By Shaun Casey CLONES will also have a special place in my heart. Growing up, St Tiernach’s Park was Armagh’s home. Most championship contests were played in the Monaghan venue, and it was awesome. My first real memory of being in Clones was in 2003. The Monaghan fans cheerfully chanted “cheerio cheerio” to the Armagh […]
Armagh coach Conleith Gilligan: Our philosophy is ‘next man up’
May 15, 2026
By Niall Gartland ARMAGH are almost machine-like at this stage. Three gut-wrenching Ulster final defeats in as many years would knock the stuffing out of a lesser bunch of men, but here they are, braced for their latest shot at provincial honours. To be fair, it certainly helped matters that they got their hands on […]
Darragh McMullen – Armagh’s unsung hero
May 8, 2026
We find out more about how McMullen has grown into a key player with Armagh. Shaun Casey writes… MOST Armagh fans were puzzled when the late change to the starting team was announced. The orange and white brigade were decked out at Croke Park, hoping to see their team lift some national silverware for the […]
MATCH PREVIEW: Crunch time at Clones for Armagh and Down
May 2, 2026
By Shaun Casey STANDING side by side at a recent underage game in Ballymacnab, Kieran McGeeney and Conor Laverty were able to shoot the breeze. They weren’t inter-county managers on that sunny Sunday morning, just two fathers watching their children play as Kilcoo made the journey to the mid-Armagh club. Two weeks on from that […]
Bonner names Fermanagh squad to face Armagh
April 24, 2026
By Shaun Casey DECLAN Bonner has announced the Fermanagh team that will take on Armagh this Saturday afternoon in the Donegal natives first Ulster Championship game in charge. The Erne County have had a difficult season to date following their relegation to Division Four, but they’ll be out to ambush Kieran McGeeney’s Armagh side at […]
Rafferty returns as Armagh mix things up
April 23, 2026
ETHAN Rafferty has been handed his first start of the season as Armagh go to Brewster Park on Saturday evening, with an eye on booking their place in the Ulster Championship semi-finals. Rafferty featured in the McKenna Cup back in January, and made substitute appearances against Galway and Mayo in the league, both out the […]
TEAM NEWS: Armagh and Tyrone select squads ahead of Ulster opener
April 10, 2026
By Michael McMullan KIERAN McGeeney and Malachy O’Rourke have named their teams ahead of Sunday’s Ulster Senior Championship opener in the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds. Armagh have listed the same starting 15 from their last league game against Kerry but there are changes on the bench. Rory Grogan, Andrew Murnin and Barry McCambridge are listed. Conor […]
Will this be Armagh’s year to end their Ulster drought?
April 9, 2026
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH and the Ulster Championship. It’s been a love/hate relationship over the last few years. Having competed in the last three provincial deciders, Armagh are still waiting to end their long drought for the Anglo Celt Cup. Glorious sunny days in Clones, the craic, the singalongs down the street. What’s not to […]
Armagh captain Forker is back pushing for his place
April 9, 2026
By Shaun Casey IT’S 14 years since Aidan Forker first experienced the fierce Armagh-Tyrone rivalry. The Maghery man encountered his Loughshore neighbours in the opening round of the 2012 Ulster Championship. He hit the net from wing half forward on his debut at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds in a game the hosts lost 0-19 to […]
Slow starts a concern says Armagh boss McGeeney after Kerry draw
March 23, 2026
By Shaun Casey A running theme throughout Armagh’s Division One campaign has been their slow starts but they have showed real grit and determination to pull themselves back from impossible positions. In Croke Park against Dublin in round six, Armagh trailed by 11-points at one stage but battled back to win the game while last […]