the season. McNabb, who finished as the Tyrone championship’s top scorer in Dromore’s run to the O’Neill Cup in 2021, was drafted into the Tyrone panel for the 2022 […]
GLIST: Championship first timers
Shaun Casey takes a look at the last first-time winners across Ulster… Antrim: St Paul’s (1994) ST Paul’s won their first-ever Antrim Senior Championship title in 1994 which sparked a golden period in the club’s history. In four seasons, the St Paul’s team picked up three championship titles starting with 1994 and then finishing off […]
McMenamin: We want to do Dromore proud
By Alan Rodgers ALL the usual expectations from the Tyrone Senior championship suggest that Dromore should already have been dispatched to the graveyard of champions in the race for the O’Neill Cup. But the St Dympna’s have defied the odds in magnificent fashion and now stand on the brink of reaching the final for the […]
Killyclogher star Bradley relishing tackling the holders
By Niall Gartland KILLYCLOGHER haven’t exactly been handed the cushiest draw in the world as they finalise their preparations for Friday night’s block-buster clash against defending champions Dromore, but their joint-captain Mark Bradley wouldn’t have it any other way. Tyrone are the only remaining county in Ulster to opt for a traditional knock-out in the […]
PREVIEWS: The start of the Tyrone Senior Championship
TYRONE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND ONE DUNGANNON V TRILLICK Thursday, Omagh, 7.30pm DUNGANNON claimed an unforgettable victory over Trillick in the 2020 final after penalties. 2015 and 2019 champions Trillick haven’t gone anywhere and this is a block-buster way to throw-in the Tyrone senior championship. Advertisement Verdict: Dungannon GREENCASTLE V DONAGHMORE Friday, Omagh, 6.45pm THESE two […]