By Barry O’Donnell HAVING suffered agonising first round losses in the past two seasons, Dromore may feel they are due a reversal in fortunes in the Tyrone Senior Championship, though the team joint-captain and current Tyrone defender Peter Teague admits there is no guarantee trend will end this Friday night. St Dympna’s tackle An Charraig […]
THE club championship kicked off here in Donegal last weekend and although we got to see the new rules during club leagues, this was our first taste of how football might look at club level. I’m sure we can all remember attending club games all over the country last season and what was on display […]
By Niall Gartland ON Sunday afternoon at the historic Breffni Park in Cavan, the Tyrone minor footballers will go in search of a place in the All-Ireland final. Roscommon stand in their way. There’s no guarantees but it’s a big, big opportunity. Among their ranks are two talented young brothers from Killyclogher – Thomas and Charlie […]
By Niall Gartland THE disappointment will linger for some time yet, but Tyrone’s senior intercounty footballers will get back on the wagon with their clubs at short notice following last Saturday’s All-Ireland preliminary quarter-final defeat to Roscommon. Four of the five scheduled rounds of starred fixtures have been played at this juncture, but the county men […]
By Niall Gartland THE tickets have been booked, the accommodation has been sorted and the bags have been packed – well, maybe not just yet on the last part. Killyclogher footballer Matthew Murnaghan will hop aboard a plane and travel to the United States next week as part of a delegation from Queen’s University Belfast, […]
By Niall Gartland LOUGHMACRORY coach Luke Barrett was hugely complimentary of the commitment of his players in the wake of their derby win over Killyclogher last Friday night. St Teresa’s have now won all four of their Division One matches to date, an impressive statistic reflected in the fact they sit top of the table […]
By Niall Gartland KILLYCLOGHER haven’t exactly been handed the cushiest draw in the world as they finalise their preparations for Friday night’s block-buster clash against defending champions Dromore, but their joint-captain Mark Bradley wouldn’t have it any other way. Tyrone are the only remaining county in Ulster to opt for a traditional knock-out in the […]
The Tyrone Senior Championship gets underway in a week’s time and we take a look at a handful off the players who are likely to make an impact in the battle for the O’Neill Cup. Darragh Canavan (Errigal Ciaran) CANAVAN has been in scintillating attacking form for Errigal Ciaran during their league campaign. He’s scored heavily […]
By Barry O’Donnell STRIKING that fine balance between remaining competitive while ushering fresh blood into their ranks has been the chief objective of Ryan McMenamin during the first few months of his managerial tenure at Gardrum Park. The Dromore legend has big boots to fill this season with his predeceSsor- another St Dympna’s stalwart- Colm […]
By Niall Gartland KIERAN Howe is set to take charge of Killyclogher for a second stint. The Killyclogher stalwart brings a wealth of experience to the role. He played a major part in their historic first ever Tyrone Senior Championship triumph back in 2003 before managing the team for five years between 2011 and 2015. […]
