By Niall Gartland DOWN u-20s will feel they have no reason to fear defending All-Ireland champions Tyrone when they cross paths in next Wednesday’s group stage opener at Páirc Esler. They met in similar circumstances two years ago – albeit before the introduction of the group stages – and they claimed a stunning upset over […]
By Niall Gartland A THIRD Ulster and All-Ireland title in four years is the ultimate ambition for the Tyrone u-20s, but manager Paul Devlin always has one eye on the long-term prospects of talented young players coming through the ranks at the Red Hand County. Tyrone can call upon a sizeable number of last year’s […]
By Michael McMullan IT’S only March but it’s impossible not to mention Donegal and championship in the same sentence. They welcome Tyrone to O’Donnell Park this weekend with both teams coming from different angles. The Red Hands crave two league points in a bid to beat the drop with the home team safe from the […]
Michael McMullan looks at the counties who’ve been in Division One of the NFL over the last decade Kerry (10) NOT since 2002, with a mixture of Divisions 1A, 1B, 2A and 2B, have the Kingdom been out of the top fight. They’ve won the competition on 23 occasions to cement their status as the top […]
WEEK five of the league has just passed and ‘moving day’, to use some golfing parlance, has come and passed. Each division is starting to take a sort of shape in terms of how the top two or three teams are panning out, a middle cohort of teams and then the bottom two or three teams […]
By Niall Gartland AT the GAA’s Annual Congress held in Donegal Town a fortnight ago, a motion was brought forth from the Augher club redefining an important element of the GAA constitution. The brainchild of Augher vice-chairman Niall Mulrine, he took the mic and argued in favour of a change to the rules surrounding membership, so […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE have found themselves dragged into a battle for Division One survival, and Malachy O’Rourke says there’s “no point in crying” about the situation. The Red Hands really could have done with a win against Kerry last Sunday, but it didn’t happen and it will take a huge effort to climb towards […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE camogs will travel to take on Wicklow this Saturday steeled with confidence by the manner of their opening day performance against Roscommon, losing by only a single point despite being down a number of key players. Manager Paul O’Grady admits a slight sense of trepidation heading into their Division 3A campaign, […]
By Barry O’Donnell LINING up in direct opposition to the fabled green and gold colours of Kerry this Sunday should bring back happy memories for Shea O’Hare. Last May the Kingdom were the opposition when the Tyrone u-20s sealed a magnificent All-Ireland title in Portlaoise, with the dynamic Ardboe wing-back one of the undoubted stars […]
By Niall Gartland THE four-in-a-row All-Ireland-winning Tyrone Masters team will face their Donegal counterparts on Saturday, 29 March in Glasgow in aid of an ambitious Scotland GAA fundraising drive. Scotland GAA, whose chairman is Gortin native Peter Mossey, are seeking to develop their facilities at the Pearse Park Centre for Culture and Sport in Glasgow. In […]
