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BBC News
5 days ago
- Sport
- BBC News
Meyler 'emotional' after long-awaited Tyrone return
Tyrone forward Conor Meyler said he was "emotional" after making his first appearance for his county in almost two came off the bench to help the Red Hands to a 0-31 to 0-18 win against Cavan which secured top spot Group Four progress to the All-Ireland 30-year-old's last appearance before Sunday came against Kerry at Croke Park in the last-eight of the All-Ireland in 2023 and he admitted it was a tough journey back after various knee and other injuries."It's been nearly two years so it's a long stint and a rocky road, but I'm delighted to get back out there and to get a win too more importantly," he told BBC Sport NI's Odhran Crumley."It was emotional, it is a lonely road when you're injured, it's a long process and when you're on the road there are a few bumps and there are a lot of people I'm grateful for."My family believed in me when I probably doubted myself, so to get back in a Tyrone jersey is class, it's hard to replicate those moments anywhere else."Meyler conceded that he had moments when he thought a return to the inter-county scene appeared unlikely, but that his return made him glad he kept persevering to get back."It was very realistic [not playing for Tyrone again] with a couple of injuries and big surgeries and medically, it was a big task," he added."You have to keep believing even if you do fall short, I'd rather have got to the end of the year throwing everything at it rather than wondering what if, so, it's great the hard work paid off and the boys and the management backed me to play."
Irish Examiner
6 days ago
- Sport
- Irish Examiner
Tyrone rout Cavan to clinch quarter-final spot
All Ireland SFC group 1: Tyrone 0-31 Cavan 0-18 Tyrone routed Cavan at Brewster Park to clinch top spot in group 1 and go straight through to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals. It's 42 years since the Breffni Blues have got the better of the Red Hands in championship football, and there was never any suggestion that sequence of results was about to change in Enniskillen. Malachy O'Rourke's side claimed control of the middle third in the second half to pound their opponents, with Darren McCurry helping himself to a 0-9 haul. And they got former All-Star Conor Meyler back on the field as he ended an injury nightmare with a first appearance since the All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Kerry in 2023, but an injury to Michael McKernan could cause some concern as they look to push on with their bid for Sam. Now they have a two-week break ahead of their return to Croke Park for the first time since 2023, avoiding the need to play three weekends in a row to keep their challenge going. Peter Harte came in as a replacement for the injured McKernan after just three minutes to play an influential role in his side's positive first half display as they quickly built up a substantial lead. Another veteran, Mattie Donnelly, cut through holes in the Breffni rearguard to pick off a handful of scores and create scoring chances as the Red Hands established control of the contest. They were seven points clear by the end of the opening quarter, and gaining control of their own kick-out after losing a couple of early restarts, establishing a strong platform in the middle third. An emotional Conor Meyler of Tyrone meets his mother Paula. The game marked his return from two years of injury hell. Pic: Ben McShane/Sportsfile Darragh Canavan also landed a delightful score, with goalkeeper Niall Morgan and Harte both raising orange flags. Cavan put an effective press on Morgan's kick-outs, with Cormac O'Reilly hitting the target twice. But the Red Hands reeled off 0-7 without reply to lead by 0-9 to 0-3 at the end of the opening quarter. Dara McVeety's industry helped the Breffni men recover to narrow the gap through O'Reilly and Paddy Lynch, who kicked 0-4, including a two-point free. And they almost had a goal when McVeety intercepted a Morgan restart to fire in a shot but the goalkeeper redeeming himself with a fine save. The Red Hands finished the half with another run of scores, Cavan, Darren