Roscommon had many heroes in Omagh on Saturday evening, making history with a first championship win over Tyrone at the sixth attempt. And one of them, Diarmuid Murtagh, afterwards revealed how they had learned from their skewed timing in 2023. Based on Tyrone’s disjointed efforts in front of barely 6,000 Healy Park fans, the bar is about to rise significantly. Prior to beating Cavan, in a de facto play-off, Roscommon hadn’t won a match for 16 weeks. “It’s one of those games that Roscommon people love, when we’re up against it, backs to the wall,” said Murtagh.

Source: Irish Independent June 23, 2024 19:40 UTC