By Shaun Casey KARL McKeegan will lead the Armagh hurlers into the new season and the Antrim legend is looking forward to getting started. The busy period of sorting out a panel and finalising his management team is almost over and the games will soon be coming thick and fast. The Orchard County have been […]
By Shaun Casey TWO-TIME Nickey Rackard Cup winner Simon Doherty announced his retirement from intercounty hurling last weekend after 13-years with Armagh. Doherty, who earned two Champion 15 All-Stars in 2019 and 2021, said the time felt right to finally step away. “It’s something I’ve been thinking about for a number of months,” said the […]
ARMAGH SENIOR CAMOGIE CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL BALLYMACNAB V GRANEMORE Friday, Athletic Grounds, 8.30pm It’s a repeat of last year’s championship decider, which Ballymacnab won to complete their three in a row charge and are hoping to extend their domination on Friday evening. They face their arch-rivals Granemore who were the kingpins before Ballymacnab took over. The […]
ANTRIM legend Karl McKeegan will be the next Armagh hurling manager after being ratified at last night’s county board meeting. McKeegan won ten Ulster title’s in a row with the Saffron’s and captained his county to the Christy Ring Cup title in 2006. A five-time Antrim championship winner with Cushendall, McKeegan hung up the boots […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S been two years since Cuchulainns competed in the Armagh County final but for experienced campaigner Ciaran Clifford it’s been a little while longer. Back in 2020, Clifford was close contact to a Covid case and had to sit the final out as his side lost out to Middletown, so the former […]
Back in 2016, Orchard county hurling was riding high
Niall McCoy looks back at some of the Orchard county’s biggest victories
Orchard men were beaten in the league final by Donegal in 2020
Armagh came through the Division 3A group stage unbeaten
