By Shaun Casey CLANN Éireann II couldn’t have imagined such outstanding progress in a short space of time when they debated whether to enter a junior team into the league and championship for the 2023 campaign. But now at the business end of the season, the Lurgan lads have reached the Junior Championship final (Saturday, […]
By Shaun Casey THE ‘buzz’ is back in Ballyhegan as the Davitts prepare for the Junior Championship final against Clann Éireann IIs on Saturday (BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, 6pm). Ballyhegan last captured the Sean Quinn Cup in 2017 while it’s completely new territory for their Lurgan opponents. There’s no recent history between the two teams as […]
By Shaun Casey THE clash of the Lurgan Clans looks set to be the highlight of the weekend in Armagh as Clann Éireann and Clan na Gael face off for a spot in the Senior Championship final. Clann Éireann were last there two seasons ago, when they collected the Gerry Fagan Cup while 14-time winners […]
By Shaun Casey CLANN Éireann Ladies picked up back-to-back county titles with a convincing win over Carrickcruppen in a repeat of last year’s final, which went to a replay. Led by the new Armagh Ladies manager Greg McGonigle, Clann Éireann edged a low-scoring opening half as they led by two-points at the interval, 0-4 to […]
Cait Towe spills the beans on her opponents… Name: Cait Towe. Age: 23. Teams played for: Clann Éireann, Armagh, NUIG and QUB. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? Donegal. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Clones, some good memories there. Which opposition ground do you dislike going to and why? Crossmaglen, […]
By Shaun Casey AN opening day game away to your neighbours own patch always throws up it’s own challenges, but Clann Eireann convincingly saw off their Lurgan rivals St Peter’s to kickstart their championship charge. The 2021 championship winners were 15 points better off in the end and head into the weekend expected to pick […]
By Shaun Casey THE Armagh championship got underway last weekend and the horrible weather conditions on Friday night dampened any hope of free-flowing football. For players and officials alike, just seeing through the slamming rain was a struggle, but it’s all in a days work for Denise McDonald. The Clann Eireann referee made history that […]
Last weekend was an exceptionally memorable one for Armagh club Clann Eireann. Shaun Casey delves further into their success IT may only be the start of August, but already, 2023 has been a year to remember for the Clann Eireann club. And last weekend will go down as a historic one. On Friday night, the […]
Reigning champions Crossmaglen take on neighbours Mullaghbawn along with Clan na Gael and Sarsfiels in Group D of the Armagh SFC. The Rangers got back on top in the Orchard County last season, reclaiming the Gerry Fagan Cup after a two year hiatus and will once again begin the competition as favourites. Division 1A league […]
By Shaun Casey THIS season, Clann Éireann decided to enter a team into Division 3B of the Armagh league and the Junior Championship. It’s to create a pathway for the younger players in the club, who aren’t ready to make the breakthrough at senior level just yet but are good enough for competitive action. It’s […]
