Sean Marty Lockhart – making a case for the defence


Sean Marty Lockhart is one of the greatest defenders of all time, an All-Star and Ireland’s most capped International Rules player. Michael McMullan went to meet him to pick his brains on the art of defending WHEN you spend 22 hours away from collective team training in preparation for marking Peter Canavan, you tick the […]


Retirement u-turns


Jack McCaffrey is back for Dublin, and we look at  players who have returned to the fold after announcing their retirement… Brian Corcoran (Cork) LIKELY the most prominent example of the genre, legendary Cork hurler Brian Corcoran shocked the GAA world when he retired at the age of 28. Corcoran, who had won the Hurler […]


‘Stephen O’Neill’s 2005 Ulster final performance was a special one’


WHEN Tyrone lit up the noughties, they had Brian McGuigan pulling the strings as their playmaker from centre forward. He looks back on some of the moments from a glittering career for club and county. Teams played for: St Patrick’s Academy Dungannon, Ardboe, Tyrone, Ulster and Ireland. Current involvement: Manager of Ardboe u-13s Which club game, […]


Pauric Grimes: Searching to find your ‘why’


LAST week I fired a few difficult questions your way and one response I received got me to thinking. I suggested that the journey begins with a ‘why’. Your reason behind wanting to better yourself. Your reason to justify the difficult decisions. The purpose that defines your entire decision making process. And then I got this […]


O’Neill tips Tyrone to bounce back


TYRONE’S form has taken a nosedive in the past few weeks but Stephen O’Neill is confident that they can rectify matters for the championship. Hopes were high of qualifying for the league final after a bright early start but a triple whammy of defeats to Donegal, Mayo and Kerry put an end to that particular […]