RED HANDFAN A LOOK AHEAD TO THE NFL 2017

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WHO ARE YOU? AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Let ’s Play Working as a Team CLG Thír Eoghain … working to TYRONE GAA & OUR SPONSORS develop and promote and to foster local identity and culture across Tyrone

Tyrone’s social, community, economic and Gaelic futures all depend on the 20,000 children who attend our Primary and Secondary Schools.

Along with their parents, guardians, other family members and, very importantly, their teachers, they’ll shape the Tyrone that will face what life brings on through the 21st century.

Tyrone GAA is about helping our young people to be proud and content about Who they are and Where they’re from. The Red Hand Fan is aimed at every six-to-sixteen- Roisín Ní Shiúrtáin year-old in Tyrone who’s interested in Gaelic games. It’s good for all of us that they play, attend and above all enjoy Cathaoirleach​, Tír Eoghain our games. It’s particularly good that they’re supported so well in all that by their families and teachers.

This year we’re back in Division 1 of the Allianz League as reigning Senior Champions. We look forward to your stalwart support as we face the many challenges ahead. Casaimis an eochair … let’s get started!

Le chéile ar son Thír Eoghain Roisin Jordan, Coiste Chontae Thír Eoghain CLG wishes to acknowledge the Tyrone Chairperson We’re delighted to welcome generous financial support provided towards its County Teams Todd’s Leap to join O’Neills and the Association in Tyrone for 2017 from all of its sponsors. Mark Conway, as donors of our Draw prizes Chairman Club Tyrone this year. Based in the heart of Tyrone, Todd’s Leap is one of ’s leading activity centres and a day out there is a day like no other! Four Family Passes are up for grabs … but if you’re not in, Let ’s Play you can’t win!

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Allianz Football League Division 1 Sunday 5 February 14.00: Tír Eoghain v Ros Comáin, FixturesSaturday 11 February 19.00: Ath Cliath v Tír Eoghain, Croke Park* U16s Admission €5 CavanaghAfter a successful 2016 which saw the Anglo Celt Cup come back to Tyrone for the fi rst time in six years, we Sunday 26 February 14.30: Tír Eoghain v An Cabhan, Healy Park enter 2017 with a strong Tyrone squad that are hungry for Saturday 4 March 19.00: Tír Eoghain v Muineachain, Healy Park more success. It’s always great to test yourself against the Saturday 18 March 19.00: Dún na nGall v Tír Eoghain, Ballybofey best and, after getting out of Division 2 at the fi rst attempt, Sunday 26 March 15.00: Tír Eoghain v Muigheo, Healy Park our return to Division 1 of the Allianz League certainly (possible double header with Tír Eoghain Ladies v Laois) gives us that opportunity. Sunday 2 April 14.00: Ciarrai v Tír Eoghain, Killarney As well as the usual tough derby games with our Ulster Ulster Under 21 Football Championship neighbours Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal, we welcome Roscommon and Mayo to Healy Park and are looking Wednesday 15 March 20.00: Tír Eoghain v Dun na nGall, Healy Park forward to trips to Dublin and Kerry. We’ve had close battles with these sides in the recent past and know the Ulster Senior and Minor Football Championships quality they have but we’re looking to continue to build on the progress we made in 2016. Sunday 28 May: Doire v Tír Eoghain, We know we have a very loyal support that follows us Allianz League Division 3A throughout Ireland and I look forward to this continuing all through 2017. Sunday 12 February 14.00: Tír Eoghain v Muineachain, Healy Park Sunday 19 February 14.00: An Lú v Tír Eoghain, Darver Remember, Sunday 26 February 12.30: Tír Eoghain v Dun na nGall, Healy Park there is FREE (double header with Tír Eoghain v An Cabhan, NFL) Sunday 5 March 14.00: Dun na nGall v Tír Eoghain, Letterkenny ADMISSION for Sunday 12 March 14.00: Tír Eoghain v An Lú, Healy Park all Under-16s to MICKEY Sunday 26 March 15.00: Muineachain v Tír Eoghain, Clones all these games* (Except for the Ulster Ulster Senior Hurling Shield Championship match Saturday 8 April: Tír Eoghain v Fear Manach, Healy Park on 28 May in Celtic Park) as long as they are accompanied As you know we take enormous pride in the fact that we take by an adult. every game seriously and weHarte always set out with the mentality that we want to win every game. Saturday 22 April: Muineachain v Tír Eoghain, Clones

