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LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS YEAR’S NATIONAL LEAGUES

Working as a TeamTYRONE GAA & OUR SPONSORS

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 2015 from all of its sponsors.

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CLG Thír Eoghain … working to develop and promote Gaelic games and to foster local identity and culture across Tyrone

It’s a very simple but very significant fact that the future of Tyrone as a County and the future of the GAA in our County, currently sit with the 20,000 pupils who attend our schools.

These vitally important young Tyrone people are the main focus of the work we all do at Club, School and County level. Tyrone GAA is about providing a wholesome focus for our young people, about building their sense of ‘Who they are’ and ‘Where they are from’ and about bolstering their self-esteem and personal contentment.

We’re producing this Fanzine for all those pupils … and also, of course, for their parents, guardians, other family members and, very importantly, their teachers. You are all vitally important to us and we appreciate the help and support you give us. Without you, Tyrone GAA would be just a shadow of what it is and has been.

Yet again we have a good programme of Tyrone County games coming up this spring. Our four home Allianz League fixtures include a visit from the All-Ireland Champions, Kerry, on Easter Sunday. Your support can help Tyrone through these major tests. Together we are so much stronger. Giorraíonn beirt bóthar!

Roisin Jordan, Tyrone County Chairperson

Hugh McAleer, Chairman Club Tyrone

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The GAA is central to Tyrone and the people in it. It makes clear statements about Who we are and Where we’re from, both as individuals and as a community. The Red

Hand Fan is now a fixed part of the lead-in to the new Season for our young people. Read it. Enjoy it. But above all, come along to the Tyrone games and be part of it all. ‘Walk into the feeling!’

For the first time in a few years, we’re delighted to have four home matches in the Allianz League. As always at this level, they’re all huge games. This year we welcome our Ulster neighbours, Monaghan and Derry, and the ‘big two’ in Munster, Cork and Kerry, to Healy Park. At this stage, we’re familiar with all of them and each game is sure to be a tough, intriguing battle.

The Tyrone support has always given us great backing both in Healy Park and on the road in the Allianz League and we’re sure that they’ll be particularly vocal this year for each of these big games.

After another McKenna Cup campaign that we can take many positives from, we’re approaching the Allianz League in a very positive mind-set. We’ve always prided ourselves on the importance we place on every game and this year’s Allianz League is no exception.

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After some good preparation in the McKenna Cup, we’re determined to make up for a disappointing year in 2014 and getting off to a good start is

always important in the Allianz League.

Games in Healy Park have a unique atmosphere and when we are out in the middle of the field it’s easy to ‘get on a roll’ from the noise that is generated from the Tyrone support. If you can be there, then be there to shout your support for us in these crucial home Allianz League games against Monaghan, Derry, Cork and Kerry.

In games against neighbours and rivals what may seem to be small things can often make a big difference. I’ve seen us lift our game in the past and win because we’ve got that little bit of extra energy from the Tyrone supporters. You’ve already done it throughout the McKenna Cup so let’s keep it going.

Remember, there is FREE ADMISSION for all Under-16s to all these games* as long as they are accompanied by an adult.*except for the Ulster Championship matches on 17 May in Ballybofey

Allianz Football League Division 1Sat 31 January: Tír Eoghain v Muineachán, Healy Park, 7.00pm Sun 8 February: Maigh Eo v Tír Eoghain, Elverys MacHale Park, 2.00pm Sat 28 February: Tír Eoghain v Doire, Healy Park, 7.00pm Sat 7 March: Áth Cliath v Tír Eoghain, Croke Park 7.00pm Sun 15 March: Tír Eoghain v Corcaigh, Healy Park , 2.30pm DOUBLE HEADERSun 29 March: Dún na nGall v Tír Eoghain, Ballybofey, 3.00pm Sun 5 April: Tír Eoghain v Ciarraí, Healy Park, 3.00pm

Allianz Hurling League Division 3ASun 15 February: Tír Eoghain v Muineachán, Healy Park, 2.00pmSun 22 February: Fingal v Tír Eoghain, Swords, 2.00pm Sun 8 March: Fear Manach v Tír Eoghain, Brewster Park, 2.00pmSun 15 March: Tír Eoghain v An Lú, Healy Park, 12.45pm DOUBLE HEADERSun 22 March: Tír Eoghain v Ros Comáin, Healy Park, 2.00pm

Ulster Under 21 Football ChampionshipWed 18 March: Tír Eoghain v Fear Manach, Healy Park, 8.00pm

Ulster Senior & Minor Football Championships, Preliminary RoundSun 17 May: Dún na nGall v Tír Eoghain, Mac Cumhaill Park, Ballbofey

All Dates & Times are subject to change Check www.tyronegaa.ie for up to date information

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Aghaloo: Achadh Lú ‘Lughaigh’s field’

Aghyaran: Achadh Uí Aráin ‘The charioteer field’

Ardboe: Ard Bó ‘The high hut’

Augher: Eochair ‘A cattle enclosure’

