By Niall Gartland COLLIE Tuohey will always look back fondly on his years spent on the Tyrone Masters set-up. The Greencastle man will line out in nets this Saturday as he bids to get his hands on a fourth All-Ireland medal, but it’s about so much more than winning games – it’s about the camaraderie, friendships […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE Masters go in search of a historic four in-a-row when they travel to the traditional home of Cavan football, Kingspan Breffni Park, to face Roscommon in the Dr Mick Loftus Cup Final on Saturday. The Red Hands are bidding to become the first ever team to win four All-Ireland over-40s titles in […]
Derry Masters are bidding to retain their All-Ireland Shield and Niall Gartland gains an insight into their 2024 season CRAIC, ceoil and camaraderie. The Derry Masters team is one big family but it’s much more than a social outlet and they go in search of All-Ireland Shield honours when they take on Cork this Saturday […]
By Niall Gartland HISTORY-CHASING Tyrone Masters are one game away from becoming the first team from the county to win three All-Irelands in-a-row but the men from Kerry will be dead set on putting a halt to their charge. The two sides are scheduled to meet in the Dr Mick Loftus Cup showdown at the St […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY Masters manager Ronan Rocks insists the county will maintain its interest in the competition after their All-Ireland final with London later this month. The Oakleaf County made the return for the first time in the late 2000s this year and victory over Cork shot them into the intermediate decider against the […]
ALMOST passed out last week when one of the contestants on the Rose of Tralee said that for her party piece, she was going to perform chest compressions on a doll accompanied by Michael Jackson’s ‘Smooth Criminal’ (a song about a violent stranger attack on a woman in her apartment). First, Smooth Criminal started booming out: […]
By Shaun Casey TYRONE have led the way and Armagh are about to follow their near neighbours with the creation of an over-40s team to compete in the GAA Masters competition. The Red Hands are the current back-to-back All-Ireland champions and much as it might pain some wearing orange and white tinted glasses, they are […]
THROUGHOUT his club playing career with Pomeroy Ollie McCreesh’s name always featured high on the scoring charts as he helped the Plunketts to Intermediate success at County and Provincial level. This year he reached the age to qualify to play Masters (over40s) football and after watching his brother Marty help win it last year he […]
