By Niall Gartland PAUL Maxwell’s involvement with Edendork stretches back a full half-century. He’s witnessed the club win multiple intermediate titles, but nothing even remotely compares to the achievement of winning a first-ever Tyrone Senior Championship. The word ‘historic’ would hardly do it justice. The final whistle of last Friday evening’s replay sparked scenes of […]
By Niall Gartland NEIL Kilpatrick’s flight landed in Dublin Airport at 6.30am last Friday morning. Yep, the same day as the county final. Yet there wasn’t a hint of jet-lag in his performance 13 hours later under lights at Healy Park. Kilpatrick was superb. As usual, you could say. For those not in the know, Kilpatrick […]
By Barry O’Donnell INVALUABLE experience garnered on the Ulster stage will hopefully stand to Rock this weekend, joint manager Paul Coney believes. They take on Down champions Rostrevor on Saturday afternoon in Burren, fresh off the back of their breakthrough Tyrone Intermediate title triumph. It’s a new venture for Rock at this level but the […]
By Niall Gartland EXPERIENCED Fintona forward Aaron McCarney hopes that the Pearses can make their mark in the provincial arena having completed a league and championship double within Tyrone for the first time in the club’s history. They take on Donegal representatives Urris in Sunday’s Ulster Junior Championship quarter-final in Omagh, and they’ll hope to fare […]
By Michael McMullan LACKEN face Doire Trasna in Saturday’s refixed Ulster Junior Football Championship clash in Find Insurance Celtic Park. It comes after last weekend’s weather the saw the original fixture pulled on the morning of the game. “It’s a strange enough situation because it’s probably something you’re not really used to,” captain Shane Moynagh […]
By Michael McMullan REIGNING Ulster senior champions Moneyglass are back in the semi-final and keep to back up last year’s success. They host Derry champions Steelstown on their home patch on Sunday and ace forward Órlaith Prenter is once again back in fold. Having spent time in Australia, she is back in the attack and […]
Urris have written the latest success story in Inishowen after landing the junior title. Michael McMullan caught up with manager Sean Paul Doherty to hear about their progress Sean Paul Doherty is both manager and vice-chairman of Urris. He has been around football a long time but the crowd at their recent junior final dwarfed […]
By Michael McMullan AFTER their fairytale end and winning their first ever Tyrone senior title, Edendork see Ulster as a huge opportunity. Manager Brian McGuckin also highlighted the input of Conleith Gilligan as they prepare for Saturday’s live televised preliminary round clash with Clonduff in Newry. The Tyrone champions had their recovery session on Monday […]
By Niall Gartland THE Knockbride ladies are riding the crest of a wave, but it doesn’t get much tougher than an all-or-nothing battle with a renaissant Donaghmoyne, who are comfortably the most successful team in the history of the Ulster Ladies Championship. Donaghmoyne are well and truly back, sealing their spot in Sunday’s Ulster Senior […]
By Michael McMullan EOIN McEvoy looked on as a supporter when older brother Michael was part of the last Magherafelt team to take the John McLaughlin Cup home on final day. That was 2019. The club lost three finals since and McEvoy was one of the reasons why they were knocking the door once again […]
