By Shaun Casey CALCULATORS will more than likely be required this Sunday as the Division 1A league campaign ends, and still, four teams aren’t sure of their safety. Madden, Killeavy and Clann Eireann aren’t really part of the conversation as they are guaranteed a top three finish. League champions Madden host Clann Eireann on Sunday afternoon […]
By Shaun Casey THINGS are incredibly tight at the bottom of the Division 1A league table, with five teams still not safe from the drop, and Mullaghbawn are eyeing up two South Armagh derbies in the final two rounds to secure their status. They survived by the skin of their teeth last season on ten […]
By Shaun Casey MADDEN joint-manager Adrian O’Donnell was delighted with how his side came through a titanic tussle with Maghery last weekend to win by the minimum of margins and qualify for the semi-finals of the Armagh Senior Championship. The Raparees needed to kick six of the last seven scores to survive an upset and Maghery […]
By Shaun Casey SILVERBRIDGE have parted ways with managers Bernie Murray and Wayne Kierans, the Gaelic Life understands, and head into the final four games of their league campaign fighting for their lives as they hope to cling onto their Division 1A status. The ‘Bridge are currently bottom of the table with four points to […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH Harps host Clann Éireann on Friday evening in a repeat of last season’s Senior Championship quarter-final, which the Lurgan side won by three before going on to collect the Gerry Fagan Cup. On a night when very little separated the sides, it was a late goal from Ruairi McDonald that was […]
By Shaun Casey AFTER a couple of rough weeks when results didn’t quite go their way, Ballyhegan are now back on track with two wins on the trot and are well in the promotion shake up heading into the final few rounds of the Division 3A league. The Davitts lost the Junior Championship final last season […]
By Shaun Casey THINGS couldn’t be much tighter at the top of the Division 1A table as current league champions Clann Eireann are tied on 14 points with the reigning Senior Championship holders Crossmaglen. Clann Eireann’s SFC winning captain from 2021 Shea Heffron has returned from a year out and Ruairi Lavery’s side are preparing […]
Armagh footballer Niall Grimley suffered a broken neck last year in a freak accident in training and is delighted to be back on the field of play. By Shaun Casey IT was almost two years to the day since Niall Grimley last pulled on the Madden shirt and lined out for his club, but last […]
By Shaun Casey SILVERBRIDGE claimed the Division 1B league title last weekend, seeing off Dromintee in the final round, but rather than concentrating on the silverware, manager Colm Nally insists his side are focused on performance. “We were delighted, obviously at the start of the season one of our goals was to try and get […]
BY KIERAN LYNCH CARRICKCRUPPEN’S chances of gaining promotion via the league are slim according to manager Barry Flynn, but he says that their focus will now shift towards regaining the Intermediate Championship. The Camlough side sit four points outside the top two league positions with four games remaining, and Flynn believes failure to defeat fellow […]
