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Irish Independent
3 days ago
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- Irish Independent
Mayo put on show of defiance with seven-point victory over Tyrone
These are promising times for Tyrone football, the Red Hand county fresh from a third All-Ireland Under-20 title in four years, won flamboyantly against Louth during the week.
RTÉ News
24-05-2025
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- RTÉ News
Tyrone find extra gear down the stretch to edge Donegal
Tyrone claimed the scalp of Donegal in a very entertaining All-Ireland series game in MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey. Two first-half goals proved very important to the win as the visitors led by two at the break. Michael Langan and Michael Murphy got Donegal back level and then ahead in the second half with a two-pointer from Patrick McBrearty. But Tyrone finished the game stronger with Peter Harte delivering an orange flag which eventually clinched the win. Murphy got Donegal on the board first from a free and Langan almost had a goal, with Niall Morgan tipping his goalbound effort from close range over the bar. Tyrone hit back when a long ball was dropped by Caolan McGonagle and Seanie O'Donnell was in quick to flick to the net. Langan responded but Tyrone were quick on the transition and they landed points from Michael McKernan and Darragh Canavan (free). A second goal followed for the Red Hand as Conn Kilpatrick got through the middle to find Seanie O'Donnell to find the net again. Michael Murphy and Ryan McHugh led the Donegal response, Murphy's two-point free cutting the lead to two. Darren McCurry edged Tyrone three clear but a free from Ciarán Thompson and another two-point free from Murphy had the sides level. But as the half-time whistle approached Donegal gave away a free and McCurry landed a two pointer followed by a Kieran McGeary point. Michael Langan closed out the scoring to leave just two between them at the break: Donegal 0-11, Tyrone 2-7. While Ciarán Thompson had the opening point of the second half, Tyrone had a small purple patch with four points from Ben McDonnell and three from McCurry. But once again the Murphy-Langan combination responded for Donegal with a two-pointer each and Langan then brought Jim McGuinness' side level. Kieran Daly and Michael Langan exchanged scores before Patrick McBrearty put Donegal ahead for the first time since the first few minutes with a two-pointer. But that was to be their last score as Tyrone closed out the game with McCurry, Darragh Canavan (free) and an orange flag from Peter Harte. Donegal: G Mulreany; F Roarty, B McCole, E Gallagher; R McHugh (0-01), C McGonagle, C Moore; H McFadden, M Langan (0-07); D Ó Baoill, C Thompson (0-02, 1f), S O'Donnell; C O'Donnell, M Murphy (0-08, 3 2pt f, 1f, 1 '45) , O Gallen. Subs: O McFadden-Ferry for McGonagle (31). Subs: E McHugh for Ó Baoill (half-time), P McBrearty (2pt) for McFadden (42), P Mogan for O'Donnell (50), O Doherty for Gallagher (60). Tyrone: N Morgan; C Quinn (0-01), P Hampsey, N Devlin; M McKernan (0-01), R Brennan, K McGeary (0-01); B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick; S O'Donnell (2-00), M Donnelly, C Daly (0-01); D McCurry (0-07 1 2pt f, 2f) , M Bradley, D Canavan (2fs). Subs: B McDonnell (0-01) for Kennedy (h-r), P Harte for Donnelly (53), E McElholm for Bradley (55), F Burns for Brennan (57).
Irish Independent
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Independent
Kerry under-20s rematch with Tyrone seemed inevitable but Kingdom must stop Ulster dominance
Having been beaten by Tyrone in the 2024 All-Ireland U-20 final, Kerry will be hoping to gain revenge on the Red Hand county in the penultimate stage of this year's championship Kerryman Kerry are likely to be picking from the same squad that beat Cork in the Munster decider for Sunday's fascinating All-Ireland U20 football championship semi-final against reigning champions Tyrone in Portlaoise. With Darragh O'Connor, from Beaufort, and David Mulvihill remaining on the injury list, manager Tomás Ó Sé isn't overly confident of any other members of the walking wounded, including last year's top scorer Cormac Dillon, being available for the weekend.
