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 […]
When Tyrone won the All-Ireland Junior title 25 years ago, Eilish Gormley hit 3-6. She looks back on the county’s first national success and its origins with Michael McMullan BY the time Sean O’Kane returned as manager for the 1999 season, Tyrone ladies had been kicking destiny’s door long enough. They had what it takes […]
By Niall Gartland IT”S fair to say it’s been a debut season to remember for Tyrone newcomer Áine Grimes. The talented Carrickmore teenager was drafted into the senior panel at the start of the season, and she says her main ambition for the season was acclimatising to the demands of senior intercounty football. But it […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE minor ladies captain Sorcha Gormley will lead her team out on All-Ireland final day against Sligo this Saturday at Brewster Park in her final ever game at underage level for the county. The precociously talented forward is already making her mark at senior level and whatever happens on Saturday, she’ll have […]
By Niall Gartland JOANNE Barrett has praised the collective effort of the Tyrone Ladies as they look ahead to their All-Ireland Intermediate final against Leitrim on Sunday, August 4 at Croke Park. The experienced Tyrone defender is looking to pocket her second All-Ireland medal at this level having been part of the Tyrone team that […]
By Niall Gartland A CHANCE to play in a second national final at Croke Park this season is an undoubted motivating factor for Tyrone ladies captain Aoibhinn McHugh, speaking ahead of Sunday’s All-Ireland Intermediate semi-final against Down in Clones. The Tyrone ladies lost out in their Division Two final against Kildare at GAA Headquarters back […]
TYRONE captain Aoibhinn McHugh states that history has taught her not to expect anything to be handed easily to the visitors at Clare on Sunday afternoon. The Red Hands travel to Cusack Park in Ennis chasing a last-four berth in the All-Ireland Intermediate Championship, but they are aware that the Banner girls will also be […]
By Michael McMullan SEVEN of the Ulster counties are in championship action this weekend with a full round of All-Ireland ladies games across the Senior, Intermediate and Junior grades. League and Ulster champions Armagh go into their clash with Meath without key player Aimee Mackin who picked up a cruciate injury in the Ulster final […]
By Niall McCoy DOWN’S season has been a superb one to date with promotion from Division Three and an Ulster Intermediate title bagged, and they’ll be hoping to carry that form into the All-Ireland series as they travel to Redhills on Sunday for their Intermediate opener against Cavan. Caoibhe Sloan and Peter Lynch’s side are […]
MONAGHAN will be aiming to ambush Tyrone along the old track bed of the Enniskillen -Clones railway line at Smithboro on Sunday in the semi-final of the Ulster Ladies Intermediate Championship (throw-in 2pm). While the Red Hands eased to a comfortable 3-12 to 2-8 victory in the league meeting back in February they are expecting […]
