Cavanagh reflects on famous Tyrone-Armagh rivalry


IF Sean Cavanagh is ever afforded an episode of Laochra Gael, it’s a dead cert that Armagh will feature heavily. As a precocious 20-year-old back in 2003, Sean Cavanagh was part of the first ever Tyrone team to win the All-Ireland title. As if anyone needed reminding, they overcame Armagh in the final. While on […]


Grimley backing another Armagh upset


FORMER Armagh manager Paul Grimley has backed the Orchard county to continue their run of upsetting the odds. Kieran McGeeney’s side have overcome the underdogs’ tag in their Qualifier wins over Tipperary and Kildare – but Saturday’s All-Ireland quarter-final with Tyrone will be their biggest challenge yet. Grimley, who guided the county to the last […]


Wylie savouring Croke Park experience


MONAGHAN’S Ryan Wylie is highly motivated by the mouth-watering prospect of playing in Croke Park in Saturday’s Round 4B qualifier against Down. The great Jones Road venue is not far from where he lives in Dublin so his eye is regularly drawn to it. The pressure should be on Wylie and the rest of the […]


Down handed Monaghan rematch


DOWN will meet Monaghan in Round 4B of the All-Ireland Qualifiers following this morning’s draw. The other match will see Armagh facing Kildare as Kieran McGeeney meets his old team. Both games are set to be played at neutral venues. The matches are due to be played on Saturday, July 29 with the CCCC set […]


McKay misses out for Armagh


ARMAGH defender Aaron McKay has lost his race against time to be fit for tomorrow’s Round 3B Qualifier against Tipperary.


Kevin Cassidy: This could be Geezer’s last stand


GAELIC Life columnist Kevin Cassidy believes that defeat to Westmeath on Saturday evening could spell the end of Kieran McGeeney’s reign as Armagh manager. Writing in today’s edition, the Donegal native feels that another early Orchard exit will probably bring an end to his time with the county. “Anything else against a team the whole […]


Morgan: Armagh players must step up for ‘Geezer’


ARMAGH defender James Morgan has said that it’s time for the players to step up to the plate and ease the pressure on manager KieranMcGeeney. The side’s Ulster loss to Down earlier this month has left McGeeney’s championship record as Armagh manager standing at played seven, lost six, won one. A second win against Fermanagh […]