Mulligan eyes return after successful appeal

OWEN MULLIGAN is not alone confident of lining out with Tyrone in their May 20 Ulster football opener against Fermanagh, but has hopes of playing a part in his club’s championship game next weekend.

This followed the successful appeal put forward last week by manager Mickey Harte against an eight-week ban. This had been imposed after he was red-carded in the League game against Mayo in Omagh (having suffered a similar fate in the opening round against Cork).

Said Mulligan: “Definitely I was concerned about missing the game. It’s not nice to get a suspension at any time, especially around the start of the championship and Fermanagh will be a big derby game.