McWilliams ready to heal the hurt with Rock


FROM the first minute to the last, the 2008 All-Ireland Junior final was a house of pain for Rock midfielder Enda McWilliams. Having spent much of the season on the bench as a fresh-faced 17-year-old, McWilliams found out that he hadn’t made the squad for the Croke Park trip. His misery was further compounded when […]


Canavan expects Tyrone to give Dublin their fill of it


IT’S no exaggeration to say that Peter Canavan has high expectations for Tyrone this year. The Red Hands meet back-to-back All-Ireland champions Dublin in Saturday evening at Croke Park, and Canavan says they will be “bitterly disappointed” if it’s their one and only meeting this season. Canavan captained Tyrone to their first ever Division One […]


Lynch – Harte needs another All-Ireland


JOHN Lynch believes this is a make or break year for Tyrone’s long-serving boss Mickey Harte. The former Tyrone star makes the bold prediction that only a fourth All-Ireland SFC title will suffice to keep Harte at the helm in 2018, which follows subsequent to the news that the county board rebuffed his request for […]


Bradley: Competition for Tyrone selection is “crazy”


LIVEWIRE forward Mark Bradley has described the competition for a first-team place on the Tyrone senior team as “crazy” in the build-up to Saturday’s McKenna Cup final against Derry. Bradley spearheaded Killyclogher’s magnificent Tyrone SFC success last season but it’s by no means a given that he cements a first-team place with the depth of […]


Sludden: I want to prove myself all over again


NIALL Sludden had a debut season to remember with Tyrone, culminating in an Ulster title and a richly deserved All-Star nomination in 2016. Speaking in today’s Gaelic Life, the Dromore man is determined not to rest on his laurels as the Red Hands target a sixth McKenna Cup on the trot, beginning in Sunday’s clash […]