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Irish Daily Mirror
4 hours ago
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- Irish Daily Mirror
Tyrone vs Mayo LIVE score updates from All-Ireland SFC round two clash
It has been a remarkable seven days in the history of Tyrone football and they'll want to keep that momentum rolling when they face Mayo in Omagh this evening. Last Saturday night, Tyrone claimed a famous win over Donegal in Ballybofey. Not only was it the first time they'd beaten Jim McGuinness in Championship football, but they handed Donegal a first loss in MacCumhaill Park under his reign. The following day, the Tyrone minors won the Ulster title at the expense of Cavan in Brewster Park before the Red Hands retained their All-Ireland U20 crown with a 14-point victory against Louth at the Box-It Athletic Grounds. It was Tyrone's third title at the grade in four seasons. A fifth All-Ireland title at senior level is the ultimate goal for Malachy O'Rourke, but he is still in the infancy of his three-year tenure and Tyrone will need to back up last Saturday's display with another to prove they deserve to be considered as contenders for the Sam Maguire in 2025. Mayo, on the other hand, have work to do to ensure they're still in the Championship past the group stages after suffering a shock loss to Cavan in round one. Another loss this evening would leave them needing a result against Donegal in round three, although Mayo have a habit of producing the good when their backs are against the wall. We'll have all the latest team news and build-up ahead of throw-in at 7pm. Referee David Coldrick (Meath) gets the game under way! Mayo will have the wind advantage in the first half Ben McDonnell starts for Tyrone in place of Brian Kennedy at midfield. Nathan McCarron and Liam Gray have also been added to the squad in place of Padraig Hampsey and U20 star Eoin McElholm. Mayo have made four changes with Donnacha McHugh, Dylan Thornton, Jordan Flynn and Davitt Neary replaced by Sean Morahan, Paddy Durcan, Bob Tuohy and Conal Dawson. Conor Reid has also been added to the bench Tyrone 3/10 Draw 8/1 Mayo 7/2 Peter Harte has cautioned that Tyrone could be facing an 'ambush' at home to Mayo this evening. After beating Donegal last weekend, the Red Hands face Mayo in their home Group One tie with the Connacht side coming off the back of a shock round one loss to Cavan in Castlebar. Harte, who won an All-Ireland SFC title in 2021 when Tyrone defeated Mayo in the final, fears their could be a sting in the tail from Mayo. 'It's all set up for an ambush,' said Harte. 'We have started with a win while they were beat but they will come to Healy Park with the bit between their teeth and we have a week to get our feet back down to the ground plan for Mayo as its going to be another serious tough test. 'Everybody knows Mayo, they don't go away quietly and we know what to expect. 'The group is now really open with our win and then Cavan beating Mayo. You see results in other games and groups as well. People talk about there being no jeopardy, but when you're out on the field there's plenty of jeopardy. 'If we'd lost against Donegal, then you had Mayo coming up the road after losing and in big bother. We just want to put our best foot forward and get ready for Mayo. 'We've lost the opening match during the past two years, so it's good to be going into this second tie with a win. You're under pressure straight away when the first game is lost and we want to put another good performance in now.' Mayo: Colm Reape; Jack Coyne, Donnacha McHugh, Rory Brickenden, Stephen Coen, David McBrien, Enda Hession; Dylan Thornton, Matthew Ruane; Jack Carney, Darren McHale, Jordan Flynn; Aidan O'Shea, Davitt Neary, Ryan O'Donoghue. Tyrone: Niall Morgan, Cormac Quinn, Peter Teague, Niall Devlin; Michael McKernan, Rory Brennan, Kieran McGeary; Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick; Seanie O'Donnell, Mattie Donnelly, Ciaran Daly; Darren McCurry, Mark Bradley, Darragh Canavan. It has been a difficult few weeks for Mayo and they are without Kevin McStay for the foreseeable after he stepped from his role as manager for health reasons. McStay was admitted to hospital last weekend after an incident at a training session in Castlebar and Stephen Rochford will be on the sideline for today's game against Tyrone in Omagh. Mayo will then have a fortnight before their round three clash with Ulster champions Donegal at a neutral venue. In a statement issued by Mayo county board, McStay said: 'Mayo GAA Board and I are in strong agreement that current assistant manager/head coach Stephen Rochford will lead our preparations for upcoming games. 'We are blessed to have a man of Stephen's calibre and, as a valued member of the management team for the past three seasons, he ensures continuity. While I will not be on the training field or on the sideline on match day, I will be with management and players in spirit every step of the way.' Chairman Seamus Tuohy extended best wishes to McStay, adding: 'We look forward to him (McStay) returning to the role as soon as it is practical for him to do so.'
