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Belfast Telegraph
21-06-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Tyrone eager to take down Roscommon and book slot in All-Ireland Minor Final
In winning the Ulster title, the Red Hands played with composure and determination, and it's no surprise to see the side now eyeing a bigger target. In reaching the last-four of the All-Ireland series, Tyrone have shown impressive scoring power, with players such as Cathal Farley, James Mulgrew, Joel Kerr and Peter Colton hitting the high spots. Kerr may be on his way to West Ham United but he certainly appears to have an All-Ireland medal in his sights as Tyrone will bring a fierce hunger to the table, with manager Gerard Donnelly keen to evoke the best possible performance from his side. For their part, Roscommon may have found the going difficult to date – they only managed to beat Louth by a point in their Quarter-Final after extra-time (1-19 to 2-15) – and may find themselves pushed to the limit by the Red Hands on Sunday. Yet in Dara Curran, Luke Shally, Sam Hannon, Dean Casey and Diarmuid Higgins, the Connacht side boast an array of talent that can live with the best of them at their grade. In Sunday's other All-Ireland Minor Semi-Final, Kerry and Mayo cross swords at Cusack Park, Ennis (3.30pm). The Kingdom were stretched to the limit by Cavan at the Quarter-Final stage before winning by 0-14 to 1-09, with Ben Kelleher, Danny Murphy, Kevin Griffen, Gearoid White and Liam O'Brien in particular putting their shoulder to the wheel. Mayo, for their part, just managed to get the better of Offaly in their Quarter-Final (3-13 to 4-07), with Conor Hession, Ruairi Woods, Tony Furey, Dylan Dunne and Dara Flanagan very much to the fore. The fact that they were stretched to the limit, though, might serve Mayo well against the Kingdom on Sunday when the heat is on as it assuredly will be.
Belfast Telegraph
30-04-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Conan McGarvey the late hero as Tyrone retain Ulster Under-20 title with extra-time win over Donegal
They needed a late, late save from goalkeeper Conan McGarvey to deny Conor McCahill a winning goal at the death as the Red Hands made it back-to-back provincial crowns. Tyrone had a slight breeze and, after a scoreless five minutes, opened the scoring with a Ruairi McCullagh 45. A fisted Noah Grimes point doubled the Tyrone advantage before Conor McGinty skipped inside to finish a neat Donegal move with a point in the 11th minute. Tyrone played pass the parcel, stretching Donegal, before Matthew Quinn kicked a score for a 0-3 to 0-1 lead. Conor McCahill made a score for McGinty before another Four Masters' man, Kevin Muldoon, hit a third Donegal score. Muldoon added another point before Tyrone, like in their Semi-Final win over Derry, grabbed two stoppage time points. Caolan Donnelly cut in to score with McCullagh adding his second after Tyrone won just the second Donegal kick-out of the half, the Red Hands 0-5 to 0-4 ahead at the break. Shane Callaghan came in at half-time for Donegal and landed a two pointer in the first play to put them ahead. McCahill, who missed three first half chances, added a second two pointer for a 0-8 to 0-5 Donegal lead. Tyrone were soon level when Joey Clarke finished to the net after Liam Óg Mossey's shot came down off the post. McCullagh then kicked them back ahead in an exciting start to the second half. A Sean Martin point had Donegal back to within point midway through the second half after a lively Tyrone third quarter. Donegal hit the net with a goal started and finished in Gaoth Dobhair. Goalkeeper Pádraig Mac Giolla Bhríde saved a point with a moved finished by Cathal 'Rua' Ó Gallchóir, 1-9 to 1-7 after 50 minutes. Two McCullagh frees levelled the game again with six minutes to play. Tyrone had the last chance to win the game in normal time but Conor O'Neill kicked their tenth wide after a spell of keep ball outside the scoring zone. Points from Eoin McElholm and McCullagh had Tyrone in the driving seat early in extra-time, but a Seanan Carr goal shot Donegal back in the game just before half-time. Donegal pushed hard to save the game, with Callaghan pointing, but McGarvey's late save won both the game and championship for Tyrone. Scorers – Donegal: S Callaghan 0-5 (2f, 1 tp), S Carr 1-1, C McCahill 0-3 (1tp), C Ó Gallchóir 1-0, C McGinty, K Muldoon 0-2 each, and S Martin 0-1; Tyrone: R McCullagh 0-9 (4f, 1 tp, 1 45), E McElholm 0-3 (1 tp), J Clarke 1-0, C Sheehy, S McDermott (tp) 0-2 each, N Grimes, C Donnelly and Matthew Quinn 0-1 each Donegal: P Mac Giolla Bhríde; A Neely, N Prendiville, C Ó Gallchóir; M Campbell, C McCrea, F Roarty; S Martin, K Muldoon; C McMenamin, C McGinty, M McDevitt; C McCahill, D Gildea, S Carr Subs: D Monaghan for McMenamin (INJ 10), S Callaghan for Gildea (HT), D Mulholland for McDevitt (49), T Carr for Monaghan (56), D Gallagher for Neely (56), M McDevitt for Cambell (Started ET), Campbell for Muldoon (75), Muldoon for McDevitt (78), D Monaghan for McGinty (79) Tyrone: C McGarvey; F Nelis, B Hughes, Conor Devlin; C Daly, J Clarke, C Donnelly; Cónán Devlin, C O'Neill; C Sheehy, E McElholm, M Quinn; N Grimes, R McCullagh, L Mossey
