By Alan Rodgers MORE Ulster success has once again put the Tyrone Minors in pole position to challenge for even more glory at All-Ireland level when they meet Cork in what looks set to be an intriguing tussle in this Saturday’s quarter-final showdown in Portlaoise. But you won’t find either the management or players under-estimating […]
By Niall Gartland LONG-STANDING Galbally footballer Sean Murphy has absorbed the lessons of many years on the football field and is now bringing that expertise to the Tyrone Minor set-up in a coaching capacity. Formally, Murphy is the team’s Strength and Conditioning coach, but he’s also lending a hand on the sidelines and he’ll be […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE minor manager Gerard Donnelly is grateful that the protracted group stage format has been replaced by a more palatable backdoor system in this year’s Ulster Championship. The Red Hands take on Fermanagh this Saturday in Omagh and will be strongly fancied to prevail, though Donnelly, who teaches in St Michael’s, Enniskillen, […]
A look back at GAA events this week 10, 20 and 30 years ago 10 years ago The big story 10 years ago this week was the All-Ireland SHC final replay between Kilkenny and Tipperary. The first game had been a thriller as their rivalry scaled new heights with the final going to the replay […]
By Michael McMullan GERARD Donnelly knows exactly what is coming down the track this weekend for his Tyrone minor side. The Red Hands will take on reigning Ulster and All-Ireland champions Derry in their own back yard at Owenbeg. Donnelly, now in his fourth year at the helm, steered the Red Hands to the 2021 […]
By Niall Gartland THE serious stuff starts now in the Ulster Minor Championship and Tyrone minor boss Gerry Donnelly recognises that they can’t afford to take Cavan lightly in Saturday’s quarter-final clash in Omagh. Donnelly is in his fourth season in the hotseat and he’s seen just about everything in his time in charge, from […]
By Niall Gartland THE Ulster Minor Championship is coming to the boil and Tyrone midfielder James Corry says that morale in the camp is high ahead of Saturday’s semi-final clash against Monaghan. The Red Hands have won all four of their matches in this year’s campaign to date – group stage victories over Cavan, Armagh […]
By Niall Gartland THE Tyrone minors begin their three in-a-row quest in the Ulster Championship away to Cavan this Saturday, but let’s not get too carried away with idle talk of titles just yet as it’s a marathon not a sprint. There’s a new group stage format this season, and if Tyrone are to complete […]
Collie Holmes’s Tyrone minors are preparing to play Monaghan in the Ulster final
