Veteran O’Neill’s shooting masterclass gives fans bang for their buck

Mickey Harte hailed Stephen O’Neill as “vital” to Tyrone and intimated his exquisite display of shooting yesterday was worth the price of admission alone.

Similar to his array of incredible points against Dublin in a league game at the same venue in 2009, O’Neill fired over two exceptional scores in the latter stages to help seal his team’s win.

Those of the 24,491 who were in the stadium for the first game applauded in awe at both efforts, the latter one on his left marginally better than the first on his supposedly weaker right.