RED FAN. Let s Play A LOOK AHEAD TO THE NFL 2017 ONES TO ADMIRE WHO ARE YOU? AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM?

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1 RED A LOOK AHEAD TO THE NFL ONES TO ADMIRE WHO ARE YOU? AND WHERE ARE YOU FROM? Let s Play

2 Working as a Team GAA & OUR SPONSORS CLG Thír Eoghain working to develop and promote Gaelic games 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. Le chéile ar son Thír Eoghain Coiste Chontae Thír Eoghain CLG wishes to acknowledge the generous financial support provided towards its County Teams and the Association in Tyrone for from all of its sponsors. 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-sixteenyear-old in Tyrone who s interested in Gaelic games. It s good for all of us that they play, attend and above all enjoy 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 Ulster Senior Champions. We look forward to your stalwart support as we face the many challenges ahead. Casaimis an eochair let s get started! Roisin Jordan, Tyrone County Chairperson Mark Conway, Chairman Club Tyrone Let s Play Roisín Ní Shiúrtáin Cathaoirleach, Tír Eoghain We re delighted to welcome Todd s Leap to join O Neills as donors of our Draw prizes this year. Based in the heart of Tyrone, Todd s Leap is one of Ireland 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, you can t win! News, Fixtures, Culture & Youth at Comments, News, Polls & Debate at Facebook.com/tyronegaa 2 Have Your Say in 140 characters Search Tyrone GAA Videos at youtube.com & vimeo.com RED 3

3 4 SEAN Cavanagh After a successful 2016 which saw the Anglo Celt Cup come back to Tyrone for the first time in six years, we enter with a strong Tyrone squad that are hungry for more success. It s always great to test yourself against the best and, after getting out of Division 2 at the first attempt, our return to Division 1 of the Allianz League certainly gives us that opportunity. As well as the usual tough derby games with our Ulster neighbours Monaghan, Cavan and Donegal, we welcome Roscommon and Mayo to Healy Park and are looking forward to trips to Dublin and Kerry. We ve had close battles with these sides in the recent past and know the quality they have but we re looking to continue to build on the progress we made in We know we have a very loyal support that follows us throughout Ireland and I look forward to this continuing all through. MICKEY Harte As you know we take enormous pride in the fact that we take every game seriously and we always set out with the mentality that we want to win every game. That mind-set will not change as we prepare for this year s Allianz League programme. We re delighted to be back in Division 1 and the challenges that come with it. We were unbeaten in Omagh throughout 2016 and that s a record we are aiming to emulate come this year s league programme. Roscommon, Cavan, Monaghan and Mayo will provide formidable opposition as usual. We are also keenly anticipating our trips to meet Dublin, Donegal and Kerry. Over the years the Tyrone faithful have followed us in such brilliant numbers all over the country. Bring as many people out 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% record at home in. Fixtures Allianz Football League Division 1 Sunday 5 February 14.00: Tír Eoghain v Ros Comáin, Healy Park Saturday 11 February 19.00: Ath Cliath v Tír Eoghain, Croke Park* U16s Admission 5 Sunday 26 February 14.30: Tír Eoghain v An Cabhan, Healy Park Saturday 4 March 19.00: Tír Eoghain v Muineachain, Healy Park Saturday 18 March 19.00: Dún na ngall v Tír Eoghain, Ballybofey Sunday 26 March 15.00: Tír Eoghain v Muigheo, Healy Park (possible double header with Tír Eoghain Ladies v Laois) Sunday 2 April 14.00: Ciarrai v Tír Eoghain, Killarney Ulster Under 21 Football Championship Wednesday 15 March 20.00: Tír Eoghain v Dun na ngall, Healy Park Ulster Senior and Minor Football Championships Sunday 28 May: Doire v Tír Eoghain, Celtic Park Allianz Hurling League Division 3A Sunday 12 February 14.00: Tír Eoghain v Muineachain, Healy Park Sunday 19 February 14.00: An Lú v Tír Eoghain, Darver Sunday 26 February 12.30: Tír Eoghain v Dun na ngall, Healy Park (double header with Tír Eoghain v An Cabhan, NFL) Sunday 5 March 14.00: Dun na ngall v Tír Eoghain, Letterkenny Sunday 12 March 14.00: Tír Eoghain v An Lú, Healy Park Sunday 26 March 15.00: Muineachain v Tír Eoghain, Clones Ulster Senior Hurling Shield Saturday 8 April: Tír Eoghain v Fear Manach, Healy Park Nicky Rackard Cup Saturday 22 April: Muineachain v Tír Eoghain, Clones LIDL Ladies National Football League Division Two Sunday 29 January: Tír Eoghain v Sligeach, Healy Park Sunday 5 February: Cill Dara v Tír Eoghain Sunday 19 February: Tír Eoghain v Iar Mhí, Healy Park Sunday 26 February: An Cabhan v Tír Eoghain Saturday 18 March: An Clár v Tír Eoghain Sunday 26 March: Tír Eoghain v Laois (possible double header at Healy Park with Tír Eoghain v Muigheo) Sunday 2 April: Port Láirge v Tír Eoghain All Dates & Times are subject to change Check for up to date information Remember, there is FREE ADMISSION for all Under-16s to all these games* RED (Except for the Ulster Championship match on 28 May in Celtic Park) as long as they are accompanied by an adult. 5

