By Michael McMullan YOU can literally hear the satisfaction in Aidan O’Rourke’s voice after Dromintee landed the club’s first ever Ulster minor title on New Year’s Day in Belfast. With the cheers of celebration ebbing from the nearby dressing room, he takes a quiet moment. For now, the work is done. When Michael O’Neill’s insurance […]
MALACHY O’Rourke has named his Tyrone side for Friday’s season opener against Armagh in the Dr McKenna Cup. Only Mattie Donnelly and Cormac Quinn remain from the team that started last season’s All-Ireland semi-final exit at the hands of Kerry, with Michael McKernan also coming off the bench against the Kingdom. The Red Hands are […]
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH manager Kieran McGeeney has named his first team of 2026 ahead of Friday’s Dr McKenna Cup opener. The Orchard County welcome Tyrone to the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds on Friday night (7pm). There are seven players listed who started last summer’s All-Ireland quarter-final exit at the hands of Kerry. Advertisement There is […]
2024 All-Ireland winner Connaire Mackin has transferred to Australian club Wolfe Tones. It’s unlikely he’ll play any role for Armagh this season.
Armagh footballer Ciaron O’Hanlon explains why he has decided the time is right to hang up the boots. Shaun Casey writes… FROM making his first Armagh senior appearance as an 18-year-old schoolboy in the opening round of the Ulster Championship, being told he’d never kick a ball again to having Sam Maguire at his wedding, […]
Shaun Casey recalls Armagh ladies’ surge to All-Ireland Junior honours 20 years ago THEY say you have to lose one to win one, but Armagh ladies were keen to buck that trend in 2005. They wanted to prove that, if you’re good enough, you can just go and win it. Don’t worry about silly old […]
By Shaun Casey TWENTY five years ago this week, John Robinson’s vision came to fruition. A proud Maghery man, Robinson took it upon himself to organise a gala dinner to celebrate Ulster’s achievements at the start of the Millennium in an attempt to raise funds for the opening of their new field. Felix Hamill Park officially […]
By Michael McMullan AARON Kernan said it was a “no brainer” to get involved with Meath when the call came from manager Robbie Brennan to join his backroom team. He feels Meath made “huge strides” last season under Brennan but with Derry and Tyrone dropping down from Division One, the promotion race gets even hotter. […]
By Shaun Casey FORMER Armagh wing-forward Martin O’Rourke expects his native county to compete for the big prizes next season despite the retirements of a number of high-profile players recently. Super-sub Stefan Campbell announced his retirement and he leaves big shoes to fill in the Armagh changing room. Jemar Hall, Ciaron O’Hanlon, Mark Shields, Ciaran […]
By Shaun Casey AS a slender teenager standing in at corner-forward, there wouldn’t have been too many that could have predicted the career Brendan Donaghy would go on to have. In 2005, Clonmore’s burning ambition of championship glory was achieved and Donaghy was at the forefront of that success. Fast-forward to 2025 and the former Armagh […]
