ARMAGH opened their account last Sunday with a convincing nine -point win over Cavan and are on the road again this weekend as they head to Kiltoom to take on Roscommon. It’s a difficult start to the league for the Orchard County, with two away games, but manager Shane McCormack is excited to play new […]
A busy weekend ahead as Marley sets out for another season
By Daragh Small A POWERFUL and dynamic midfielder for Armagh, if anyone in the Orchard team was a likely rugby recruit, she fitted the bill nicely. Niamh Marley looks set to line out for Ulster in Saturday’s interprovincial clash with Leinster before she turns her attentions to Armagh’s Lidl NFL Division 2 opener against Cavan […]
Ladies league season gets underway
By Shaun Casey LAST year’s Division One league finalists Donegal travel west this weekend to take on Galway in the opening round of the National League. Maxi Curran’s side went all the way to the decider in 2022 but lost out to back-to-back All-Ireland champions Meath by two points. Donegal prevailed when they met Galway […]
Review of the season – Armagh
1 Theatre of Dreams Armagh made two trips to Jones’ Road this year and it’s the first season since 2006 that the orange and white have gathered in Croke Park on more than one occasion. That was back when the Ulster finals were hosted in HQ and while Armagh certainly want to improve their status […]
Magic McConville duo’s double delight
By Kieran Lynch CROSSMAGLEN Rangers and Armagh brother and sister duo, Cian and Lauren McConville, ended their year on a high note, as both were recently recognised for their outstanding individual seasons in 2022. On Thursday, December 1, the younger sibling, Cian, was awarded the Armagh Club Player of the Year for his displays in […]
McCormack getting the plans in place in search of an Orchard harvest
By Daire Walsh JUST over 16 months on from hosting a maiden game at the facility, Armagh LGFA recently reached another milestone in the ongoing development of their McKeever Park training base. June 20 last year was the date for a clash between the county’s u-16 team and their Ulster rivals Antrim at the Killean […]
Derrynoose hoping to bounce back after camogie defeat
By Michael McMullan DERRYNOOSE will bounce back after Friday’s Armagh Junior Camogie final defeat insists dual player Aoibhínn McKenna. A late Culloville goal dashed the club’s hope of a junior camogie, ladies and men’s football treble. A squad that contains over 20 dual players are back on the horse this Saturday when they travel to […]
In focus: Armagh ladies star Caoimhe Morgan
By Shaun Casey IT was July 27, 2019. The stage was set for what turned out to be a massive day in the history of Armagh LGFA. The Orchard County faced Cork in Tullamore and for the first time ever, they got the better of the Rebels. Not only was it a momentous day for […]
Ulster players shortlisted for Ladies Football All-Stars
ARMAGH and Donegal are represented on the on the list of 45 nominees for the 2022 TG4 Ladies Football All Star awards, a list dominated by champions Meath and Kerry. Donegal, who contested the Lidl National League Division 1 Final before reaching the last four of the All-Ireland series, have six players nominated, while there […]
Shane McCormack announced as new Armagh Ladies manager
Former Kildare netminder Shane McCormack has been ratified as they new Armagh LGFA manager for the upcoming season. McCormack takes over from the outgoing Ronan Murphy, who stepped down from the role a few weeks ago. The Allenwood native was part of Murphy’s backroom team over the last two seasons in a coaching capacity. McCormack […]