I WAS writing here last week about how excited I was about the new rules coming into the game. This week, I am taking it a stage further. I am going to try ranking the teams based on how I think the rules will suit them. 1 – Kerry It’s goes without saying that, in […]
By Michael McMullan CAVAN Ulster winning manager Mickey Graham is set to join the Galway senior football management team, Gaelic Life understands. It’s a dramatic u-turn for Graham who stepped down from the Leitrim manager recently, two months after he was appointed. Graham was part of Andy Moran’s management team before succeeding Moran in the […]
With the All-Stars now just over a month away, Niall McCoy’s side is unsurprisingly dominated by his native Armagh with seven players making the cut Blaine Hughes (Armagh) NIALL Morgan was immense but Blaine Hughes just edges him after a terrific season. One major error, Aaron McKay saving his blushes against Fermanagh, and near flawless […]
FROMER Down player Niamh Mallon has been shortlisted for a PwC Camogie All-Star Award. It comes after the list of nominations were released and Mallon – who played with Galway – is one 11 of their All-Ireland final team to be listed. All-Ireland champions Cork lead the way with 11 awards. Mallon has been playing […]
All-Ireland SFC final Armagh 1-11 Galway 0-12 By Michael McMullan ARMAGH ended their 22-year wait to get their hands on Sam Maguire at Croke Park on Sunday. Kieran McGeeney’s side edged out Galway to take their second title with Aaron McKay getting the all-important goal in the 47th minute. Advertisement The sides were level five […]
Galway native John Ward has crossed enemy territory and is helping Armagh build up to the All-Ireland final. Shaun Casey writes… HATS, scarves and headbands. Flags and bunting of all shapes and sizes. Crest or no crest. As long as it’s orange and white, the people of Armagh will fire it up on a lamppost […]
By Patrick Morrison PRIDE, excitement, envy, regret, expectancy, anticipation, fearful, confidence, rumination, connection, nostalgic, positive, motivated, gratitude, satisfaction, joy, sadness, hurt, sense of achievement, pain and luck. For the past few weeks I have been in Craigavon Hospital undergoing routine tests for my Crohn’s Disease. I was asked by a fellow patient about how I […]
Ciarán Meenagh has coached teams ahead of championship jousts with Armagh and Galway. Michael McMullan picked his brain on Sunday’s finalists. TENERIFE is the perfect spot for swapping the satisfaction of Down ticking their promotion and Tailteann Cup boxes for some down time. Football has been busy for Ciarán Meenagh. He hasn’t known much else. […]
By Michael McMullan GALWAY have named their team for Sunday’s Al-Ireland final clash with Armagh at Croke Park (3.30pm). Captain Seán Kelly has again been listed with Céin D’Arcy – who started ahead of him against Donegal – listed on the bench. Kelly has been hampered with injury this season and hasn’t featured since limped […]
IT’S All-Ireland final weekend with Armagh and Galway set to lock horns to get their hands on the Sam Maguire Cup. Gaelic Life is full of previews, columns, interviews and features ahead of the big game. We also have two special Gaelic Lives podcasts looking ahead to Sunday’s Croke Park showdown. They are available via […]
