Dublin’s defeat to Galway had a real end of an era feel to it, and Niall Gartland looks back on the days other dynasties came to an abrupt end… Tyrone 2012 KERRY celebrated like loons when they overcame Tyrone in a famous Qualifier clash in 2012, but by that stage Mickey Harte’s side were nowhere […]
Electric Ireland All-Ireland MFC final Derry 2-7 Armagh 0-10 By Michael McMullan GOALS from captain James Sargent and Cody Rocks made the difference as Derry retained their All-Ireland minor title on Sunday in Omagh. Advertisement The sides were level at the break before Armagh pushed two points clear after a controlled third quarter. Derry did […]
Electric Ireland Minor Football Championship Final Derry v Armagh Sunday, O’Neill’s Healy Park, 2pm By Shaun Casey WHEN Armagh make the short trip to O’Neill’s Healy Park, Omagh on Sunday for the All-Ireland final with Ulster rivals Derry, their hoping to make it third time lucky against the Oakleafers this season. Of the previous two […]
Electric Ireland Minor Football Championship Final Derry v Armagh Sunday, O’Neill’s Healy Park, 2pm By Michael McMullan IT’S like last year only it’s different in the race for the Tom Markham Cup. Derry and Armagh lock horns for the third time this season in Sunday’s All-Ireland Minor final. Advertisement When the Oakleafers won their sixth […]
Electric Ireland Minor Football Championship Final Derry v Armagh Sunday, O’Neill’s Healy Park, 2pm By Shaun Casey THESE are exciting times for the Dromintee club. Not just at present, with a number of their young players involved with the Armagh minor team managed by the club’s most famous son Aidan O’Rourke, but for the future as […]
By Niall Gartland ARMAGH camogie star Ciara Geoghegan is delighted to be back on the field of play having taken a very necessary sabbatical in 2023. Geoghegan took time out while pregnant and made a timely return for the business end of Armagh’s league campaign, starring with five points from play in their Division 3A […]
SATURDAY GLEN DIMPLEX ALL-IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINAL Dublin v Kilkenny, Croke Park, 12.30pm Live on RTÉ One This is a repeat of the Leinster final, in which Kilkenny had to weather a late Dublin storm before prevailing by five points. The Dubs had gone into the provincial competition with good momentum after winning the Very […]
By Shaun Casey ONE point was the difference between Armagh and Mayo when they clashed in the league as the Orchard County went on to secure a historic first ever Division One title, but this weekend’s meeting is of much more importance. An All-Ireland semi-final spot is up for grabs as Mayo make the long […]
By Shaun Casey THE last time Armagh reached the last four in the race for Sam Maguire, Kieran McGeeney was still a player, hunting a second All-Ireland medal. He’s now the manager of the team that has ended the county’s 19-year wait for an All-Ireland semi-final appearance. They did so with a below par performance in […]
By Shaun Casey AFTER winning the Junior Championship in 2021, their first in 20 years, Belleek have continued to make huge strides and challenged in Division 2B for the previous two seasons before finally capturing the league title and promotion this year. In 2022 and 2023, Belleek finished third in the pack and while those […]