Beragh: Bearach ‘Place of points, hills or standing stones’

Brackaville: Breac an Bhile ‘The sacred place of the speckled tree’

Brocagh: An Bhrocach ‘The badger warren’

Carrickmore: An Charraig Mhór ‘The big rock’

Castlederg: Caisleán na Deirge ’The castle on the Derg’

Clann na nGael: Achadh Breac ‘The speckled field’

Dún na Manach ‘The fort of the monks’

Clogher: Clochar ‘The convent’

Clonoe: Cluain Eo ‘Lawn of the yew trees’

Coalisland: Oileán na Ghuail ‘The island of coal’

Cookstown: An Chorr Chríochach ‘The round hill of the boundary’

Derrylaughan: Doire Locháin ‘Oak wood of the lake’

Derrytresk: Doire Treasc ‘Grove of the brewer’s grains’

Donaghmore: Domhnach Mór ‘The great church’

Dregish: Dairiges ‘The hill of the oak tree’

Dromore: An Droim Mór ‘The big ridge’

Drumquin: Droim Chaoin ‘The pleasant ridge’

Drumragh: Droim Ratha ‘Ridge of the rath or fort’

Dungannon: Dún Geanainn ‘Gannon’s fort’

Edendork: Éadán na dTorc ‘Hill of the pigs’

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Eglish: An Eaglais ‘The church’Errigal Ciaran: Aireagal Chiaráin ‘Church of St Ciaran’

Eskra: Eiscreach ‘Ridges of sand hills’

Fintona: Fionntamhnach ‘The white land’

Galbally: Gallbhuaile ‘The stone booley’

Glenelly: Gleann Eallaigh ‘The glen of the cattle’

Gortin: An Goirtín ‘The little field’

Greencastle: An Caisleán Glas ‘The green castle’

Kildress: Cill Dreasa ‘The church of the brambles’

Killeeshil: Cill Íseal ‘The low church’

Killyclogher: Coill an Chlochair ‘Wood of the church’

Killyman: Cill na mBan ’Church of the women’

Leckpatrick (Owen Roes): Leac Phádraig ‘Patrick’s stone’

Loughmacrory: Loch Mhic Ruairí ‘MacRuairi’s lake’

Moortown: Baile na Móna ‘Place of the turf’

Moy: An Mhaigh the plain or level piece of land’

Newtownstewart: An Baile Nua ‘The new town’

Omagh: An Ómaigh ‘The sacred plain’

Pomeroy: Cabhán an Chaorthainn ‘The round hill of the mountain ash’

Rock: An Charraig ‘The rock’

Stewartstown: An Chraobh ‘The tree branch’

Strabane: An Srath Bán ‘The white holm’

Tattyreagh: An Táite Riabhach ‘The grey area’

Trillick: Trí Leac ‘Three standing stones’

Urney: Urnaí ‘Place of prayer’

Tyrone: The FactsTyrone is home to 181,000 people, 110,000 of whom are of the ‘Gaelic tradition’

Just before the Great Famine (in 1841) 313,000 people lived here

By 1911 this had fallen by over a half to 143,000: our population bottomed out at 127,600 in 1937

Our County’s main towns are Omagh (25,000), Strabane (15,000), Dungannon (13,000) and Cookstown (12,000)

There are 48 GAA Clubs in Tyrone that play football only and 5 which play hurling only

At All-Ireland Football level Tyrone have won 3 x Senior, 4 x U21 and 8 x Minor titles plus 2 x National League titles

At Ulster level we have 13 x Senior, 11 x Under 21 and 23 x Minor titles

Tyrone has won 40 All-Star Awards spread across 22 players: Peter Canavan has claimed 6 of them and Sean Cavanagh 5

The GAA is fundamentally about Who we are and Where we’re from. In Tyrone our Clubs represent 48 different places. The meanings of those place-names are:

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COLM O’NEILL

BORN: 22 September 1988HEIGHT: 6’ 2”

CLUB: BallycloughPOSITION: Forward

SCHOOL: Davis College, MallowHONOURS: 1 x All-Ireland SFC (2010),

2 x All-Ireland U21 (2007, 2009),1 x Munster SFC (2012),

3 x NFL (2010-12), 1 x All-Star (2012)& 1 x Cadbury’s Hero of the Future (2009)

OCCUPATION: Bank Official

PETER CROWLEY

BORN: 22 May 1990HEIGHT: 6’ CLUB: Laune RangersPOSITION: Centre-BackSCHOOL: Killorglin Intermediate SchoolHONOURS: 1 x All-Ireland SFC (2014), 2 x Munster SFC (2013, 2014), 1 x Munster MFC (2008), 1 x All-Star (2014) OCCUPATION: Pharmacist

Monaghan: The FactsMonaghan 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

Truagh Gaels are the current All-Ireland Intermediate Club Champions

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 9 All-Star Awards, spread across 7 players: the great Nudie Hughes won three All-Stars, both as a defender and as a forward

Kerry: The FactsKerry is home to 145,500 people

Before the Great Famine (in 1841) 294,000 people lived there

By 1901 this had fallen by nearly half to 165,700 and it kept falling until it went below 113,000 in 1971

The County’s main towns are Tralee (21,000) and Killarney (12,700)

There are 73 GAA Clubs in Kerry

Austin Stacks, Tralee, are the current Munster Club SF Champions

At All-Ireland Football level Kerry have won 37 x Senior, 10 x U21 and 12 x Minor titles plus 19 x National Leagues

The County has won 134 All-StarAwards as well as 19 Footballer of the Year awards.

