By Alan Rodgers ONE eye will be kept very firmly on the prospect of a Croke Park final at the end of this month when the Tyrone hurlers complete the group stages of their Nickey Rackard Cup campaign with a derby clash against Armagh at Garvaghey this Saturday. Victory over Fermanagh last Saturday ensured that […]
By Shaun Casey SATURDAY is the final game of the season for Armagh, and they are still searching for their first victory of 2026. Having lost all of their Nickey Rackard Cup games to date, they’ve already fallen out of the competition. It’s their second relegation inside the last couple of months. When inter-county action […]
By Shaun Casey FOR Armagh, the last two remaining league games will be a matter of fulfilling the fixtures and preparing for the Nickey Rackard Cup competition. Their fate has already been decided after four outings. Karl McKeegan’s men have nothing to show for their efforts and with clashes against Tyrone and Fermanagh coming up, […]
By Shaun Casey SHOULD things go their way this Saturday afternoon at Kilcoyne Park, Armagh could find themselves in a Nickey Rackard Cup final and Orchard boss Karl McKeegan hopes his side can reach the levels he knows they can. Armagh make the long journey west to face Sligo, who are hoping to book a […]
By Shaun Casey CAVAN will secure their safety with a win over Armagh this weekend and while the league isn’t the be all and end all, Breffni boss Ollie Bellew says his side do not want to go down. Cavan have picked up two wins from their five outings to sit just above the relegation […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH kingpins Middletown will not be taking Castleblayney lightly this weekend, says defender Tiarnan Nevin, as they begin their charge for a first Ulster Intermediate since 2017. They reached the decider in 2022 but lost out to Liatroim. Middletown saw off Monaghan opposition in the first round of last year’s provincial competition, beating […]
By Michael McMullan THEY didn’t shout it from the rooftops but Middletown had their eye on becoming the best club team in Armagh ahead of making history on Sunday as the first club to win six Armagh titles in a row. After chasing Keady for virtually all of the Armagh decider, it was Cahal Carvill’s […]
By Shaun Casey ONE point from three games sees Armagh anchored at the bottom of the Division 3A league table with the chance of reaching a league final looking slim, although not impossible, for Karl McKeegan’s side. An automatic place in the league final is beyond them at this stage, but they can still finish […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH reached the Division 3A league final last year but their long-awaited promotion to Division 2B was again held up as Karl McKeegan’s side just came up short against Roscommon, who were admittedly much better on the day. Since suffering relegation to Division 3A in 2018, Armagh have competed in four league finals, […]
Name: Tiarnan O’Hare. Age: Advertisement 22. Teams played for: Armagh hurlers, Carrickcruppen and Craobh Rua. Who are your main rivals? Shane O’Neill’s, Killeavy and Tyrone. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Middletown, it’s a big pitch that’s good for forwards. Which opposition ground do you dislike going to […]