McCurry, Donnelly and Kieran McGeary all on target for a 0-17 to 0-8 interval lead. Lynch closed the gap with a two-point free, but the Red Hands pressed aggressively on Cavan's kick-outs, with Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick and Kieran McGeary winning the battle for possession to keep their side going forward. Another run of six unanswered points saw the gap stretch out to 13 by the 49th minute, and Raymond Galligan's men needed something special to kick-start their challenge. McCurry swung over a couple of gems, with Ciaran Daly and McGeary also nailing points, with a Sean McEvoy point the only Cavan reply during a difficult 17-minute spell. But they threw caution to the wind moving into the final quarter, substitute Ryan O'Neill claiming a two-pointer, with Lynch and Ruairi Curran also raising flags. The introduction of former All-Star Conor Meyler following a two-year injury hell raised the biggest cheer of the day from Tyrone fans, and the procession towards the Cavan goal continued, with McCurry unerring from placed balls as he brought his tally to 0-9 for the day. U20 Footballer of the Year Eoin McElholm also came off the bench to become the eleventh Tyrone scorer, with Canavan bringing his total to five, and news of Donegal's win over Mayo confirmed Tyrone's top of the table round robin finish. Scorers for Tyrone: D McCurry 0-9 (3f, 1tpf), D Canavan 0-5 (1f), M Donnelly 0-4, R Brennan 0-3 (1tp), K McGeary, P Harte (1tp), N Morgan (1tpf) (1tp) 0-2 each, C Daly, N Devlin, S O'Donnell, E McElholm 0-1 each. Scorers for Cavan: P Lynch 0-9 (3f, 2tpf, 1 '45), C O'Reilly 0-4, R O'Neill 0-2 (tp), O Brady, S McEvoy, R Curran 0-1 each. TYRONE: N Morgan; C Quinn, P Hampsey, N Devlin; M McKernan, R Brennan, P Teague; B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick; S O'Donnell, K McGeary, C Daly, D McCurry, M Donnelly, D Canavan. Subs: P Harte for McKernan (3), A Clarke for Devlin (29), E McElholm for Donnelly (47), C Meyler for McGeary (54), B McDonnell for Kilpatrick (66) CAVAN: L Brady; N Carolan, K Brady, C Reilly; B O'Connell, C Madden, P Faulkner; O Kiernan, E Crowe; G Smith, D McVeety, C Brady; C O'Reilly, P Lynch, C Madden. Subs; S McEvoy for K Brady (31), R O'Neill for Smith (49), R Curran for Kiernan (53), K Clarke for C Brady (60), L Fortune for Reilly (65) Referee: P Neilan (Roscommon).
RTÉ News
6 days ago
- Sport
- RTÉ News
Tyrone flex muscles to power into All-Ireland quarters
Table-toppers Tyrone go directly through to the All-Ireland SFC quarter-finals after seeing off Cavan with some style at Brewster Park. The Red Hands never looked like losing this one, but were given plenty of trouble by a Cavan side that lacked the ruthless streak that could have kept them in the game. Darren McCurry and Darragh Canavan shared a 14 points haul as Malachy O'Rourke's side earned a two-week break ahead of their return to Croke Park for the first time since 2023. But Cavan also go through to the knock-out phase and a preliminary quarter-final next weekend. Tyrone lost Michael McKernan to a shoulder injury after just three minutes, but his replacement Peter Harte played an influential role in picking holes in the Cavan cover as they eased into a comfortable lead. Mattie Donnelly, another veteran, also made incisive cuts to pick off a couple of early scores as they went seven points clear by the end of the opening quarter. Darragh Canavan also landed a delightful score, with goalkeeper Niall Morgan and Harte both raising orange flags. Cavan put an effective press on Morgan's kick-outs, with Cormac O'Reilly hitting the target twice. But the Red Hands reeled off 0-07 without reply to lead by 0-09 to 0-03 at the end of the opening quarter. Dara McVeety's industry helped the Breffni men recover to narrow the gap through O'Reilly and Paddy Lynch, who kicked 0-04, including a two-point free. And they almost had a goal when McVeety intercepted a Morgan restart to fire in a shot which the goalkeeper redeeming himself with a fine save. The Red Hands finished the half with another run of scores, Cavan, Darren McCurry, Donnelly and Kieran McGeary all on target for a 0-17 to 0-08 interval lead. Lynch closed the gap with