Tyrone Club Football and Hurling

[trileacman]

I thought St Michaels beat them in the semi final.

They did i think. St Michaels then beaten in the final by a kerry team. Can't remember which one tho.

Were St Michaels not the Kerry team that year, think they were St Michaels/Foilmore or something similar?

Trillick won the Ulster Intermediate Club Championship two seasons ago and were then beaten in the AI semi-final by St Michael's/Foilmore (Kerry) in Portlaoise. St Michael's went on to win the AI Intermediate final.

[loughshore lad]

Good luck to both Cookstown and Naomh Colmcille at the weekend.

[Hotrocks]

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/spa-aiming-to-climb-last-step-112062.html

IT'S early in the season, but tomorrow afternoon sees Croke Park house a Kerry-Tyrone All-Ireland football final battle. The best intermediate outfits from both counties go head to head and, in Kerry club Spa, there is a feverish sense of anticipation ahead of the game against Cookstown's Fr Rocks.



"There is a really great atmosphere here," says Spa manager Sean Moynihan. "We've been waiting for this game with a huge air of expectation. It's surreal to think it's here now. We've a huge crowd going up to Dublin and we've a function organised for the Burlington Hotel on Sunday night. The whole committee from the club have put in a great effort and we've 400 tickets sold for that event. It should be a fantastic occasion."

The pageantry surrounding the game is to be savoured, but Moynihan is adamant their player focus will be on what happens after throw-in at 3.45pm tomorrow afternoon.

"We said all year it'll take seven steps to get to the Hogan Stand in Croke Park. We've done six and there's one more to do. We're trying to focus on the game and stick to our game plan. We're playing in the biggest stadium in Ireland and one of the most beautiful in Europe. But we don't want to lose the run of ourselves. The concentration is on playing football."

Cookstown looked impressive in their semi-final success over Galway champions Leitir Mhór and have star names amongst their ranks. Ryan Pickering won an All-Ireland MFC medal with Tyrone in 2008; Raymond Mulgrew has been a permanent fixture on the Tyrone senior panel over the past few seasons, while Owen Mulligan's talents are well-documented.

"They have some big names alright," agrees Moynihan. "Their whole team is very strong and they have a couple of standout players. Someone like Owen Mulligan will be a big boost for them with his experience and that's something we don't have. He'll be important to their side in ensuring the occasion doesn't get the better of them. But we have lads who have played in Croke Park before, the likes of Michael O'Donoghue and Cian Tobin. One of our selectors Mike McAuliffe played there a lot as well. So we won't be found wanting in that department."

The manner of Spa's semi-final success against Maynooth has nourished their hopes of success now.

"We were dead and gone in that game," recalls Moynihan. "Then, with three minutes left, we banged in a goal. That kind of sums up what we've been about all year. We had loads of injuries and it wasn't looking good for us, but we got the right result. We said beforehand Michael O'Donoghue and Niall O'Mahony would be targeted and they were. But the key was a guy like Conor Gleeson could pop up with 2-1 to win the game. There's great camaraderie in our team and hopefully we can maintain our run."

[Norf Tyrone]

Good luck to Cookstown and NCC this weekend. Big ask, but sure Tyrone's a 'Big' county!

[Tommo2]

Good luck to Cookstown. Played against them in a challenge match this time last year and the thing I noticed was that they played a very un-Cookstown like performace. They worked extremely hard and tackled and played as a team. The influence of Chris Lawn was obvious.

[tyrone86]

C'mon NCC and Cookstown

[orangeman]

Omagh hammered Crossmaglen in the Under 21 semi final in Creggan today.


Omagh should be hard to talk to this year. They're bound to be there or thereabouts.

[randomtask]

Omagh hammered Crossmaglen in the Under 21 semi final in Creggan today.


Omagh should be hard to talk to this year. They're bound to be there or thereabouts.

i duno about that. this team was made up with an exceptionally strong minor team, but you never know

[the processor]

 N Colm Cile beat 1.20 to 0.10

[Club Rossa]

Was always gonna be a big ask for NCC but they have brought great honour to their club and can hold their heads up high.

[longrunsthefox]

Omagh hammered Crossmaglen in the Under 21 semi final in Creggan today.


Omagh should be hard to talk to this year. They're bound to be there or thereabouts.

You mean hard to listen to?...   

[ONeill]

Tyrone U21 beat Antrim U21 by 7 points on Sat.

[longrunsthefox]

Great campaign by Naomh Colum Cille... hopefully now they will push on to be the best team in Tyrone and keep developing their new grounds. They have been a credit to the area.   

[Family guy]

How did naomh colm cille get on yday??Who were the main scorers,performances from??

Good luck today to cookstown also

[Fear ón Srath Bán]

How did naomh colm cille get on yday??Who were the main scorers,performances from??

They were beaten by 1-18 to 0-10 Fg, no more info than that.