Tyrone have at last been given some good news on the injury front as they prepare for Saturday’s All-Ireland SFC quarter-final.
Cormac McGinley, Owen Mulligan and Gerard Cavlan all look set to declare themselves fit for the Croke Park eliminator.
And there are improving signs that skipper Brian Dooher, troubled by a mysterious groin ailment, may also make the starting fifteen, but doubts persist over the fitness of Stephen O’Neill.
Mulligan had been troubled by a back problem, while Cavlan pulled up in the latter stages of the Ulster final with a hamstring tear.
‘Owen Mulligan is dead on, Gerard Cavlan hasn’t taken part in a full training session with us yet, but the signs are that he’s improving and that he certainly should be available for selection in the 30, if not the 15,’ said manager Mickey Harte.
Cormac McGinley missed the Ulster final win over Monaghan with a groin strain, but that has cleared up.
‘Cormac is back training, he seems to have got over his injury. Colin Holmes’ foot is still a problem, Brian Dooher is still receiving treatment for the groin, and Stephen O’Neill is receiving treatment for the knee.’
Harte added: ‘Brian Dooher has had a bit of new treatment on the groin this week, and he would be hopeful that it would be manageable as a result of that. At this point in time I would be optimistic that he might be fit to start.’
