Shaun Casey speaks to Gavin Devlin and Enda McNulty about Armagh and Tyrone’s famous trilogy of 2005. GAELIC games are built on local rivalries. Keeping an eye on them ‘uns across the road. Matching, or more importantly, surpassing their success is what the sport thrives on. Back in 2005, Armagh and Tyrone shared a memorable trilogy […]
Ulster’s shock moments
With Antrim aiming to cause a major shock against Armagh on Saturday, Niall McCoy looks at some big surprises involving Ulster teams since the turn of the Millennium 2000: Antrim 0-13 Down 1-7 ANTRIM fans haven’t had too many summers to enjoy in recent years, but before their 2009 march to the Ulster final, there […]
How the west was won: The Queen’s 2000 Sigerson story
It’s 25 years since Queen’s edged out UCD after extra time in the muck and gutters of Maigh Cuilinn to lift the Sigerson Cup. Enda McNulty looks back on their bumpy road to glory. He spoke with Michael McMullan… SEAN O’Neill planted the Sigerson seed, standing in the middle of St Tiernach’s Park in Clones. […]
Defending will always be about the fundamentals says Enda McNulty
By Michael McMullan FORMER Armagh defensive star Enda McNulty feels there must always be a focus on the “fundamental” area of defending before any consideration of the incoming rule changes. Speaking on this week’s Gaelic Lives podcast, to look back at Queen’s 2000 Sigerson success, the 2002 All-Ireland winner speaks in depth about his university […]
The composure conundrum
By Niall Gartland YOU may have chanced upon Malachy Clerkin’s column in the Irish Times the other week. Rory McIlroy had finished second in the US Open, one of the four golf majors, and the view espoused in thousands upon thousands of social media posts was that he had effectively blown it. Social media isn’t […]
Former Armagh star Enda McNulty talks about the ingredients of success
By Michael McMullan CALM and collected. You don’t need to be talking to Enda McNulty for too long to get an insight into the building blocks for Armagh’s success. There is no fluff. Every word has a purpose. The sentences are carefully crafted. Communication doesn’t kick the ball over the bar for you, but it […]