By Patrick Morrison IT was back in the early nineties that I first experienced the game of basketball. As a tall primary six student I was afforded a place on the school basketball team. We were coached by Jimmy McKee (Pearse Ógs) in the Christian Brothers PS and competed in a few competitions throughout the […]
By Patrick Morrison Blaine Hughes (Armagh) v Shane Ryan (Kerry).Shaun Patton (Donegal) v Conor Gleeson (Galway). This weekend will see the penultimate round of the 2024 All-Ireland Football Championships take place while also seeing the final of the Tailteann Cup. The two semi-finals and Tailteann Cup will see crowds from all four provinces descend upon the capital […]
Kieran McGeeney has announced his squad for Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final showdown with Kerry. The Orchard County have named an unchanged line-up from the one that defeated Roscommon two weeks ago. It’s only a seventh ever championship meeting between Armagh and Kerry, with the last clash coming back in 2006. The Kingdom emerged victorious that day, […]
AFTER another weekend of action across all codes, here is our latest Gaelic Life Team of the Week. Armagh and Donegal have made it to the last four in the race for Sam Maguire while Derry made their exit. There was camogie and ladies football action with some counties starting to focus on club action […]
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By Shaun Casey THE Armagh goalkeeping position has been the subject of much debate in recent seasons. If truth be told, the Orchard County struggled to find a permanent replacement for Paul Hearty after the Crossmaglen man’s retirement in 2012. In the years that followed, many men guarded the goals for Armagh, but none really […]
By Shaun Casey BENNY Tierney doesn’t envy the goalkeeping selection headache that Armagh boss Kieran McGeeney has ahead of the Ulster Championship. With Ethan Rafferty edging back to full fitness and Blaine Hughes in fine form, McGeeney has two brilliant options to choose from. Hughes was outstanding in the National League as the Orchard County […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH net-minder Blaine Hughes says he’s “loving” being back in the county set-up having taken a year out last season. Hughes made his inter-county debut back in 2017 and played 11 times that season as Armagh reached the All-Ireland quarter-finals. His debut came against Longford in round three of the Division Three league, […]
Armagh manager Kieran McGeeney has named his team to take on Mickey Harte’s Derry in the semi-final of the McKenna Cup. Armagh saw off Tyrone on Wednesday night by the minimum of margins and have made four changes for Saturday’s showdown. Blaine Hughes returns between the sticks having sat out last season and he replaces […]
Blaine Hughes tells us which team mate always has sweest and crisps.
