Mickey Harte was last night re-appointed as Tyrone senior football manager for a 16th season, ending speculation that his reign was about to come to an end.

Newly-appointed Donegal manager Rory Gallagher last night expressed his gratitude to predecessor Jim McGuinness.

The RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta Donegal SFC was in a state of limbo last night as an appeal by Naomh Conaill into the result of Sunday’s semi-final was being discussed by the Competitions’ Control Committee.

Odhrán Mac Niallais will be happy to play under any of the four candidates to succeed Jim McGuinness as Donegal manager — but his personal favourite is Rory Gallagher.

Brian Cody has avoided suspension for comments about referee Barry Kelly in the wake of Kilkenny’s All-Ireland hurling final replay win over Tipperary last month.

One of the men appearing this week’s “Club or County” viral video claims he has been subjected to constant abuse after the advert’s release.

BALL tucked tightly under his arm, Francie Bellew made his way into the Crossmaglen dressing room in Breffni Park yesterday with the broadest of smiles.

PROVINCIAL chiefs will be praying for a rapid improvement in the weather after the weekend’s cold snap created fixtures chaos in Leinster and Ulster.

THE fact that Naomh Conaill’s base in Glenties is over two hours from Coalisland’s complex adjacent to Lough Neagh means their Tyrone opponents are a largely unknown force to the men from the west coast of Donegal.