BEFORE Donegal and Tyrone have even kicked a ball in the All-Ireland series, it has been blown wide open. Last weekend’s result in Castlebar now means that anything is possible in this group and we could see one of the big guns exit the competition a lot earlier than they would have wanted. Let’s just […]
By Niall Gartland RYAN McMenamin wouldn’t be at all surprised if Tyrone make a full recovery from their provincial exit at the hands of Armagh and mount a charge through the upcoming All-Ireland Round Robin series and beyond. Citing his own experience of springing back into contention in the old backdoor system, the three-time All-Ireland winner […]
ULSTER SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL ARMAGH V TYRONE Saturday, Clones, 4.45pm By Niall Gartland WILL things come full circle for an injury-ravaged Armagh side in Saturday’s Ulster Championship semi-final at Clones? Tyrone were the last team to defeat the Orchard County in 70 minutes of championship football – that being an All-Ireland round robin clash […]
Ulster SFC Quarter-Final Tyrone v Cavan Sunday, O’Neill’s Healy Park, 4.15pm By Niall Gartland Advertisement IT’S not the mother of all hoodoos – but it’s not a million miles off it. Cavan haven’t won a single championship campaign against Tyrone since all the way back in 1983, and it isn’t as if they’ve given each […]
By Niall Gartland HARD work will be absolutely pivotal if Tyrone are to enjoy success in the coming weeks and months, according to manager Malachy O’Rourke. The vastly experienced bainisteoir is happy to acknowledge that there is no shortage of talent within the senior ranks, which will no doubt be augmented in the coming years […]
By Niall Gartland A FEW minutes before the final whistle blew on Tyrone’s final day league win over Dublin, news of their relegation filtered through. Mayo had overcome Donegal, meaning that the Red Hands will play Division Two football in 2026, and while that’s a source of disappointment, the abiding feeling after the match was a […]
By Barry O’Donnell MATCHES against the likes of Offaly and Louth may await Tyrone in early 2026 after they lost their place at the top table with relegation last weekend from Division One, but a defiant Mattie Donnelly insists that the county remain contenders no matter where they are plying their trade in league football. The […]
By Niall Gartland RORY Brennan’s return to the intercounty scene is going very well on a personal level, and he says he was keen to repay the trust placed in him by new manager Malachy O’Rourke. The vastly experienced Trillick player looks to have nailed down a starting jersey in the heart of the Tyrone […]
By Barry O’Donnell HAVING just returned to the County fold over the off-season, Mark Bradley now finds himself quickly embroiled in a relegation scrap with Tyrone, but despite their mixed results, the star attacker is enjoying being back in the mix. Now into his early thirties the Killyclogher man was persuaded to don the county […]
Niall Gartland assess the promotion and relegation permutations with two rounds of the NFL remaining DONEGAL ALONGSIDE Galway, the top-ranked team in the county. Donegal have won four of their five matches to date, the only blemish a defeat on the road to the Tribesmen. The question hanging over them in recent weeks was a cynical […]
