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BBC News
9 hours ago
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Victory over Dubs can spur Tyrone on
Beating Dublin in a 2005 All-Ireland quarter-final replay was the catalyst for Tyrone's march to Sam Maguire, and Owen Mulligan - one of the heroes of that team - believes victory for the current crop of Red Hands over the Dubs on Saturday can do the drawn game 20 years ago, Mulligan scored one of the greatest goals seen on a football field when selling a pair of dummies before thumping past Stephen Cluxton to bring Tyrone Harte's men would win the replay with Mulligan again finding the net, before taking down Armagh in the semi-final and defeating Kerry in the decider to win a second All-Ireland title in three Cookstown man was part of the Tyrone golden generation which claimed a third triumph in 2008, but his goal against the Dubs is one of of those moments that is replayed and revered to this day."My sister Michelle text into the family WhatsApp group 'happy anniversary' and I thought she was on about my mother and father," Mulligan said, speaking to BBC Radio Ulster's Sportsound. "You can be remembered for far worse in the GAA. I was privileged to be part of a great Tyrone team with the glory years but the significance of that goal has followed me around. "It's nice to go to these matches and have people coming up, no matter what county they are, shaking your hand and saying 'you scored the best goal in Croke Park ever', it does make you proud." Dubs are 'there for the taking' - Mulligan Every team needs a spark and getting past a fancied Dublin team over two games proved to be the shot in the arm that Tyrone team needed, having lost an Ulster final replay to arch-rivals Armagh was another team they had many battles against, but the big occasion was what they relished."We'd won the All-Ireland in '03 and in '04 there was a bit of a hangover that carried into 2005. To get the draw and then win the replay was a massive kick-on for us to go and win the All-Ireland," recalled 2005 All-Star Mulligan."As a young lad, you wanted to play in those games and I couldn't understand why teams were getting to Croke Park and choking. Dublin at 'Headquarters' would get any young lad's juices flowing and it did for us."The counties meet again on Saturday in a quarter-final and Mulligan, while expecting a tough battle, feels his county may have enough to get over the won't be easy and there are so many variables, but Mulligan gives Tyrone the edge at midfield and if they can keep a lid on Con O'Callaghan in the Dublin attack, he believes the Red Hands have the firepower to prevail."I think it is finely balanced," he acknowledged."This is a massive game to kick-on your season and no better place than Headquarters against Dublin who are there for the taking. If the Tyrone forwards can click, we have so much going for us."Listen to the full interview with Owen Mulligan on Sportsound, which begins at 14:00 BST on Saturday 28 June.
BBC News
a day ago
- BBC News
Damien Heagney: Man handed minimum of 24 years in jail for murder
A man convicted of the murder of Damien Heagney has been sentenced to a minimum of 24 years in Heagney, 45, from Cookstown, County Tyrone, was last seen alive at the end of December partially dismembered remains were recovered from Cappagh Reservoir, County Tyrone in July 2022, a month after he was reported McCourt, 41, from Riverview in Augher was found guilty of murdering Mr Heagney, as well as dismembering and disposing of his body, in April following a three week trial. What was said in court? At a tariff hearing at Belfast Crown Court, Justice Stephen Fowler said he was satisfied to the required standard that Mr Heagney's death was the result of a "vicious attack with a knife, including numerous blows to the head".He described the killing as a "murderous attack" and said he was satisfied the "dismemberment of Mr Heagney's body and the nature of its disposal was intended to conceal the murder".The judge said it was a case of "high culpability" and that the appropriate tariff is one of 24 years.
BBC News
6 days ago
- BBC News
Cookstown: Two rescued from flat after arson attack
Two people had to be rescued after an overnight arson attack on a flat in Cookstown, County Tyrone, police have said.A man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s were inside the property in Princess Avenue when an accelerant was poured through the letterbox on the front door and set removed the pair from the building and put out the blaze. Another fire at an outbuilding close to the property was also blaze was reported shortly after 00:50 BST on Sunday. A spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service ( NIFRS) said the woman was taken out of a downstairs window, while the man was removed from the kitchen."The male and female were treated at the scene by colleagues from Northern Ireland Ambulance Service, then taken to hospital for treatment for smoke inhalation," said a police spokesperson."Enquiries are continuing to establish the circumstances and at this stage, the incident is being treated as deliberate ignition."
Yahoo
17-06-2025
- Yahoo
1 dead in Highway 89 crash in Cookstown, OPP say
One person is dead after a collision on Highway 89 in Cookstown, Ont., on Monday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Police said emergency crews were called to the highway near 6th Line and County Road 56 for reports of a serious collision involving a truck trailer on fire. Drivers are being asked to avoid the area and plan a different route while the investigation and cleanup are underway. Further details about the cause of the collision have not been released.
CBC
16-06-2025
- CBC
1 dead in Highway 89 crash in Cookstown, OPP say
One person is dead after a collision on Highway 89 in Cookstown, Ont., on Monday, Ontario Provincial Police say. Police said emergency crews were called to the highway near 6th Line and County Road 56 for reports of a serious collision involving a truck trailer on fire. Drivers are being asked to avoid the area and plan a different route while the investigation and cleanup are underway. Further details about the cause of the collision have not been released.
