ARMAGH have players nominated for TG4 All-Star awards following their Lidl National League success and subsequent march to the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship semi-finals. The Orchard County is recognised with the presence of eight nominees, namely goalkeeper Anna Carr, defenders Clodagh McCambridge (captain), Grace Ferguson, Cait Towe and Lauren McConville, midfielder Caroline O’Hanlon and forwards […]
By Shaun Casey WELCOMING back five All-Ireland winners to the dressing room has been a major boost for Clann Éireann in their pursuit of a first Senior Championship final appearance since winning the competition in 2021, says goalkeeper Eoghan Mulholland. Conor Turbitt (1-4) and Barry McCambridge (0-2) scored exactly half of Clann Éireann’s tally as […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH’S All-Ireland winning captain Aidan Forker has backed his teammate Oisin Conaty to win Young Footballer of the Year following his displays in the orange and white shirt this season. Both Forker and Conaty have been nominated for All-Stars, along with nine other players from Kieran McGeeney’s squad, while Conaty will face […]
With the All-Star awards always a topic for conversation, Michael McMullan sifted back through the Sam Maguire race to make his selection 1 Niall Morgan (Tyrone) THE Tyrone stopper had an excellent season in every facet of the game and offered his side plenty on the front foot. From early on, the Edendork man impressed […]
By Shaun Casey WHEN the draw was made for the Armagh Senior Championship quarter-finals, there was one match up that stood out above the rest. That’s the eagerly awaited tie of reigning champs Crossmaglen and 2023 All-Ireland Intermediate winners Cullyhanna. Both sides will firmly believe that they can go all the way, but Sunday evening […]
ALL-IRELAND champions Armagh have 11 players nominated for All-Stars. It comes after the selection committee released their full lost of nominations. Niall Morgan and Darragh Canavan have been nominated while Ulster champions Donegal have seven players listed. The major talking point is the omission of Stefan Campbell who played a significant role in Armagh’s success […]
WITH the club championships getting more serious as the weeks pass, we look at some of the players who are putting their hands up with key performances. Here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week 1 JAMES GRIBBIN Newbridge On the scoresheet and denied Diarmuid Baker in a narrow win over Steelstown. Advertisement […]
By Patrick Morrison ALL goalkeepers want to improve. It doesn’t matter what age, level or reason for playing as a goalkeeper, we all want to feel as if we are becoming better ‘keepers week on week. That said, it is important to realise that the amount you improve, and the rate of improvement are vastly […]
A QUICK glance around the counties in Ulster will tell you about how each county championship is progressing and people’s thoughts on each of the formats. The Tyrone Championship sticks out as an outlier as it is straight knockout. Tyrone people are immensely proud of this fact as they feel it reflects the true nature […]
By Patrick Morrison AS a goalkeeper, it is important that you are mentally the strongest person on the pitch. It can sometimes feel like a very lonely and daunting place at times, such is the nature of the game of goalkeeping. The majority of decisions and actions that a goalkeeper executes during a game usually […]
