By Alan Rodgers SUCCESS in the Dr Lagan Cup competition in 1942 provided a fresh impetus to the fortunes of the Tyrone senior team, which enjoyed steady progress during the early 1940s. They reached the Ulster final for the first time in 1941, also played in the Dr McKenna Cup final and enjoyed a number […]
HAVING watched the unbelievably exciting hurling finals on Sunday, it’s hard not to be envious of the speed and incisive transitions in those games. This is in stark contrast to the football that is currently on show. As we enter the summer months, we are beginning to see that Gaelic football is becoming more defensive […]
By Michael McMullan MONAGHAN have named their team for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC game against Donegal (6pm O’Neills Healy Park). Vinny Corey has opted for the same starting team with experienced trio Conor McManus, Kieran and Darren Hughes again held in reserve. Dessie Ward and Sean Jones have returned to the squad as Monaghan aim for […]
By Katrina Brennan SUMMER may only have begun but Fermanagh’s summer of championship football came to an abrupt end on Saturday evening, in Brewster Park. A lacklustre performance from the Erne men saw them exit the Tailteann Cup at the preliminary quarter-final stage. Division Four side Laois showed more hunger and desire, winning by two […]
THE vast majority of GAA clubs own their own facilities, some may lease, and very few have no facilities to call ‘home’. Although increasingly there are fewer and fewer weeks of the year when the GAA club is not being used, the summer months are the time to get the best out of your GAA […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE ladies manager Sean O’Kane says his side have no choice but to move on from their disappointing Ulster final defeat as they look ahead to their All-Ireland Intermediate Championship opener against Wicklow this Sunday (Lannleire 2pm). While it hasn’t been straightforward season, they were still expected to retain their Ulster title […]
BY KIERAN LYNCH EOGHAN RUA Coleraine sit atop of the pile in the Derry Division 1 Football League, but manager Sean McGoldrick says that his side aren’t getting carried away just yet. They have lost only once in their opening eight games, but with just four points separating the top seven teams, it’s still all […]
By Niall Gartland DEVENISH ended a 26-year wait when they came up trumps in last season’s Fermanagh Intermediate Championship, and manager Sylvester Mulrone says they have now turned their attention to success on the league front. The Garrison-based club are faring extremely well in the Club Players Competition and will take on Teemore in a […]
By Barry O’Donnell STEPHEN Beattie admits to feeling ‘privileged’ to be handed the opportunity to manage one of the county’s premier club sides in Carrickmore. Beattie flipped roles with Ryan Daly and Noel Hurson during the off-season, though the latter two remain an invaluable part of his managerial set up, and it’s a case of so […]
Antrim 3-13 Fermanagh 1-12 Two late goals from Oisin Doherty and Ruairi McCann powered Antrim past Fermanagh and puts them through to the quarter finals of the Tailteann Cup. The game was nip and tuck throughout, with the Saffron’s just pulling away in the end to win by seven-points. Fermanagh controlled the early exchanges in […]
