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 […]
TG4 All-Ireland SFC Galway 4-20 Tyrone 2-7 By Eanna O’Reilly GALWAY followed up their opening round victory over Meath with an emphatic 19 point-victory over Tyrone in the TG4 All-Ireland SFC in Tuam. The result sees the Tribeswomen book their place in a home quarter final, while Tyrone must defeat Meath in their final group […]
Tyrone captain Brian Kennedy provides exemplary leadership for club and county. Shaun Casey finds out more It was only when Tyrone started posting pictures on their social media accounts of Brian Kennedy lining up for the pre-match toss against opposition captains that people from outside the Red Hand County began to truly appreciate his sheer size. […]
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 […]
