Niall Gartland takes a look at the counties who have produced the most winning teams in the Ulster Senior Club Football Championship Derry (17) DERRY has long been acclaimed for the quality of its club scene and they head up our list. Bellaghy have won four Ulster titles (1968, 1971, 1994 and 2000) as well […]
By Shaun Casey CALLUM Cumiskey was part of the last Crossmaglen team to go all the way in Ulster, winning the most recent of their 11 titles back in 2015. He came off the bench to kick a score as the Rangers saw off current provincial champions Scotstown to take home the Seamus McFerran Cup. […]
HERE are some the stories from this week in 2016, 2006 and 1996 10 YEARS AGO It was a busy weekend on the Ulster Club front. Kilcoo clinched a six-point victory over Donegal representatives Glenswilly to book their spot in the semi-finals. Advertisement Tyrone champions Killyclogher, who oversaw Coalisland after a replay, weren’t at their […]
HOW many father and son duos have captained and managed their clubs to championship glory? Joe and Stephen Kernan are part of an extremely unique group. In fact, they are possibly the only members. The Kernan name has long been associated with Crossmaglen and Armagh. That legacy has seen a love of Gaelic Football handed […]
By Shaun Casey CHAMPIONSHIP medals are the only currency worth chatting about in Crossmaglen and for Christina O’Reilly and her clubmates, they’ll hope to have two in the bag over the next couple of weeks. Like last year, the Rangers have reached the senior finals in both the Camogie and Ladies Football competition. In 2025, […]
By Shaun Casey WITH the breeze at their backs for the first 30 minutes, Crossmaglen made used full use of it in Sunday’s remarkable 29-point playoff victory over Clan na Gael. They racked up 2-16 by half time, with 0-14 of it coming from two-point efforts, as they advanced to the final eight of the […]
By Shaun Casey AARON Haughey knows exactly what his Armagh u-20 team can expect when they line out against Down in Páirc Esler on Wednesday evening in the first round of the Ulster Championship. Having spent his school days at St Colman’s Newry, he has rubbed shoulders will plenty of the players that will be […]
By Shaun Casey THE last time Cullyhanna reached the semi-finals of the Armagh Senior Championship, boss Stephen Reel was still a player. That was back in 2018, when Crossmaglen ended their hopes of a county final appearance with a 0-19 to 1-11 win. Since then, the former St Patrick’s defender has been the manager through an […]
THE club championship are now in full flow in all the counties across Ulster. We take a look ahead to another busy weekend of games as the heat begins to rise as final days get closer. Here are the Armagh fixtures… ARMAGH SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINALS Cullyhanna v St Peter’s Advertisement Friday, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, […]
By Shaun Casey IN five of the last six seasons, Crossmaglen have halted Silverbridge’s progress in the Armagh Senior Championship, but Tiernan Murphy is hoping that the ‘Bridge can change that record this weekend. The 2023 season was the only season when their paths didn’t meet in the past six years, but once again, the Rangers […]
