Progress made in O’Rourke’s first season AFTER a few lean years, Malachy O’Rourke was enlisted as Tyrone’s new senior intercounty manager and he engineered their best season since the All-Ireland winning year of 2021. There were a few bumps on the road – relegation to Division Two wasn’t in the script, albeit they were mightily unfortunate […]
By Niall Gartland TIMES were very different when Tara Haughey enlisted with the Éire Óg camogs in their foundation year. It was 2004 and Haughey was one of just a smattering of young children who turned up at those very early training sessions. It was perfectly enjoyable in one sense – the sheer love of […]
By Niall Gartland THE good news stories keep on coming for dual star Sorcha Gormley, who was recently named as TG4 Intermediate Footballer of the Year for her starring performances for the All-Ireland-winning Tyrone team back in the summer. Now Gormley is bidding for national success on the camogie front with the Éire Ógs, who will […]
The camogs of Brídíní Óga and Éire Óg embark on two different All-Ireland crusades on Saturday afternoon. For one family, there will be an even deeper interest. Michael McMullan writes… IF traffic is kind, it’s a 15-minute drive to the GAA’s National Games Development Centre in Abbotstown from Ashbourne. A mere 75 minutes separates the throw-ins […]
By Michael McMullan DERMOT Begley is enjoying the buildup to Sunday’s Ulster Intermediate decider and feels any of the eight teams involved were genuine contenders. Now there are only two left standing and the Tyrone champions will face Lisbellaw with the hope of winning a first title. It’s their fourth final, losing to current senior […]
By Michael McMullan THE hurt of last season has helped Lisbellaw to Sunday’s Ulster Intermediate showdown with Éire Óg in Clones. The Fermanagh side lost out to Swatragh at Brewster Park in the opener 12 months ago but overcame the Derry champions at the same stage this year. Luca McCusker missed out with injury last […]
By Shaun Casey A MONTH ago, reaching an Ulster final at the Junior B grade was the height of Éire Óg’s ambitions, but now the Carrickmore girls are 60 minutes away from an All-Ireland final and they can’t wait for the weekend, says Aoibhinn Daly. Following extremely close encounters against both Crosserlough and Derrynoose, which Éire […]
By Niall Gartland DERRYNOOSE camogs manager Ned McCann set about instilling a ‘winning mentality’ in his players and now they stand on the cusp of a Junior ‘B’ Championship title at provincial level. They made amends for years of near-misses in Armagh with an Intermediate Championship final win over a talented Tullysaran team, after which […]
By Shaun Casey OVER the past number of seasons, just the finest of margins have denied Éire Óg success in Ulster. In their last two voyages into the provincial series, the Tyrone men have lost by two points to both Middletown (2022) and Setanta (2023). Last year, it was in the decider that Éire Óg […]
By Niall McCoy THE 2024 Ulster Camogie season throws in this weekend with games at Junior A and Bridie McMenamin Shield level. On Saturday afternoon in the Junior A, Kilrea will host Denn at Pearse Park for the right to face Antrim’s Ahoghill in the semi-finals. Captained by Erin McGilligan, the Derry outfit were far […]
