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 […]
By Shaun Casey A MONTH ago, reaching an Ulster final at the Junior B grade was the height of Éire Óg’s ambitions, but now the Carrickmore girls are 60 minutes away from an All-Ireland final and they can’t wait for the weekend, says Aoibhinn Daly. Following extremely close encounters against both Crosserlough and Derrynoose, which Éire […]
By Shaun Casey BROCAGH are aiming to keep the Bridie McMenamin Shield in the Red Hand County according to Tyrone captain Siobhan Donnelly as they face Aghaderg of Down on Sunday afternoon. Éire Óg Carrickmore captured the crown last season before going on to clinch the Ulster Junior B title this season, showing that pathway is […]
Former Gortin captain Roger Keenan reminisces on their historic run to the 1985 Senior Championship final By Niall Gartland TWO Saturday evenings ago, a distinguished group of Gortin gentlemen convened for a meal and a few drinks in the local village. It wasn’t just your usual weekly gathering – yes, they’re friends surely, but backboning […]
10 YEARS AGO THE football inter-county season came to an end with Dublin winning a third title in five years, but there was also some chart-topping from Fermanagh with Roslea’s Seán Quigley finishing the year as the championship’s top scorer. The Erne ace plundered 3-36 during Fermanagh’s run to the All-Ireland quarter-final, giving him a […]
By Alan Rodgers A SEVEN-YEAR stint in Tyrone intermediate football has whetted the appetite for more among the Naomh Eoghan side that is entering this year’s race for the Paddy Cullen Cup with particular vigour. The then Newtownstewart, St Eugene’s club gained promotion via a Tyrone Junior Championship title in 2018. They have since amalgamated […]
