Niall Gartland speaks to former Tyrone footballer Aidan McMahon about the enduring legacy of Jody O’Neill, who passed away last weekend FROM his formative days as a schoolboy at St Patrick’s Academy, Aidan McMahon held a deep admiration for one of the giants of Tyrone football, Jody O’Neill, who passed away last weekend. McMahon grew […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE fans are set to receive clarity in the coming week on the subject of who will manage their senior intercounty footballers in 2025. There has been considerable uncertainty surrounding the future of Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan at the helm since Tyrone bowed out of the championship with a surprise defeat […]
By Barry O’Donnell NINE months of blood, sweat and tears concludes for Tyrone in Sunday’s All-Ireland Intermediate Ladies final against Leitrim at Croke Park Manager Sean O’Kane is hopeful that they can sign off their journey on a celebratory note. The Red Hands tackle surprise packets Leitrim, keen to repeat their success of 2018 when […]
By Tommy Nethery SEAN Murtagh is hoping that his Naomh Eoghan players can kick on in the second half of the league campaign after recording back-to-back victories in the space of just three days. On Friday evening they defeated basement boys Drumragh 0-13 to 2-5 at Newtownstewart. That victory came hot on the heels of […]
HERE is where to watch this weekend’s Gaelic Games action. SATURDAY TG4 10.10am GAA 2024 Highlights of the weekend’s best GAA action including the All-Ireland Football Final. TG4 6.15pm Cuimhní Órga Spóirt A look back at Cork v Monaghan in the 2013 TG4 All Ireland Senior Ladies Football Final from Croke Park. Advertisement TG4 8pm […]
By Alan Rodgers STEADY progress over the previous five years provided the backdrop to a 1953 All-Ireland Final appearance which is remembered with pride by those who were in attendance at Croke Park that day. Many more in successive generations have been raised on stories of that famous occasion when Armagh ran Kerry so close […]
By Jackie Cahill THE 2024 ZuCar All-Ireland U-18 champions for 2024 will be crowned on Saturday. All three games get underway at 2pm, with Cavan taking on Kerry in the A decider at Glenisk O’Connor Park in Tullamore, while Sligo and Tyrone go head to head for B honours at Brewster Park, Enniskillen. In the […]
BALANCE is a key word often used to describe how to obtain happiness in life. Too much of a good thing can’t be good for you while you need some sort of light at the end of the tunnel to keep you going. Well the last fortnight Derry football teaches us that balance and perspective […]
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 […]
All-Ireland Minor Champions: Derry NOT only did Derry retain their All-Ireland Minor crown, they did so with a victory over fellow Ulstermen Armagh in last weekend’s All-Ireland final showdown in Omagh. Damian McErlain’s record as minor manager of Derry across two separate stints at the helm speaks for itself, though they didn’t have it all […]
