With one exception, Errigal Ciaran have edged one closely fought battle after another en route to their upcoming All-Ireland semi-final clash. Niall Gartland looks back. Errigal Ciaran 0-13 Pomeroy 2-4 THE first round of the Tyrone Senior Championship seems a long time ago at this stage. Errigal booked their spot in the quarter-finals with a […]
By Alan Rodgers YOUNG and old from around Trillick stood in silence this week as they queued to sign a special book of condolence which has been opened for one of their finest GAA sons. The death of Jody Gormley on Monday evening has shocked and saddened the local community. He had lived in Belfast for […]
By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH great Peter McGinnity has remembered the late Jody Gormley as a ‘very understanding’ person after the GAA community was plunged into mourning following his death. Father-of-three Mr Gormley, a distinguished footballer for Tyrone and current manager with Trillick, passed away on Monday evening, aged 53. Less than two months ago, following […]
FORMER Tyrone footballer Jody Gormley has sadly passed away at the age of 53, it has emerged this evening. Gormley, who in recent years managed his native Trillick, revealed last month that he had been diagnosed with terminal liver cancer. In a heart-breaking interview, Jody told the BBC’s GAA Social Podcast that he had “no […]
By Niall Gartland ERRIGAL Ciaran are back at the summit of Tyrone Club Football for the second time in three years following last Friday night’s victory over a gallant Trillick side. It was a superb performance from Enda McGinley and Stevie Quinn’s team – and a significant slice of redemption having lost out to Trillick […]
By Niall McCoy FRIDAY night lights come to Omagh as champions Trillick and Errigal Ciaran get ready to restart their engines after a false start and battle it out for the O’Neill Cup. Like much of the province, Storm Ashley got in the way last weekend with the Healy Park final being pulled late on […]
By Niall Gartland Paul Courtney wouldn’t have envisioned seeing out his playing days in Trillick.He’s a native of Ballyhegan Davitts, one of the oldest and most historic clubs in Armagh, but the love of a good woman has brought him to the home of the Tyrone Senior Champions. Paul is married with three children to […]
By Niall Gartland ENDA McGinley and county final day. A match made in heaven? Well, he’s certainly featured in his fair share of them. The Errigal Ciaran joint-boss lined out in a whopping eight Tyrone Senior Championship finals during his playing days – four victories, two defeats and two draws speaks to a man accustomed […]
By Niall Gartland ERRIGAL Ciaran stalwart Peter Harte was the hero of the hour with his sensational injury-time winner against Killyclogher on Sunday night, and he acknowledges that there’s something ‘special’ about the Tyrone Senior Championship. A bumper crowd is expected on Sunday, October 20 for the O’Neill Cup showdown between Errigal Ciaran and Trillick […]
By Niall Gartland TRILLICK’S Rory Brennan is embracing the prospect of another blockbuster clash against their old friends Dungannon in Friday evening’s blockbuster under lights in O’Neill’s Healy Park. It’s the second successive semi-final meeting of the two teams, and a fourth championship meeting in all since the turn of the decade, Dungannon coming out […]
