IN THE ARCHIVES…McKenna Cup player availability up for discussion


10 YEARS AGO TYRONE manager Mickey Harte said his final selection for the upcoming Dr McKenna Cup would only come after the third level teams make their selections. Harte said he entered negotiations with Ulster President Martin McAviney on the situation. It comes after St Mary’s manager Paddy Tally had said he would pull the […]


GAA greats come together for golf day in memory of Paul McGirr


By Shaun Casey THE Spirit of Paul McGirr foundation is bringing together some of the biggest names in GAA to help raise much-needed funds for their tireless charity work in a golf classic hosted at the Lough Erne resort on Friday, September 27. Former Tyrone and Dromore footballer Sean O’Neill, a managing director at MFC, a […]


Feature: Forward thinkers


Niall Gartland takes a look back at the top-scoring Ulster players in the history of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1 Conor McManus (9-288) NO Ulster footballer has scored as much in championship football as Monaghan icon Conor McManus, a three-time All-Star widely regarded as the county’s best ever footballer. Even if he carries on into […]


Tyrone Gaels urged to show support at Gaza protest


By Niall Gartland PASCAL Canavan has urged Tyrone Gaels to make their voices heard at a protest march in Belfast on Saturday afternoon in support of Palestinian civilians impacted by Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza. The march has been organised by pressure group ‘Gaels against Genocide’, who are calling for a permanent ceasefire in […]


Armagh are plotting for the future


Armagh is developing a multimillion-pound training facility at St Malachy’s, Portadown. Shaun Casey writes… AFTER Armagh’s one-point defeat to Donegal in the Division Two league final at Croke Park, Kieran McGeeney lamented the fact that his side couldn’t train for a week in the build up to the game as there were no pitches available. The […]


JOE BROLLY: Tweedledum and God


THERE is a five-year old chess sensation nicknamed ‘Tweedledum’ who is currently setting the chess world alight. A video emerged of him last week, playing in a tournament against a seasoned chess master from China. The child sucks on a piece of lace, yawns and looks all around him as his 50 year old opponent […]


Peter ‘the Giant’ Canavan


WE have so many small boxing champions, from Rinty Monaghan through to Carl Frampton. Once, I was playing in a charity match in Belfast. Both teams were full of All-Stars and a few famous sporstmen from other sports. Paddy Barnes, the famous boxer, was on our team. He is about five feet tall. Before the […]