By Shaun Casey THERE could be no debate or controversy surrounding the choice for the man of the match in the Armagh SFC final on Sunday. Madden star Darragh McMullen accepted the award after putting in a phenomenal performance. His early two-pointer helped set the tone for the Raparees, but it was his work away […]
By Shaun Casey MADDEN joint-manager Adrian O’Donnell was delighted with how his side came through a titanic tussle with Maghery last weekend to win by the minimum of margins and qualify for the semi-finals of the Armagh Senior Championship. The Raparees needed to kick six of the last seven scores to survive an upset and Maghery […]
By Shaun Casey THE semi-final hurdle has been the stumbling block for Madden in the last two championship campaigns, and they’re hoping to go at least one step further this season, says captain Tony O’Hagan. The Raparees lost out to Crossmaglen in 2023 before falling to Clan na Gael in 2024 but remain one of […]
10 YEARS GO COLM Cooper made his Kerry comeback after 13 months out as Kerry relegated Tyrone from Division One. In a thrilling draw in Omagh, the Kingdom did enough to secure their Division One status and only for Darren McCurry’s late leveller, they would have ended up in a semi-final too. The highlight though […]
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, […]
By Barry O’Donnell HAVING at last ‘filled a gap’ on the Dunmoyle clubhouse gallery of past champions, Ben McDonnell appreciates that replicating the classes of 1993 and 2002 will be an even sterner test for this current Errigal Ciaran side. The Tyrone campaigner played a starring role as Errigal bridged a ten year gap to […]
