By Shaun Casey ALL eyes have already turned towards 2025 for the reigning All-Ireland champions Armagh, says midfielder Niall Grimley. The Orchard County will no doubt have a target on their back in the new season. Kieran McGeeney’s side are back in Division One having earned promotion from the second-tier last season and they will […]
By Shaun Casey KIERAN McGeeney isn’t the type of fella to sit back and bask in his fine stack of achievements. Instead, he’s always on to the next thing. He has that unrelenting drive that makes the best sportspeople who they are. Think Roy Keane, Michael Jordan, Cristiano Ronaldo. Nothing is ever enough and no […]
By Shaun Casey Nine All-Star awards will be making their way north at tomorrow night’s ceremony. Of the 15 players honoured on the PwC GAA/GPA Football All-Star team, three Ulster teams are represented. All-Ireland champions Armagh have the most with six awards while Ulster champs Donegal have two. Tyrone are also represented on the team […]
THE games for the new rules over the weekend had all the drama of a plate of warm scones, though the final was fun. To be fair, I played in an All-Star game in Donegal after they won the All-Ireland and scored 1-2 in the first half against the most fearsome defensive formula the game […]
By Shaun Casey A LOT can change inside the short space of 12 months. This time last year, there was a debate surrounding Kieran McGeeney’s tenure as Armagh boss and whether or not he should continue in that capacity. Now, 12 months on, he’s an All-Ireland winning manager and has been signed off for 2025 with […]
ARMAGH have rubberstamped Kieran McGeeney’s 11th season as senior football manager as they prepare to defend their All-Ireland title next season. It comes 12 months after ‘Geezer’ needed a vote to secure his future as the Orchard Boss. At Tuesday’s County Committee meeting, McGeeney was “unanimously” backed by club delegates. The majority of the backroom […]
‘THE rules of Piggy in the Middle: Two players pass a ball to each other, while a third player tries to intercept the pass. The third player is called the Piggy in the Middle. After each successful pass, the players on the outside chant ‘Piggy in the Middle.’ Little did the creator of Piggy in […]
Niall Gartland charts the longest serving managers on the intercounty football scene Kieran McGeeney (10 years) WHAT a way to crown his decade at the helm. Kieran McGeeney was appointed as manager of his native Armagh in August 2014, having served as assistant to Paul Grimley during that year’s campaign. It certainly hasn’t been all […]
Niall Gartland charts the longest serving managers on the intercounty football scene Kieran McGeeney (10 years) WHAT a way to crown his decade at the helm. Kieran McGeeney was appointed as manager of his native Armagh in August 2014, having served as assistant to Paul Grimley during that year’s campaign. It certainly hasn’t been all […]
By Michael McMullan CIARAN McKeever’s time as Armagh minor manager was an important part of the joined up thinking in the county’s pursuit of Sam Maguire. After hanging up his boots, the Cullyhanna man spent two years in charge of the county’s underage players before moving into Kieran McGeeney’s management team with the seniors. Two […]
