Wylie savouring Croke Park experience


MONAGHAN’S Ryan Wylie is highly motivated by the mouth-watering prospect of playing in Croke Park in Saturday’s Round 4B qualifier against Down. The great Jones Road venue is not far from where he lives in Dublin so his eye is regularly drawn to it. The pressure should be on Wylie and the rest of the […]


Down handed Monaghan rematch


DOWN will meet Monaghan in Round 4B of the All-Ireland Qualifiers following this morning’s draw. The other match will see Armagh facing Kildare as Kieran McGeeney meets his old team. Both games are set to be played at neutral venues. The matches are due to be played on Saturday, July 29 with the CCCC set […]


McKay misses out for Armagh


ARMAGH defender Aaron McKay has lost his race against time to be fit for tomorrow’s Round 3B Qualifier against Tipperary.


Kevin Cassidy: This could be Geezer’s last stand


GAELIC Life columnist Kevin Cassidy believes that defeat to Westmeath on Saturday evening could spell the end of Kieran McGeeney’s reign as Armagh manager. Writing in today’s edition, the Donegal native feels that another early Orchard exit will probably bring an end to his time with the county. “Anything else against a team the whole […]


Morgan: Armagh players must step up for ‘Geezer’


ARMAGH defender James Morgan has said that it’s time for the players to step up to the plate and ease the pressure on manager KieranMcGeeney. The side’s Ulster loss to Down earlier this month has left McGeeney’s championship record as Armagh manager standing at played seven, lost six, won one. A second win against Fermanagh […]


Down v Armagh – a rivalry renewed


SUNDAY’S meeting of Down and Armagh will be the first time that Páirc Esler has hosted an Ulster Championship match between the neighbours since 1991. The game, the names, and the old ground itself have changed considerably from that day in the rain when Down won a forgettable quarter-final 1-7 to 0-8, but the rivalry […]