Belfast Telegraph
a day ago
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- Belfast Telegraph
Tyrone can start dreaming again as win over Donegal has changed everything, says former star
Former forward Connor McAliskey believes the 'tables have turned' for his home county Tyrone in just a single week — and they have done so for the better. The Red Hands pulled off a famous victory against Donegal last weekend in Ballybofey, in doing so recording their first ever Championship win against Jim McGuinness.
Extra.ie
5 days ago
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- Extra.ie
Jim McGuinness: 'We didn't turn up in defeat to Tyrone'
Donegal manager Jim McGuinness believes that the review of Saturday's two-point defeat to Tyrone will be 'difficult' as he lamented how his team didn't turn up at all in Ballybofey. The result leaves the Ulster champions on the back foot in their group, and they need to beat a buoyant Cavan in Breffni Park next Sunday to get back on track. 'We didn't turn up at all. We didn't play, that's the bottom line. We didn't play, for whatever reason, and we were still two points up with seven minutes left on the clock,' McGuinness said. 'That's not us. It's not even remotely close to us. Everything was off. It will be a difficult review, I imagine. With seven minutes to go, we were in a position to win the game and we should have won the game. We have to live with that and it's all up for grabs now.' Cormac Quinn of Tyrone celebrates kicking a late point during the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 1 match between Donegal and Tyrone. Pic: Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile Tyrone are in a strong position in the group as they welcome Mayo to Healy Park next Saturday. Meanwhile, Cork will need to improve around midfield if they are to get anything out of their second group game when Kerry come to town next weekend. Rebels boss John Cleary felt that losing the battle in the middle third was why Meath emerged victorious. 'They got the grips around the middle definitely,' admitted Cleary. 'And I think that was ultimately why they won the game, really. We had a lot of that possession in the first half and possession was key out there. Scores were at a premium, the weather turned terrible but, once you had possession, you were denying the other team a chance to get a score.' Louth will need to bounce back swiftly after they were beaten by Monaghan in Newbridge. The Leinster champions now face Down in a crucial group game in Newry next weekend that could decide second in the group.
Irish Times
24-05-2025
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- Irish Times
Tyrone burst Donegal's bubble as Seanie O'Donnell storms Ballybofey
All-Ireland SFC Round One: Donegal 0-20 Tyrone 2-17 Tyrone stormed Seán MacCumhaill Park to end Jim McGuinness's proud record at the venue. Ulster champions Donegal were toppled by their Ulster rivals in their opening All-Ireland group game in drenching, windy Ballybofey. Seanie O'Donnell netted two goals in the first half to send Tyrone on their way, but a game of inches came down to a tense final when ultimately Tyrone had the greater composure. The pendulum looked to have swung towards Donegal when Michael Murphy and Michael Langan – who contributed 15 points between them – kicked quick-fire two-pointers in the 52nd minute. READ MORE That had Donegal in front, 0-20 to 2-12, but they wouldn't trouble the scoreboard thereafter, while Tyrone added five points, including a brilliant two-point effort from sub Peter Harte. As the evening took shape, the black clouds moved in from Barnesmore Gap with the 16,120 taking up their respective perches. Half an hour before throw-in, the rain lashed down on Ballybofey. It felt something of a fitting stage for these old foes. The rain cleared a little, but winter was firmly back in the air after a prolonged absence in recent weeks. Donegal's Shane O'Donnell with Tyrone's Rory Brennan. Photograph: John McVitty/Inpho Tyrone threw an early cat among the pigeons when O'Donnell pounced for a goal in the eighth minute. Caolan McGonagle couldn't hold possession when he got under a dropping ball from Michael McKernan. The well-placed O'Donnell made no mistake in fisting home. Ten minutes later, he was at it again. Conn Kilpatrick's surging run created the chance and O'Donnell hammered it to the River End net. At the other end in the opening minutes, Tyrone goalkeeper Niall Morgan turned over the crossbar from a powerful Langan drive. It took a Ciaran Thompson block to thwart the advances of Kilpatrick who was in search of a third Red Hands goal. Murphy nailed a pair of monstrous two-point frees to bring Donegal level by the 30th minute. The Glenswilly man belied the conditions with one effort off