PREVIEW: The Armagh championship weekend at a glance


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 […]


O’Neill still on the mend


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 […]


Hearty links up with Louth


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 […]


The rise of Redmond O’Hanlon’s


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 […]


PREVIEW: A crunch weekend in Armagh


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 […]


Tones searching for consistency says McQuillan


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 […]


Week two of Armagh championship action beckons


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 […]


Madden aiming for championship run


By Shaun Casey THE semi-final hurdle has been the stumbling block for Madden in the last two championship campaigns, and they’re hoping to go at least one step further this season, says captain Tony O’Hagan. The Raparees lost out to Crossmaglen in 2023 before falling to Clan na Gael in 2024 but remain one of […]


A different ball game: Ciarán McKeever’s concept of goals and fun


Former Armagh captain and All-Ireland winning coach Ciarán McKeever has developed a three versus three game for enjoyment and development. He outlined his concept to Michael McMullan PLAYERS love scoring goals. That feeling when the ball hits the net sends a surge of energy through the body. Ciarán McKeever recognises it in the kids he […]