4 Peter Harte Tyrone Roscommon Fact-Box Cathal Compton Roscommon BORN: 19 NOVEMBER 1990 HEIGHT: 5 11 CLUB: ERRIGAL CIARAN POSITION: HALF-BACK/FORWARD SCHOOL: OMAGH CBS HONOURS: 1 X ALL-IRELAND MFC (2008), 2 X ULSTER SFC (2011, 2016), 1 X ULSTER MFC (2008), 1 X DIVISION II NFL (2016), 5 X MCKENNA CUP ( ), 1 X MACRORY CUP (2007), 1 X HOGAN CUP (2007), 1 X ALL-STAR (2016), 1 X IRISH NEWS ULSTER PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2016) OCCUPATION: TEACHER Roscommon is home to 64,500 people 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, in all things GAA Ballaghderreen is equally firmly part of Mayo There are 33 GAA Clubs in Roscommon Clann na Gael appeared in four successive All-Ireland Club Finals, , but lost all four St Brigid s would go on to win the All-Ireland Club SFC in 2013 At All-Ireland Football level Roscommon has won 2 x Senior, 2 x U21 and 4 x Minor titles plus 1 x National League Division I title The County has won 15 All-Star Awards, three going to brilliant corner-back Harry Keegan and two each to Dermot Early and Danny Murray BORN: 7 FEBRUARY 1995 HEIGHT: 6 3 CLUB: STROKESTOWN POSITION: MIDFIELD SCHOOL: SCOIL MHUIRE SECONDARY SCHOOL, STROKESTOWN HONOURS: 2 X CONNACHT U21 FC (2014, 2015), 2 X CONNACHT MFC (2012, 2013), 1 X CONNACHT MFL (2-012), FULL COLLECTION OF U10, U11, U12, U14, U16, MINOR AND U21 CLUB TITLES OCCUPATION: CIVIL ENGINEERING STUDENT, DIT Monaghan Fact-Box Cavan Fact-Box Drew Wylie Monaghan BORN: 2 JULY 1988 HEIGHT: 5 11 CLUB: BALLYBAY PEARSE BROTHERS POSITION: FULL-BACK SCHOOL: CASTLEBLANEY COLLEGE HONOURS: 2 X ULSTER SFC (2013, 2015), 1 X NFL DIVISION 2 (2014), 1 X NFL DIVISION 3 (2013), 1 X MONAGHAN SFC (2012), 1 X MONAGHAN SFL (2016), 2 X IRISH NEWS ALL-STARS (2013, 2014) OCCUPATION: ESB TECHNICIAN Monaghan is home to 60,500 people Just before the Great Famine (in 1841) 200,500 people lived there By 1901 this had fallen by more than two-thirds to 74,600, bottoming out at 46,250 in 1971 The County s main towns are Monaghan (6,600), Carrickmacross (2,000), Castleblaney (1,800) and Clones (1,500) There are 50 GAA Clubs in Monaghan Monaghan has won 14 x Ulster SFC titles, 4 x Ulster MFC titles and 2 x Ulster U21 FC titles plus 1 x National League Division 1 title The County has won 10 All-Star Awards, spread across 7 players: the great Nudie Hughes won three All-Stars, both as a defender and as a forward, whilst Conor McManus has won two This year, for the first time in many years, we face Monaghan without two of the finest opponents we ve ever faced Paul Finlay and Dick Clerkin: Gaelic Tyrone wishes both men well with what comes next Killian Clarke Cavan BORN: 19 SEPTEMBER 1993 HEIGHT: 6 2 CLUB: SHERCOCK POSITION: FULL-BACK/MIDFIELD SCHOOL: PATRICIAN HIGH, CARRICKMACROSS HONOURS: 3 X ULSTER U21 FC (2012, 2013, 2014), 1 X ULSTER MFC (2011) OCCUPATION: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT Just over 73,000 people live in County Cavan Before the Great Famine (in 1841) over 243,000 people lived there but by 1901 this had fallen to 97,500 and it continued to decline until it reached just 52,600 in 1971 The County s main towns are Cavan (10,200), Ballyjamesduff and Bailieborough (both 2,500) and Virginia, Kingscourt and Cootehill (all around 2,300) There are 40 GAA Clubs in Cavan, including Drumgoon, home Club of current GAA President Aogán Farrell Cavan leads the Ulster GAA Roll of Honour with a whopping 39 Ulster Senior Football titles At All-Ireland Football level Cavan has won 5 x Senior and 2 x Minor titles plus 2 x National League Division 1 titles Cavan s victory in the New York Polo Grounds Final of 1947 makes it the only County to have won the All-Ireland outside of Ireland The County has won 2 All-Star Awards, Ollie Brady in 1977 and Dermot McCabe in RED 7

