By Niall Gartland It’s my favourite time of the year. Sort of. The Tyrone Club Championships – time to bid adieu to a social life (I’m a total galavanter: not) and hello to the country roads of Tyrone. By the time this is all wrapped up for another year, I’ll be sick, sore and tired of the narrow […]
Former Gortin captain Roger Keenan reminisces on their historic run to the 1985 Senior Championship final By Niall Gartland TWO Saturday evenings ago, a distinguished group of Gortin gentlemen convened for a meal and a few drinks in the local village. It wasn’t just your usual weekly gathering – yes, they’re friends surely, but backboning […]
By Barry O’Donnell EOIN McElholm has already stockpiled an impressive array of medals and trophies in the still embryonic stage of his career, with both school and county, but even he was struggling to fully articulate what a first Tyrone title meant for Loughmacrory last Sunday. An All-Ireland winner with both Omagh CBS and Tyrone […]
By Niall Gartland LOUGHMACRORY defender Dara Curran says that their unflinching belief in one another was an integral factor in their memorable journey to a historic first-ever Tyrone Senior Championship title after Sunday’s thrilling final win over Trillick. In the first few years since they returned to Division One, St Teresa’s earned a reputation as being extremely […]
By Michael McMullan SEEING out the closing stages of games was a vital part of Loughmacrory’s historic first county title. That’s the take of ace attacker Ruairi McCullagh who kicked six points in Sunday’s win over Trillick. Playing in their first ever final, Loughmacrory controlled much of the game but two Ciarán Daly goals almost […]
TYRONE and Ulster champions Errigal Ciaran put their titles on the line on Thursday night against Ardboe as the Tyrone SFC kicks into gear. Here is a glance at all the games… TYRONE SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP FIRST ROUND Errigal Ciaran v Ardboe Advertisement Thursday, Dungannon, 7.15pm TITLE holders Errigal Ciaran face Ardboe in the Tyrone Senior […]
TYRONE and Ulster champions Errigal Ciaran will begin the defence of their titles against Ardboe in the first game of next month’s championship. Carrickmore will host the tie of the round between Trillick and Dungannon, a repeat of the 2020 the Clarkes won after penalties when extra time couldn’t separate them. Thursday, September 11 – […]
By Barry O’Donnell FORMER county star Niall Sludden hopes that the presence of a couple of ‘blue bloods’ on the sideline can kickstart Dromore’s season into life. Two favourite sons of St Dympna’s, Eoin McCusker and Paddy Montague, took over the managerial reins at St Dympna’s last week, replacing Jason Reilly, and they enjoyed a […]
ULSTER champions Errigal Ciaran will begin the defence of their titles against Ardboe. There will be two cracking ties with Killyclogher up against Loughmacrory with current league leaders Dungannon up against Trillick in a repeat of the 2020 final the Clarkes won after penalties Last year’s intermediate winners Derrylaughan have been drawn to pay Omagh. […]
By Alan Rodgers A REPEAT of last year’s Tyrone Senior final gave the two teams who contested that O’Neill Cup showdown the perfect opportunity to test their respective panellists in the first of a series of starred matches played without county representatives. Trillick and Errigal Ciaran played out a fairly entertaining draw on Sunday, the tie […]
