By Michael McMullan TYRONE’S reward for winning their 26th Ulster minor title is an All-Ireland quarter-final date with Munster runners-up Cork. Cavan led at half-time in Sunday’s Ulster final in Brewster Park before goals from star man Joel Kerr and Cathal Farley shot Tyrone to victory. For their part, Cavan will face Kerry who were […]
Northern lights: Our team of the Ulster SFC
May 25, 2025
Now that the Ulster Championship has been and gone, Michael McMullan looks at the key men on show. Here is his selection. 1 Ronan Burns (Down) RONAN who? That’s what most people outside Down were asking when the u-20 ‘keeper stepped into the number one jersey. Hailed by manager Conor Laverty as the best shot […]
Three changes for Tyrone ahead of trip to Ballybofey
May 23, 2025
By Michael McMullan MALACHY O’Rourke has named the Tyrone team for this weekend’s showdown with Ulster champions Donegal. Peter Harte, Mattie Donnelly and Aidan Clarke are named to start from the team that lost the Ulster semi-final at the hands of Armagh. Joe Oguz isn’t named in the 26 but there is a return for […]
Eoghan Bán returns as Donegal name squad for Tyrone visit
May 23, 2025
By Michael McMullan JIM McGuinness has named the same team from the Ulster final for Saturday’s visit of Tyrone. The Ulster champions host the Red Hands in a repeat last year’s All-Ireland opener (Ballybofey, 7pm) There is a return of Eoghan Bán Gallagher after injury ruled the Killybegs man out since their league win over […]
Tyrone camogs ready to rock again
May 23, 2025
By Niall Gartland TYRONE get their All-Ireland Premier Junior Championship campaign underway away to Louth this Saturday afternoon, and manager Paul O’Grady is more than happy with his side’s preparations for their forthcoming campaign. While other teams across the county may have had league finals and provincial campaigns to contend with in recent weeks, the […]
Gaelic Lives Group Stages Week 2 Preview
May 23, 2025
KYLE Coney and Paul Durcan preview all the upcoming championship action! Malachy O’Rourke’s Tyrone head to Ballybofey to take on back-to-back Ulster champions Donegal. All-Ireland champions Armagh hope to bounce back from their provincial final defeat when they host Derry. Monaghan are on the road to Newbridge as they take on newly crowned Leinster winners […]
This weekend’s GAA on the box
May 21, 2025
THERE is another bumper weekend of Gaelic Games action on this weekend across the land. The Munster and Leinster hurling titles are still on the line with the football action now switching towards the race for Sam. Ulster champions Donegal welcome Tyrone to MacCumhaill Park in a repeat of their opener from last year won […]
FEATURE: Provincial kingpins
May 19, 2025
Niall Gartland charts the counties who have traditionally fared best on the provincial front Kerry (86 Munster titles) LEADING the way with the most provincial titles of any county is – no big surprises here – Kerry. While Cork were dominant in the early stages of the competition, winning six Munster titles in the 1890s, it wasn’t long […]
Gaelic Life team of the week
May 15, 2025
THE championship action was in full flow last weekend with silverware up for grabs on different fronts. Here is our selection of the star players from games involving Ulster teams. 1 Ethan Rafferty Armagh Grew into a thrilling Ulster final clash against Donegal. Hit a mammoth two-point free in extra-time. Advertisement 2 DEARBHAIL DOBBIN Antrim […]
Tyrone stars of the noughties pull on their boots to official open state of the art Stewartstown facility
May 13, 2025
By Michael McMullan TYRONE All-Ireland winning captain Peter Canavan is one a number of former Red Hand stars pulling the boots back on this Saturday. To mark GAA President Jarlath Burns officially opening their playing facilities and state-of-the-art new stand, Stewartstown Harps team of 2005 are taking on a Tyrone team of the decade on […]