By Niall Gartland Punch the word Edendork into the sat nav and there it is. A splash of urban land between Dungannon and Coalisland. Blink and you could easily miss it. Darren McCurry’s family home is quite literally a kick of the ball away from Arthur Mallon Park, Edendork’s club grounds. Or as Adrian Kilpatrick, father of Conn […]
By Niall Gartland POMEROY skipper Kieran McGeary has a tidy way of explaining things. Rewind the clock a few months and the aftermath of Tyrone’s narrow All-Ireland Senior Championship quarter-final defeat to Kerry. Speaking after the game, he mused that “All the experts had ruled us out, and their own records wouldn’t be deadly against […]
By Niall Gartland POMEROY forward Ronan Duffin recognises the importance of having a full panel to pick from as they get ready for Sunday’s Intermediate Championship quarter-final against Derrylaughan. For the first time all season, they had a clean bill of health as they swatted aside Clogher in the first round nearly a fortnight ago, […]
By Barry O’Donnell MEMORIES of last year’s bitter Championship reversal at home to Mayo should act as an effective motivational tool for Tyrone heading into this Sunday’s latest clash between the two counties, manager Malachy O’Rourke hopes. Rewind the clock back twelve months and an apparently buoyant Tyrone were heading into the meeting with the […]
By Barry O’Donnell TYRONE manager Malachy O’Rourke has warned that in Roscommon on Sunday his side are coming up against one of the ‘form teams in the country’. The ‘Hyde’ will no doubt be hopping this weekend in this opening round match of the revamped (yet again) All-Ireland Senior Championship series as Mark Dowd’s newly […]
Icons of the proud Augher club recall their first ever Senior Championship victory in 1976… By Niall Gartland NESTLED a few miles from Knockmany Forest is the tranquil border village of Augher. It would be entirely unfair to characterise it as a mere one-horse town but it’s hardly an urban hotbed – the 2021 census […]
By Niall Gartland A POTENTIAL fixtures crisis was averted at Tuesday night’s meeting of the Tyrone County Committee following a week of uncertainty – but frustration remains about the lack of a concrete start date for this year’s All County Leagues. The three top tiers have been placed firmly on hold due to the ongoing […]
Dromore stars look back on special days at their home club ahead of its new development. By Niall Gartland MIGHTY oaks from tiny acorns grow. Back in the days before colour television, the home of Dromore GAA may have been fit for purpose and no more – but it certainly had its fair share of […]
By Michael McMullan TYRONE will take on Monaghan in Saturday’s Ulster Minor League final but manager Gerard Donnelly is already turning an eye to the championship. The Red Hands were Ulster and All-Ireland champions under Donnelly’s watch last year but it is a totally new cohort this year. Tyrone booked their spot in this weekend’s […]
By Alan Rodgers A TIMELY opportunity to set their form on the correct course ahead of championship next month arrives for the Tyrone seniors when they make the trip to Croke Park on Saturday night for a crucial clash against Meath in the National League. It has been a roller-coaster journey for the Red Hands, […]
