Galway native John Ward has crossed enemy territory and is helping Armagh build up to the All-Ireland final. Shaun Casey writes… HATS, scarves and headbands. Flags and bunting of all shapes and sizes. Crest or no crest. As long as it’s orange and white, the people of Armagh will fire it up on a lamppost […]
By Shaun Casey STANDING in a team huddle, preaching to a bunch of youngsters, Ciaran McKeever delivered an important message to a minor team that hung on his every word. Just because you’re born in Dublin or Kerry, you don’t have a divine right to win the All-Ireland. McKeever was the Armagh minor manager in 2019 and […]
By Michael McMullan SUNDAY’S showdown in Croke Park has all the hallmarks of going to the final few moments and beyond. It’s time to take a look at some of the key factors. KEY MATCH UPS CONOR Turbitt has been the ace up front for Armagh this season and will dominate the Galway defensive discussions […]
All-Ireland SFC final Armagh v Galway Sunday, Croke Park, 3.30pm Referee: Sean Hurson (Tyrone) By Michael McMullan THERE will be scenes of ecstasy when the Sam Maguire is thrust skywards this season. Once both Dublin and Kerry were taken out of the occasion the competition was blown wide open. And Sunday is no different. Advertisement […]
By Patrick Morrison PRIDE, excitement, envy, regret, expectancy, anticipation, fearful, confidence, rumination, connection, nostalgic, positive, motivated, gratitude, satisfaction, joy, sadness, hurt, sense of achievement, pain and luck. For the past few weeks I have been in Craigavon Hospital undergoing routine tests for my Crohn’s Disease. I was asked by a fellow patient about how I […]
By Alan Rodgers STEADY progress over the previous five years provided the backdrop to a 1953 All-Ireland Final appearance which is remembered with pride by those who were in attendance at Croke Park that day. Many more in successive generations have been raised on stories of that famous occasion when Armagh ran Kerry so close […]
By Shaun Casey HAVING the experience of Kieran McGeeney and Kieran Donaghy inside the Armagh changing room will help the Orchard County players in the build up to the All-Ireland final, says Rory Grugan. Armagh qualified for their first All-Ireland since 2003 with an extra-time victory over Kerry and they now face Galway, for the […]
By Niall McCoy “THE man who made space made plenty,” my uncle Kevin used to say as he fitted as many of us as he could into his car back in the non-glory days of the early and mid-90s. Those are my earliest GAA memories, going to Mass on a Sunday morning and then back […]
Ciarán Meenagh has coached teams ahead of championship jousts with Armagh and Galway. Michael McMullan picked his brain on Sunday’s finalists. TENERIFE is the perfect spot for swapping the satisfaction of Down ticking their promotion and Tailteann Cup boxes for some down time. Football has been busy for Ciarán Meenagh. He hasn’t known much else. […]
By Jackie Cahill THE 2024 ZuCar All-Ireland U-18 champions for 2024 will be crowned on Saturday. All three games get underway at 2pm, with Cavan taking on Kerry in the A decider at Glenisk O’Connor Park in Tullamore, while Sligo and Tyrone go head to head for B honours at Brewster Park, Enniskillen. In the […]
