By Niall Gartland WOULD Tyrone have emerged as a latter-day Gaelic footballing superpower without the backing of a meticulously run fund-raising body? We’ll let our readers consider that one, but it can hardly be coincidence that Tyrone surged to a batch of minor, u-20 and senior All-Ireland titles in the years preceding and following the […]
WE take a look at the football and hurling games across all the counties of Ulster. NB: Dates, times and venues correct as of time of going to press. Double check times before travelling to games. ANTRIM SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND THREE NAOMH ÉANNA V ALDERGROVE Advertisement Sunday, Corrigan Park, 1pm THIS game means nothing […]
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 […]
TYRONE have named their name to face Donegal in Saturday evening’s All-Ireland Round Robin opener at Ballybofey. They have named two changes from the starting team that lined out against Jim McGuinness’ side in last month’s Ulster Senior Championship semi-final clash, a pulsating encounter that saw Tyrone lose out after extra-time on a scoreline of […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE’S All-Ireland U20 winning captain Michael Rafferty has been called into the senior intercounty set-up. Rafferty was an inspirational figure en route to Tyrone’s All-Ireland success at U20 level, providing leadership in abundance and delivering a string of top class defensive performances. Sunday’s win over Kerry marked his second success at this […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE U20 star Eoin McElholm has been drafted into the senior intercounty set-up on the back of his Man of the Match performance in last Sunday’s All-Ireland final victory over Kerry. The Loughmacrory youngster scored seven points from play in a sublime personal performance against the Kingdom, and now he has been […]
TYRONE Ladies wrap up their NFL Division Two campaign at Redhills against Cavan on Sunday with a place in the final long since secured. Manager Sean O’Kane has plenty of selection headaches as players stick their hands up for next month’s meeting with Kildare at Croke Park on April 7. Those two sides played out […]
By Niall Gartland THE Jim Devlin Cup is set to be revived in the spring to mark the 50th anniversary of the murders of Jim and Gertrude Devlin by loyalist gunmen outside Edendork in Tyrone. It will take place between the 16 Division One teams in Tyrone on a knock-out starting in April and culminating in […]
By Barry O’Donnell SLOW starts in the league have blighted Tyrone in recent seasons, a pattern which joint-manager Brian Dooher is keen to rectify this weekend The Red Hands begin what looks an arduous schedule of matches in Division One at home to Roscommon in O’Neill’s Healy Park this Sunday afternoon (throw-in 3.45pm), in a […]
By Niall Gartland WHEN a young lad makes it all the way to the bright lights of the multi-billion pound business that is the famed Premier League, you can rest assured that it didn’t come about by chance. Conor Bradley made his Premier League debut for Liverpool at the weekend and he delivered a typically […]