Derry: The FactsDerry is home to more than 250,000 people

Before the Great Famine (in 1841) 222,000 people lived there but by 1901 this had fallen to 144,400 and it continued to decline until it reached 139,700 in 1926

The County’s main towns are Derry city (95,000), Coleraine (25,250), Limavady (12,700), Magherafelt (8,700) and Portstewart (8,200)

There are 60 GAA Clubs in Derry, including, of course, the current Ulster Senior Club Football Champions, Slaughtneill

Bellaghy, Lavey and Ballinderry have all won All-Ireland Senior Club Football titles

At All-Ireland Football level Derry has won 1 x Senior, 2 x U21 and 4 x Minor titles plus 5 x National League Division I titles

The County has won 28 All-Star Awards, 4 each going to Tony Scullion and Anthony Tohill (now Chief Executive of the new Mid-Ulster Council)

Cork: The FactsCork is now home to 520,000 people… one-person-in-every-twelve in Ireland

Before the Great Famine (in 1841) over 854,000 people lived there

By 1901 this had more than halved to 404,600 and it kept falling until it reached 330,400 in 1961

Since then Cork’s growth has been unrelenting and it passed the half-million mark in 2011

Cork city is home to 120,000 people and the other main towns are Mallow (8,600), Youghal (7,000) and Clonakilty (4,000)

There are 259 GAA Clubs in Cork

Cork city’s Nemo Rangers has won 7 All-Ireland Senior Club titles

At All-Ireland Football level Cork have won 7 x Senior, 11 x U21 and 10 x Minor titles plus 8 x National Leagues, including three-in-a-row, 2010-12

The County has won 64 All-Star Awards spread across 40 players

CONOR McMANUS

BORN: 25 October 1989HEIGHT: 6’ CLUB: Clontibret O’NeillsPOSITION: ForwardSCHOOL: Beech Hill College, MonaghanHONOURS: 1 x Ulster SFC (2013), 1 x NFL Division 2 (2014), 1 x NFL Division 3 (2013), 5 x Monaghan SFC (‘06, ‘07, ‘09, ‘10 & 2014), 1 x All-Star (2013)OCCUPATION: Area Sales Manager

MARK LYNCH

BORN: 20 February 1986HEIGHT: 6’ 2”

CLUB: St Mary’s, BanagherPOSITION: Forward/Defender

SCHOOL: St Patrick’s, Maghera HONOURS: 1 x All-Ireland Minor (2002), 1 x Ulster Minor (2002), 1 x NFL (2008),

1 x Hogan Cup (2003), 1 x Macrory Cup (2003)

OCCUPATION: Civil Engineer

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Champion Welcome… Champion Send-Off!

It’s now our Tyrone tradition to hold a ‘Meet the Players’ event immediately after our last home Allianz National League match. This year it will take place on Sunday 5 April – Easter Sunday -

when we’ll be honoured to welcome the All-Ireland Senior Football Champions, Kerry, to Healy Park. You can get your autographs, pose for your ‘selfies’ with whoever and, of course, touch base with your favourite players. There might even be an Easter Egg or two available! 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!

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MATTIE DONNELLYBORN: 7 December 1990

HEIGHT: 5’ 11”CLUB: Trillick St Macartan’s

POSITION: Half-back/forwardSCHOOL: St Michael’s, Enniskillen

HONOURS: 1 x All-Ireland MFC (2008), 1 x Ulster MFC (2008), 3 x McKenna Cup (2012-14),

1 x Tyrone IFC, 1 x Ulster IFCOCCUPATION: Student (UUJ)

DAMIAN CASEYBORN: 30 August 1993HEIGHT: 6’ 1”CLUB: Dungannon Eoghan RuadhPOSITION: ForwardSCHOOL: St Patrick’s Academy, DungannonHONOURS: 1 x Nicky Rackard Cup, 1 x Lory Meagher Cup, 3 x Ulster U21 Shield, 2 x Tyrone SHC, 2 x Tyrone SHL, 1 x Nicky Rackard Player of the Year, 1 x Nicky Rackard All-Star, 1 x Ulster Colleges All-StarOCCUPATION: Student, UUJ

Saturday 31 January, THROW IN 7:00PM

Saturday 28 February , THROW IN 7:00PM

Sunday 15 March , THROW IN Hurling 12:45PM, Football 2:30PM DOUBLE HEADER

Saturday 5 April , THROW IN 3:00PM

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