By Shaun Casey In the past decade, across league and championship, Kerry have hosted an Ulster opponent at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney on 18 occasions. That’ll become 19 on Saturday afternoon when Armagh make the country-long trek. Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan and Tyrone have all made that similar journey from north to south in that period […]
By Shaun Casey TAKING Armagh to Inniskeen won’t give Louth the edge in Sunday’s All-Ireland Championship clash according to former Orchard attacker Tony Kernan. The Crossmaglen native is currently coaching Monaghan club Inniskeen, under the management of John McEntee, so has a firm grasp on how the venue will look and feel for the travelling […]
THE news that star full back Sean Fitzgerald (aka Fitzy) has been shortlisted for the upcoming series of Love Island is exactly the boost that Galway and Padraic Joyce need at this difficult time. It means he will miss the remainder of the season but hey, when you have a body off Baywatch, who needs […]
By Michael McMullan KIERAN McGeeney paid tribute to Oisin Conaty on the back of Armagh’s Ulster success on Sunday in Clones. The Orchard County needed extra-time to see off the brave Monaghan challenge. In the end, it was Oisin O’Neill’s goal that broke the game but the victory had Conaty’s fingerprints all over it. Advertisement […]
By Alan Rodgers NEARLY two long decades of provincial failure were finally cast aside by Armagh as the outpouring of emotion following their first Ulster title since 2008 was reflected in the celebrations that engulfed St Tiernach’s Park on Sunday. It was a victory which represented a fitting climax to 18 years of frustration for […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
