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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
By Shaun Casey WHOEVER leaves Croke Park on Saturday night with the two-points will take a massive step towards safety and that will be the objective for both Armagh and Dublin. They are two teams that have had great success from Division Two in recent years. Dublin captured Sam Maguire in 2023 from the second […]
CONOR ‘Sketches’ Moore has a skit where he mocks me as a name-dropper. I don’t know where he got that from. On the evening of the 2024 All-Ireland final between Armagh and Galway, I chatted with the Taoiseach, then took a phone call from President Biden. That night, I had a drink with the music […]
By Shaun Casey WHILE Armagh’s performances have been fairly decent of late, the Division One league table tells a different story; manager Kieran McGeeney vows that his side “will just have to keep going.” The Orchard County travel west this weekend to take on a Mayo side that have only tasted defeat once so far this […]
By Shaun Casey IF Armagh are to overturn Donegal on Sunday afternoon, something they haven’t been able to do since 2023, they’ll need to improve their efficiency in front of the goal posts, says boss Kieran McGeeney. The two counties know each other inside out at this stage, locking horns five times since Jim McGuinness […]
By Shaun Casey A FEW more All-Ireland winners could be available for selection on Sunday afternoon as Armagh head to King & Moffatt Dr Hyde Park, but manager Kieran McGeeney isn’t counting his chickens before they hatch. Ben Crealey was part of the matchday panel the last day out against Galway, although the 2024 All-Star midfielder […]
THE glamorous brunette was on the Late Late Show GAA special on Friday night. The Sam Maguire was in the middle of the foyer. She said everyone was walking up to it, touching it, getting photos. Then the Dingle boys came in and walked straight past it as if it wasn’t there. Every game I […]
By Shaun Casey THERE’S never too much to separate Armagh and Galway in both league and championship and Orchard manager Kieran McGeeney is expecting another difficult encounter when Padraic Joyce’s men travel to the Cathedral City on Saturday evening for their Division One clash. Armagh made a flying start to the league, boosting their hopes […]
