Name: Leanne Donnelly. Age: 22. Teams played for: Eglish, Armagh, St Catherine’s, Armagh, Queen’s, Belfast and Ulster. Who are your main rivals? Our main rivals are usually the winners that come out of Down, in the past it has been Clonduff and Portaferry. Advertisement Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? I […]
CATHERINE McGOURTY: The usual suspects
IT’S that time of year again when we begin to see county finals take place across the country. Around the Ulster scene so far we have seen Crosserlough crowned champions of Cavan, Granemore are top dogs in Armagh and Loughgiel declared Antrim champions. Eglish will also represent Tyrone in Ulster while Sleacht Néill aim to […]
Semi spots up for grabs in Tyrone
TYRONE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINALS OWEN ROES V KILLEESHIL Friday, O’Neill’s Healy Park, 8.15pm OWEN Roes are a strong, combative team and will be full of confidence after their win over Gortin in the first round. Killeeshil know they’ve room for improvement after their narrow win against Cookstown on their first day out. Advertisement Verdict: Owen […]
Fionnuala Carr: 20×20 female sport campaign launched
This week the Federation of Irish Sport launched their new campaign 20×20 campaign which aims to increase the participation in female sport and physical activity by 20% by the end of 2020. It also aims to increase media coverage and match attendances. They’re three main targets are to achieve: * A 20% increase in media […]
Eglish boss plays down likelihood of McKenna appearance
By Tommy Nethery EGLISH boss Paul Coney was keeping his cards close to his chest when asked what part, if any, Conor McKenna might play in his team’s Intermediate championship tilt which begins against Kildress on Saturday. McKenna is currently back home enjoying some “down time” after a tough season playing for Essendon in the […]
Social Media Reaction: Fans praise McKenna’s AFL goal
Tyrone’s Conor McKenna scored an incredible goal for Essendon.