THERE was lots of talk beforehand about the clash in Celtic Park last weekend, but in reality, the fireworks on the pitch failed to appear. The game itself was an entertaining encounter, but it lacked the incidents and excitement that we all thought that would come with it. There was a lot of talk in […]
By Michael McMullan MOMENTUM is the key theme for Derry hurlers as they face into Saturday’s trip to Letterkenny. Johnny McGarvey’s side, relegated from Division 2A last season, were winners over Tyrone on Sunday and defender Sean Cassidy echoes his manager’s preseason mantra. “Like any game this year, the big Johnny wants us to do […]
I WATCHED the Derry game in Smyths in Ranelagh with Sean Muldoon from the Loup. Three Englishmen were in the booth with us and were intrigued by the game. We explained the rules to them – three points for a goal, a point for a point, the solo, the bounce, the tackle. They could not […]
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 […]
