Tyrone star Martin Penrose admits leaving his home club of Aghyaran to join Carrickmore was one of the toughest decisions he has ever made.

The All-Ireland winning forward, who has been named in the Ulster team to face Connacht in Sunday's inter-provincial semi-final, has been living in Carrickmore - which is 40 miles from Aghyaran - since marrying a local girl two years ago.

"Aghyaran has been very good to me over the years. It was definitely a bit decision, leaving all my friends and club-mates," he said in the Irish News.

"Hopefully I'm still part of Aghyaran in some way. It has been a big part of my playing days, and getting me to where I am today, and I can't thank them enough. I'm living up there (in Carrickmore) now and I have work commitments. I suppose the travelling was the big killer."

He added: "Carrickmore is a big club and it's not going to be easy getting in there. They have a lot of great players and I'm going to have to work hard to get my place in the team. It's a challenge I'm looking forward to." Tweet

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