By Shaun Casey ARMAGH will be forced to see out the rest of their National League campaign without one of their star players as Blaithin Mackin will be sidelined for the next four months. The Shane O’Neill’s player collided with the Donegal goalkeeper in a recent challenge game, rupturing her MCL, and goes under the […]
Emma Clerkin looks at the teams she’s faced…. Name: Emma Clerkin. Age: 25. Teams played for: Monaghan Harps, Monaghan ladies, Coláiste Oiriall and Trinity College Dublin. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? Killeevan with club, Monaghan and Tyrone is a long standing rivalry with county. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH ladies legend Caroline O’Hanlon has committed to a 23rd season in the orange and white as the Orchard County get their 2024 campaign up and running this weekend against Waterford. A three-time All-Star winner, O’Hanlon lined out for her club Carrickcruppen in last season’s club championship campaign, when they were defeated by […]
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 […]
