By Shaun Casey JASON Duffy is one of the few Armagh players that has featured in every single game this season, but bar a four-point first half cameo against Roscommon in the league, the Cullyhanna attacker hasn’t been contributing to the scoreboard. One of the hardest workers on the team, Duffy covers every blade of […]
Armagh net spot in first final since 2008
Ulster SFC semi-final Armagh 4-10 Down 0-12 By Michael McMullan ARMAGH shot their way to a first Ulster final since 2008 thanks to four goals against neighbours Down on Sunday in Clones. Advertisement They will face Derry in the decider for the first time since the sides met in the 2000 final when Armagh were […]
Star Mackin could not say no to new AFL opportunity
By Kieran Lynch “SMILE,” photographer Brendan Monaghan said to Aimee Mackin during her photoshoot for this article, “it’s a happy story.” “It’s a sad story for my mum and dad,” she replied. The Shane O’Neill’s and Armagh ladies footballer recently announced that she is set to join her younger sister Blaithin ‘Down Under’ this winter, signing […]
Ulster SFC preview: Armagh are further down the road
ULSTER CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL Armagh v Down Sunday, Clones, 4pm By Niall Gartland THEY say that a week is a long time in politics and the very same maxim could be applied to the dog-eat-dog world of inter-county football. It wasn’t long ago that Armagh were being written off as a contender to the big prizes […]
PATRICK MORRISON: Never give up
BY Patrick Morrison ON Saturday, November 30 in Stamford Bridge, David Martin made his long-awaited Premier League debut for his boyhood club West Ham United at the age of 33. After 16 years plying his trade as a professional, the Hammers third choice goalkeeper finally got his moment in the spotlight against fellow London rivals […]
No major injury concerns for Armagh says McKeever
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH have no major injury concerns ahead of Sunday’s semi-final showdown with arch-rivals Down says Orchard coach Ciaran McKeever. Armagh welcomed Andrew Murnin, Conor O’Neill and Jarly Óg Burns back into the starting line up as they saw off Cavan with five points to spare, with all three having missed the preliminary […]
Johnston good to go for Armagh showdown
By Michael McMullan RYAN Johnston will be ready for action when Down take on rivals Armagh on Sunday in Clones (4pm) insists assistant manager Marty Clarke. The Kilcoo star kicked 0-3 in a Man of the Match performance against Donegal on Sunday before being replaced after an hour and didn’t look to be moving too […]
Feature: The brawl behind the band
All hell broke lose when Armagh and Cavan clashed during a pre-match parade back in 2014. We chat to two of the men who played that day for their take on the infamous brawl. By Shaun Casey ARMAGH and Cavan matches don’t really have much history behind them, but when the orange and blue do […]
Rian O’Neill named on Armagh squad but starts on the bench
RIAN O’Neill has been listed in the Armagh squad for Saturday’s Ulster Championship quarter-final against Cavan but will start the game on the bench. O’Neill had been sidelined with a quad injury and missed Armagh’s last two games, against Tyrone in the league and Antrim in the Ulster Championship opener. James Morgan and Tiernan Kelly […]
Cavan have more to lose than All-Ireland series-bound Armagh says O’Reilly
By Niall Gartland MUCH has been made of Armagh’s poor provincial record in recent years, but Cavan legend Damien O’Reilly says there’s just as much at stake for the Breffni County in Saturday’s Ulster Championship quarter-final clash at Kingspan Breffni. Cavan have to progress to the Ulster final if they’re to be included in the […]