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 […]
By Alan Rodgers PROMOTION to senior ranks for the 2027 season is a due reward for experienced Naomh Eoghan players including Kevin Gallagher who has soldiered heroically for them since the the dark days when Junior action seemed to the limit of their abilities. Now aged 39, the influential attacker continues to prove his worth […]
By Barry O’Donnell ARDBOE captain Michael O’Neill admits that the passing of the club’s greatest ever footballer Frank McGuigan earlier this year provides a poignant backdrop to their upcoming Championship campaign. The death of the 71 year old back in May sparked widespread sorrow across the country but that sense of loss was especially acute […]
TYRONE minor player Matthew J Daly has been chosen as the latest Gaelic Life Player of the Week. He was a key man in the Red Hands' victory over Galway last weekend. Tyrone will now take on Kildare in the All-Ireland semi-final as they aim to retain the Tom Markham Cup. Daly player was voted […]
I RANG Frank McGuigan's life-long friend John Joe O'Neill this week. "Lonely Housewives.com," he said, "How can we help you?" When I had stopped laughing, he said, "If you are a lady seeking to join, we will require your death certificate madam. We don't want an angry husband walking in on a client." When I […]
By Michael McMullan CIARAN Gourley hopes Tyrone can do themselves justice when they step into the All-Ireland arena against Galway this Saturday. They head into the All-Ireland Minor Championship quarter-final on the back of winning the county’s 26th Ulster title last weekend. Gourley has been down this road enough times to know how it rolls. Having […]
By Alan Rodgers A BACKROOM team that many counties can only dream about has once again been assembled by Paul Devlin as Tyrone U20s put the finishing touches to their preparations ahead of Saturday’s All-Ireland final against Kerry. It is perhaps inevitable that the Red Hands have such a high level of expertise to call […]
Frank McGuigan was one of Gaelic Football’s greatest artists. He was laid to rest on Thursday. Former Tyrone teammates Damian O’Hagan and Kevin McCabe look at his legacy. Michael McMullan writes… WHEN Damian O’Hagan’s phone began to ping since Sunday, it added another layer to Frank McGuigan’s standing in the game. Messages from Dublin trio […]
By Barry O’Donnell TYRONE U20 goalkeeper Oisin Watson has praised the defensive lines in front of him for making his life a lot more comfortable in the side’s run to Saturday’s All-Ireland U20 final clash with Kerry in Croke Park. The Fintona man underlined his value to the squad with a number of vital saves […]
