THIRTY NINE years ago, Ian Paisley led the ‘Ulster says No’ campaign in retaliation to the provisions of the 1985 Anglo-Irish agreement. Well at the minute, that slogan could be turned on its head to say ‘Ulster says Go’. We have just finished the first week of the National League and Ulster teams have taken […]
By Michael McMullan ALL-IRELAND winning goalkeeper Pascal McConnell feels his former Red Hand manager Mickey Harte’s new role as Derry boss will add extra spice to Sunday’s National League showdown between the great Ulster rivals. Speaking for a preview on the Gaelic Lives podcast, McConnell is expecting an electric atmosphere in Celtic Park this weekend. […]
THE National Football League got underway last weekend and just as expected, it started with a bang with a few very interesting results. We know that going by last year, the league is no longer a slow burner for teams as now with the condensed season in place teams need to be at themselves from […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE go into the lion’s den this Sunday for their much-anticipated Division One clash against Derry in Celtic Park, and Michael McKernan knows that it will take a massive push to claim another precious league win. Positivity is in high supply after the manner of the Red Hands’ opening day victory over […]
Alan Rodgers talks to former Armagh and Tyrone footballer Dr Pat O’Neill about his remarkable journey through medicine and sport. DR Pat O’Neill, a venerable figure in Omagh at 93, has been an integral part of the local community for over 70 years, leaving an indelible mark as a local GP and a multifaceted sports enthusiast. Born […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE joint-manager Brian Dooher has hailed the ‘pure honesty of effort’ from Niall Sludden, who has taken the big decision to call time on his intercounty career. Sludden has been one of the leading lights in Tyrone football for many years, winning back-to-back Ulster titles in 2016 and 2017 and playing a […]
Dr McKenna Cup Round Three ARMAGH 1-14 TYRONE 2-10 By Barry O’Donnell THE margins were wafer-thin come the final whistle last night but when the various permutations were untangled it was Armagh who booked their passage into the last four of the McKenna Cup by virtue of this narrow victory over old adversaries Tyrone at […]
By Michael McMullan TYRONE and Armagh have named their teams for the midweek Dr McKenna Cup clash, , BOX-IT Athletic Grounds 7.30pm. Kieran McGeeney has named a more experienced team having fielded a novice side in their opening game, a drubbing at the hands of Donegal in Ballybofey. There are returns for Oisin O’Neill and Tiernan […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE footballer Michael O’Neill hopes that he has put his injury woes behind him as he looks forward to his fifth season in the red and white at senior level. The Ardboe man played a full role in Tyrone’s surge to All-Ireland honours in 2021, but a lingering groin problem meant he played […]
A look back on some of the Tyrone memories of 2023…. 1 Kerry put a spanner in the works IT looked like Feargal Logan and Brian Dooher’s Tyrone team were coming good at the right time. After surviving a late scare against Westmeath in the All-Ireland group stages, they produced a performance of real panache […]
