Mackin signs for AFLW side Melbourne


ARMAGH Ladies star Aimee Mackin has followed in the footsteps of her younger sister Blaithin and has signed for AFLW side Melbourne. The three-time All-Star and 2020 Player of the Year has been in sensational form for the Orchard County, who will compete in the Division Two league final in two weeks’ time. The Shane […]


Mackin keen to make amends in league final showdown


By Niall Gartland THERE’S no room for error for the Armagh ladies as they ready themselves for next weekend’s Division Two final against Laois at Croke Park. Last year they fell short on a fiercely disappointing day out against Kerry in the league decider, and there were no prizes for second place. In the ladies […]


Armagh not taking their foot off pedal


By Kieran Lynch ARMAGH qualified for the Division Two league final with a 3-15 to 1-6 victory over Westmeath on Sunday, but that doesn’t mean they’ll take their foot off the gas this weekend against Tipperary, insists manager Shane McCormack. Having won all six of their league games to date, Armagh now face arguably their […]


A busy weekend ahead as Marley sets out for another season


By Daragh Small A POWERFUL and dynamic midfielder for Armagh, if anyone in the Orchard team was a likely rugby recruit, she fitted the bill nicely. Niamh Marley looks set to line out for Ulster in Saturday’s interprovincial clash with Leinster before she turns her attentions to Armagh’s Lidl NFL Division 2 opener against Cavan […]


Ladies league season gets underway


By Shaun Casey LAST year’s Division One league finalists Donegal travel west this weekend to take on Galway in the opening round of the National League. Maxi Curran’s side went all the way to the decider in 2022 but lost out to back-to-back All-Ireland champions Meath by two points. Donegal prevailed when they met Galway […]


Review of the season – Armagh


1 Theatre of Dreams Armagh made two trips to Jones’ Road this year and it’s the first season since 2006 that the orange and white have gathered in Croke Park on more than one occasion. That was back when the Ulster finals were hosted in HQ and while Armagh certainly want to improve their status […]


Magic McConville duo’s double delight


By Kieran Lynch CROSSMAGLEN Rangers and Armagh brother and sister duo, Cian and Lauren McConville, ended their year on a high note, as both were recently recognised for their outstanding individual seasons in 2022. On Thursday, December 1, the younger sibling, Cian, was awarded the Armagh Club Player of the Year for his displays in […]


Derrynoose hoping to bounce back after camogie defeat


By Michael McMullan DERRYNOOSE will bounce back after Friday’s Armagh Junior Camogie final defeat insists dual player Aoibhínn McKenna. A late Culloville goal dashed the club’s hope of a junior camogie, ladies and men’s football treble. A squad that contains over 20 dual players are back on the horse this Saturday when they travel to […]