WINNING their first Ulster Club Championship game last week at the fourth attempt finally got that monkey off the backs of Omagh’s hurlers. However, man of the match in that win over Erne Gaels, Tom McClements knows Saturday’s visitors to O’Neill’s Healy Park will represent a whole different prospect with Castlewellan coming to town. They […]
By Niall Gartland PAUL Maxwell’s involvement with Edendork stretches back a full half-century. He’s witnessed the club win multiple intermediate titles, but nothing even remotely compares to the achievement of winning a first-ever Tyrone Senior Championship. The word ‘historic’ would hardly do it justice. The final whistle of last Friday evening’s replay sparked scenes of […]
By Niall Gartland NEIL Kilpatrick’s flight landed in Dublin Airport at 6.30am last Friday morning. Yep, the same day as the county final. Yet there wasn’t a hint of jet-lag in his performance 13 hours later under lights at Healy Park. Kilpatrick was superb. As usual, you could say. For those not in the know, Kilpatrick […]
By Barry O’Donnell INVALUABLE experience garnered on the Ulster stage will hopefully stand to Rock this weekend, joint manager Paul Coney believes. They take on Down champions Rostrevor on Saturday afternoon in Burren, fresh off the back of their breakthrough Tyrone Intermediate title triumph. It’s a new venture for Rock at this level but the […]
By Niall Gartland EXPERIENCED Fintona forward Aaron McCarney hopes that the Pearses can make their mark in the provincial arena having completed a league and championship double within Tyrone for the first time in the club’s history. They take on Donegal representatives Urris in Sunday’s Ulster Junior Championship quarter-final in Omagh, and they’ll hope to fare […]
By Michael McMullan AFTER their fairytale end and winning their first ever Tyrone senior title, Edendork see Ulster as a huge opportunity. Manager Brian McGuckin also highlighted the input of Conleith Gilligan as they prepare for Saturday’s live televised preliminary round clash with Clonduff in Newry. The Tyrone champions had their recovery session on Monday […]
By Niall Gartland “I think we have good facilities as it is, but the moment you stand still is the moment you get left behind.” That’s the message of Fintona Pearses Development Officer Niall Donnelly, speaking ahead of the club’s launch of their five-year development plan on Friday, October 30. The local community will gather at Fintona […]
By Barry O’Donnell WHILE delighted to welcome back a couple of of their big-hitters in Monday night’s convincing Senior Championship quarter-final victory over Trillick, Errigal Ciaran joint manager Stevie Quinn cautioned that it was still important to monitor their minutes on the field. Both Ruairi Canavan and Joe Oguz appeared as second half substitutes during […]
By Michael McMullan SLIGO have added Tyrone three-time All-Ireland winner Joe McMahon to their management team as Head Coach for 2027. McMahon was part of the Tyrone management team that delivered the 2021 All-Ireland title. The Omagh club man joins Dessie Sloyan’s ticked for the new season that also includes assistant manager Eamon O’Hara, selectors […]
By Shaun Casey Diarmaid McNulty has been appointed the new Tyrone Minor manager, following the departure of Gerard Donnelly after six years at the helm. The Red Hands won the All-Ireland Minor title last season, and reached a further three deciders, and Donnelly also led the county to four Ulster crowns during his time in […]
