Name: Cait Towe.Age: 23. Teams played for? Clann Eireann, Armagh, NUIG and QUB. Earliest GAA memory? Advertisement Scoring an own goal in an u-10 game thinking I was going the right way. Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? Mags McAlinden, the greatest. Who’s the best team-mate to train with and why? Clodagh […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S been four years since Armagh and Cork last crossed paths in the All-Ireland series, and that was a day when the Orchard County laid down a serious marker and announced themselves as contenders for the biggest prize. Cork had been the dominant force in Ladies football in the not-too-distant past, winning […]
AFTER another weekend of championship action, here is our latest Team of the Week… 1 Rory Beggan Monaghan Pulled off two miraculous saves as Monaghan ground it out against the Lilywhites. 2 Michael McKernan Tyrone Advertisement McKernan had another championship stormer, coming up to score two points. 3 Cahir Spiers Derry His late, lobbed goal […]
TG4 Ulster Senior Championship Armagh 8-14 Cavan 2-7 By Kieran Lynch HOLDERS Armagh booked their place in the TG4 Ulster Senior Championship final in style, as they powered past Cavan 8-14 to 2-7 in front of a huge crowd in St Tiernach’s Park, Clones. Advertisement The Orchard girls had tremendous support, as the game served […]
BY KIERAN LYNCH REIGNING three-in-a-row Ulster Senior champions Armagh will be hoping to book their place in the provincial decider – and showcase their class – in front of what is sure to be a capacity crowd at St Tiernach’s Park Clones, against Cavan on Sunday. The game – which originally listed as a home […]
DONEGAL can put their disastrous league campaign behind them and book a spot in the Ulster Ladies SFC when they host Armagh on Sunday. Maxi Curran’s side were completely out of their depth in Division One, losing all seven games and ending up with a scoring difference of -71. Yet they still dug in well […]
By Kieran Lynch “SMILE,” photographer Brendan Monaghan said to Aimee Mackin during her photoshoot for this article, “it’s a happy story.” “It’s a sad story for my mum and dad,” she replied. The Shane O’Neill’s and Armagh ladies footballer recently announced that she is set to join her younger sister Blaithin ‘Down Under’ this winter, signing […]
Name: Susanne White. Age: 21. Advertisement Teams played for: County: Donegal. Club: Killybegs, Donegal and Bredagh, Down. University: Queen’s University, Belfast. Who are your main rivals? Armagh or Dublin. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? The pitches at the GAA Development Centre in Abbotstown, Dublin are the best I’ve probably played […]
FIVE Ulster players referee Maggie Farrelly are among the travelling party on their way to Texas for the 2023 TG4/LGFA All Star tour. Armagh duo Aimee Mackin and Lauren McConville will be joined by Geraldine, Nicole and Niamh McLaughlin of Donegal. 38 of the game’s leading stars are making the trip to the US, with […]
ARMAGH Ladies star Aimee Mackin has followed in the footsteps of her younger sister Blaithin and has signed for AFLW side Melbourne. The three-time All-Star and 2020 Player of the Year has been in sensational form for the Orchard County, who will compete in the Division Two league final in two weeks’ time. The Shane […]