RTÉ News
26-04-2025
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Armagh beat the buzzer to edge Tyrone in Ulster classic
Rory Grugan's post-hooter winner finally settled an epic in favour of the All-Ireland champions as Armagh squeezed out Tyrone at Clones to reach the Ulster SFC final. A crowd of 21,288 was treated to a derby special that thrilled and spilled its way to a nerve-jangling climax, and the Orchard displayed immense character to survive a furious Red Hand fightback. The final hooter had already sounded when Conor Turbitt won a free that Grugan steered between the posts to keep his side on course for a first provincial title since 2008. For Tyrone, the provincial dream is over, but they'll take a lot of positivity from a confidence-building showing into the All-Ireland series in a few weeks time. Darragh Canavan shot Tyrone ahead after 30 seconds, but Paddy Burns quickly got to grips on his man-marking job on his direct opponent, keeping him relatively quiet for the remainder of the half. And it was the All-Ireland champions who looked more dangerous going forward, reeling off scores through Ross McQuillan, Oisin Conaty and a two-pointer from Oisin O'Neill. Daren McCurry was the livewire that kept the Tyrone attack buzzing, slotting over a couple of points, but the Orchard men were able to claim more than their share of possession from the opposition kick-outs, and were more efficient in creating the space for a shot at the posts. Callum O'Neill and Ethan Rafferty both found the target, but a Michael McKernan two-pointer changed the momentum just when it looked like the Sam Maguire Cup holders were about to pull away. McCurry brought the sides level, but Kieran McGeeney's men were able to quickly restore their two-point cushion with a couple of Andrew Murnin points. McCurry, the only genuine threat in the Tyrone attack, brought his tally to five, but Callum O'Neill and Conaty stretched the advantage, and Armagh went in at the break with a 0-11 to 0-08 lead. Conaty was a constant thorn in the side of the Tyrone defence, firing over a couple of quickfire points at the start of the second half, and Ben Crealey stretched the lead out to six on 45 minutes. Howver McCurry was in the mood, and the Orchard County could do nothing to stop him as he pinged over a few more gems. Eoin McElholm came off the bench to add a further spark to the Tyrone attack, hitting a couple of points, and another sub, Peter Harte, sliced over a two-pointer to bring the sides level at 0-19 each on the hour. And the Red Hands went ahead in a bizarre sequence which saw Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney concede a free, picking up a yellow card as well for kicking out at a sideline flag, and McCurry punished with a two-point conversion. Now Armagh had to show their mettle, and they found the response they needed. Turbitt, off the bench to add further quality to their attack, found the space to kick a point, and even after McElholm restored the two-point cushion for Tyrone, the Sam Maguire Cup holders hit back with scores from Jarly Óg Burns and a Stefan Campbell leveller, before Grugan capped it all off with that late winner. Armagh: E Rafferty (0-01); P Burns, B McCambridge, T McCormack; R McQuillan (0-02), G McCabe, J Og Burns (0-02); C O'Neill (0-03), B Crealey (0-01); D McMullan, O Conaty (0-04), P McGrane; R Grugan (0-03, 0-02fs), A Murnin (0-02), O O'Neill (0-03, 1tp). Subs: C Turbitt (0-01) for O O'Neill (51), J Hall for Crealey (53), C McConville for McMullan (61), S Campbell (0-01) for Murnin (62) S McPartlan for McGrane (66). Tyrone: N Morgan; C Quinn, P Teague, N Devlin; M McKernan (0-02, 1tp), R Brennan, K McGeary; B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick (0-02, 1tp); A Donaghy, J Oguz, C Daly; D McCurry (0-10, 0-04fs, 1tpf), D Canavan (0-04, 0-02fs), R Canavan.
