Tyrone to make amends against Cavan

Tyrone and Cavan approach this Ulster Championship quarter-final in much the same way after disappointing ends to their league campaigns. Cavan are reigning provincial champions but were relegated for the third year in a row and will conduct their business in Division 4 in 2022. While Tyrone retained their Division 1 status, the shambolic defeatContinue reading “Tyrone to make amends against Cavan”

NFL Division 1 semi-final: Kerry 6-16 Tyrone 1-13

Well that was a “proper horrorshow” performance by Tyrone. Away games to Kerry rarely bring a positive result but this must surely rank as the worst trip to the Kingdom in recent memory. It started badly with Ronan McNamee conceding an early, soft penalty and got progressively worse when Darragh Canavan was carried off withContinue reading “NFL Division 1 semi-final: Kerry 6-16 Tyrone 1-13”

Full steam ahead Killarney

A road trip to Killarney following the county in June sounds like a great idea but the pandemic means we, the fans, are not really invited, bar the lucky few who will receive tickets from their clubs. Drives around the Ring of Kerry, trips to Dingle and pints in Tattler Jacks and Páidí Ó Sé’sContinue reading “Full steam ahead Killarney”

Farney and fans to return to Healy Park

Monaghan have been in Division 1 since 2015 and it is unlikely they will surrender their top flight status without much of a fight. Their boisterous manager Banty McEnaney remains suspended from the side-line for lockdown training breaches but their tallyman Conor McManus will make his first start of the season.

2020 – The season that never got going

Last year was as odd a season as I can recall. The coronavirus pandemic ripped a hole right through the middle of the calendar and left the season being completed in winter behind closed doors after club championships had been run across the country in early autumn. Five significant things happened for Tyrone in whatContinue reading “2020 – The season that never got going”

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