That mind-set will not change as we prepare for this year’s Allianz League programme. We’re delighted to be back in LIDL Ladies National Football Division 1 and the challenges that come with it. We were League Division Two unbeaten in throughout 2016 and that’s a record we are Sunday 29 January: Tír Eoghain v Sligeach, Healy Park aiming to emulate come this year’s league programme. Sunday 5 February: Cill Dara v Tír Eoghain Sunday 19 February: Tír Eoghain v Iar Mhí, Healy Park Roscommon, Cavan, Monaghan and Mayo will provide Sunday 26 February: An Cabhan v Tír Eoghain formidable opposition as usual. We are also keenly anticipating our trips to meet Dublin, Donegal and Kerry. Saturday 18 March: An Clár v Tír Eoghain Sunday 26 March: Tír Eoghain v Laois Over the years the Tyrone faithful have followed us in such (possible double header at Healy Park with Tír Eoghain v Muigheo) brilliant numbers all over the country. Bring as many people out Sunday 2 April: Port Láirge v Tír Eoghain to these games as you can. Get behind the players, make your presence felt, and cheer on the team as we take aim for a 100% All Dates & Times are subject to change record at home in 2017. Check www.tyronegaa.ie for up to date information 4 2017 REDHANDFAN 5 ONE TO ONE TO Cathal Compton Roscommon

Peter Harte Tyrone Roscommon Fact-Box

• Roscommon is home to 64,500 people Admire Admire• Before the Great Famine (in 1841) 267,516 people lived there but by 1901 this had fallen to 109,095 and it continued to decline until it reached 53,519 in 1971 • The County’s main towns are Roscommon (5,700), Boyle (2,600), Castlerea (2,000) and Ballaghderreen (1,850) • Although firmly located in Roscommon, BORN: 7 FEBRUARY 1995 BORN: 19 NOVEMBER 1990 in all things GAA Ballaghderreen is equally HEIGHT: 6’ 3” firmly part of Mayo HEIGHT: 5’ 11” CLUB: STROKESTOWN • There are 33 GAA Clubs in Roscommon POSITION: MIDFIELD CLUB: ERRIGAL CIARAN • Clann na Gael appeared in four successive POSITION: HALF-BACK/FORWARD All-Ireland Club Finals, 1987-1990, but lost all four SCHOOL: SCOIL MHUIRE SECONDARY SCHOOL, SCHOOL: OMAGH CBS • St Brigid’s would go on to win the All-Ireland STROKESTOWN HONOURS: 1 X ALL-IRELAND MFC (2008), 2 X ULSTER SFC (2011, 2016), Club SFC in 2013 HONOURS: 2 X CONNACHT U21 FC (2014, 2015), • At All-Ireland Football level Roscommon has 1 X ULSTER MFC (2008), 1 X DIVISION II NFL (2016), 5 X MCKENNA CUP (2012-16), 2 X CONNACHT MFC (2012, 2013), won 2 x Senior, 2 x U21 and 4 x Minor titles plus 1 X CONNACHT MFL (2-012), 1 X MACRORY CUP (2007), 1 X HOGAN CUP (2007), 1 X ALL-STAR (2016), 1 x National League Division I title 1 X IRISH NEWS ULSTER PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2016) • The County has won 15 All-Star Awards, three FULL COLLECTION OF U10, U11, U12, U14, U16, OCCUPATION: TEACHER going to brilliant corner-back Harry Keegan and MINOR AND U21 CLUB TITLES two each to Dermot Early and Danny Murray OCCUPATION: CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENT, DIT

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• Monaghan is home to 60,500 people • Just over 73,000 people live in County Cavan • Just before the Great Famine (in 1841) 200,500 • Before the Great Famine (in 1841) over 243,000 AdmireDrew Wylie Monaghan people lived there AdmireKillian Clarke Cavan people lived there but by 1901 this had fallen • By 1901 this had fallen by more than two-thirds to 97,500 and it continued to decline until it BORN: 2 JULY 1988 to 74,600, bottoming out at 46,250 in 1971 BORN: 19 SEPTEMBER 1993 reached just 52,600 in 1971 HEIGHT: 5’ 11” • The County’s main towns are Monaghan (6,600), • The County’s main towns are Cavan (10,200), HEIGHT: 6’ 2” CLUB: BALLYBAY PEARSE BROTHERS Carrickmacross (2,000), Castleblaney (1,800) and Ballyjamesduff and Bailieborough (both 2,500) Clones (1,500) CLUB: SHERCOCK POSITION: FULL-BACK and Virginia, Kingscourt and Cootehill (all • There are 50 GAA Clubs in Monaghan POSITION: FULL-BACK/MIDFIELD around 2,300) SCHOOL: CASTLEBLANEY COLLEGE • Monaghan has won 14 x Ulster SFC titles, SCHOOL: PATRICIAN HIGH, • There are 40 GAA Clubs in Cavan, including HONOURS: 2 X ULSTER SFC (2013, 2015), 4 x Ulster MFC titles and 2 x Ulster U21 FC titles CARRICKMACROSS Drumgoon, home Club of current GAA 1 X NFL DIVISION 2 (2014), plus 1 x National League Division 1 title President Aogán Farrell HONOURS: 1 X NFL DIVISION 3 (2013), • The County has won 10 All-Star Awards, spread • Cavan leads the Ulster GAA Roll of Honour with across 7 players: the great Nudie Hughes won 3 X ULSTER U21 FC (2012, 2013, 2014), 1 X MONAGHAN SFC (2012), a whopping 39 Ulster Senior Football titles three All-Stars, both as a defender and as a 1 X ULSTER MFC (2011) • At All-Ireland Football level Cavan has won 1 X MONAGHAN SFL (2016), forward, whilst Conor McManus has won two OCCUPATION: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 5 x Senior and 2 x Minor titles plus 2 x National 2 X IRISH NEWS ALL-STARS (2013, 2014) • This year, for the first time in many years, League Division 1 titles OCCUPATION: ESB TECHNICIAN we face Monaghan without two of the finest • Cavan’s victory in the New York Polo Grounds opponents we’ve ever faced – Paul Finlay and Final of 1947 makes it the only County to have Dick Clerkin: Gaelic Tyrone wishes both men won the All-Ireland outside of Ireland well with what comes next • The County has won 2 All-Star Awards, Ollie Brady in 1977 and Dermot McCabe in 1997

