THE first time the name Darragh Canavan entered my consciousness was all the way back in 2014. Jerome Quinn – you know the one – had produced a video of Darragh ripping it up for St Ciaran’s Ballygawley as they captured their first ever Ulster Schools title with a 0-19 to 1-6 victory over St […]
By Alan Rodgers NOTHING beats that feeling of euphoria following a big Championship victory. That was certainly the case around Ballygawley on Sunday, night into Monday as the players, management and supporters celebrated their marvellous Ulster Club success. It was one 22 years in the making and the club enjoyed marking just a third provincial-title triumph. Trips […]
By Alan Rodgers YOUNG and old from around Trillick stood in silence this week as they queued to sign a special book of condolence which has been opened for one of their finest GAA sons. The death of Jody Gormley on Monday evening has shocked and saddened the local community. He had lived in Belfast for […]
FORMER Tyrone footballer Jody Gormley has sadly passed away at the age of 53, it has emerged this evening. Gormley, who in recent years managed his native Trillick, revealed last month that he had been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. In a heart-breaking interview, Jody told the BBC’s GAA Social Podcast that he had “no […]
Ulster Club SFC final Kilcoo v Errigal Ciaran Sunday, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, 3.30pm By Michael McMullan THERE were beaming lights from both Kilcoo and Errigal Ciaran as they booked their spot for Sunday’s showdown. Kilcoo banged five goals past a Scotstown team who edged the Magpies on their way to last year’s final. Advertisement For […]
By Niall Gartland PLAYER, chairman, manager – and now supporter. Mickey Harte was among the Errigal Ciaran contingent who ambled down to the Páirc Esler sod following their side’s victory over Clann Éireann in the Ulster Senior Championship semi-final. And understandably, they were in no major rush to head back to the car park. Harte’s seen […]
By Niall Gartland THERE’S a very real danger that Eglish are coming in cold to Sunday’s All-Ireland Intermediate semi-final against Ahascragh/Caltra, and manager Nathan Curry finds it hard not to be frustrated by the situation. Just like last year, there was no Ulster Intermediate Championship on the books and that means that Eglish haven’t played […]
Three-time Tyrone All-Ireland winner Collie Holmes has joined the Burren management team for the 2025 season.
By Michael McMullan THERE is an excitement in Ryan O’Neill’s voice but the words are well chosen. It’s not long before you realise why he is the Ballinderry vice-captain. A level head. Just a year or two too young for the Shamrocks’ glory days, his first season in the squad was their 2014 senior final defeat. […]
By Michael McMullan DERRYLAUGHAN manager Kevin Niblock is aware of two key points ahead of Sunday’s Ulster semi-final showdown with Ballinderry. The former St Gall’s and Antrim star knows the Shamrocks possess quality. Secondly, he is content his Derrylaughan side’s underbelly is a tough one. The Kevin Barrys clawed back from seven points down against […]
