Tyrone Dublin to be shown only on Sky

Niall McIntyre

This one has the potential to be a real clinker.

Dublin gave a fancied Tyrone side one hell of a beating in Croker last year. Mickey Harte’s men came into that one quietly confident on the back of a blistering Ulster campaign but the Dubs put the foot down early on and never let up.

The men of Ulster never got going that day and they’ve been licking those wounds for a while since. Losing to Monaghan in Ulster was another road-block for the red hand county this year, but they’ve gone about their business effectively down the back door.

They’ve a bit of momentum heading for the Super 8s now and by God they’ll be absolutely loaded with motivation building up to their clash with Dublin on Saturday July 21 in Healy Park, Omagh.

A lot of controversy has surrounded the GAA’s decision to grant the four-in-a-row seeking All-Ireland champions Croke Park for two of their three Super 8s games, so there’s no denying that the one away game they have to play will draw the most eyes.

Omagh is traditionally a tough, hostile environment and you can only imagine the welcome they’ll have in store when the Dubs rock into town on that summer Saturday evening.

Indeed, that evening promises to be a real decisive one in Group Two of the Super 8s, with Roscommon and Donegal going at it beforehand at 5.00.

Kevin McStay’s attacking Rossies’ turned plenty of heads with their liquid forward play against Armagh while Donegal coasted all the way to an Ulster title this year.

It will be a real feast of GAA action for those heading to the games and those with Sky Sports. Unfortunately those without the Sky subscription won’t be able to view them seeing as they’re exclusive to Sky.

Those with RTÉ won’t have long to wait for some quality football action, however, as the national broadcaster have Kildare Galway and Monaghan Kerry from Group One the very next day.

Meanwhile, there is some outrageous GAA on the box this weekend as well.