By Shaun Casey KERRY, be warned. The beards are back. Niall Morgan. Peter Teague. Mattie Donnelly. Pádraig Hampsey. Rory Brennan. They’re all engrossed by the spirit of ‘08 and that can only spell danger for the men in green and gold. In 2008, a host of Tyrone stars grew their facial hair and swore not […]
By Niall Gartland MALACHY O’Rourke is confident that three key players will recover in time for Tyrone’s third and final group stage clash against Cavan on Sunday week. Captain Brian Kennedy, former captain Padraig Hampsey and u-20 star Eoin McElholm sat out last weekend’s disappointing defeat to Mayo, though O’Rourke hopes to have a clean […]
Niall Gartland takes a look at the footballers who have shone brightest on Ulster Championship final day in recent seasons, picking up the Man of the Match awards 2022: Brendan Rogers (Derry) ONE of the most likeable lads on the inter-county circuit and also one of the most talented, Brendan Rogers had a game to […]
By Niall Gartland THE old adage goes that defence wins championships, and Tyrone captain Padraig Hampsey says the team was acutely conscious that they needed to rectify their defensive deficiencies in the wake of some bruising defeats in the earlier rounds of their league campaign. Defeats on the road to Roscommon and Galway were obviously […]
By Niall Gartland THE expectation of success will be considerable, but new Coalisland joint-manager Barry Tracey says he was never going to shy away from taking the reins at one of the most prestigious clubs in Tyrone football. Tracey, who will manage the side with his brother-in-law Steven McNeice, has accrued a wealth of managerial […]
IN these bleak and barren times on the football front, divining any morsels of positivity is no easy task – but Padraig Hampsey has three crumbs of comfort for Tyrone fans as a result of the current hiatus. With Croke Park confirming last week that there will be no inter-county Senior Championship action likely until […]
PADRAIG Hampsey was named Tyrone’s player of the match at their post-match banquet for a sterling display in their All-Ireland defeat to Dublin. Like his teammates, he was emphasising his positives in the wake of their 2-17 to 1-14 defeat in a first All-Ireland appearance for the vast majority of Mickey Harte’s young squad. “We […]
Tyrone may have won 15 Ulster titles in their history, but they celebrated yesterday’s like it was the first.
Mickey Harte named his team for the Mayo clash
