Chloe plays through the pain barrier


By Niall Gartland TORN hamstring be damned – St Macartan’s star Chloe McCaffrey knew she needed to be on the pitch as Saturday evening’s Tyrone Senior Ladies Championship final against a gallant Carrickmore reached a frenzied conclusion. McCaffrey, a hugely gifted forward who has starred for club and county for many years, had to content […]


St Macartan’s have shown resilience says O’Hagan


By Niall Gartland ST MACARTAN’S are back in yet another Tyrone Senior Championship Ladies Final and Tara O’Hagan says that’s a testament to the resilient nature of a wildly successful team that also know the pain of defeat. This time last year, St Macartan’s fell narrowly short in extra-time of a classic county final against […]


PREVIEW: 2023 LADIES’ FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR AWARD


Who will emerge from the chasing pack and emerge as this year’s winner of the Ladies’ Footballer of the Year award sponsored by Encirc? Some brilliant footballers have received the award in recent years. Moneyglass’s Orlaith Prenter landed last year’s trophy while Donaghmoyne’s Cathriona McConnell took the plaudits for 2021. Others named in recent times […]


Meabh hoping to pocket second senior championship medal with Errigal


By Niall Gartland ERRIGAL Ciaran joint-captain Meabh Corrigan (pictured) is hoping to end her wait for a second senior championship medal when they come up against rivals St Macartan’s in Saturday’s final at O’Neill’s Healy Park. Corrigan was only 15 years old when she pocketed her first medal at this level when Errigal edged St […]


Sláine McCarroll: Born to play


Sláine McCarroll was inspired by Tyrone’s All-Ireland win of 2008. Her career to date has brought success and injury heartache. Michael McMullan writes… TYRONE’S 2008 All-Ireland final win lit a fire in Sláine McCarroll that still burns bright. Within a decade, she was an All-Ireland winner at Croke Park and longs for another run out […]