‘We were probably the only bright spark after the Omagh bombings’
Tyrone All-Star Brian McGuigan has said that his former minor team were probably one of the only bright sparks in the wake of the 1998 Omagh bombings. The bombing killed 29 people in the town of Omagh, County Tyrone and injured some 220 others in what was one of the single deadliest incidents of the troubles. The Tyrone […]
8 years ago
Kevin Hughes opens up on playing football after the passing of his brother
Former Tyrone midfielder Kevin Hughes spoke candidly and honestly about playing for the Tyrone minors following the passing of his brother Paul in 1997. Paul, an older brother to Kevin, was killed in a car crash on the Ballygawley-Dungannon road when he was just 22-years-old. His funeral took place just days before Tyrone’s All-Ireland minor […]
8 years ago