By Shaun Casey AS a slender teenager standing in at corner-forward, there wouldn’t have been too many that could have predicted the career Brendan Donaghy would go on to have. In 2005, Clonmore’s burning ambition of championship glory was achieved and Donaghy was at the forefront of that success. Fast-forward to 2025 and the former Armagh […]
By Niall McCoy ONE of Armagh’s longest-serving players, Ciaron O’Hanlon, has stepped away from Orchard County duties, as has Maghery’s Ciaran Higgins. Killeavy man O’Hanlon joined the panel amid much fanfare, making his debut as an 18-year-old in an Ulster Championship tie with Cavan in 2013 having starred for St Paul’s, Bessbrook on their run […]
GL’s Shaun Casey has a go at picking his Football Team of the Year 1 Shane Ryan (Kerry) RYAN has been the Kerry number one for a long time now and is one of the top shot-stoppers in the business. He played a major role in the Kingdom getting their hands back on Sam Maguire […]
THERE is another weekend of championship action in Armagh. Here the fixtures… ARMAGH SENIOR HURLING CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINALS MIDDLETOWN V CRAOBH RUA Advertisement Saturday, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, 2pm CRAOBH Rua pushed Middletown all the way at the same stage of the competition last year but getting one over the reigning champions is another thing. Middletown are […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S the clash of the champions in the Armagh SFC quarter-final this weekend as Division 1A league winners Killeavy take on the reigning championship holders Clann Eireann and Steven McDonnell feels his side head into the game as underdogs. Killeavy could only be drawn against Clann Eireann, Crossmaglen or Cullyhanna in the […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH defender Conor O’Neill is still recovering from a ruptured Achilles’ tendon injury picked up during their successful All-Ireland title run last year and while he’s back training with Killeavy, he won’t play any part in the club championship, says Steven McDonnell. O’Neill picked up the injury during the round-robin meeting with […]
FORMER Armagh goalkeeper Paul Hearty has linked up with Gavin Devlin in Louth. The Crossmaglen man, who had worked within the Wee County’s underage structures previously, will join as Devlin’s goalkeeper coach and follows Tyrone’s Ronan O’Neill into the set-up. It brings to four the number of Cross players on the inter-county scene currently. Oisín […]
By Shaun Casey BACK in 2019, Gaelic Life published an article on Redmond O’Hanlon’s. The Poyntzpass club were recruiting players as they attempted to compete at the lowest level of league football in Armagh. The club wasn’t in trouble of folding. The work being done at underage level would ensure that. But at certain times, 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 […]
By Shaun Casey WOLFE TONES pulled off one of the results of the weekend in the opening round of the Armagh Intermediate Championship beating Division 2A league champions Tullysaran by eight points, but they won’t be getting carried away says the experienced Ryan McQuillan. Peter Nugent’s men will hope to back up that first-round win when […]