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Cillian O’Connor Mayo Mayo Fact-Box Donaghmore Ballad Group

• Mayo is home to 131,000 people BORN: 13 MAY 1992 Niamh and Ciara McCrystal, Emer Admire• Just before the Great Famine (in 1841) 389,000 AdmireMcCormack, Beth Murray and Aine HEIGHT: 6’ 1” people lived there McLoughlin are Donaghmore St CLUB: BALLINTUBBER • By 1901 this had fallen by a half to 199,000, Patrick’s 2016 Tyrone, Ulster and POSITION: FORWARD bottoming out at just under 111,000 in 1991 All-Ireland Scór na nOg Ballad Group Náomh Padraig SCHOOL: ST GERALD’S COLLEGE, • The County’s main towns are Castlebar Champions. CASTLEBAR (12,500), Ballina (11,100) and Westport (6,100) Domhnach Mór • There are 52 GAA Clubs in Mayo HONOURS: 5 X CONNACHT SFC Niamh, Ciara and Beth are also two- • At All-Ireland Football level Mayo have won time Tyrone Instrumental Music (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), 3 x Senior, 5 x U21 and 7 x Minor titles (almost Champions whilst Niamh is a past 1 X ALL-STAR (2014), the same All-Ireland success as Tyrone) plus Tyrone Solo Singing Champion as 2 X YOUNG FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR 11 National Leagues (including a six-in-a-row well as the current All-Ireland Fleadh (2011, 2012) in the 1930s) winner. (The girls’ Instrumental Music • The County has won 41 All-Star Awards, OCCUPATION: TEACHER Group colleague Niamh O’Donnell is starting with Johnny Carey on the very also a 2015 All-Ireland Fleadh winner fi rst team back in 1971 and with Lee Keegan in the Pipes). winning his fourth in 2016 – as well as the 2016 Player of the Year Nothing less than sheer talent, class • Brothers Cillian and Diarmuid O’Connor have and commitment! All six girls study between them won four of the last six Young at St Joseph’s Grammar School, Footballer of the Year Awards Donaghmore.

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AdmireEmma McAliskey Derrylaughan AdmireDarragh Daly Tyrone AdmireSean Óg Grogan Tyrone AdmireChristiane Hunter Tyrone BORN: 8 JULY 1991 BORN: 16 DECEMBER 1987 BORN: 11 MARCH 1987 BORN: 2 SEPTEMBER 1989 HEIGHT: 5’ 2” HEIGHT: 5’ 11’ HEIGHT: 6’ 0” HEIGHT: 5’ 5” CLUB: DERRYLAUGHAN KEVIN BARRY’S CLUB: CARRICKMORE CLUB: CARRICKMORE EIRE OG CLUB: OMAGH ST ENDA’S POSITION: FORWARD FAVOURITE SHOT: ‘SIDEARM FLY KILL’ POSITION: FORWARD POSITION: DEFENDER SCHOOL: ST PATRICK’S ACADEMY, DUNGANNON SCHOOL: DEAN MAGUIRC COLLEGE SCHOOL: DEAN MAGUIRC COLLEGE SCHOOL: SACRED HEART HONOURS: HONOURS: 1 X WORLD U15 ONE WALL CHAMPION, HONOURS: 1 X (2012), COLLEGE, OMAGH 2 X ULSTER CHAMPIONSHIP (2014, 2013), 1 X WORLD MEN’S A 40X20 DOUBLES, 1 X NICKY RACKARD CUP (2014), HONOURS: 1 X ULSTER IFC (2016), 1 X NATIONAL LEAGUE (2008), 2 X TYRONE SINGLES, 7 X TYRONE DOUBLES 2 X ALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE (2011, 2014), 1 X ULSTER MFC (2007), 2 X TYRONE INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP OCCUPATION: GAA HANDBALL NATIONAL 1 X LORY MEAGHER ALL -STAR (2012), 1 X ULSTER CLUB JFC (2010), (2008, 2011), TEAMTALK SENIOR DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 1 X LORY MEAGHER PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2012), 2 X TYRONE IFC (2011, 2014), PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2016 1 X ULSTER CLUB A MHC , 7 X TYRONE SHC 1 X TYRONE JFC (2010) OCCUPATION: ACCOUNTANT OCCUPATION: SALES REPRESENTATIVE MURDOCK OCCUPATION: ULSTER GAA COACH BUILDERS MERCHANTS

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