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 […]
GAELIC Life columnist Kevin Cassidy believes that Tyrone are genuine contenders for the All-Ireland title this year.
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 […]
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 […]
Tyrone were comfortable winners in the McKenna Cup on Saturday night.
Six changes to the team that beat Monaghan in the semi-final.
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 […]
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 […]
OWEN Mulligan has opened up to Kevin Cassidy in a fascinating Barroom tape interview in today’s Gaelic Life.
In December 2015, Tiernan McVey was named on the Gaelic Life Team of the week for his performance between the posts for Moortown at the St Paul’s Ulster Club Minor Tournament. It is a moment that he cherishes, as it represented a major achievement for someone who had managed to battle with and conquer a […]