a two-point free, but the Red Hands pressed aggressively on Cavan's Cavan kick-outs, with Brian Kennedy, Conn Kilpatrick and Kieran McGeary winning the battle for possession to keep their side going forward. Another run of six unanswered points saw the gap stretch out to 13 by the 49th minute, and Raymond Galligan's men needed something special to kick-start their challenge. McCurry swung over a couple of gems, with Ciaran Daly and McGeary also nailing points, with a Sean McEvoy point the only Cavan reply during a difficult 17-minute spell. But they threw caution to the wind moving into the final quarter, substitute Ryan O'Neill claiming a two-pointer, with Lynch and Ruairi Curran also raising flags. The introduction of former All-Star Conor Meyler following a two-year injury hell raised the biggest cheer of the day from Tyrone fans, and the procession towards the Cavan goal continued, with McCurry unerring from placed balls as he brought his tally to 0-09 for the day. Under-20 Footballer of the Year Eoin McElholm also came off the bench to become the eleventh Tyrone scorer, with Canavan bringing his total to five, and news of Donegal's win over Mayo confirmed Tyrone's top-of-the-table round-robin finish. Tyrone: N Morgan (0-2, tpf); C Quinn, P Hampsey, N Devlin (0-01); M McKernan, R Brennan (0-03, 1tp), P Teague; B Kennedy, C Kilpatrick; S O'Donnell (0-01), K McGeary (0-02), C Daly (0-01), D McCurry (0-09, 3f, 1tpf), M Donnelly (0-04), D Canavan (0-05, 1f). Subs: P Harte (0-02, tp) for McKernan (3), A Clarke for Devlin (29), E McElholm (0-01)for Donnelly (47), C Meyler for McGeary (54), B McDonnell for Kilpatrick (66) Cavan: L Brady; N Carolan, K Brady, C Reilly; B O'Connell, C Madden, P Faulkner; O Kiernan, E Crowe; G Smith, D McVeety, C Brady; C O'Reilly (0-04), P Lynch (0-09, 3f, 2tpf, 1 '45), O Brady (0-01).
BBC News
01-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
'No excuses' for Tyrone in Mayo loss - O'Rourke
Tyrone manager Malachy O'Rourke felt his side did not "get to the pitch of the game" in their 2-17 to 1-13 defeat by into the All-Ireland round-robin contest off an impressive win over Ulster champions Donegal seven days prior, the Red Hands found themselves 1-9 to 0-4 down at they would cut the deficit to a point in the second half, Mayo, under the charge of Stephen Rochford after Kevin McStay stepped away for health reasons, pulled away to bounce back from their opening-round loss to Cavan."We'd a great win last week and we came here knowing, after the disappointment of the Cavan game, Mayo would be coming here with real hunger," said O'Rourke."We knew we'd have to meet that head on and I suppose that's the most disappointing thing, we felt in the first half we didn't get to the pitch of the game. "We were a bit flat and left ourselves with a lot to do. In fairness to the boys, we dug in well, we got it back to a point but we made too many mistakes, we weren't playing well enough and Mayo deserved the victory. We've no excuses."While Tyrone were in action on consecutive weekends, Mayo had a week's break from their last outing, although O'Rourke did not feel that was the telling reason for his side's flat performance."There's no doubt that the week turnaround is very small and it could have some effect, but we're not using that as an excuse either," he added."We knew what the story was, we knew exactly what Mayo would bring and we were hoping we'd be able to meet that and get another really good performance."For all of us in the changing room, we didn't get to the level that we need to get to and the level we expect of ourselves."Tyrone will conclude their round-robin action against Cavan at a neutral venue during the weekend of 14/15 June.
Belfast Telegraph
30-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Tyrone can start dreaming again as win over Donegal has changed everything, says former star
Former forward Connor McAliskey believes the 'tables have turned' for his home county Tyrone in just a single week — and they have done so for the better. The Red Hands pulled off a famous victory against Donegal last weekend in Ballybofey, in doing so recording their first ever Championship win against Jim McGuinness.
