“I just loved testing myself against others”


FORMER Tyrone and Carrickmore ace looks back at some of the memorable games playing and watching football down the years… Name: Eilish Gormley Teams played for: An Charraig Mhór, Tyrone, Ulster, St. Mary’s, UUJ, Combined Ulster Colleges, Combined Irish Colleges, Roscommon Ladies in Boston, Connacht Ladies in Boston, Armagh Ladies Rugby. Current involvement: Advertisement I […]


Meenagh joins Conor Laverty’s backroom team in Down


CIARÁN Meenagh has joined the backroom team of Conor Laverty’s Down Senior Footballers, it has emerged this evening. Meenagh had been involved with Derry since 2018, originally in a coaching capacity before stepping into the management position vacated by Rory Gallagher in the lead-in to this year’s Ulster final. Subsequent to their impressive showing against […]


Cormac McAnallen: The Brantry Boy will remain forever young


By Niall Gartland CORMAC McAnallen is forever young. The Brantry Boy is immortalised in the mind’s eye as the fiercely determined Tyrone footballer whose mid-season reinvention as a full-back was the missing piece of the jigsaw in 2003. Four games was all it took for Cormac to nail down the All-Star full-back position. Tyrone’s calamitous […]


Captain Canavan recalls a milestone season


By Barry O’Donnell DESPITE the passage of time memories of that halcyon summer campaign are still vivid. It’s 20 years exactly today (September 28th 2003 ) since the famine ended with Tyrone laying claim to its first ever All-Ireland senior football title. A 0-12 to 0-9 triumph over defending champions and old adversaries Armagh in […]


KEVIN CASSIDY: Will Harte’s style of play suit the Oak Leafers?


There is one thing that I have noticed over the last 10 to 15 years and that is in GAA circles, allegiances mean very little. The GAA was rocked this week with the news that Mickey Harte would become the next Derry senior football team manager. I’m sure when considering who would become the next manager, […]


Speculation mounts of Mickey Harte being named as new Derry boss


By Michael McMullan SPECULATION is mounting that former Tyrone and Louth manager Mickey Harte is set to be named as the new Derry senior football manager. Harte stepped down as Louth boss on Monday night and is tipped to fill the vacancy with Ulster champions Derry. Louth GAA issued the following statement: Advertisement “Following a […]


Dungannon Clarkes open impressive new hub


IT WAS an eventful and inspiring morning for the Dungannon Thomas Clarkes last Thursday as they officially cut the ribbon at the ceremonial opening of their brand new, state-of-the-art club facilities on the Lisnahull Road. The £1.3million health and community hub will include a community hall, fitness suite, dance studio, meeting space, mixed changing areas and aims to benefit […]


New state-of-the-art floodlights installed at Healy Park


By Niall Gartland THE prestigious Tyrone Club Championships are set to be illuminated in more ways than one with the installation of new state-of-the-art floodlights at O’Neill’s Healy Park. Tyrone’s flagship stadium regularly hosts floodlit championship matches, including a number of recent county finals, but the lighting system has started to degenerate in recent years […]


Dooher and Logan granted new term as Tyrone managers


By Niall Gartland FEARGAL Logan and Brian Dooher have been granted a new three-year term as Tyrone joint-managers at a meeting of the County Committee in Garvaghey this evening. Club delegates offered no dissent when the matter was tabled by the County Board and Logan and Dooher were therefore ratified to lead the county’s senior […]