Tyrone GAA

Tyrone are the joint-second most successful county in Ulster football, along with Monaghan. The Red Hands have won the Ulster championship 16 times and have won four All-Ireland titles, with their latest win in both competitions coming in 2021. The 2000s was a successful period for Tyrone as they won three All-Ireland titles and produced some of the best players of recent times, including Peter Canavan, Sean Cavanagh and Stephen O’Neill, who all won Footballer of the Year awards. Tyrone football was transformed by manager Mickey Harte, who oversaw the first three All-Ireland titles for the O’Neill county, and the side has maintained a high standard of play ever since. Last year, Tyrone were knocked out of Ulster by eventual winners Donegal but made it to the preliminary quarter-final against Roscommon, where they lost to the Rossies. In the league, Tyrone compete in Division One, finishing in fifth place last year and have won the National League title twice, in 2002 and 2003. Recently, Tyrone have been a force to be reckoned with in the juvenile scene, winning two of the last three All-Ireland U20 titles. In terms of club football, Carrickmore are Tyrone’s most successful side with 15 titles, however, historically, the Tyrone crown has been competitive, with eight clubs winning seven or more Tyrone SFC in their history. In hurling, Tyrone’ hurling set-up has been improving, with the county side currently playing in the Christy Ring competition.