Oran Keyes grew up fascinated by all things sport and knew it was how he wanted to spend his life. As part of his studies, he has begun a year working for West Ham United. Michael McMullan writes… From the moment Gerard Keyes took his son Oran to the fundamentals in Carrickmore, he has been hooked […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE’S run to an All-Ireland Minor Ladies final has almost come as a by-product of the high standards implemented by manager Feargal Quinn, who acknowledges that they wouldn’t have reached this point without the application of his players. Quinn, who played on the Moortown team that won the Tyrone Senior Championship back […]
Neutrals will be hoping for a classic All-Ireland final to cap off the season. Sometimes the final has been a non-event but Michael McMullan looks back over the last 10 to have been decided by no more than three points. 2005 Tyrone 1-16 Kerry 2-10 ONE of the all-time great finals as Tyrone rubberstamped their […]
Kerry talisman David Clifford is back in another All-Ireland final and Niall Gartland takes a look at his previous outings with national honours up for grabs. 2016 Hogan Cup final ST Brendan’s Killarney won their first Hogan Cup title since 1992 with a 2-13 to 2-6 victory at Croke Park. Unsurprisingly, a young David Clifford […]
Stephen O’Neill looks back on Tyrone winning Sam Maguire without losing a game in 2003 versus going the scenic route two years later. He spoke with Michael McMullan… KERRY’S 2025 success was the eighth time in the 25 years since the All-Ireland revamp a team has welcomed Sam Maguire having lost in the championship during […]
JIM Gavin has ushered in the era of the super-forward. Malachy O’Rourke’s mistake was leaving his on the sub’s bench. Darren McCurry calls himself ‘The Dazzler’, which is not only accurate, but typifies his modesty. In the Mayo game, Malachy eventually turned to him with 15 minutes to go and he dazzled to the tune […]
They come out of the Cork football factory as solo-runners and handpassers. That is the manufacturer’s guarantee. The prevailing mood watching them toiling up and down the field is sadness. None of them can score goals. Instead they kick the ball straight at the goalie, allowing commentators who know nothing about football to shout, “Another brilliant […]
By Niall Gartland IT’S the hope that kills you, it really is. I greeted Tyrone’s championship defeats to Kerry in 2023 and 2025 with a metaphorical shrug of the shoulder. The lads gave it a crack, it wasn’t good enough, C’est la vie. What can ye do, basically. Saturday was a different experience entirely. A […]
By Shaun Ca There are now just eight teams left in the race for Sam Maguire and the last eight pairings are now known following this morning’s All-Ireland quarter-final draw. All four games will take place next weekend at Croke Park. Tyrone will meet All-Ireland champions Kerry, in a repeat of last season’s semi-final, with […]
By Michael McMullan I VISITED my parents a few years ago on a Sunday night after covering a bumper weekend of Derry club championship action. It was the beginning of the second coming of group stages. It was a case of wall-to-wall games with next to no jeopardy. We started to dissect the games; it […]
