By Patrick Morrison PRIDE, excitement, envy, regret, expectancy, anticipation, fearful, confidence, rumination, connection, nostalgic, positive, motivated, gratitude, satisfaction, joy, sadness, hurt, sense of achievement, pain and luck. For the past few weeks I have been in Craigavon Hospital undergoing routine tests for my Crohn’s Disease. I was asked by a fellow patient about how I […]
Ciarán Meenagh has coached teams ahead of championship jousts with Armagh and Galway. Michael McMullan picked his brain on Sunday’s finalists. TENERIFE is the perfect spot for swapping the satisfaction of Down ticking their promotion and Tailteann Cup boxes for some down time. Football has been busy for Ciarán Meenagh. He hasn’t known much else. […]
By Michael McMullan GALWAY have named their team for Sunday’s Al-Ireland final clash with Armagh at Croke Park (3.30pm). Captain Seán Kelly has again been listed with Céin D’Arcy – who started ahead of him against Donegal – listed on the bench. Kelly has been hampered with injury this season and hasn’t featured since limped […]
IT’S All-Ireland final weekend with Armagh and Galway set to lock horns to get their hands on the Sam Maguire Cup. Gaelic Life is full of previews, columns, interviews and features ahead of the big game. We also have two special Gaelic Lives podcasts looking ahead to Sunday’s Croke Park showdown. They are available via […]
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH have made one change to their team for Sunday’s All-Ireland final showdown with Galway at Croke Park (3.30pm). Connaire Mackin comes in for his first start since their win over Derry with Peter McGrane missing out. McGrane started in every league and championship game on the way to the final. Advertisement […]
Niall Gartland canvasses the opinion of three GAA journalists for their opinion on the big game. MICHAEL FOLEY (Sunday Times) FIRST things first, I think this is a good final pairing at the end of a pretty terrible championship. I’ve been doing this since 1998 and I would seriously say it’s been the worst championship […]
By Shaun Casey FROM a playing perspective, Kieran McGeeney knows all about the big day and what to expect. He lined out as Armagh captain in two All-Ireland finals, 2002 and 2003, winning one and losing one, so he’ll have plenty of wisdom to pass onto his players. Drawing on that experience could help a […]
With just one more game left to decide if the Sam Maguire Cup heads north or west, Michael McMullan delves into the competition’s scoring patterns and the impact teams get from their bench. WATCHING Ross McQuillan cut through Kerry on Saturday summed up what going down the stretch in Croke Park is all about. We […]
By Michael McMullan MUCH has been made of the impact teams have off the bench. Here are the tallies of the 16 teams in the Sam Maguire race. The scoring returns are based on players who started on the bench across all their games in the league and championship season. Advertisement The facts were taken […]
All-Ireland SFC semi-final Donegal 0-15 Galway 1-14 By Michael McMullan Two late scores saw Galway into an All-Ireland final meeting with Armagh after a titanic battle with Donegal in Croke Park yesterday. Advertisement The sides were level 10 times before the Connacht champions pushed on for victory. Galway were out of the blocks with points […]
