By Shaun Casey WHEN the Armagh bus pulls up at Pearse Stadium later on this month, and the All-Ireland champions step into the dressing room, the heroics of last year will long be forgotten and aspirations for the year ahead is all that will consume their minds. Armagh reached heights in 2024 that even the […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH will be without Jarly Óg Burns for the start of the National League as the Silverbridge man is set for a spell on the sidelines after the player tore his lateral meniscus in a club championship game back in September against Crossmaglen. The All-Ireland champions take on Galway, away from home, […]
1 Securing Sam AT the start of the season, an Ulster title felt like the ceiling of Armagh’s ambitions. Maybe inside the Orchard changing room they were envisioning a bigger prize, but for their faithful followers, the Anglo Celt was the main target. While Kieran McGeeney’s men came desperately close in Ulster once again this […]
Armagh suffered their fair share of disappointments but ended up with the All-Ireland. Niall Grimley opens up to Shaun Casey. AFTER another heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat in the Ulster final, Armagh were at a low ebb. Niall Grimley didn’t really know where he stood. He hadn’t featured for Kieran McGeeney’s men since the second round […]
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 […]
