By Shaun Casey THE BOX-IT Athletic Grounds in Armagh would most likely be the chosen venue should Ulster Rugby receive permission to host a pre-season fixture on GAA grounds, Gaelic Life understands. Kingspan Stadium is closed for the foreseeable future due to the development of a new 3G all-weather pitch being laid, so Ulster Rugby are seeking […]
LISTEN: Ciaron O’Hanlon is the first guest on our new podcast
THE first episode of our new podcast, Gaelic Lives, is now online. Following a career-threatening injury picked up in a club game last season, Ciaron O’Hanlon has worked his way back to full fitness and is ready for the upcoming club championship. The Killeavy and Armagh ace tells us his tale. x Advertisement Receive quality […]
“To win my first All-Ireland and to score a goal in the final was unbelievable”
IN the latest of our features on players’ careers, Aaron Cunningham takes a look back… Teams played for – Crossmaglen Rangers, UUJ, Longford NW, Armagh, New York Current involvement – Haven’t kicked a ball since 2018 so I would say retired. Which club game, that you played in, will you never forget and why? Advertisement 2011 […]
Rafferty’s road to guarding the goal
Shaun Casey talks to Ethan Rafferty about his recent injury news and how he ended up as the starting goalkeeper on the Armagh senior intercounty team. ETHAN Rafferty’s career has taken many different directions with plenty of bumps along the way, but the biggest turning point came in an in-house game against the Armagh u-21 […]
“Oisin did everything he could that day with a bad back to get us a draw”
JOHNNY Murtagh looks back at some of his memorable moments… Teams played for: More clubs then Tiger Woods. Current involvement: Ex senior manager, intermediate player. Which club game, that you played in, will you never forget and why? Advertisement 2009 All-Ireland Club final because we lost and nothing would go right for me. Which club […]
The World Games – an explosion of colour and culture
The GAA World Games brought players from all over the globe to Derry this week. Liam McGinley was back on Irish soil with Asia and Celine Diffin was back on the next part of her adventure. They spoke with Michael McMullan… THE world is a massive place made so much smaller by the grá for […]
Culloville on the brink of senior return
By Shaun Casey CULLOVILLE are currently riding on the crest of a wave, and they are now one win away from a return to senior football for the first time in ten years. The Blues put in a massive weekend just gone by, earning important victories over St Patrick’s Cullyhanna, the league leaders at the […]
Antrim set for Croker date with Tipperary
ANTRIM will face Tipperary this weekend as the All-Ireland camogie championships enter the knock-out stages. Senior Quarter Finals – Saturday – Croke Park Cork v Kilkenny 1.30pm Tipperary v Antrim 3.30pm Semi Finals Galway and Waterford Relegation Quarter Final – Saturday Down v Wexford – Liatroim Fontenoys (Time TBC) Advertisement Relegation Final: Offaly v loser […]
Orchard semi-final chances go ‘a Beggan’ as Farney prevail in shootout
All-Ireland SFC quarter-final Monaghan 0-14 Armagh 0-14 AET (Monaghan win 9-8 on penalties) RORY Beggan and Conor McManus were the Farney heroes as Monaghan booked their spot in the last four of the All-Ireland race after a gripping penalty shoot-out that went all the way to sudden death. McManus hit four points, including a pressure […]
Feature: Aidan Forker – a born leader
WE take a closer examination of the role played by Armagh veteran Aidan Forker in their resurgence of recent seasons By Shaun Casey THERE are a number of tales that portray Aidan Forker’s ferocious fighting spirit and will to win but perhaps none do the Maghery man justice quite like last year’s club championship quarter […]









