By Niall Gartland ARMAGH hurling captain Tiarnan Nevin sees no reason why they should limit their ambitions in their ongoing Nickey Rackard Cup campaign. They picked up their first win at the second time of asking last weekend with a dramatic one-point victory over Louth following their opening day defeat to Donegal. They’re now set […]
By Shaun Casey NO one has to inform Mickey Donnelly of the talent that’s inside the Armagh changing room. He’s got to witness it first-hand having worked closely with a number of their players and even helped develop them as footballers. During his years teaching at St Ronan’s College, Lurgan, he’s got to witness up close […]
ULSTER SFC SEMI-FINAL Down v Armagh Saturday, 5.15pm, Clones By Shaun Casey A LOT can change inside 12 months, especially in the world of Gaelic football – and it’s been one whole year since Down and Armagh renewed their age-old rivalry that spans back much longer than any of us can remember. The two great foes […]
By Shaun Casey MATTHEW McNeice guarded the goals for Armagh in Kieran McGeeney’s first-ever championship game as county manager back in 2015 when Rory Gallagher’s Donegal proved far too strong in the opening round of the Ulster Championship. Patrick McBrearty rattled the net early on and the Tir Chonaill men cruised to a nine-point victory […]
By Shaun Casey “DERRY, Down and Donegal, the three All-Ireland winners from Ulster in the ‘90s, but to do it that way just makes it all the sweeter,” Armagh captain Jarlath Burns told RTÉ’s Marty Morrissey after guiding the Orchard County to their first Ulster title in 17 years. They certainly did it the hard […]
SATURDAY, APRIL 27 ELECTRIC IRELAND ALL-IRELAND MINOR A CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL Tipperary v Waterford, UPMC Nowlan Park, 4.30pm Referee: Gavin Donegan (Dublin) Appearing in another All-Ireland final at minor A level 12 months after doing so for the first time is another sign of the depth of the game in Waterford at present. After giving hot […]
KIERAN McGeeney and Conor Laverty has named his side for Saturday’s Ulster SFC semi-final clash (Clones, 5.15pm). It’s an unchanged Armagh team from the win over Fermanagh but goalkeeper Ethan Rafferty has been named on the bench. Greg McCabe has also made a return ahead of what it a repeat of last year’s semi-final won […]
THE Ulster Championship last weekend felt like an extension of the National League – poor crowds, soft pitches and windy, wintery conditions. It was a far cry from the summer sod, when the sun is shining, the straw hats are out and the football is fast and intense. Down’s game with Antrim on Saturday was […]
By Shaun Casey RELIEF was the main emotion for Rachael Merry and her Armagh teammates when the final whistle blew in their Division Three National League decider with Laois last weekend as the Orchard County had finally gained promotion. It’s been a target for this Armagh team over the last number of years and they’ve […]
Ulster SFC Quarter-final Fermanagh v Armagh Sunday, Brewster Park, 2pm By Shaun Casey LAST year, two divisions separated Armagh and Fermanagh as Kieran McGeeney’s men battled with the best the country had to offer in Division One while the Erne County climbed to the top of the Division Three table. Next year, that same gap […]
