By Alan Rodgers CHAMPIONSHIP hurling in the Nickey Rackard Cup is the focus for Tyrone as they bid to build on what was a reasonably satisfactory spring league campaign when the season begins this Saturday against Sligo at Garvaghey. It’s a competition which holds much promise for the Red Hands after two seasons in the […]
By Barry O’Donnell OTHER players must step up and fill the void in the absence of suspended captain Aidy Kelly this Saturday at Dr Hyde Park, Tyrone senior hurling manager Stephen McGarry insists. Kelly received a straight red card in the opening stages of last weekend’s hard-fought clash against Fermanagh in Enniskillen, yet despite their […]
By Alan Rodgers A NATIONAL League Division Two campaign which has seen Tyrone suffer a number of heavy defeats concludes this weekend with a first ever meeting against a Kerry team also hoping for better fortunes ahead. While the footballing rivalry between the two counties has spanned 51 years since their inaugural clash at Croke […]
By Alan Rodgers THE Tyrone hurlers are facing into what is firmly expected to be another difficult clash in their Division Two National League campaign when they meet Down in round four at Ballycran on Sunday. It will be a first meeting between the counties in more than two decades. Tyrone lost comprehensively on that […]
By Alan Rodgers THE Tyrone hurlers are entering this year’s National League Division Two campaign with the expectation of facing challenging matches against some of the most consistent tier two counties during the past number of seasons. But the campaign opens this Saturday (4pm) in O’Neill’s Healy Park against more familiar opposition. The Red Hands […]
By Alan Rodgers A VICTORY is now an urgent priority for the Tyrone hurlers as they continue their Christy Ring Cup campaign with a vital clash against a Sligo side which has consistently proved to be strong opposition. It has been a difficult start to the competition for the Red Hands. An opening day defeat […]
By Alan Rodgers A SECOND Christy Ring Cup campaign for the Tyrone hurlers brings with it the opportunity for them to build on an early-season campaign which has been marked by them making impressive strides when it matters most in the higher ranks. Progress in the National League – which concluded with a final defeat to Derry two […]
By Alan Rodgers TWO different outcomes are sitting in front of the Tyrone hurlers as their National League campaign reaches its climax with an absolutely critical match against Wicklow. It has been a mixed scorecard for the Red Hands so far, but the choices facing Stephen McGarry and his players are abundantly clear as they […]
By Alan Rodgers HOME advantage is among the potential benefits which the Tyrone hurlers are hoping to call upon as they seek that first National League victory when Roscommon visit Carrickmore for what’s expected to be a close contest this weekend. Games between the two have been tight and uncompromising in recent years. Tyrone held the […]
By Alan Rodgers A NEW season beckons for the Tyrone hurlers as their main aim continues to be the consolidation of the brilliant progress which has marked their performances in both the league and championship during the past few years. Last year, 2023, marked their first time in both the higher Division 2B and the […]
