Niall Gartland speaks to Liam Grugan about the role of primary schools in developing our future GAA stars. IN 2019, St Lawrence’s Primary School in Fintona reigned supreme at the Millennium Cup – a prestigious annual competition for budding young Gaelic footballers from Omagh and its surrounding areas. Check out the pertinent photograph on these pages […]
By Niall Gartland FORMER Tyrone footballer Seamus McCallan is optimistic that the county’s senior intercounty team will benefit in the long run from their defeat to Kerry in last Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final. The Carrickmore man affirms that it’s still been a very good year for Tyrone – particularly when you consider the county’s underage success at […]
It was a mixed weekend for Ulster. Tyrone were chinned by Clifford brilliance. Donegal bore their ruthless side. Michael McMullan takes a look. FOUR became two over the weekend as the race for Sam heads towards the final fork in the road. Donegal and Kerry are left standing but two into one doesn’t go. Tyrone put […]
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 […]
