By Niall Gartland THERE’S a very real danger that Eglish are coming in cold to Sunday’s All-Ireland Intermediate semi-final against Ahascragh/Caltra, and manager Nathan Curry finds it hard not to be frustrated by the situation. Just like last year, there was no Ulster Intermediate Championship on the books and that means that Eglish haven’t played […]
“CONOR loves cups, loves winning. He’s not a lad to just take part, he has to be winning. He’s a supreme competitor. Whether it’s chess, keepie-uppies, shooting practice, whatever, he always has to win and that’s the massive driving force he’s going to bring with him.” – Mattie McGleenan, August 2022. Prescient words. Eglish boss […]
By Niall Gartland ARMAGH joint-captain Leanne Donnelly says they were keen to rectify the disappointments of 2023 and now they’re hoping to pick up their second piece of silverware in the space of a month when they take on Antrim Seconds in this weekend’s Ulster Intermediate Championship final. The Orchard County came out second best in […]
By Michael McMullan THE late Cormac McAnallen could’ve been one of the greatest players to play the game. That was the take of his former minor, u-21 and senior manager Mickey Harte. Speaking to the press after Saturday’s 1-16 to 1-11 to Dublin, on the 20th anniversary of Cormac’s passing, Harte said it will be […]
THE McAnallen home near Eglish changed forever on the morning of March 2, 2004. Tyrone GAA captain, Cormac, had died in his sleep during the night aged just 24. His shocking death plunged his family into mourning, along with his parish community, the county he served so well in sport, all lovers of gaelic games […]
By Niall Gartland THE Cormac McAnallen club in Sydney have unveiled a new jersey to coincide with the 20th anniversary of the late Tyrone captain’s death. The club was founded in January 2005 as a living tribute to McAnallen and the passing of time hasn’t eroded their original mission statement of honouring a true great […]
Ulster Camogie is coming down with exceptionally talented players, so it’s no easy ask to find and anoint a Camogie Player of the Year award in association with Ulster Camogie. This time last year it was Loughgiel Shamrocks sensation Róisín McCormick who was named as the winner, and she was a fitting recipient after a […]
By Niall Gartland EGLISH camogs haven’t plotted the typical path to this Saturday’s All-Ireland Intermediate Championship semi-final clash against Meath side Na Fianna. Their last competitive outing was a Tyrone Senior Championship final replay victory over Dungannon-based Naomh Treasa in mid-September as there was no Ulster Intermediate Championship to play for this year. A decision […]
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 […]
By Shaun Casey CLONDUFF edged out old foes Eglish last weekend to earn their first Ulster title since 2019. A super second-half display from Kieran McGourty’s side was enough to capture the trophy, with three points the difference in the end. “It was a great game, Eglish put it up to us every step of […]
