Conor McKenna makes shock return to the Tyrone club championship
The former Brisbane Lions star now could be available for a Tyrone return Tyrone’s 2021 All-Ireland winner Conor McKenna has made a surprise return to Gaelic football, lining out for his club Eglish in their Tyrone Intermediate Football Championship semi-final on Sunday night. McKenna, who recently finished the AFL season with the Brisbane Lions, came […]
5 months ago
Conor McKenna dedicates historic AFL Premiership win to local GAA club ‘back home’ in Tyrone
Conor McKenna has dedicated his AFL Premiership triumph to his family and GAA club back home in Tyrone after his Brisbane Lions overcame Sydney Swans in the grand final at Melbourne Cricket Ground yesterday. The Lions, who narrowly lost in last year’s grand final, sailed to an 18.12 (120) – 9.6 (60) victory over the […]
1 year ago
Tyrone’s Conor McKenna makes history down under with AFL grand final win
The Dungannon man helped Brisbane Lions to their first premiership in 21 years. Conor McKenna joins Tadhg Kennelly as only the second player in history to win both an All-Ireland and an AFL Premiership after Brisbane Lions overcame Sydney Swans in the grand final at Melbourne Cricket Ground. The Lions, who narrowly lost in last […]
1 year ago
Tyrone’s Conor McKenna set to make AFL history with Brisbane Lions
“Hopefully we can finish it with something special.” Former Tyrone star Conor McKenna returned to the AFL this year with the Brisbane Lions, and it is proving to be a huge success for club and player. The Eglish clubman had spent five years playing in the AFL for Essendon before deciding to return home and […]
2 years ago
“I have no doubt there are fair procedures in place” – Feargal Logan defends GAA’s disciplinary system
“The rulebook is clear, it’s fair.” The disciplinary system implemented by the GAA has came under a lot of flack in recent weeks. The debacle between Donegal and Armagh which saw four Armagh players have their suspensions overturned because they appealed it, while Donegal’s two suspensions weren’t appealed, and therefor the ban carried through – […]
4 years ago
“A melee is more than two people, so it started off as a melee” – Cian Mackey on Conor McKenna’s questionable red card
Melee, melee, melee.. Has the word ‘melee’ started to lose all meaning to anyone else? You know when you say a word so many times that it stops making sense? Every week in the world of GAA the M-word has surfaced at least once, and last weekend was no different when Tyrone beat Fermanagh to […]
4 years ago