By Niall Gartland Across their two McKenna Cup group stage matches, Tyrone boss Malachy O’Rourke handed game-time to a grand total of 30 players – a figure inclusive of 11 lads who had never before played a single minute at senior intercounty level. On top of that, there are various players who are yet to take to […]
An outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease wreaked havoc on the Tyrone GAA scene 25 years ago. Niall Gartland writes… BEFORE Covid, there was Foot and Mouth. Okay, more than a tad melodramatic, but it was certainly troublesome for those affected by it – and the county of Tyrone was affected much more than most. […]
By Michael McMullan GABRIEL Bannigan has made five changes to his side for Wednesday’s Dr McKenna Cup semi-final (Inniskeen 7.30pm) Goalkeeper Jack Kiernan, Darragh Treanor, Dessie Ward, skipper Mícheál Bannigan and newcomer Alistair Stewart come in. Stewart played in Emyvale’s run to the Ulster junior final with clubmate Karl Gallagher one of five players named […]
Monaghan v Tyrone (Wednesday, Inniskeen, 7.30pm) TYRONE are at the top of the McKenna Cup roll of honour with 17 titles and Monaghan are just behind them with 15. For one of these counties, their participation in this year’s competition will come to an end on Wednesday evening. Gabriel Bannigan’s men have home advantage at […]
The former Tyrone boss never thought he would return to the sidelines after a health scare, but 2026 will see him attacking on two fronts By Shaun Casey THERE was a time when Feargal Logan didn’t think he’d ever return to the sidelines. The former Tyrone player and manager suffered a stroke in 2024 but […]
By Niall Gartland A FRIDAY night clash under lights against their old rivals across the Blackwater is an ideal way to get the season underway, according to Tyrone skipper Brian Kennedy. Tyrone travel to the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds tomorrow night to take on Armagh in their McKenna Cup opener – and while it’s unlikely to […]
MALACHY O’Rourke has named his Tyrone side for Friday’s season opener against Armagh in the Dr McKenna Cup. Only Mattie Donnelly and Cormac Quinn remain from the team that started last season’s All-Ireland semi-final exit at the hands of Kerry, with Michael McKernan also coming off the bench against the Kingdom. The Red Hands are […]
By Barry O’Donnell THE New Year chimes will have barely faded by the time Tyrone take to the field on Friday night for their first competitive outing of 2026, a short trip to the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds to tackle Armagh in the relaunched Dr McKenna Cup. The Red Hands will hope that this January 2 fixture will […]
Progress made in O’Rourke’s first season AFTER a few lean years, Malachy O’Rourke was enlisted as Tyrone’s new senior intercounty manager and he engineered their best season since the All-Ireland winning year of 2021. There were a few bumps on the road – relegation to Division Two wasn’t in the script, albeit they were mightily unfortunate […]
By Daire Walsh FOLLOWING the heartbreak of their defeat to Leitrim in the previous year’s final, Aoife Horisk and Tyrone were highly motivated coming into the 2025 edition of the TG4 All-Ireland intermediate football championship. Despite Horisk helping herself to an impressive tally of 2-2 from play, Tyrone fell short by a single point to […]
