Derrylaughan’s cool, calm and collected penalty hero


By Michael McMullan DERRYLAUGHAN defender Colm O’Hagan never took a competitive penalty in his life until a dramatic moment last Saturday. The Tyrone champions fought back from seven points down against a goal-hungry All-Saints Ballymena. Just like he did at the end of normal time, James Donnelly levelled matters with the last kick of normal […]


Danny enjoying Derrylaughan journey


By Barry O’Donnell HAVING embarked on the ninety plus mile round trip from one end of the county to the other a few days a week for several years, domestic circumstances eventually compelled Danny Ball into making the call to switch club allegiances. And while insisting that his ‘heart’ will always lie with Clann na […]


Killeeshil hoping history repeats


By Alan Rodgers BOTH the players and supporters of Killeeshil, St Mary’s will be hoping that history repeats itself as they once again embark on an Ulster Club journey which saw them reach the provincial final a decade ago. In 2013, inspired by Tyrone legend Kevin Hughes, the green and white hoops graced the decider. […]


Craigbane’s next step


By Michael McMullan CRAIGBANE have met their season goals and are now looking forward to giving Ulster a better rattle than their last effort when they take on Killeeshil in Saturday’s Ulster Junior Championship opener at Owenbeg. After playing much of their defeat to Drumlane with 14 men, they went under by a single point in […]


Aghaloo boss hopes they can seal the deal


By Niall Gartland THEY’VE been a whisker away from achieving promotion back to the Intermediate ranks in recent years but Aghaloo manager Paul O’Hagan is the first to acknowledge that there’s no prizes for second place. This is the Galbally man’s third year as part of the set-up and his first as manager and it’s fair […]


Fermanagh and Tyrone players on teams of the year


SIX of Fermanagh’s junior All-Ireland winning teams have been selected on team of the year. Tyrone lost the intermediate decider but have five players selected with Down having two players named. Champions Fermanagh and Leitrim lead the way on 2024 Teams of the TG4 All-Ireland Junior and Intermediate Championships Fermanagh and Leitrim lead the way […]


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 […]


McCullagh joins Tyrone backroom team


By Niall Gartland NEW Tyrone manager Malachy O’Rourke has added Colm McCullagh, a two-time All-Ireland winner with the county, to his backroom team. O’Rourke confirmed in his first formal press engagement as Tyrone supremo that Ryan Porter and Leo McBride, with whom he has enjoyed a long-standing working relationship, would form part of his backroom. […]


Armagh have 11 players nominated for All-stars


ALL-IRELAND champions Armagh have 11 players nominated for All-Stars. It comes after the selection committee released their full lost of nominations. Niall Morgan and Darragh Canavan have been nominated while Ulster champions Donegal have seven players listed. The major talking point is the omission of Stefan Campbell who played a significant role in Armagh’s success […]