Belfast Telegraph
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Armagh win Ulster SFC Semi-Final thriller as last kick of the game edges out Tyrone
It is always a good sign when you see shadowed silhouettes loom behind the players as they stand arm in arm for the national anthem. The grass was short, the sun was beaming and the air had that unmistakable stench of championship football. The big news before throw-in was that Darragh Canavan had indeed recovered from the hamstring injury that kept him out of the squad against Cavan in the Quarter-Finals, and the Errigal Ciaran star kicked things off with the opening point of the match. Oisin Conaty responded almost immediately and Armagh took a foothold in the game for the next 15 minutes, with only Darren McCurry's accuracy from free kicks keeping the score within touching distance. Oisin O'Neill was a constant threat, kicking a fine two-pointer from distance, and continuously forced the Red Hand defence to put pressure on him immediately, as they knew how dangerous he was from range. Tyrone eventually played themselves into the game, with Conn Kilpatrick and Brian Kennedy causing the Orchard defence a lot of problems, at times almost steamrolling through them like they were senior stars playing against a minor team. Michael McKernan showed real leadership by kicking an incredible two-pointer at one side of the pitch, and mere minutes later he was back in his own defence, robbing the Armagh forward of possession and launching another attack. McCurry was lively from play as well, kicking two fine scores, but his work off the ball was equally as important as he hassled and harried the men in orange, preventing them from breaking away easily. In the final 10 minutes of the half both teams looked as though the high intensity exchanges early on was starting to affect them as kick passes went astray, balls were dropped and neither side could grab a handle on the match. Back to back scores from Andrew Murnin and an individual effort from the roaming goalkeeper that is Ethan Rafferty started to give Kieran McGeeney's men some breathing room and left them three points clear when the hooter blew. Malachy O'Rourke would have been hoping for an instant reply from his team but the opening exchanges of the second half belonged to Conaty, who danced his way through a sea of white and red on two occasions before slotting it over the bar. Those two points were cancelled out by a Kilpatrick two-pointer and Canavan added his first since the opening minutes of the match. This mini onslaught from Tyrone only resulted in motivating their opponents,as Ross McQuillan, Jarly Og Burns and O'Neill all scored in quick succession. McCurry then treated the crowd to some 'Dazzler' magic, throwing more dummies than a toddler at a birthday party before floating over a silky score. It felt as though every time O'Rourke's men found some momentum, the reigning All-Ireland champions would just rob them of it with clinical responses. The introduction of Eoin McElholm proved to be the boost that Tyrone needed, as the young Under-20 star scored almost as soon as he came on, created a great goal chance and then won an important free. That injection of hope was only increased when former county captain Padraig Hampsey made his first appearance of the season, winning a tackle as soon as he came on which started an attack that resulted in a two-pointer from Peter Harte. McCurry then kicked another from outside the 40m arc and McElhom danced his way through once again to send fans wearing white and red into delirium – they finally had the lead, and finally had momentum. Suddenly Armagh were the ones with their backs against the wall, but you don't win All-Irelands by getting things easy, and McGeeney's side are used to fighting until the very death. Substitute Stefan Campbell made a name for himself last season by coming on in the latter stages of the game and having an instant impact, which is exactly what happened at Clones. The flying forward scored a brilliant equaliser and, with the hooter blown shortly afterwards, the Orchard county were trying to get one last attack before being awarded a free kick that was converted by Rory Grugan to send his county to the Ulster Final once again. Scorers – Tyrone: D Canavan 0-4 (2f), D McCurry 0-10 (4 f, 1 2p), M McKernan 0-2 (1 2p), C Kilpatrick 0-2 (1 2p), E McElholm 0-2, P Harte 0-2 (1 2p); Armagh: O Conaty 0-4, R McQuillan 0-2, O O'Neill 0-3 (1 2p), R Grugan 0-3 (2f), C O'Neill 0-3, E Rafferty 0-1, A Murnin 0-2, J Og Burns 0-2, B Crealy 0-1, C Turbitt 0-1, S Campbell 0-1, Tyrone: N Morgan 8, C Quinn 7, P Teague 7, N Devlin 7, M McKernan 9, R Brennan 7, K McGeary 7, B Kennedy 8, C Kilpatrick 8, A Donaghy 6, J Oguz 7, C Daly 7, D McCurry 9, R Canavan 6, D Canavan 7 Subs: S O'Donnell 7 on for A Donaghy (41), E McElholm 9 on for R Canavan (47), B McDonnell 8 on for J Oguz (47) P Harte 8 on for C Daly (53), P Hampsey 8 on for C Quinn (58) Armagh: E Rafferty 7, P Burns 7, B McCambridge 7, T McCormack 7, R McQuillan 9, G McCabe 8, J Og Burns 8, C O'Neill 8, B Crealy 8, D McMullen 7, O Conaty 9, P McGrane 8, R Grugan 7, A Murnin 8, O O'Neill 8
