By Shaun Casey BLOOD is thicker than water and the brotherly bonds inside the Madden changing room have helped develop a close-knit connection. When things get tough, the players know they can rely on the man next to them to get them out of a sticky situation, says Ciaran Rafferty. Madden burst out of the traps […]
Shaun Casey looks back on two landmark championship wins for Pearse Óg THE Pearse Óg club havsan awful lot to celebrate this year. 2025 marks not only the 75th anniversary of its existence, but also landmark achievements from two teams that changed the course of their history. Forty years ago, the first-ever Pearse Óg team to […]
THE club championship are now in full flow in all the counties across Ulster. We take a look ahead to another busy weekend of games as the heat begins to rise as final days get closer. Here are the Armagh fixtures… ARMAGH SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINALS Cullyhanna v St Peter’s Advertisement Friday, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, […]
THERE is another weekend of championship action in Armagh. Here are the fixtures… ARMAGH SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP PRELIMINARY QUARTER-FINALS ST PETER’S V CULLOVILLE Advertisement Saturday, Clady, 2.30pm BOTH sides have had good championship campaigns up to this point, but they won’t want their season to end just yet. Division 1B league champions Culloville are probably the […]
HERE are this weekend’s Armagh football fixtures. Details are correct at the time of writing. Check the Armagh website for any changes before making your journey. ARMAGH SENIOR FOOTBALLCHAMPIONSHIP ROUND THREE GROUP A Advertisement CULLOVILLE V MAGHERY Sunday, Culloville, 6.30pm CULLOVILLE are one of the in form team at the minute teams at the minute […]
There is a full round of football action this weekend in Armagh. Here are the details at the time of going to print. Check the Armagh website for any changes before travelling. ARMAGH SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND TWO Advertisement GROUP A MAGHERY V KILLEAVY Friday, Maghery, 7pm KILLEAVY won the Division 1A league title for […]
Mullaghbawn will hold a reunion of their 1995 Armagh and Ulster winning team later this year. For manager Peter McDonnell, it was a victory years in the making. He spoke with Michael McMullan… GROWING UP, Peter McDonnell never understood why his parents said “time flies” in relation to events in the past. Now, 30 years […]
By Shaun Casey OISIN O’Neill looks set for a spell on the sidelines as his injury ravaged season continues. The All-Ireland winning attacker missed the majority of Armagh’s Sam Maguire title defence having starred in the Ulster Championship for Kieran McGeeney’s side. Gaelic Life understands that the calf injury that brought his county season to […]
By Shaun Casey WHEN Conor McConville punched home Clann Éireann’s third and final goal on Saturday evening, the team captain knew he had sealed their second championship title in four seasons and the club’s fourth ever in their history. They were the better team throughout the refixed Armagh decider, against their Lurgan rivals Clan na […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH legend Stevie McDonnell is set to manage his native Killeavy after the club recently parted ways with Niall McAleenan, who was in his first season in charge. McAleenan took over from Tommy Coleman at the start of the season but the club were left with a vacancy to be filled following McAleenan’s departure […]
