Mickey Harte

He was loud about it! Tyrone’s legendary All-Ireland winning manager, Mickey Harte, has long been banging the anti-AFL drum. As far back as 2006, he was highly critical of the International Rules series, which he felt was taking away from the GAA and providing a platform for players to showcase themselves to Aussie rules teams. […]

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Harte has only been in charge for one year Mickey Harte has stepped down from his role as manager of Derry after just one year in charge. Harte leaves after a disappointing Championship campaign which saw them knocked out of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championships by Kerry at the quarter final stage last week. The […]

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“We had put so much into this.” Derry beat Dublin to become Division One champions, but more importantly, they took a scalp of the biggest, best and meanest team in the country, all in their own back yard. What the victory means to manager Mickey Harte and his players was apparent from how they went […]

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Derry are the real deal. Derry are the in-form team in the moment, and their latest addition to the squad highlights how they have turned their one weakness into a strength. When Mickey Harte took over the Oakleaf county he was fortunate to be gifted with some truly exceptional footballers, notably Conor Glass and Shane […]

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“We were the author of our own downfall.” Tyrone joint-manager Brian Dooher has reflected on his side’s Allianz National League defeat to Derry, a team managed by his former manager Mickey Harte. Derry came out comfortable winners at Celtic Park, winning the game 1-12 to 0-9, despite a decent first half against the wind, the […]

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A Sunday of family feuds. The family ties between the Tyrone and Derry teams facing each other this weekend go much deeper than just Mickey Harte and his history with the counties. Tyrone and Derry have always been neighbouring rivals, and if you were to drive through Mid Ulster in particular, you would cross the […]

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