Lidl National Football League Tyrone 1-15 Mayo 2-11 By Stuart Tynan TYRONE overturned a seven point half-time deficit to pick up their first win in Division 1 of the Lidl National Football League after a dramatic finale in Swinford Amenity Park on Sunday/ After a trio of early wides, Mayo began to make use of […]
Tyrone face another derby with trip to Donegal
By Alan Rodgers A NARROW defeat on the first weekend of action mean that Tyrone will be hoping to make amends when they make the trip to face Donegal in a game that is already being seen as crucial for both counties in this Division Two campaign. Action in the higher ranks was always going […]
Donegal face into crunch Ulster derby
By Michael McMullan AFTER missing out on getting at least a draw in their league opener in Meath, Donegal face a vital Ulster derby with Tyrone this weekend. Manager Mickey McCann is eight seasons into his tenure and outlines the importance of a victory for either side to stay in Division Two. Joe McDonagh Cup […]
Clarke welcomes the battle for a place
By Niall Gartland TYRONE defender Aidan Clarke was among those to impress in their opening night win over Derry, and he very much welcomes the heightened sense of competition with the return of some familiar faces to the panel in recent months. Two All-Ireland SFC winners of 2021 who later left the panel – Rory Brennan […]
Another weekend of LGFA league action beckons
Compiled by Jackie Cahill THERE’S another full round of fixtures in the 2025 Lidl National Leagues down for decision over the Bank Holiday weekend. Wicklow v Kilkenny in Division 4 is Saturday’s sole fixture; there are games across all four divisions on Sunday, while there’s a live TG4 double-header from the top flight on Monday, […]
Armagh make three changes ahead Tyrone visit
By Michael McMullan KIERAN McGeeney has made three changes to the Armagh team for Saturday’s NFL clash with Ulster rivals Tyrone (6pm, BOX IT Athletic Grounds). Paddy Burns, Jarly Óg Burns and Cian McConville are all listed to start with the latter two having came on in the defeat to Galway. Niall Grimley will miss […]
Gerard O’Kane: Round one rule teething problems
THIS time last week it would have been very appropriate to tell all that ‘there’s a storm a-coming.’ Well, even though Storm Éowyn has now left these shores, leaving behind a trail of devastation, we can still use the phrase and apply it to the footballing scene. With the league starting last week and games […]
McCurry: Red Hands will be on guard against Armagh
By Barry O’Donnell SEASONED Tyrone attacker Darren McCurry insists that they will have to be at ‘their very best’ to come away from the home of the All-Ireland champions Armagh with the spoils this Saturday night. Despite being buoyed by the nature of their seven-point triumph over Derry in their National League opener last weekend, […]
McGeeney relishing renewal of rivalry
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH and Tyrone renew their famous rivalry on Saturday evening as Malachy O’Rourke’s Red Hand County visit the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds for the second round of the National League. Both head into the contest off the back of very different opening round displays, as All-Ireland champions Armagh fell to Galway by six […]
Captain McHugh braced for tough tests
By Barry O’Donnell DIVING head first into the choppy waters of top flight league football provides Tyrone Ladies with the ideal opportunity to prove they can swim alongside the best of them, team captain Aoibhinn McHugh believes. The talented Aghyaran midfielder has again been handed the skipper’s armband for the campaign ahead, with Meabh Corrigan and […]