By Daire Walsh FOLLOWING the heartbreak of their defeat to Leitrim in the previous year’s final, Aoife Horisk and Tyrone were highly motivated coming into the 2025 edition of the TG4 All-Ireland intermediate football championship. Despite Horisk helping herself to an impressive tally of 2-2 from play, Tyrone fell short by a single point to […]
Daly on a high as good times roll for Éire Óg
November 28, 2025
By Shaun Casey A MONTH ago, reaching an Ulster final at the Junior B grade was the height of Éire Óg’s ambitions, but now the Carrickmore girls are 60 minutes away from an All-Ireland final and they can’t wait for the weekend, says Aoibhinn Daly. Following extremely close encounters against both Crosserlough and Derrynoose, which Éire […]
Donnelly: We want to write our own Ulster chapter
November 22, 2025
By Shaun Casey BROCAGH are aiming to keep the Bridie McMenamin Shield in the Red Hand County according to Tyrone captain Siobhan Donnelly as they face Aghaderg of Down on Sunday afternoon. Éire Óg Carrickmore captured the crown last season before going on to clinch the Ulster Junior B title this season, showing that pathway is […]
Gortin’s glory days
November 21, 2025
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 […]
IN THE ARCHIVES: Redmond sees red but stays on while Quigley takes top scorer honours
September 19, 2025
10 YEARS AGO THE football inter-county season came to an end with Dublin winning a third title in five years, but there was also some chart-topping from Fermanagh with Roslea’s Seán Quigley finishing the year as the championship’s top scorer. The Erne ace plundered 3-36 during Fermanagh’s run to the All-Ireland quarter-final, giving him a […]
Naomh Eoghan’s Devine setting high targets
September 2, 2025
By Alan Rodgers A SEVEN-YEAR stint in Tyrone intermediate football has whetted the appetite for more among the Naomh Eoghan side that is entering this year’s race for the Paddy Cullen Cup with particular vigour. The then Newtownstewart, St Eugene’s club gained promotion via a Tyrone Junior Championship title in 2018. They have since amalgamated […]
The world at their feet: Tyrone’s golden generation
August 22, 2025
Pascal McConnell looks back 25 years later as a special Red Hand group claimed the All-Ireland U-21 title By Shaun Casey IN truth, no one else really stood a chance. This star-studded Tyrone team had already ruled at minor level and the u-21 stage was merely a platform to push on and create history in the […]
Seven Tyrone players named on minor team of the year
August 6, 2025
SEVEN of Tyrone’s All-Ireland winning minor team have been named on the Electric Ireland team of the year, including player of the year Peter Colton. This year’s campaign once again delivered a season of captivating drama, exceptional talent and one packed with plenty of minor and major moments as Electric Ireland reflects on their 14th […]
Three Ulster players finish at the top end of scorers’ chart
August 5, 2025
ANTRIM’S Maria O’Neill has been pipped by Dublin’s Hannah Tyrrell for the ZuCar Golden Boot award for 2025 – the prize on offer for the leading scorer in the TG4 All-Ireland Championships. Tyrrell’s final tally of 6-28 (46 points) saw her finish three points clear of Antrim’s Maria O’Neill (8-19 – 43 points). Tyrrell (34), […]
Red Hand boss confident his side would deliver
August 4, 2025
By Rónán Mac Lochlainn TYRONE manager Darren McCann said he was confident all through that they had the measure of Laois at Croke Park to capture the TG4 All-Ireland intermediate title for the second time in history. “On the sideline, we felt totally in control. We were creating chances but we just weren’t taking them, […]