By Shaun Casey ARMAGH and Galway are two teams that have been knocking at the door of the All-Ireland Championship title over the last few years, and after Saturday’s meeting, one of them will be 60 minutes away from the crown. Galway have one All-Ireland title to their name, from back in 2004, and reached […]
By Michael McMullan THERE won’t be any secrets on Saturday in Kingspan Breffni Park when Armagh meet Roscommon for the fourth time this season. The Ulster side have won all three games to date but the prize is bigger this weekend – a place in the All-Ireland Premier Junior final. Captain Rachael Trainor is approaching a […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER Armagh star Jimmy Smyth played on the first Armagh team to beat Kerry – and looking ahead to the latest clash of the counties on Saturday in Killarney, Smyth feels the earlier you play the Kingdom in the championship the better. As a commentator, Smyth was the voice of the Ulster […]
By Michael McMullan BOOM, there it was. Armagh and Kerry were the last two names left in Monday’s All-Ireland Round Three draw. It’s destination Killarney on Saturday as the last two winners of the Sam Maguire Cup lock horns. Kerry bounced back last weekend from a second trimming of the season at the hands of Donegal. […]
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH All-Ireland winner Barry O’Hagan feels the GAA must make a tweak for next season to give provincial champions a better reward for winning their respective provinces. O’Hagan is enthused with the current championship format and the level of drama it has delivered. Any changes to what it currently in situ would […]
By Shaun Casey In the past decade, across league and championship, Kerry have hosted an Ulster opponent at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney on 18 occasions. That’ll become 19 on Saturday afternoon when Armagh make the country-long trek. Donegal, Cavan, Monaghan and Tyrone have all made that similar journey from north to south in that period […]
By Michael McMullan I VISITED my parents a few years ago on a Sunday night after covering a bumper weekend of Derry club championship action. It was the beginning of the second coming of group stages. It was a case of wall-to-wall games with next to no jeopardy. We started to dissect the games; it […]
By Michael McMullan THE race for the Sam Maguire will heat up another level this weekend after Monday morning’s draw for Round 3 of the All-Ireland SFC. Reigning champions Kerry will host Armagh. Donegal were last year’s beaten finalists and they’ll travel to Dublin It follows another dramatic weekend that saw Louth snatch victory with […]
By Michael McMullan AARON Kernan felt Meath’s game management improved since their defeat to Cork and that it made the difference in Saturday’s All-Ireland Round 2B win over Derry. The former Crossmaglen and Armagh star is part of Robbie Brennan’s management team in the Royal County. After securing promotion to Division One, Meath were hit […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH won’t be taking Cork for granted despite their dip in form, according to skipper Lauren McConville ahead of their All-Ireland Championship opener this weekend at Páirc Uí Rinn. The Rebels won the Division One league title back in April, beating Armagh on the way, but finished bottom of the group in […]
