Armagh star Ben Crealey opens up on his recovery from long term injury By Shaun Casey For most, 2026 was a fairly successful season for Armagh. Another year of Division One football secured and a first Ulster Championship title in 18 years. Armagh fans would have bitten your hand off for that over the last […]
Former Louth footballer Mark Stanfield and journalist Caoimhín Reilly speak to Niall Gartland ahead of the Wee County’s date with Armagh… TICKETS for Sunday’s first ever championship encounter between Louth and Armagh are like gold-dust, but the Stanfield family will still get into the spirit of the occasion even if they’re unable to make it […]
By Shaun Casey TAKING Armagh to Inniskeen won’t give Louth the edge in Sunday’s All-Ireland Championship clash according to former Orchard attacker Tony Kernan. The Crossmaglen native is currently coaching Monaghan club Inniskeen, under the management of John McEntee, so has a firm grasp on how the venue will look and feel for the travelling […]
THE news that star full back Sean Fitzgerald (aka Fitzy) has been shortlisted for the upcoming series of Love Island is exactly the boost that Galway and Padraic Joyce need at this difficult time. It means he will miss the remainder of the season but hey, when you have a body off Baywatch, who needs […]
By Michael McMullan KIERAN McGeeney paid tribute to Oisin Conaty on the back of Armagh’s Ulster success on Sunday in Clones. The Orchard County needed extra-time to see off the brave Monaghan challenge. In the end, it was Oisin O’Neill’s goal that broke the game but the victory had Conaty’s fingerprints all over it. Advertisement […]
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH All-Ireland winner John McEntee feels Monaghan football doesn’t get the credit it deserves. As the current Inniskeen manager and having steered Clontibret to their 2019 title, he is well-placed to make a comparison with his native Armagh. “I don’t think people give Monaghan football the credit that it deserves,” said McEntee, […]
THERE is an old saying, ‘third time’s the charm’, commonly used to suggest that after three attempts, success is more likely on the next go. Well, you would imagine many in Armagh will be hoping there is such a thing as a ‘fourth time’s the charm.’ Heading for their fourth Ulster final in a row […]
By Niall Gartland ARMAGH are almost machine-like at this stage. Three gut-wrenching Ulster final defeats in as many years would knock the stuffing out of a lesser bunch of men, but here they are, braced for their latest shot at provincial honours. To be fair, it certainly helped matters that they got their hands on […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH and the Ulster Championship. It’s been a love/hate relationship over the last few years. Having competed in the last three provincial deciders, Armagh are still waiting to end their long drought for the Anglo Celt Cup. Glorious sunny days in Clones, the craic, the singalongs down the street. What’s not to […]
By Shaun Casey FOUR of Armagh’s last five visits to Croke Park have ended in victory for Kieran McGeeney’s men and former Armagh shot-stopper Philly McEvoy is delighted that the venue is now a “happy hunting ground” for his county. Before their historic All-Ireland run in 2024, the Orchard County struggled on Jones’ Road. But […]
