PADRAIG Hampsey was named Tyrone’s player of the match at their post-match banquet for a sterling display in their All-Ireland defeat to Dublin. Like his teammates, he was emphasising his positives in the wake of their 2-17 to 1-14 defeat in a first All-Ireland appearance for the vast majority of Mickey Harte’s young squad. “We […]
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Harte hails impact of Tyrone coach Peter Donnelly
TYRONE struggled to match Dublin in last year’s wretched All-Ireland semi-final loss to Dublin, but there were more encouraging signs in the recent ‘Super Eight’ clash at Healy Park that they have closed the gap. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland final against the Dubs, Peter Harte attributes much of the credit to the team’s strength […]
Kevin Cassidy: Harte must block out McGuinness advice
Kevin Cassidy has said that Mickey Harte must ignore Jim McGuinness’s call to go extreme.
Gavin praises Tyrone firepower
DUBLIN manager Jim Gavin believes that Tyrone have the firepower to make Sunday’s All-Ireland final a real shoot-out.
Donnelly takes confidence from past glories
LIKE most of the current Tyrone squad, Mattie Donnelly has experienced the thrill of Tyrone wins on All-Ireland final day. A decade ago, he was on the minor team which drew with Mayo in the curtain-raiser to the win over Kerry, winning after a replay. He also attended the 2003 and 2005 finals, and cites […]
Kevin Cassidy: Don’t write off Mickey the inventor
GAELIC Life columnist Kevin Cassidy has said that it would be foolish to write off Mickey Harte.
Kevin Cassidy: Laughing at the Dublin begrudgers
GAELIC Life columnist Kevin Cassidy has said that Dublin must now have killed off the remaining begrudgers.
Steven Poacher – Insight into Dublin’s strategy
Steve Poacher explains why teams should adopt lots of strategies.
McAliskey: Defeat to Kildare isn’t an option
CONNOR McAliskey recognises that Tyrone simply must produce the goods against Kildare this Sunday if they’re to avoid being sucked into a fight for survival. The mood is one of pensiveness after back-to-back league defeats to Galway and Dublin, even if they produced a markedly improved performance against the All-Ireland Champions at a dank Healy […]