the ground from 50m out. Tyrone might have wobbled, but Darren McCurry landed a two-pointer of his own before Kieran McGeary got in on the act, helping Malachy O'Rourke's team to a 2-7 to 0-11 lead at the break. Tyrone had a month to stew on a last-gasp defeat to Armagh in the Ulster SFC semi-final. Then, Rory Grugan popped over a match winner just after the hooter had sounded. The Red Hands welcomed two-time All Star Mattie Donnelly back into the fold for the short trip to Ballybofey – a venue that has been quite the graveyard for visiting sides in the last 15 years. In McGuinness's two spells as manager, Donegal had never lost by the Finn in the league or championship – until now. Tyrone's Mattie Donnelly attempts to block a kick from Donegal's Michael Langan. Photograph: John McVitty/Inpho Donegal had just two weeks to shake off a bruising and breathless Ulster final win over Armagh, the extra-time win clearly coming with something of a price. Goalkeeper Shaun Patton was unable to start due to an ankle injury picked up in the final, with Gavin Mulreany deputising here. While Eoghan Ban Gallagher made his return for a first championship appearance of the year, Peadar Mogan and captain Patrick McBrearty were both absent from the Donegal XV. At the outset of the second half, Thompson arrowed over for Donegal, but four wides in swift succession looked fatal for the home side. That notion heightened when Tyrone scored four-in-row, three of them from McCurry, but Murphy and Langan each posted two-pointers within a minute of each other. Down the stretch, in a game that may well have been defined by its wides – Donegal had 11 and Tyrone eight – Harte found the magic potion, knocking over his vital two-pointer. DONEGAL: G Mulreany; F Roarty, B McCole, E Gallagher; R McHugh (0-0-1), C McGonagle, C Moore; H McFadden, M Langan (0-0-7); D Ó Baoill, C Thompson (0-0-2, 1f), S O'Donnell; C O'Donnell, M Murphy (0-3-2, 3 tpf, 1f, 1 '45), O Gallen. Subs: O McFadden-Ferry for McGonagle (31 mins), E McHugh for Ó Baoill (h-t), P McBrearty (0-0-2) for McFadden (42), P Mogan for O'Donnell (50), O Doherty for Gallagher (60). TYRONE: N Morgan; C Quinn (0-0-1), P Hampsey, N Devlin; M McKernan (0-0-1), R Brennan, K McGeary (0-0-1); B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick; S O'Donnell (2-0-0), M Donnelly, C Daly (0-0-1); D McCurry (0-1-5, 1tpf, 2f), M Bradley (0-0-1), D Canavan (0-0-2, 2f). Subs: B McDonnell (0-0-1) for Kennedy (h-t), P Harte (0-1-0) for Donnelly (53 mins), E McElholm for Bradley (55), F Burns for Brennan (57). Referee: M McNally (Monaghan).
BBC News
24-05-2025
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- BBC News
Tyrone strike late to snatch victory over Donegal
Tyrone struck late in Ballybofey to snatch a 2-17 to 0-20 win over Donegal in Group One of the All-Ireland SFC round-robin series on champions Donegal led with eight to play, but Tyrone responded to get level and Peter Harte cracked over a sublime two-pointer to inspire his team to victory and end Jim McGuinness' perfect record as Donegal manager at MacCumhaill was a game which swung this way and that, but two first-half goals from Seanie O'Donnell - one of four late changes to the Tyrone team - helped the Red Hands into the lead at the tricky conditions, it was Michael Langan and Michael Murphy who carried much of the fight for the hosts, with Langan hitting seven points from play and Murphy eight in total, including three two-point enjoyed a good start with a couple of early scores, but Tyrone hit back with the first of O'Donnell's goals in the eighth minute when he was quickest to react to Michael McKernan's dropping second goal came seven minutes later as Conn Kilpatrick put O'Donnell through and he thumped low past Gavin Mulreany - a late change for the injured Shaun led by five, but Donegal ate into the lead with a couple of two-point frees from Michael Murphy, helping them draw level, but Darren McCurry hit back with one of his own at the other end as Tyrone led 2-7 to 0-11 at the end of the opening second half was a slow burner as the sides swapped points before Darren McCurry, who became increasingly influential and finished with 0-7 to his name, hit three on the spin to push the gap out to five, but two-pointers from Murphy and Langan brought Donegal back in before Langan were level heading into the final straight when Donegal captain, Patrick McBrearty, was sprung from the bench to land a Tyrone didn't panic and got themselves back on terms before that inspirational two-pointer from Harte. They managed to drain the clock with Cormac Quinn kicking the insurance late on to seal a huge win as they get ready for the visit of Mayo to Omagh next week, while Donegal will seek to bounce back when they head to Cavan for another Ulster derby.
