THE Dublin empire has fallen, replaced by a democracy of flawed challengers. Tyrone came out of the blue to win it last year. When they did, it was so mentally overwhelming for them that they were unable to recover in time to defend their title. They were a ghost team this season, walloped by Derry […]
By Michael McMullan THERE is an Ulster focus this weekend as the All-Ireland Camogie Championship continues. Derry have been drawn to play Cork as they bid for a first intermediate title since their 2012 replay win over Galway. Armagh, Antrim and Cavan are all in the last four of the junior competition. Advertisement All-Ireland Premier […]
KERRY and Galway will contest the 2022 All-Ireland Senior Football final and I suppose no one can really argue that they deserve to be there. This fixture takes me back to the days when I started to take football seriously as a young lad, watching these two teams contesting All-Ireland finals against each other. When you […]
MONAGHAN remain on the hunt for a new senior football manager and the Gaelic Life understands that Oisin McConville is the main target. The 2002 All-Ireland winner is currently in charge of Inniskeen while he is also the joint manager of the Armagh u-20s along with former teammate Barry O’Hagan. It is understood that the […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH star Niall Grimley will be expected back in action in January and will miss his club Madden’s season after breaking a bone in his neck at county training. In an interview for this week’s Gaelic Life, Madden manager Mickey Grimley said January is “Niall’s target” after his recovery from injury. “The […]
By Shaun Casey THINGS are really hotting up in Division 2A of the Armagh club league and at the minute, any two of the top four could be promoted to senior football for next season. St Peter’s made the drop last year and face stiff opposition in trying to secure a spot in the two […]
By Shaun Casey WHEN Armagh fans reflect on the 2022 season just gone by, they’ll have fond memories as it was a year worth remembering. There may not have been any silverware to mark a memorable campaign, and it all ended in bitterly disappointing circumstances, but Kieran McGeeney’s men displayed an ability to mix it with […]
By Michael McMullan THE shoots of hope from Derry’s 2020 Ulster Championship defeat to Armagh gave Rory Gallagher the encouragement to drive the county to the new levels that delivered a first Ulster title in 24 years. From the “early training sessions” in the 2020 season, the Derry boss became aware of the swathes of […]
THE GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee have proposed a hefty suspension for Armagh’s Tiernan Kelly, the player involved in an eye-gouging incident against Galway last Sunday. The Clann Éireann player has been at the centre of a media storm this weekend following his part in a brawl which broke out at the end of normal-time. […]
All-Ireland Senior Championship Armagh 2-12 Monaghan 0-4 By Kieran Lynch AIMEE Mackin scored 0-4 and Armagh eased their way past Monaghan to qualify for the last eight of the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship after a 2-12 to 0-4 victory at the Athletic Grounds. Advertisement As a result, Armagh finished second in the Group B standings […]
