McKenna Cup 2024

[God14]

Tyrone team for Sunday
4 UUJ , 4 St Mary's , 1 Queens ?


1 – Niall Morgan – Éadan na dTorc                ST MARYS
2 – Dermot Carlin – Coill an Chlochair
3 – Conor Gormley – An Charraig Mhór
4 – Barry Tierney – An Omaigh                          UUJ
5 – Ryan McKenna – Eaglais                              UUJ
6 – Joe McMahon – An Omaigh
7 – Danny McBride – An Srath Ban                 ST MARYS
8 – Conor Clarke – An Omaigh                      ST MARYS
9 – Sean Cavanagh – An Mhaigh
10 – Kevin Gallagher – An Baile Nua
11 – Mark Donnelly – An Charraig Mhór
12 – Matthew Donnelly – Trí Leac                    UUJ
13 – Martin Penrose – An Charraig Mhór
14 – Stephen O'Neill – Clann na nGael
15 – Johnathan Lafferty – Urnaí
16 – Pascal McConnell – An Baile Nua
17 – Peter Harte – Aireagal Chiaráin                ST MARYS
18 – Plunkett Kane – Oileán a'Ghuail
19 – Conor McAlliskey – Cluain Eo                   UUJ
20 – Tiarnan McCann – Coill an Chlochair
21 – Cathal McCarron – An Droim Mór
22 – Darren McCurry – Éadan na dTorc     
23 – Dean McNally – Cill Dhreasa                           UUJ
24 – Ronan McNamee – Achadh Uí Aráin
25 – Patrick McNiece – Oileán a'Ghuail
26 – Sean Warnock – An Caisleán Glas                  QUB

I think tiernan McCann studying in Belfast as well? I make it 11 students out of 26!! Staggering contempt of the rules there by Mickey Harte. Can't see UUJ or St Mary's competing in the McKenna next year.

[Redhand Santa]

Tyrone team for Sunday
4 UUJ , 4 St Mary's , 1 Queens ?


1 – Niall Morgan – Éadan na dTorc                ST MARYS
2 – Dermot Carlin – Coill an Chlochair
3 – Conor Gormley – An Charraig Mhór
4 – Barry Tierney – An Omaigh                          UUJ
5 – Ryan McKenna – Eaglais                              UUJ
6 – Joe McMahon – An Omaigh
7 – Danny McBride – An Srath Ban                 ST MARYS
8 – Conor Clarke – An Omaigh                      ST MARYS
9 – Sean Cavanagh – An Mhaigh
10 – Kevin Gallagher – An Baile Nua
11 – Mark Donnelly – An Charraig Mhór
12 – Matthew Donnelly – Trí Leac                    UUJ
13 – Martin Penrose – An Charraig Mhór
14 – Stephen O'Neill – Clann na nGael
15 – Johnathan Lafferty – Urnaí
16 – Pascal McConnell – An Baile Nua
17 – Peter Harte – Aireagal Chiaráin                ST MARYS
18 – Plunkett Kane – Oileán a'Ghuail
19 – Conor McAlliskey – Cluain Eo                   UUJ
20 – Tiarnan McCann – Coill an Chlochair
21 – Cathal McCarron – An Droim Mór
22 – Darren McCurry – Éadan na dTorc     
23 – Dean McNally – Cill Dhreasa                           UUJ
24 – Ronan McNamee – Achadh Uí Aráin
25 – Patrick McNiece – Oileán a'Ghuail
26 – Sean Warnock – An Caisleán Glas                  QUB

Isn't it great to see so many young lads getting the chance to train and play alongside the likes of Gormley,Cavanagh,McMahon,Penrose and O'Neill. Will give them a taste of what its like to play at the highest level. Given the tough nature of division one can't see much experimenting by Tyrone at that stage so this is their chance to prove that they can fit into the Tyrone system and won't let the team down at this level.

[tyroneman]

How long is Coney out for?

