By Barry O’Donnell MALACHY O’Rourke has dismissed the notion that the Red Hands represent Kerry’s ‘bogey team’ but admits the fact that Tyrone have won the more memorable clashes over the past twenty years has probably helped perpetuate that impression. Despite the fact that the Kingdom have won four of the last five Championship meetings […]
NIALL GARTLAND: First of all, what did you make of the win over Roscommon in the semi-finals? They really dug deep in the second half. CIARAN GOURLEY: From a coaching point of view, it probably wasn’t the perfect performance, far from it, but semi-finals are all about winning. You have to give credit to Roscommon […]
By Michael McMullan THE details for the All-Ireland SFC semi-finals have been announced. Kerry and Tyrone will meet on Saturday with the Tailteann Cup as the first game of the double header. Donegal will lock horn with Meath on Sunday, after the All-Ireland JFC final. Advertisement All-Ireland SFC semi-finals – Croke Saturday July 12 Kerry […]
By John Fallon TYRONE, Monaghan, Laois and Westmeath have advanced to the semi-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship after two of the quarter-finals went to extra-time on a weekend of drama. The 2022 champions Laois will now meet a Monaghan side bidding for their first title in the grade in the semi-finals, while Westmeath, […]
All-Ireland semi-final draws By Michael McMullan THERE it is. The pairings for the All-Ireland semi-finals are known. Kerry will face Tyrone after knocking out All-Ireland champions Armagh on Sunday. Advertisement Ulster champions Donegal will take on Meath after the Royals saw off Galway in Sunday’s Croke Park epic. All-Ireland semi-finals Tyrone v Kerry Donegal v […]
By Alan Rodgers ALONG the Loughshore in Derrylaughan, the GAA people know all about the challenge facing Tyrone as they prepare to meet the Dubs in All-Ireland action for the first time since the ‘Super Eights’ in 2019. Defeat against the then all-conquering Sam Maguire kingpins was the lot for the Red Hands on that […]
Niall Gartland examines how the Tyrone senior panel has undergone a significant shift in personnel since landing Sam Maguire in 2021 TIME marches inexorable forward. For this piece we’ve delved into our fairly recent past and there’s one fairly obvious conclusion to make: the Tyrone senior intercounty panel has undergone a massive transition in the […]
By Niall Gartland GET to Croke Park and you’re doing something right. This weekend marks Tyrone’s first championship appearance at GAA Headquarters in almost exactly two years – the last time they graced the hallowed sod was an ill-fated quarter-final against Kerry on July 1, 2023. Tyrone didn’t really raise a gallop that day and suffice it […]
IN my last column, I opened up with the fact that with the current format of the championship, coupled with the new rules, the GAA have stumbled upon a system which has proven to be the most exciting in years. And all that has happened in the intervening three weeks has only served to make […]
By Niall Gartland REACHING across the county divide. The girls from Clann na nGael and Craigbane have joined forces and there’s a big, big day in the pipeline. Following in the footsteps of a similar amalgamation among the boys, the decision was made this year to merge the u-14 girls’ teams. The clubs straddle each […]