5 e r i m d A Cillian O Connor Mayo BORN: 13 MAY 1992 HEIGHT: 6 1 CLUB: BALLINTUBBER POSITION: FORWARD SCHOOL: ST GERALD S COLLEGE, CASTLEBAR HONOURS: 5 X CONNACHT SFC (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), 1 X ALL-STAR (2014), 2 X YOUNG FOOTBALLER OF THE YEAR (2011, 2012) OCCUPATION: TEACHER Mayo Fact-Box Sean Óg Grogan Tyrone BORN: 11 MARCH 1987 HEIGHT: 6 0 CLUB: CARRICKMORE EIRE OG POSITION: FORWARD SCHOOL: DEAN MAGUIRC COLLEGE HONOURS: 1 X LORY MEAGHER CUP (2012), 1 X NICKY RACKARD CUP (2014), 2 X ALLIANZ HURLING LEAGUE (2011, 2014), 1 X LORY MEAGHER ALL -STAR (2012), 1 X LORY MEAGHER PLAYER OF THE YEAR (2012), 1 X ULSTER CLUB A MHC, 7 X SHC OCCUPATION: SALES REPRESENTATIVE MURDOCK BUILDERS MERCHANTS 8 Donaghmore Ballad Group Mayo is home to 131,000 people Just before the Great Famine (in 1841) 389,000 people lived there By 1901 this had fallen by a half to 199,000, bottoming out at just under 111,000 in 1991 The County s main towns are Castlebar (12,500), Ballina (11,100) and Westport (6,100) There are 52 GAA Clubs in Mayo At All-Ireland Football level Mayo have won 3 x Senior, 5 x U21 and 7 x Minor titles (almost the same All-Ireland success as Tyrone) plus 11 National Leagues (including a six-in-a-row in the 1930s) The County has won 41 All-Star Awards, starting with Johnny Carey on the very first team back in 1971 and with Lee Keegan winning his fourth in 2016 as well as the 2016 Player of the Year Brothers Cillian and Diarmuid O Connor have between them won four of the last six Young Footballer of the Year Awards e r i m d A ONES TO Christiane Hunter Tyrone BORN: 2 SEPTEMBER 1989 HEIGHT: 5 5 CLUB: OMAGH ST ENDA S POSITION: DEFENDER SCHOOL: SACRED HEART COLLEGE, OMAGH HONOURS: 1 X ULSTER IFC (2016), 1 X ULSTER MFC (2007), 1 X ULSTER CLUB JFC (2010), 2 X IFC (2011, 2014), 1 X JFC (2010) OCCUPATION: ULSTER GAA COACH Niamh and Ciara McCrystal, Emer McCormack, Beth Murray and Aine McLoughlin are Donaghmore St Patrick s 2016 Tyrone, Ulster and All-Ireland Scór na nog Ballad Group Champions. Náomh Padraig Domhnach Mór Niamh, Ciara and Beth are also twotime Tyrone Instrumental Music Champions whilst Niamh is a past Tyrone Solo Singing Champion as well as the current All-Ireland Fleadh winner. (The girls Instrumental Music Group colleague Niamh O Donnell is also a 2015 All-Ireland Fleadh winner in the Pipes). Nothing less than sheer talent, class and commitment! All six girls study at St Joseph s Grammar School, Donaghmore. Emma McAliskey Derrylaughan BORN: 8 JULY 1991 HEIGHT: 5 2 CLUB: DERRYLAUGHAN KEVIN BARRY S POSITION: FORWARD SCHOOL: ST PATRICK S ACADEMY, DUNGANNON HONOURS: 2 X ULSTER CHAMPIONSHIP (2014, 2013), 1 X NATIONAL LEAGUE (2008), 2 X INTERMEDIATE CHAMPIONSHIP (2008, 2011), TEAMTALK SENIOR CAMOGIE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2016 OCCUPATION: ACCOUNTANT Darragh Daly Tyrone BORN: 16 DECEMBER 1987 HEIGHT: 5 11 CLUB: CARRICKMORE FAVOURITE SHOT: SIDEARM FLY KILL SCHOOL: DEAN MAGUIRC COLLEGE HONOURS: 1 X WORLD U15 ONE WALL CHAMPION, 1 X WORLD MEN S A 40X20 DOUBLES, 2 X SINGLES, 7 X DOUBLES OCCUPATION: GAA BALL NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OFFICER 9