[omagh_gael]

What rules did Harte break God14?

[Radda bout yeee]

Any word of Tyrone game called off due to tragic death of augher club man?

[never kickt a ball]

Doire

1. Eoin McNicholl (Glenullin);
2. Dermot McBride (Ballinascreen) (capt),
3. Ciaran Mullan (Eoghan Rua),
4. Ryan Ferris (Magherafelt);
5. Sean Leo McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua),
6. Mark Lynch (Banagher),
7. Charlie Kielt (Kilrea);
8. PJ McCloskey (Banagher),
9. Patsy Bradley (Slaughtneil);
10. Ryan Bell (Ballinderry),
11. Raymond Wilkinson (Ballinderry),
12. Barry McGoldrick (Eoghan Rua);
13. James Kielt (Kilrea),
14. Lee Kennedy (Kilrea),
15. Eoin Bradley (Glenullin).

16. Thomas Mallon (Loup),
17. Micheál Anderson (Banagher),
18. Philip Bradley (Ballinascreen),
19. Aidan McAlynn (Loup),
20. Brian McCallion (Greenlough),
21. Declan Brown (Bellaghy),
22. Blaine Gormley (Craigbane),
23. Daniel Heavron (Magherafelt),
24. Declan Mullan (Eoghan Rua),
25. Coilin Devlin (Ballinderry),
26 Enda Lynn (Greenlough).


Tir Eoghain
1 – Niall Morgan - Éadan na dTorc
2 - Dermot Carlin - Coill an Chlochair
3 - Conor Gormley - An Charraig Mhór
4 - Barry Tierney - An Omaigh
5 – Ryan McKenna – Eaglais
6 - Joe McMahon - An Omaigh
7 - Danny McBride - An Srath Ban
8 - Conor Clarke - An Omaigh
9 - Sean Cavanagh - An Mhaigh
10 - Kevin Gallagher - An Baile Nua
11 - Mark Donnelly - An Charraig Mhór
12 - Matthew Donnelly - Trí Leac
13 - Martin Penrose - An Charraig Mhór
14 - Stephen O'Neill - Clann na nGael
15 - Johnathan Lafferty – Urnaí

16 - Pascal McConnell - An Baile Nua
17 - Peter Harte - Aireagal Chiaráin
18 - Plunkett Kane – Oileán a'Ghuail
19 – Conor McAlliskey - Cluain Eo
20 - Tiarnan McCann - Coill an Chlochair
21 - Cathal McCarron - An Droim Mór
22 - Darren McCurry - Éadan na dTorc
23 - Dean McNally - Cill Dhreasa
24 – Ronan McNamee - Achadh Uí Aráin
25 – Patrick McNiece - Oileán a'Ghuail
26 - Sean Warnock - An Caisleán Glas

[never kickt a ball]

1.Rory Beggan;
2. Dessie Mone,
3. Fintan Kelly,
4. Kieran Duffy;
5. Martin McElroy,
6. Darren Hughes,
7. Carl O'Connell;
8. Dick Clerkin,
9. Neil McAdam;
10. Stephen Smith,
11. Paul McArdle,
12. Owen Duffy;
13. Padraig Donaghy,
14. Conor McManus,
15. Dermot Malone.

Subs:
16. Mark Keogh,
17. Ronan McNally,
18. Owen Coyle,
19. Conor Galligan,
20. Owen Lennon,
21. Gerard McArdle,
22. Gavin Doogan,
23. Shane McQuillan,
2. Tommy O'Neill,
25. Keith McEnaney,
26. Donal Hahessy.


Dr. McKenna Cup
03 January 2013
Monaghan v St. Mary's University, Belfast: Clones: Sunday January 6th @ 2pm.

This Sunday newly appointed Monaghan manager Malachy O'Rourke has his first competitive outing when his charges take on St Mary's University College, Belfast, in the opening round of matches in this year's Dr McKenna Cup competition.

