Name: Sally McCann Age: 32 Teams played for: Brocagh Camogie Club, Tyrone Camogie, Ulster camogie, Cormac McAnallens (Sydney) Camogie and football. Which team mate has been the most inspirational and why? Advertisement Grainne McDonald. She plays on a few different teams and football as well. Flying fit and just a real asset to the team. With her beside […]
Teams named for McKenna Cup semi-finals
By Michael McMullan CAVAN and Derry name named their teams for this weekend’s Dr McKenna Cup semi-finals. Mickey Graham has made four changes for Saturday’s (5pm) visit of Tyrone to Kingspan Breffni Park. There is a first start of the season for Niall Carolan, with Padraig Faulkner, Conor Brady and Brandon Boylan returning. Advertisement Tyrone […]
Dooher demands improvement after last season’s letdown
By Barry O’Donnell WHETHER its bouquets or brickbats, the Tyrone senior players and management have experienced vastly contrasting receptions at the conclusion of the past two seasons. From the highs of Croke Park on September 11th, 2021 (victory vs Mayo in AIF) to the lows of the Athletic Grounds on June 5th, 2022 (Armagh loss […]
Gallagher calling for more hunger and desire for the year ahead
By Michael McMullan DERRY may have won their first Ulster title in 24 years last season and narrowly missed out on promotion to the top flight, but manager Rory Gallagher has generalised what success will look like for the Oakleafers in 2023. Speaking minutes after Lachlan Murray’s wonder score to grab a draw against Tyrone […]
Derry and Tyrone play out a draw at Owenbeg
Dr McKenna Cup Derry 0-10 Tyrone 0-10 By Michael McMullan A STOPPAGE time point from Lachlan Murray saw Derry come from six points down to secure a draw last night in Owenbeg. Advertisement It was a night to cement the return of a rivalry with the Ulster champions battling their way back against a Tyrone […]
Final round of McKenna Cup games set for midweek
CAVAN have made two changes for Wednesday’s final group game in the McKenna Cup in Kingspan Breffni Park. Raymond Galligan takes over from Liam Brady between the posts. with Cian Madden coming into the attack at the expense of Brandon Boylan. Kieran McGeeney’s side were winners over Antrim with goals from Joe Sheridan and Conor […]
Tyrone fend off Fermanagh in McKenna Cup opener
Dr McKenna Cup Round 1 Tyrone 0-17 Fermanagh 1-7 By Alan Rodgers Advertisement NORMAL service was resumed in the Dr McKenna Cup last night as Tyrone got their New Year campaign off to the perfect start by edging fairly comfortably past their nieghbours from Fermanagh. It was all in stark contrast to last year’s stuttering […]
McKenna Cup gets off to a midweek start
THE 2023 inter-county football season gets underway in Ulster on Wednesday night with three group games (all at 7.30pm) in the Dr McKenna Cup Castleblayney will host a clash between two managers cutting their teeth at inter-county level. Vinny Corey begins life as the Farney senior manager, with new Down manager Conor Laverty in the […]
A season of mixed emotions for Tyrone
1 All-Ireland defence never gets going FEARGAL Logan and Brian Dooher led Tyrone a fourth ever All-Ireland title in 2021, and hopes were high that they could possibly, just possibly, retain their crown, something never before achieved by a Tyrone team at senior level. From early on though, the signs weren’t good. There was an […]
Brennan steps aside from Tyrone panel
RORY Brennan has taken the decision to leave the Tyrone Senior Intercounty set-up ahead of the 2023 season. Brennan, who recently captained his club Trillick to the Division One title, has informed the Tyrone management of his decision following nine years on the senior set-up. Having won an All-Ireland U21 title in 2015, Brennan was […]