STANDING, soaked, on the sideline at Clones on Ulster final day, David Kelly couldn’t have imagined the season he was about to experience. Kelly was part of the 1999 Armagh team that was being honoured for their Ulster title achievements 25 years ago. In the months that followed, the Orchard County collected the Sam Maguire […]
By Niall Gartland PADRAIG McGrogan will kick every ball as Newbridge take to the provincial stage in Sunday’s Ulster Senior Championship quarter-final clash against Clann Éireann. McGrogan was forced to sit out his club’s surge to a first Derry Senior Championship title in a full three-and-half decades, culminating in the dethroning of All-Ireland kingpins Glen […]
By Shaun Casey TWELVE months on from defeating Moneyglass to reach an Ulster final, Niamh Henderson still looks back fondly on that semi-final. And this weekend, the pair will once again lock horns in another last-four battle. Clann Éireann were much the better team last season and comfortably saw out a 2-13 to 0-7 victory on […]
By Shaun Casey ALL-IRELAND winner Conor Turbitt has backed club and county colleague Barry McCambridge to pick up the Player of the Year gong at Friday night’s All-Star ceremony. The pair have both been awarded All-Stars following Armagh’s All-Ireland winning season alongsider four of their teammates – Aidan Forker, Oisin Conaty, Ben Crealey and Rian […]
By Shaun Casey WHEN Conor McConville punched home Clann Éireann’s third and final goal on Saturday evening, the team captain knew he had sealed their second championship title in four seasons and the club’s fourth ever in their history. They were the better team throughout the refixed Armagh decider, against their Lurgan rivals Clan na […]
By Shaun Casey STORM Ashley may have delayed things, but this Saturday evening, arch-rivals Clann Éireann and Clan na Gael will finally get their hands on each other in Armagh’s all-Lurgan Senior Championship final. The Gerry Fagan Cup is destined to spend the winter months in Lurgan, but whether that’s on the blue side or the […]
By Niall McCoy THE realities of the provincial bear-pit will have become apparent for recently-crowned Monaghan champions Emyvale as they prepare for Sunday’s home tie with Armagh representatives Clann Éireann. For a week, the Oriel side were celebrating and for once, when a team says they weren’t looking past their own county championship there probably […]
THE club season is full on with many counties heading towards county finals across Ulster. Here is our team of the week… 1 KARL CAMPBELL Magherafelt The youngster acquitted himself very well and made a crucial save. Advertisement 2 ULTAN O’REILLY Erne Gaels A point at one end and a brilliant defensive intervention late on […]
By Shaun Casey WELCOMING back five All-Ireland winners to the dressing room has been a major boost for Clann Éireann in their pursuit of a first Senior Championship final appearance since winning the competition in 2021, says goalkeeper Eoghan Mulholland. Conor Turbitt (1-4) and Barry McCambridge (0-2) scored exactly half of Clann Éireann’s tally as […]
By Shaun Casey Two-horse race at senior level? HEADING into the Senior Championship, it pretty much looks like a two-horse race between the reigning champions Crossmaglen and the back-to-back Division 1A league winners Clann Éireann. Following their championship success in 2021, when they defeated the Rangers in the final, Clann Éireann have really failed to […]