Malachy O'Rourke has a detailed knowledge of the GAA scene in Monaghan and would have taken in the final stages of all three championships as well as the latter stages of all the leagues where he expressed himself as being very impressed with the level of competition right across the leagues and championships and the high standard of play that he saw in what he described as very exciting finals. O'Rourke also held a number of trail games and eventually drew up a 26-man panel for this year's McKenna Cup competition. There are a number of new faces but there are a number of established players who are not included for a variety of reasons one of which is that some of them, like Colin Walshe, are involved with their respective colleges in the various pre-season tournaments. The McKenna Cup panel does not include Darren Hughes, Colin Walshe, Vincent Corey, Paul Finlay, Stephen Gollogly, James Turley or Dessie Mone.

St Mary's College on the other hand are coming with quite an experienced panel and a group of players who have already reached the final of the Ryan Cup where they lost out to the Dublin Institute and the level of experience they have can be gauged from the fact that all but eight of last year's panel are there again this year. The players who are no longer involved with the college are Michael Slane, Eoin McArdle, Gavin Teague, Rory O'Callaghan, Chris Conaghan, Conor McMahon, Oisin McIomhair and Thomas Canavan.

As in previous years the Monaghan management will be using this year's competition to blood new players and to assess some of the emerging players in a competitive situation to see if they can produce the form that would see them make the National Football League panel. For St Mary's College though it is a different agenda as they will be using the McKenna Cup as preparation for their forthcoming Sigerson Cup competition, a tournament they will hope to do well in this year. Having lost the final of the Higher Education League division 1 however would mean that the only way success in the Sigerson would be measured would be by winning the competition outright and St. Mary's manager Paddy Tally would see the McKenna Cup matches as ideal preparation.

The competition though was dealt something of a blow recently when Queens University Belfast pulled out of the competition due to the fact that quite a number of their inter county stars were not available to them and consequently they felt that the competition would not serve the purpose they had in mind. It had been suggested also some time earlier that Donegal would be looking at whether they would take part this year or not but that has since been ironed out although it is expected that it will be fringe players and those who are being tried out who will feature for them.

A win on Sunday would be an ideal start for Malachy O'Rourke but defeating St Mary's would not be his first or most important goal and he is on record as saying that the first and most important goal is what he would call an attitude goal, which is to assemble a panel of players who will push themselves to the absolute limits in order to achieve success. "If we achieve this I have no doubt that success will follow". That success though would be a little further down the road than Sunday's McKenna Cup game, although a winning start would certainly be a great boost. Sunday's game in fact is a rerun of Monaghan's opening McKenna Cup match last year when they defeated the students by points 8 points in Clones but that was only gaining some revenge for the three points defeat inflicted on them by St Mary's College back in 2009.

The win last year left Monaghan 100% better off than they were in 2011 as they failed to win any of their three matches that year. Last they may have struggled for periods but ultimately they possessed that little bit more power than the students and ran out deserving winners with eight points to spare at the finish. However it was only in the final stages that Monaghan asserted their superiority against a team where legs tired in the final quarter and Monaghan capitalised with five unanswered points in the final seven minutes of normal time to clinch victory. It finished Monaghan 0-14, St. Mary's College, Belfast 0-6. Team manager Malachy O'Rourke will pick his starting 15 from the following panel: Mark Keogh, Rory Beggan, Conor Galligan, Fintan Kelly, Kieran Duffy, Ronan Mc Nally, Owen Coyle, Martin Mc Elroy, Karl O'Connell, Drew Wylie, Owen Lennon, Gerard McArdle, Neil Mc Adam, Stephen Smith, Owen Duffy, Shane McQuillan, Dick Clerkin, Dermot Malone, Kieran Hughes, Padraig Donaghy, Thomas O'Neill, Keith Mc Enaney, Donal Hahessy, Matthew McKenna, Paul McArdle, Conor Mc Manus. Throw-in in Clones on Sunday is at 2.00pm.

http://www.hoganstand.com/Monaghan/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=183037

[never kickt a ball]

Cavan team to play Down
05 January 2013

Cavan's Mark McKeever and Meath's Brian Meade in a fight for possession during the Fitzsimons Cup game at Grangegodden
Cavan manager Terry Hyland has named his side to face Down for their McKenna Cup SF round 1 game at Kingspan Breffni Park on Sunday.

