By Alan Rodgers PROMOTION to Division Two in Tyrone for the 2026 season has further enhanced Cookstown’s reputation as a team very much on an upward curve as they bid to make the most of talented underage players preparing to make their mark at adult level. On Sunday past, the Fr Rock’s bounced back by […]
THE club championship kicked off here in Donegal last weekend and although we got to see the new rules during club leagues, this was our first taste of how football might look at club level. I’m sure we can all remember attending club games all over the country last season and what was on display […]
By Niall Gartland JIM Gavin’s mission statement backboning his work as head honcho of the Football Rules Committee certainly wasn’t lacking in ambition – to make Gaelic Games the most enjoyable amateur sports in the world to watch and play. To that end, Gaelic Football has been subject to a considerable transformation with a swathe […]
By Barry O’Donnell TRILLICK joint-manager Peter McGinnity believes that it was evident during courses of his side’s fiercely competitive league encounter with Carrickmore last Friday that the championship is just around the corner now. The Reds went joint top of the Division One table by virtue of their 2-16 to 1-15 victory over Carmen at […]
Niall Gartland talks to former Tyrone star Ryan Mellon about an unforgettable All-Ireland final triumph over Kerry in 2005 TYRONE’S finest hour? Some will balk at the notion – surely the honour goes to that historic All-Ireland triumph of 2003, that memorable late-September day where we finally reached the promised land after decades and decades of trying. No longer were we […]
By Alan Rodgers A COLD January night in 2010 enveloped with a deep blanket of fog will be far removed from the hothouse atmosphere expected in the Croke Park heat when Tyrone take on Kerry in an intriguing All-Ireland semi-final on Saturday. Two players provide the link between this latest clash in the 2025 race […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER Mayo star Lee Keegan has expressed his disappointment that the Tyrone and Kerry minor teams have not being given the chance to play in front of next weekend’s All-Ireland senior semi-final between the two counties. Speaking on the Gaelic Lives All-Ireland semi-final podcast, Keegan feels there should be “wriggle room” with the […]
BY KEVIN KELLY AT the end of the day it was a case of job done for Tyrone as they comfortably saw off the challenge of Cavan at Brewster Park yesterday (Sunday) afternoon. That win coupled with Donegal’s late victory over Mayo means that the Red Hands topped their group. Wing half back Kieran McGeary, […]
THERE are two changes to the starting line-up for the Cavan team that will face Tyrone on Sunday in their final round clash at Brewster Park. Two key attacking players, Paddy Lynch and Oisin Brady have been named to start, while Sean McEvoy and Oisin Kiernan drop to the subs bench. That comes with the […]
BEFORE Donegal and Tyrone have even kicked a ball in the All-Ireland series, it has been blown wide open. Last weekend’s result in Castlebar now means that anything is possible in this group and we could see one of the big guns exit the competition a lot earlier than they would have wanted. Let’s just […]
