By Shaun Casey WHEN the Armagh bus pulls up at Pearse Stadium later on this month, and the All-Ireland champions step into the dressing room, the heroics of last year will long be forgotten and aspirations for the year ahead is all that will consume their minds. Armagh reached heights in 2024 that even the […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH will be without Jarly Óg Burns for the start of the National League as the Silverbridge man is set for a spell on the sidelines after the player tore his lateral meniscus in a club championship game back in September against Crossmaglen. The All-Ireland champions take on Galway, away from home, […]
Armagh suffered their fair share of disappointments but ended up with the All-Ireland. Niall Grimley opens up to Shaun Casey. AFTER another heartbreaking penalty shootout defeat in the Ulster final, Armagh were at a low ebb. Niall Grimley didn’t really know where he stood. He hadn’t featured for Kieran McGeeney’s men since the second round […]
I WAS writing here last week about how excited I was about the new rules coming into the game. This week, I am taking it a stage further. I am going to try ranking the teams based on how I think the rules will suit them. 1 – Kerry It’s goes without saying that, in […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH footballer Justin Kieran recently spoke out about his mental health issue and has encouraged others to follow in his footsteps if they need help. Kieran was concerned about his relationship with alcohol and decided to turn his life around. The former Orchard u-20 captain recently sat on a panel alongside Chris Kerr […]
By Shaun Casey LAST year, this was all new territory for Granemore and new territory for their manager Connor Devlin. But fast forward 12 months and the club are still making history, but they have a bit of experience to call on this time around. For the second season running, Granemore head into the Junior […]
By Michael McMullan THERE will be an all-Derry quarter-final in January after St Patrick’s Maghera saw off Our Lady’s Castleblayney on Friday at Owenbeg. An early Finbarr McShane goal put Maghera into a lead they never lost in a 1-10 to 0-4 win. It’s sets up last eight clash with St Mary’s Magherafelt. Advertisement There […]
By Shaun Casey KIERAN McGeeney isn’t the type of fella to sit back and bask in his fine stack of achievements. Instead, he’s always on to the next thing. He has that unrelenting drive that makes the best sportspeople who they are. Think Roy Keane, Michael Jordan, Cristiano Ronaldo. Nothing is ever enough and no […]
By Shaun Casey FOR the second season in a row, Ulster champions Clann Éireann have been granted home advantage for their All-Ireland semi-final and full-back Clodagh McCambridge says her side are honoured to once again run out in Lurgan. Last season, after claiming the Ulster crown for the first time in their history, the side […]
By Niall Gartland ERRIGAL Ciaran are bidding to become the first Tyrone team to participate in an Ulster Championship SFC Club final in a full decade when they lock swords with Clann Éireann in Sunday’s semi-final showdown at Páirc Elser in Newry. Played as part of a double-header with Derrylaughan’s Intermediate Championship clash against Ballinderry, […]