Cavan (McKenna Cup v Down) -
1. A O'Mara;
2. O Minagh,
3. R Dunne,
4. K Brady;
5. P O'Reilly,
6. A Clarke,
7. D O'Reilly;
8. T Corr,
9. G McKiernan;
10. C Mackey,
11. N McDermott,
12. M McKeever;
13. K Meehan,
14. E Keating,
15. D Givney.

[ck]

What rules did Harte break God14?

There is a rule that colleges are supposed to have first call on players but the rule isnt enforced by Ulster Council who just leave it up to managers. It's very unfair on the colleges IMO. Those who don't care about higher education GAA won't give a damn but it works against the spirit of the competition. My concern is that managers in other provinces will follow Mickey Harte and co which will just mean that the colleges will leave these competitions which would be a real shame.

[DuffleKing]

Tyrone team for Sunday
4 UUJ , 4 St Mary's , 1 Queens ?


1 – Niall Morgan – Éadan na dTorc                ST MARYS
2 – Dermot Carlin – Coill an Chlochair
3 – Conor Gormley – An Charraig Mhór
4 – Barry Tierney – An Omaigh                          UUJ
5 – Ryan McKenna – Eaglais                              UUJ
6 – Joe McMahon – An Omaigh
7 – Danny McBride – An Srath Ban                 ST MARYS
8 – Conor Clarke – An Omaigh                      ST MARYS
9 – Sean Cavanagh – An Mhaigh
10 – Kevin Gallagher – An Baile Nua
11 – Mark Donnelly – An Charraig Mhór
12 – Matthew Donnelly – Trí Leac                    UUJ
13 – Martin Penrose – An Charraig Mhór
14 – Stephen O'Neill – Clann na nGael
15 – Johnathan Lafferty – Urnaí
16 – Pascal McConnell – An Baile Nua
17 – Peter Harte – Aireagal Chiaráin                ST MARYS
18 – Plunkett Kane – Oileán a'Ghuail
19 – Conor McAlliskey – Cluain Eo                   UUJ
20 – Tiarnan McCann – Coill an Chlochair
21 – Cathal McCarron – An Droim Mór
22 – Darren McCurry – Éadan na dTorc     
23 – Dean McNally – Cill Dhreasa                           UUJ
24 – Ronan McNamee – Achadh Uí Aráin
25 – Patrick McNiece – Oileán a'Ghuail
26 – Sean Warnock – An Caisleán Glas                  QUB

Hard to believe that the poly & Ranch don't have Queens' backbone

[omagh_gael]

Has been raining more unless non stop here in Omagh since yesterday afternoon. I wonder what sort of shape the Healy Park surface is in?

[never kickt a ball]

[never kickt a ball]

Match Commentary Returns on Sunday – Tyrone v Derry

Teamtalkmag.com Radio will be broadcasting LIVE from Healy Park in Omagh on Sunday afternoon as the Power NI Dr McKenna Cup gets up and going. Teamtalkmag.com Radio will be in position from 1.50pm to bring you commentary from the Group C Tyrone v Derry game.

Full Schedule of Commentary Games in January...

Sunday 6th January at 2pm : Tyrone v Derry

Sunday 13th January at 2pm : Antrim v Tyrone

Wednesday 16th January at 7.30pm : Tyrone v UUJ

http://www.teamtalkmag.com/archives/20988

[Itchy]

Is the Tony Fearon on that page the same bucko that does be posting on here?

[ONeill]

Tyrone v Derry - commentators chatting about shiny shorts.