By Niall Gartland LIAM Gray has been so central to everything good about Trillick for years now that it’s easy to forget that he’s still only in his early twenties. The 23-year-old midfielder made his championship debut back in 2018 and played every minute of their county final success against Errigal Ciaran a year later […]
By Niall Gartland IT’S the showpiece occasion in Tyrone club football. Thousands of expectant supporters descend on O’Neill’s Healy Park to witness a full-blooded contest between two fine teams going hell for leather for the senior championship title. Defending champions Errigal Ciaran are set to line out on county final day for the second year running, […]
By Niall Gartland PRECEDENT suggests reigning champions Errigal Ciaran are on to a hiding to nothing in Tyrone but they’ll be quietly confident they can buck the trend by retaining the coveted O’Neill Cup. No team has successfully retained the title since Carrickmore did the back-to-back in 2004 and 2005. Some have come close – […]
By Barry O’Donnell TRILLICK manager Jody Gormley insists that the Reds have sufficient quality in their squad to prevent their season going off the rails despite the absence of talisman Matthew Donnelly. With the Tyrone star tearing his cruciate knee ligament at the recent Kilmacud Sevens, he is ruled out of action for the rest […]
By Barry O’Donnell OMAGH bore the brunt of Trillick’s pent-up frustration with their flat opening day league performance as the Reds cantered to victory last Sunday. Jody Gormley’s charges had started their defence of their ACL Division One crown with a seven point reversal against Donaghmore the previous weekend, but in their first home tie […]
RORY Brennan has taken the decision to leave the Tyrone Senior Intercounty set-up ahead of the 2023 season. Brennan, who recently captained his club Trillick to the Division One title, has informed the Tyrone management of his decision following nine years on the senior set-up. Having won an All-Ireland U21 title in 2015, Brennan was […]
By Michael McMullan TRILLICK have appointed Jody Gormley as their new senior football manager ahead of the 2023 season, Gaelic Life can confirm. Long-serving manager Nigel Seaney ended nine seasons at the helm after securing the 2022 league title with Gormley part of his management team. Gormley, a former Tyrone midfielder, is a native of […]
CALCULATORS are very much at the ready as club teams across Tyrone brace themselves for a dramatic conclusion to the All-County Leagues this Sunday afternoon. Of particular significance is the fight for survival across Division One and Division Two, and there’s a litany of teams not yet out of the woods heading into their final […]
By Niall Gartland THE full fixtures itinerary for the upcoming club championships was published this week with the curtain raiser for the senior tournament set to take place between Trillick and Dungannon Clarkes on the evening Thursday, September 22. Every first-round game in the Senior Championship will be played off in a five-day period centred […]
Trillick’s Stephen O’Donnell is looking forward to playing a team they know well.
