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 […]
Kerry Armagh’s “toughest game” says McGeeney
March 18, 2026
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH have given themselves a real fighting chance of clinging onto their top tier status, but manager Kieran McGeeney expects their “toughest game” of the campaign when they host Kerry on Sunday afternoon. The Orchard County currently rest just above the relegation zone, with Dublin and Monaghan, the two teams they have […]
Everyone needs a game: The importance of county panelists being released for club action
March 18, 2026
By Michael McMullan WE are bang in the middle of the biggest league weeks of the season. There is movement everywhere. Towards promotion or away from relegation. For Down or Westmeath, Cavan or Tyrone, the bounce of a ball could be a passport to Sam Maguire football or not. That’s where the plates are spinning […]
Armagh will be inspired by Croke Park surroundings: McEvoy
March 12, 2026
By Shaun Casey FOUR of Armagh’s last five visits to Croke Park have ended in victory for Kieran McGeeney’s men and former Armagh shot-stopper Philly McEvoy is delighted that the venue is now a “happy hunting ground” for his county. Before their historic All-Ireland run in 2024, the Orchard County struggled on Jones’ Road. But […]