SHANE O’Neills history-maker Aimee Mackin has been honoured with The Croke Park Hotel/LGFA Player of the Month award for September 2026. The Armagh star, who is also nominated for a TG4 All-Star and the 2026 TG4 Senior Players’ Player of the Year award, celebrated a landmark club success recently. The lethal 29-year-old attacker scored a […]
Shaun Casey takes a look at some very talented siblings across the province. The Elliotts (Dunloy) Seaan and Nigel Elliott are leading the line for Dunloy at both hurling and football, hoping to bring home a unique double this season. They were on fire for the footballers the last day out, as the county champions […]
By Shaun Casey FOR both teams heading to the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds on Sunday, a win would soften the threat of relegation and Gregory McGonigle is hoping it’s his Armagh side that come away with the three points in Division One. They host All-Ireland champions Dublin this weekend and only score difference splits the two […]
10 YEARS AGO ARMAGH’S brilliant start to Division One continued apace as Ronan Clarke’s side made it three wins from three. Key to their 2-14 to 2-9 victory over Monaghan was teenager Aimee Mackin who finished with 1-5 to her name. The Orchard County, fresh in the top flight, conceded two goals in the opening […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH know exactly what they have to do in the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds on Saturday to claim top spot in their three-team group, and the Orchard ladies will be going “full throttle” for a win against Kildare. Following their opening round draw with Meath, Armagh now have to defeat Kildare by any […]
By Shaun Casey WITH just one game between the end of the league and the start of the All-Ireland Championship, the long layoff is a challenge that Armagh will have to contend with, says joint manager Darnell Parkinson. That one game was of course the Ulster final at Clones and the Orchard County were crowned […]
By Shaun Casey SOME 27 players have got game time during Armagh’s successful first four league games and joint manager Darnell Parkinson, who takes the side along with Joe Feeney, is delighted with the depth of their playing squad. The Orchard County claimed the Division One crown last season for the first time ever and […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S a weary path that Aimee Mackin knows all about. The road to recovery has plenty of bumps and bruises along the way but the Shane O’Neill’s sharpshooter has experienced it all before and knows what it takes to get back on the field. Last May, one week after Kieran McGeeney’s Armagh […]
By Shaun Casey NEW Armagh management duo Darnell Parkinson and Joe Feeney are looking forward to getting their tenure underway as the Orchard County travel south to Kerry on Saturday for the opening round of the National League. Both Parkinson and Feeney were members of Greg McGonigle’s management team last season as Armagh won the […]
Greg McGonigle has stepped down as manager of the Armagh Ladies team after just one season in charge. McGonigle led the Orchard County to an Ulster title and the last four of the All-Ireland race. Not only that, but Armagh also got their hands on a historic Division One league title this season, winning the […]
