By Shaun Casey BRENDAN Donaghy, having recently retired from inter-county duty after 17-years playing for Armagh, will be player-manager of his home club Clonmore next season along with James Grimley who will hold the same role. The pair helped Clonmore win the Junior Championship title on two occasions, in 2005 and 2011, and both started […]
By Shaun Casey 2022 was a difficult season for Ciaron O’Hanlon. A series of “niggly injuries” throughout the course of the season saw him play just six times and miss out on Armagh’s championship run to the last eight. Unfortunately for O’Hanlon, 2023 may not be much better. A nasty knee injury picked up while […]
By Shaun Casey THIRTY years ago, Paul O’Hagan lined out for Clan na Gael in the St Paul’s Minor Tournament final as his side suffered an 11-point defeat to Donegal’s Aodh Ruadh. This weekend, O’Hagan will be back in St Paul’s, this time patrolling the sideline as manager, with the Lurgan Blues once again representing Armagh. […]
By Shaun Casey REIGNING Armagh Senior champions Crossmaglen have changed managers for the season ahead, with former midfielder Anthony Cunningham replacing Stephen Kernan. Kernan led the Rangers to the Armagh title this season with a 12-point win over Granemore, following back-to-back final defeats to Maghery (2020) and Clann Éireann (2021). Cunningham captained Crossmaglen to an […]
ARMAGH INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINALS ST PAUL’S V WOLFE TONES Friday, Davitt Park, 7.30pm Neither side were overly impressive in their opening round wins, but they are where they want to be. St Paul’s should have the edge here and if Andrew Murnin is in full flow, they’ll make it through to the last […]
ARMAGH INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALLCHAMPIONSHIP ROUND ONE TÍR NA NÓG V WOLFE TONES Friday, Davitt Park, 7.30pm THIS one could go right down to the wire and even though Tír na nÓg have been operating at a lower division this season, they have huge momentum following their promotion and may just get the job done here. Advertisement […]
By Shaun Casey AIDAN Forker insists that his Maghery side are focusing on improving their performances, rather than worrying about the threat of relegation. Gavin Wylie’s men gave themselves a huge chance of staying in the top tier last weekend when they defeated Crossmaglen, but they now must travel to the Rangers on Friday evening […]
By Shaun Casey CLAN na Gael secured their senior status last weekend with important wins over Grange (Friday) and Mullaghbawn (Sunday) and that was always the goal according to manager Diarmaid Marsden. “They were two big matches and I suppose there’s no easy matches in this division because you’re playing seasoned teams like the Grange, […]
By Shaun Casey SOME of Armagh’s most talented players look set to miss out on the club championship campaign, which throw in at the end of August. Oisin O’Neill struggled with injury all season long and only made a handful of appearances for the Orchard County. His solitary championship appearance came Donegal in the opening […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH’S Mark Shields has committed to another season with the Orchard County. The 33-year-old missed much of 2021 after suffering a hamstring injury, which required surgery and an intense rehab programme. He returned to play in the big wins over Dublin and Tyrone in Division One of the National League and the […]
