GERARD O’KANE: There’s no right club championship format


A QUICK glance around the counties in Ulster will tell you about how each county championship is progressing and people’s thoughts on each of the formats. The Tyrone Championship sticks out as an outlier as it is straight knockout. Tyrone people are immensely proud of this fact as they feel it reflects the true nature […]


PATRICK MORRISON: The importance of a goalkeeper being Mr Confident


By Patrick Morrison AS a goalkeeper, it is important that you are mentally the strongest person on the pitch. It can sometimes feel like a very lonely and daunting place at times, such is the nature of the game of goalkeeping. The majority of decisions and actions that a goalkeeper executes during a game usually […]


Tullysaran target top spot


By Shaun Casey FOLLOWING back-to-back victories in the opening two rounds of the Armagh Intermediate Championship, Tullysaran are eyeing up a third consecutive win and top spot in the group when they travel to Carrickcruppen this weekend. Tullysaran were impressive winners the first day out as they overcame last year’s Junior Championship winners Clann Eireann […]


McKeever’s role was no minor matter


By Michael McMullan CIARAN McKeever’s time as Armagh minor manager was an important part of the joined up thinking in the county’s pursuit of Sam Maguire. After hanging up his boots, the Cullyhanna man spent two years in charge of the county’s underage players before moving into Kieran McGeeney’s management team with the seniors. Two […]


Ballymacnab’s breakthrough


SUNDAY the 22nd of August is a date that will be forever sketched into the history of Ballymacnab GFC. That was the day back in 1999 when the ‘Nab finally broke through the glass ceiling and won a much sought after championship title against Belleek. On six previous occasions, spread over 50 years, the maroon and white […]


Gerard O’Kane: Success breeds success


THREE weeks on from the All-Ireland Final and the business of club championship has ramped up in nearly all counties. Even with the club championship in Armagh just around the corner, the topic of discussion on most Armagh people’s lips is still their recent All-Ireland victory. It will probably garner more interest in their club […]


Grugan set to miss club championship


By Shaun Casey ARMAGH’S All-Ireland winning attacker Rory Grugan is set to miss out on the club championship with a knee injury picked up in that historic All-Ireland final win against Galway. The Ballymacnab playmaker left the action on the 50th minute mark, with Oisin O’Neill coming off the bench in his place as the […]


Pointing the way: Armagh’s leading light on the way to Sam


Niall Gartland looks at Armagh’s shooting stars from 2024… 1 Conor Turbitt (5-54) CONOR Turbitt had a quiet afternoon by his own standards in the All-Ireland final but he played an immense role in Armagh’s surge to the Sam Maguire. He scored a massive 5-54 across the season, 4-23 of which came from play. The […]


O’Rourke part of proposed new Kildare management


ARMAGH All-Ireland winner Aidan O’Rourke has been named as part of proposed Kildare manager Brian Flanagan’s management team. Flanagan has been appointed a four-year term, set to be ratified at September’s meeting of Kildare County Board. Flanagan guided the Kildare to Leinster and All-Ireland titles and will take over from Glen Ryan. O’Rourke, Armagh’s minor […]


Steven Poacher: Armagh’s culture club


WE always hear the many buzz words associated with football teams and management teams. We hear about philosophy, culture, standards, values, expectations and many more. The majority of the time, unless you win, they are deemed worthless. For Kieran McGeeney and Armagh, this was a work in progress for a long time. Despite not having […]