By Shaun Casey THE last time Cullyhanna reached the semi-finals of the Armagh Senior Championship, boss Stephen Reel was still a player. That was back in 2018, when Crossmaglen ended their hopes of a county final appearance with a 0-19 to 1-11 win. Since then, the former St Patrick’s defender has been the manager through an […]
THE club championship are now in full flow in all the counties across Ulster. We take a look ahead to another busy weekend of games as the heat begins to rise as final days get closer. Here are the Armagh fixtures… ARMAGH SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER-FINALS Cullyhanna v St Peter’s Advertisement Friday, BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, […]
By Shaun Casey IN five of the last six seasons, Crossmaglen have halted Silverbridge’s progress in the Armagh Senior Championship, but Tiernan Murphy is hoping that the ‘Bridge can change that record this weekend. The 2023 season was the only season when their paths didn’t meet in the past six years, but once again, the Rangers […]
By Shaun Casey ROSSMAGLEN pair Tony McEntee and Aaron Kernan are on the move and former club and county teammate Johnny Murtagh believes that Down and Meath will benefit massively from their expertise. As exclusively revealed by Gaelic Life, McEntee is making the short trip across the border to take up a role in Conor […]
There is a full round of football action this weekend in Armagh. Here are the details at the time of going to print. Check the Armagh website for any changes before travelling. ARMAGH SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND TWO Advertisement GROUP A MAGHERY V KILLEAVY Friday, Maghery, 7pm KILLEAVY won the Division 1A league title for […]
By Shaun Casey OISIN O’Neill looks set for a spell on the sidelines as his injury ravaged season continues. The All-Ireland winning attacker missed the majority of Armagh’s Sam Maguire title defence having starred in the Ulster Championship for Kieran McGeeney’s side. Gaelic Life understands that the calf injury that brought his county season to […]
By Shaun Casey RIAN O’Neill played his first inter-county game since last years All-Ireland final and the 2024 All-Star chipped in with a first half point as the Orchard County began the All-Ireland series with a win over Derry. The Crossmaglen clubman missed Armagh’s entire league campaign as they secured their Division One status. He […]
10 YEARS AGO THERE was floodlight failure at Healy Park but the outage couldn’t save Mickey Harte’s Red Hands as they were swept aside by Monaghan in their Division 1 opener. It was a rosy start for the hosts with Darren McCurry putting them 0-7 to 0-2 ahead midway through the first half, but they […]
Shaun Casey looks at the players who have had the pleasure of lifting the Andy Merrigan Cup Connor Carville (Glen, 2023/24) CARVILLE led the Watty Graham’s club throughout the most successful period in their history, culminating in the 2024 All-Ireland Senior Championship title. Glen won three Derry Championships in a row (2021, ‘22 and ‘23) and […]
Shaun Casey charts the Ulster clubs that have landed All-Ireland Senior Football Championship honours Crossmaglen (6) ULSTER’S most successful club at the top level, Crossmaglen, won six All-Ireland titles during a glorious 15-year period. Their first All-Ireland crown came in 1997, and they backed that up with a brace of titles in 1999 and 2000. […]
