FORMER Armagh manager Paul Grimley has backed the Orchard county to continue their run of upsetting the odds. Kieran McGeeney’s side have overcome the underdogs’ tag in their Qualifier wins over Tipperary and Kildare – but Saturday’s All-Ireland quarter-final with Tyrone will be their biggest challenge yet. Grimley, who guided the county to the last […]
MONAGHAN may be once bitten, twice shy heading into Saturday’s Round 4B Qualifier against Down at Croke Park – but Mourne county legend Benny Coulter believes that Eamonn Burns’s side can upset the odds once again. The Oriel county were heavy favourites when the teams clashed in the Ulster semi-final last month but lost out […]
DOWN boss Eamonn Burns says he won’t be harping back to his own playing days in the lead up to Sunday’s Ulster final bout with Tyrone. With the odds stacked against him, Burns has guided his side to victories over Armagh and Monaghan to set up a repeat of the ’94 final against Tyrone, a […]
THERE’S an awe and mystique about St Colman’s, Newry that few schools in Ulster have the ability to replicate.
PETER Turley is confident that Down can defy the odds for a third time this year in Sunday’s Ulster Championship final against Tyrone. Wins against Armagh and Monaghan have brought Eamonn Burns’ side within 70 minutes of the county’s first Anglo Celt since 1994. Down are a confident, motivated force this season, but Turley says […]
THERE have been no articles pinned to the changing room walls, there have been no roars from Eamonn Burns to ‘prove those pundits wrong’ – for Down goalkeeper Michael Cunningham, the side’s recent progress has simply been the result of a level-headed approach. Yes, one or two players, in public and private, have made it […]
ARMAGH defender James Morgan has said that it’s time for the players to step up to the plate and ease the pressure on manager KieranMcGeeney. The side’s Ulster loss to Down earlier this month has left McGeeney’s championship record as Armagh manager standing at played seven, lost six, won one. A second win against Fermanagh […]
ARMAGH’S long search for a new centre of excellence has taken a significant step forward
THE unusual thing about Owen Duffy’s championship career with Monaghan is that there have been 14 appearances in all, evenly split between starts and substitute appearances. In the games that he has been in from the beginning, he has contributed 0-6. From the bench he has kicked 1-8. It’s no wonder that he is developing […]
Christy Ring Cup final – Antrim v Carlow – Saturday, Croke Park 5pm In an extended interview in this week’s Gaelic Life, Terence ‘Sambo’ McNaughton reveals the role played by Down footballing legend DJ Kane in reviving the fortunes of Antrim hurling this year. It’s gone somewhat under the radar, but the former All-Ireland SFC […]
