By Niall McCoy THE realities of the provincial bear-pit will have become apparent for recently-crowned Monaghan champions Emyvale as they prepare for Sunday’s home tie with Armagh representatives Clann Éireann. For a week, the Oriel side were celebrating and for once, when a team says they weren’t looking past their own county championship there probably […]
THE club season is full on with many counties heading towards county finals across Ulster. Here is our team of the week… 1 KARL CAMPBELL Magherafelt The youngster acquitted himself very well and made a crucial save. Advertisement 2 ULTAN O’REILLY Erne Gaels A point at one end and a brilliant defensive intervention late on […]
By Shaun Casey WELCOMING back five All-Ireland winners to the dressing room has been a major boost for Clann Éireann in their pursuit of a first Senior Championship final appearance since winning the competition in 2021, says goalkeeper Eoghan Mulholland. Conor Turbitt (1-4) and Barry McCambridge (0-2) scored exactly half of Clann Éireann’s tally as […]
By Shaun Casey Two-horse race at senior level? HEADING into the Senior Championship, it pretty much looks like a two-horse race between the reigning champions Crossmaglen and the back-to-back Division 1A league winners Clann Éireann. Following their championship success in 2021, when they defeated the Rangers in the final, Clann Éireann have really failed to […]
By Shaun Casey REIGNING Armagh champions Crossmaglen will face off against their last two final opponents in this years Senior Championship group stages. The Rangers have been drawn into the same group as Granemore, Clan na Gael and Sarsfields. Cross brushed past Granemore in the 2022 decider, 1-19 to 0-10 while they overcame Clans 2-16 […]
CLANN Éireann of Armagh were crowned O’Neills All-Ireland Senior Club Sevens champions on Saturday with Derry side Ballymaguigan picking up the intermediate title. The Armagh club, runners-up in 2017 and 2008, finally got their hands on the coveted silverware in Dublin over the weekend. Clann Éireann, captained by Niamh Coleman, were impressive throughout the day […]
By Shaun Casey WITH the final round of league fixtures set to take place this weekend, all six divisions have already crowned their league champions, but there are still a few relegation deciders that will draw plenty of interest. Clann Éireann retained their Division 1A league title last week when they saw off Killeavy by […]
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 ARMAGH begin their All-Ireland championship campaign with a home tie against Meath and will do so without top scorer Aimee Mackin, who’s ruled out for the rest of the season with a cruciate injury. But Orchard skipper Clodagh McCambridge says her side have fully turned their attention towards the All-Ireland series, although […]
By Shaun Casey THINGS couldn’t be much tighter at the top of the Division 1A table as current league champions Clann Eireann are tied on 14 points with the reigning Senior Championship holders Crossmaglen. Clann Eireann’s SFC winning captain from 2021 Shea Heffron has returned from a year out and Ruairi Lavery’s side are preparing […]
