DROMINTEE coach Stephen Dyas views Saturday’s Paul McGirr Ulster u-16 Championship decider against Errigal Ciaran as an opportunity to showcase themselves in the provincial spotlight. This is a golden opportunity for Dromintee as they bid to claim their first ever Paul McGirr title, one that has come about after years of concerted effort from dedicated […]
Errigal out to land provincial prize
By Niall Gartland ERRIGAL Ciaran boss Hugh Quinn says they are relishing the opportunity to get their hands on a provincial prize as they gear up for Saturday’s final in the Paul McGirr Ulster u-16 Championship. Errigal qualified for the final with a resounding victory over Fermanagh representatives Kinawley on a stormy Saturday afternoon nearly […]
Dromintee’s McBennett hoping for another first
THE Dromintee team that takes to the pitch in Dromore this weekend has already provided the south Armagh club with a list of firsts over the years.
Draw made for Paul McGirr tournament
By Niall Gartland THE Paul McGirr Ulster U-16 Championship is making a welcome return this winter and the draw has been made for the upcoming semi-finals. Tyrone Champions Errigal Ciaran will take on Fermanagh-based Kinawley on Saturday, December 9 while Armagh champions Dromintee, Aidan O’Rourke forming part of their management team, take on Carryduff the […]
Bredagh boss braced for Errigal challenge
By Shaun Casey JUST a few months ago heading towards the end of the summer, Nicky McCafferty took his Bredagh ladies down to take on Errigal Ciaran, who would go on to defend their Tyrone title, in a challenge game. Fast-forward to Sunday afternoon (Dunmoyle, 2pm) and it’s Errigal Ciaran that stand in Bredagh’s way of […]
Errigal eye provincial decider slot
ERRIGAL Ciaran Ladies have home advantage again in the Ulster Club Championship this Sunday (2pm) as they try and lift the gloom around Dunmoyle following the men’s county final loss last weekend. A place in the senior final is up for grabs when Darren Swift’s Errigal, off the back of an excellent home win over […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: Trillick’s laser-like focus paid off
Trillick upset the applecart last weekend, meaning at the Tyrone Senior Football Championship remains the hardest club championship in the land to retain. Heading into that game, all the talk was about Errigal Ciaran and how they would do back-to-back in Tyrone this year, something that hasn’t been done in close to 20 years. Great […]
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 […]
We’ve put in the hard yards says Gray
By Niall Gartland LIAM Gray has been so central to everything good about Trillick for years now that it’s easy to forget that he’s still only in his early twenties. The 23-year-old midfielder made his championship debut back in 2018 and played every minute of their county final success against Errigal Ciaran a year later […]
Home is where the ‘Harte’ is
By Niall Gartland IT’S the showpiece occasion in Tyrone club football. Thousands of expectant supporters descend on O’Neill’s Healy Park to witness a full-blooded contest between two fine teams going hell for leather for the senior championship title. Defending champions Errigal Ciaran are set to line out on county final day for the second year running, […]