By Michael McMullan FORMER Tyrone star Stephen O’Neill feels the Tyrone camp deserve credit for how they turned their season around. Despite missing out on a place in the All-Ireland semi-finals this weekend, the current Tyrone U20 coach says Malachy O’Rourke’s side played with “pride and passion” in the championship. The Red Hands had an […]
Small margins made the difference says McGeary
June 30, 2026
By Alan Rodgers ANOTHER year of inter-county footballing action is the big choice now awaiting many of the more experienced members of the Tyrone panel as they contemplate one more season of trying to once again claim an historic Sam Maguire triumph. The evidence presented on Saturday night against Kerry suggests that the Red Hands […]
O’Rourke: We have to find another level
June 26, 2026
By Barry O’Donnell THERE was no real weeping and gnashing of teeth from Tyrone manager Malachy O’Rourke when he reflected on Monday morning’s All-Ireland quarter-final draw, which pitched his side against the reigning champions and raging hot favourites for the 2026 title, Kerry. After Kerry’s emphatic win over Armagh last weekend, they were the team […]
UPDATED: The 2026 race for Sam Maguire
June 22, 2026
By Shaun Ca There are now just eight teams left in the race for Sam Maguire and the last eight pairings are now known following this morning’s All-Ireland quarter-final draw. All four games will take place next weekend at Croke Park. Tyrone will meet All-Ireland champions Kerry, in a repeat of last season’s semi-final, with […]
Defender Clarke is keen to see Tyrone keep building
June 20, 2026
By Barry O’Donnell UPBEAT Tyrone defender Joey Clarke feels that the brace of hard earned back-to-back one point Championship victories the side have now secured hopefully indicates that they have turned the corner after a difficult season. The 2025 All-Ireland winning Under-20 captain cut a contented figure out on the Healy Park pitch at the […]
Tyrone name unchanged starting line up for Mayo match
June 12, 2026
TYRONE manager Malachy O’Rourke has named an unchanged starting line-up for Sunday’s Round 2A encounter against Mayo at Healy Park – though that comes with the usual caveat that there could be changes on the day. The prize on offer for Tyrone this Sunday is a direct path through to the All-Ireland quarter-finals. If they […]
Painful Mayo memory should serve as motivation – Tyrone boss O’Rourke
June 11, 2026
By Barry O’Donnell MEMORIES of last year’s bitter Championship reversal at home to Mayo should act as an effective motivational tool for Tyrone heading into this Sunday’s latest clash between the two counties, manager Malachy O’Rourke hopes. Rewind the clock back twelve months and an apparently buoyant Tyrone were heading into the meeting with the […]
Rossies are one of country’s ‘form teams’ says Malachy O’Rourke
May 22, 2026
By Barry O’Donnell TYRONE manager Malachy O’Rourke has warned that in Roscommon on Sunday his side are coming up against one of the ‘form teams in the country’. The ‘Hyde’ will no doubt be hopping this weekend in this opening round match of the revamped (yet again) All-Ireland Senior Championship series as Mark Dowd’s newly […]
O’Rourke provides update on injured duo
May 21, 2026
By Barry O’Donnell THE prolonged six-week break will hopefully provide Tyrone with a clean bill of health on the injury front heading into Sunday’s crunch showdown with Roscommon, manager Malachy O’Rourke affirms. The Red Hands were last in action on Sunday, April 12 when losing out to Armagh in the Ulster Championship preliminary round, and […]
O’Rourke proud of Tyrone’s ‘fight and spirit’ against Armagh
April 13, 2026
By Alan Rodgers A DETERMINED display when many had been forecasting a comprehensive defeat for Tyrone in yesterday’s Ulster Championship opener at the Athletic Grounds has brought hope for the Red Hands despite the disappointment of a narrow loss. Few gave Malachy O’Rourke and the players much chance following a shaky start to the season. […]