6 Sun 15 February, THROW IN 2:00PM Cé thusa agus cárb as thú Who are you and where are you from? These are the most basic questions of all in the GAA so let s take a look at the wonderful place that binds us all together, Tyrone. Who we are People have been here for over 5,000 years and there are now 182,000 of us, including 10,000 recently-arrived, mostly from Poland, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovakia and Latvia Before the Great Famine (in 1841) 313,000 people lived here but our population then plummeted to 127,600 in 1937 Our main towns are Omagh (25,000), Strabane (15,000), Dungannon (13,000) and Cookstown (12,000) but two-thirds of us remain rural Public services, retailing, manufacturing, construction and farming provide most of Tyrone s jobs: our materials-handling engineering businesses lead the world What we are Tyrone covers 3,155 sq km/1,220 sq miles with 75% of it at least 350ft/110m above sea level 10,000 years ago Tyrone was covered in ice which left behind our plentiful sand and gravel: our bogs began to grow 4,000 years ago Lough Neagh is Ireland s largest lake, 19 miles by 10 miles and up to 100 feet deep. Our main rivers are the Ballinderry, Blackwater, Derg, Owenkillew, Mourne and Strule. Old Tyrone For several hundred years each successive O Neill was created Chieftain of Ulster in a unique ceremony at Tullyhogue The Plantation of Ulster doubled Tyrone s population to 40,000: Scots settlers came to east, mid and north Tyrone, English settlers to south and west Tyrone and Servitors (Royal officials) to south-east Tyrone Before the Famine of the 1840s, 60% of our people spoke Irish: 20 years later only 5% spoke Irish Tyrone s first railway (Derry/Strabane) opened in 1847: our last one (Strabane/ Omagh/Dungannon) closed in At their peak, they connected 30 of our towns and villages. GAA Tyrone Our first County Board was set up in 1903 but we had to wait until 1956 for our first Ulster Senior Football title We have 48 GAA Clubs playing football only and 5 playing hurling only, fielding 550 different teams involving 12,000 players: 40 Clubs play Ladies football and 9 play Camogie It s now our Tyrone tradition to hold a Meet the Players event immediately after our last home Allianz National League match. pose for your selfies with whoever and, of course, touch base with your favourite players. This year it s planned for Sunday 26 March when we ll welcome probably Ireland s most consistent team of the past 20 years, Mayo, to Healy Park. You can get your autographs, DON T MISS IT! It s become a big day for our players. It s become a big day for Tyrone GAA. Make sure it s a big day for you and your family too. All you need to do is be there! The winning ticket will be drawn & announced at half time. Sun 26 February, THROW IN 2:30PM v cavan Sat 4 March, THROW IN 7:00PM v monaghan Sun 26 March, THROW IN 3:00PM v MAYO v ROSCOMMON Ag Obair mar Fhoireann Working as a Team! 10

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