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i'd imagine Northern Sound are - you can listen online:
www.northernsound.ie

At this stage i'd advise to travel early and start shouting at the bottom of Church Hill!

Derry 1-08 1-05 Mayo

Massive collapse by Antrim in the hurling:

2-30 to 1-08 at the minute

http://www.rte.ie/radio/index.html

bits and pieces on RTE radio

Clare 07 - Antrim 05

Yeah, that's rubbish. Tyrone have played way more championship games in Clones over the last 10 years than Monaghan. Some parts of Tyrone are closer to Clones than the south of Monaghan. Tickets were evenly distributed for those who wanted them. If Monaghan fans did take more, then that's Tyrone's fault. I don't believe Clones in itself will be any advantage. I do believe that the crowd could be our 16th man, but i'd hope we'd have brought a massive crowd no matter where the Ulster Final was played.


Again regarding the Finlay issue - i tuned in to Northern Sound online and endured ten minutes of excruciating Country and Wobbly to hear the news and sport, but no mention. What's the story? I heard that the full panel had to be announced on Friday. Today's Irish News says he is unlikely to play any part. Have no announcements been made?

No offence intended, but Ross Carr never came across as overly convincing when interviewed by the press. Always seemed very timid and meek - lacking in any passion and emotion. He has actually reminded me of Stan Staunton in that i wouldn't be convinced in his ability to give his players a good rolicking when required.

I know the manager can only work with what he's got - but he also has to be able to inject a bit of passion and enthusiasm into his players.  Whenever i see him being interviewed by BBC/RTE, i'm not convinced there's any passion/belief/enthusiasm.

Where did that news come from?

The following has also just come up on irishnews.com

O'Neill overcomes injury for Tyrone
14/07/2007
09:34:35

Stephen O'Neill is set to return from injury for Tyrone's Ulster Football Final meeting with Monaghan on Sunday.

The twice All-Ireland champions have stormed through the province after enduring a poor league campaign.

O'Neill has said that their miserable springtime was a definite motivational factor for their summer run:

Tyrone and Monaghan face off in an Ulster Final for the first time since 1988 on Sunday in Clones.

It's the first provincial decider for Monaghan since winning the title 19 years ago.

Red Hand manager Mickey Harte has said playing the game at Clones will be a big boost for the opposition. 

any word on jap yet ?

nothing as yet - well not on BBC's evening news and nothing that i can find online.

Derry
Kildare
Meath
Donegal
Dublin
Monaghan

So this explains where Whelan is when he goes awol in most games, he's over in the opposition dugout to discuss the possibility of moving from Dublin to a county where he might win something!

Hasn't been mentioned before but I can see one of teams, possibly the two, ending up with reduced numbers. Think Monaghan will be bursting to get at Tyrone and Tyrone won't take a step back.

Well let's hope we get a better ref than the muppets we had against Down and Derry. There's no doubt we have a few players with a short fuse - but we can't afford any of that on Sunday - we just don't jave the same bench as Tyrone if we needed to make switches.

Tickets no longer on sale from ticketmaster. Sell out?

McHugh - He knows his stuff....... but he rarely finishes a sentence. He continually starts a new one before he's finished the last one. He may know his stuff, but he's very annoying to listen to.