By Barry O’Donnell DESPITE the passage of time memories of that halcyon summer campaign are still vivid. It’s 20 years exactly today (September 28th 2003 ) since the famine ended with Tyrone laying claim to its first ever All-Ireland senior football title. A 0-12 to 0-9 triumph over defending champions and old adversaries Armagh in […]
CONOR McKenna is bidding to become the first Tyrone man to win an AFL Premiership medal when he lines out in the block-buster Grand Final this Saturday for his club Brisbane Lions in front of 100,000 enraptured supporters. Only one other native of the county – Brocagh-born Aidan Corr – has played in an AFL […]
There is one thing that I have noticed over the last 10 to 15 years and that is in GAA circles, allegiances mean very little. The GAA was rocked this week with the news that Mickey Harte would become the next Derry senior football team manager. I’m sure when considering who would become the next manager, […]
By Michael McMullan SPECULATION is mounting that former Tyrone and Louth manager Mickey Harte is set to be named as the new Derry senior football manager. Harte stepped down as Louth boss on Monday night and is tipped to fill the vacancy with Ulster champions Derry. Louth GAA issued the following statement: Advertisement “Following a […]
IT WAS an eventful and inspiring morning for the Dungannon Thomas Clarkes last Thursday as they officially cut the ribbon at the ceremonial opening of their brand new, state-of-the-art club facilities on the Lisnahull Road. The £1.3million health and community hub will include a community hall, fitness suite, dance studio, meeting space, mixed changing areas and aims to benefit […]
By Niall Gartland THE prestigious Tyrone Club Championships are set to be illuminated in more ways than one with the installation of new state-of-the-art floodlights at O’Neill’s Healy Park. Tyrone’s flagship stadium regularly hosts floodlit championship matches, including a number of recent county finals, but the lighting system has started to degenerate in recent years […]
By Niall Gartland FEARGAL Logan and Brian Dooher have been granted a new three-year term as Tyrone joint-managers at a meeting of the County Committee in Garvaghey this evening. Club delegates offered no dissent when the matter was tabled by the County Board and Logan and Dooher were therefore ratified to lead the county’s senior […]
By Niall Gartland TERRY Devlin, remember the name. The 19-year-old Cookstown lad is one hell of a prospect on the soccer field and a few weeks ago signed on the dotted line for Engish League One club Portsmouth. All being well, he’ll go on to have a long and fruitful career in his chosen sport […]
ALL-IRELAND SFC QUARTER-FINAL Tyrone v Kerry Sunday, Croke Park, 3.45pm Live on GAA GO By Niall Gartland WHO’D have anticipated a quarter of a century ago that Tyrone would go on to form one of the great gaelic footballing rivalries with the bluebloods from Kerry? Their looming All-Ireland quarter-final date has conjured up memories of […]
By Michael McMullan TYRONE have named their side for Saturday’s All-Ireland quarter-final date with reigning champions Kerry at Croke Park (3.45pm). Since Monday’s draw, it is a fixture that has gathered plenty of interest and formed part of a double header with Armagh v Monaghan which throws in at 6pm. Joint managers Feargal Logan and […]
