Harte: an Ulster title is always important and particularly in the current climate

“We contributed to making it tough on ourselves but credit to Monaghan as well,” said Harte. “We were in a good position but we put ourselves under serious pressure. We were 16-8 up and we are very disappointed that we didn’t close the game out at that stage.

“That’s something we have to work on.’’

The relief was visible on every Tyrone player’s face afterwards.