Former Tyrone GAA joint-manager Feargal Logan has opened up on the 'gratitude' he feels after suffering a stroke last year. The 56-year-old had the health scare in February 2024, just hours before the Red Hands were due to take on Derry in a massive National League derby.

Logan - who alongside Brian Dooher led Tyrone to an All-Ireland triumph in 2021 - says he now feels "absolutely great" as he continues his recovery.

Speaking on the GAA Social podcast, he said: "Last year on February 4 I got up, ready and really eager to play Derry. I was really eager to come up against Mickey (Harte_, totally ready for action and got to the top of the stairs and keeled over.

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"Parts of it are still a bit blurred. I thought Eileen [his wife] would still bring me to Celtic Park. She tells me how upset I was. I was essentially on the floor thinking this is okay, I'll be in the dugout today."

Logan - who stepped down from his roles with Tyrone six months later alongside Dooher - says he has plenty to be grateful for after surviving the stroke.

He referenced former team-mate Jody Gormley who was a guest on the same podcast back in December, just weeks before he died from cancer.

Logan added: "Of all the things that have happened to me in the last year, I should be the happiest man. You had Jody sitting with you not long ago.

"So, relatively in the scheme of the world, I'm absolutely great. I didn't plan on three or four months in a darkened room, three or four months in bed, a lot of rehab.

"It's been an interesting year and I came across a phrase recently that probably sums it up - I think I had a reasonable attitude of gratitude before, now my attitude for gratitude has been enhanced over the last year."

Logan has previously admitted to feeling 'invincible' until suffering a stroke.

"It's clichéd but you appreciate your health when you've had a scare. I'm in that boat now. I think I'm still relatively young for that boat, but age is no factor in some of these things," he told the BBC.

"The biggest message, and maybe I'm guilty of it, is you think you're invincible and none of us quite are. Don't underestimate or disregard anything that could be serious.

"The thought, which I would have had plenty of times, was 'it'll never happen to me' - so just be cautious and careful."

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