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There's a GAA club called Rome Hibernians. Could try giving them a shout.

Gents, i will be in rome for the Tyrone game on sunday and was wondering if any of you would know somewhere in the city to watch the game?

When I lived there, Abbey Theatre pub showed the GAA, as did Scholars Lounge pub. I preferred the Abbey Theatre personally.

https://youtu.be/Rehz6pLM71Q?si=1lkt8xuphS1ivVsT

One of the best scenes from the whole show.

Will game be shown anywhere? Like would it be on a stick for example...

In these situations it never does harm to wait agreed

I hadn't meant to come across as insensitive. Our own family have been directly impacted by A5 and I apologise how it came across, I'll delete original post.

Omagh's catchment area has been pretty constant over the generations, but it hasn't been diminished in the last 20 years by the newer/ambitious/rival schools.

It's a big school but not huge like St Columb's Derry.

St Michael's Enniskillen has equally wide catchment.

CBS feels like its getting smaller if anything? The last two panels have had nobody from Errigal Ciaran etc. While during the noughties I remember a lot of players from that area. Ronan McRroy and Peter Harte captained them in finals. I think Harte's team had 6 or 7 Errigal lads. Where are they going? St Ciarán's haven't been tearing up any trees in the period in-between.

Well done St Malachy's castlewellan on winning the Markey cup today. A Hard fought but deserved 2 point win over Strabane. There is some good talent on this team.

Was at this game and found it a great watch. Both teams had a cracking corner forward. Castlewellan just about edged it.

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Omagh CBS V St Mary's Magherafelt - Coalisland 26/1/24 - 7:30pm - Referee: Martin McNally
St Joseph's Donaghmore V St Patrick's Academy Dungannon - Carrickmore 27/1/24 - 2:00pm - Referee: Paul Falloon

Not sure why but the Omagh and Magherafelt game has been changed to Monday 22nd at 12:00, still in Coalisland.
Very disappointing to see a MacRory Cup Semi Final being played at such a time.

Ulster Schools GAA X (Twitter) account still has it at 7:30pm on Friday 26 January at Coalisland. McLarnon Cup Q Finals listed for 12pm Monday 22 January.

Post about Omagh and Magherafelt on the Monday has since been deleted. Must have been a mix up in the graphics department.
In saying that Ulster Colleges could do with reforming their website. Very poor fixtures and results pages at all levels.

Yeah have been saying this for years. Surely a simple list of weekly fixtures shouldn't be hard to put together? There's a lot of school fixtures every week and I'm sure a few  neutrals would love to go see some of them.

there's no way the ulster colleges committee will play that game at 12 on a Monday...that would attract 4-5000 next Friday night..too big a purse to lose out on

Yeah not a hope it is being played on Monday. Even if they went a midweek night it would attract a decent crowd. I see they have Markey Cup final for a midweek day too, I thought all finals in senior levels had to be evening or weekend?

Is McLarnon the B competition for MacRory age group ?

Yeah since the amalgamation MacRory is A, McLarnon B and Markey C.

Anything to be said for the Browns...

Tyrone schools flying again. Three of them topped their MacRory groups as well and automatically through to the Quarter Finals.

Any word on how other Tyrone schools are going? I was interested to see how the Dean got on in MacLarnon.

is north tyrone gaa in trouble

Why?

I think it's the fact that every club in it is Div 3 or maybe heading that way. I seen Owen Roes twice this year, early on the were brilliant, towards end of year the wheels seemed to fall off. When you look at the youth Divisions are there any of them occupying a spot in Div 2 or 1 at any age? It's a bleak spot. School seems to be playing at the lower levels but that's hard to track with no real updated fixtures website.

Croker holds a good number of triple headers already diesnt it?
We're not talking some bog pitch in the wilds of Tyrone here.
Most people will go there and back home the same day.

Not to be pedantic, but I'd argue few counties have the selection of club facilities that Tyrone have...the 6 have been brilliant at tapping in to available funding. Some of the bogs in the rest of the country are a sight to behold however.

Has anyone seen the video of the county captain on a night out at the weekend?

It can't be good I assume

Haven't seen it

Know nowt about it

But FFS whatever it is, he's entitled to a blow out like anyman.

God that's a pathetic justification of those antics. Somebody  could be dead. That is complete idiocy of the highest degree.

Prior to covid there was a super injunction granted to a known figure within our society. It was rumoured to be in relation to explicit paid activities with young men in England whom were all of legal age. It was passed through on a Saturday evening and was the talk of the Bar Library at the time...

Moving back to Nolan, the Irish News are fishing here. Not a huge amount to any of it. However it almost feels like they are trying to encourage people  to come forward if they have anything to add on Nolan. Interesting to see how the next few days go.