The future is bright in Tyrone. Tyrone have blooded more new players than most in this Allianz National League so far, so you can expect to see these fresh faces more often in a Red Hand jersey. Since winning the All-Ireland in 2021, a lot has been made of the amount of players that have […]

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A Sunday of family feuds. The family ties between the Tyrone and Derry teams facing each other this weekend go much deeper than just Mickey Harte and his history with the counties. Tyrone and Derry have always been neighbouring rivals, and if you were to drive through Mid Ulster in particular, you would cross the […]

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More dummies than a toddler’s birthday party. Last year Ruairi Canavan went viral when he sold an unbelievable dummy in the Ulster championship, and now Lee Brennan has done something similar. During Trillick’s emphatic victory over Crossmaglen in the quarter finals of the provincial championship, Brennan picks up the ball on the right flank, sends […]

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“They can do the unexpected.” Darragh and Ruairi Canavan have had to live up to a lot being the sons of Tyrone legend Peter, but one former Red Hand star went on better and compared them to a Brazil superstar. Stevie O’Neill was one of the very best forwards to play Gaelic football, period. His […]

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This would have been crazy. Errigal Ciarán beat Moortown in the Tyrone club championship on Saturday and the Canavan family incredibly scored every single point in the first half – and all but one in the second. The reigning Tyrone champions boast the incredible privilege of having both Darragh and Ruairi Canavan in their team, […]

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“I actually remember him getting sent off against Armagh.” Darragh Canavan is making his own legacy in a Tyrone jersey, but he can remember the great teams in the noughties that his father, Peter, was a part of. Only three years old when Tyrone won their first All-Ireland title in 2003, his memory is of […]

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