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 […]
By Shaun Casey 2021 Armagh Senior Championship winning manager Tommy Coleman has been announced as the new Killeavy manager. Coleman guided his native Clann Eireann to their first championship crown since 1963, defeating Crossmaglen in a dramatic final. Coleman takes over from Wayne Kierans, who stepped down following a one-year stint in charge. The Louth […]
By Shaun Casey CLANN ÉIREANN and Carrickcruppen meet on Sunday in the replay of the Armagh Ladies Senior Championship final following last weekend’s dramatic draw. With time almost up, the Lurgan ladies led by three points but ‘Cruppen were handed a lifeline when they were awarded a late penalty. Up stepped Carrickcruppen stalwart Caroline O’Hanlon […]
By Shaun Casey COUNTY champions Clann Éireann are hitting form at the right time and this Friday evening, they’ll be hoping to extend their winning streak to four in a row. Manager Ruairi Lavery, in his first year in charge, has had a fairly tough season as county commitments and injuries have denied him a […]
THE GAA’s Central Competitions Control Committee have proposed a hefty suspension for Armagh’s Tiernan Kelly, the player involved in an eye-gouging incident against Galway last Sunday. The Clann Éireann player has been at the centre of a media storm this weekend following his part in a brawl which broke out at the end of normal-time. […]
Coleman says the format of last season should be repeated
