By Michael McMullan IF Derry can polish up on their showing against Kerry, they give themselves a chance of getting the right result against Galway on Saturday. That’s the take of manager Paddy Tally who also pointed to the importance of the learnings from the defeat to Tyrone. While admitting Tyrone were deserving winners, there […]
By Shaun Casey ALL-IRELAND champions Armagh meet Galway on Saturday night to kickstart their Division One campaign in a repeat of last year’s Sam Maguire decider. These two teams have built up quite a solid rivalry over the past few seasons. It goes back to that sensational All-Ireland quarter-final meeting in 2022, which Galway won […]
Shaun Casey charts those who have led the way in National Football League Division One titles Kerry (23) LIKE the All-Ireland roll of honour, Kerry also has the most National League titles. The Kingdom have also lost seven league deciders and haven’t claimed the crown since 2022. Then, they lost just once throughout the entire […]
By Michael McMullan KIERAN McGeeney and Pádraic Joyce have named their teams for Saturday’s NFL opener in Salhtill. Armagh have 10 of the team who started against the Tribesmen in last summer’s All-Ireland final. Joe McElroy, Rian O’Neill, Aaron McKay and Paddy Burns aren’t in the squad while Conor Turbitt is listed on the bench. […]
I WAS writing here last week about how excited I was about the new rules coming into the game. This week, I am taking it a stage further. I am going to try ranking the teams based on how I think the rules will suit them. 1 – Kerry It’s goes without saying that, in […]
By Michael McMullan CAVAN Ulster winning manager Mickey Graham is set to join the Galway senior football management team, Gaelic Life understands. It’s a dramatic u-turn for Graham who stepped down from the Leitrim manager recently, two months after he was appointed. Graham was part of Andy Moran’s management team before succeeding Moran in the […]
With the All-Stars now just over a month away, Niall McCoy’s side is unsurprisingly dominated by his native Armagh with seven players making the cut Blaine Hughes (Armagh) NIALL Morgan was immense but Blaine Hughes just edges him after a terrific season. One major error, Aaron McKay saving his blushes against Fermanagh, and near flawless […]
FROMER Down player Niamh Mallon has been shortlisted for a PwC Camogie All-Star Award. It comes after the list of nominations were released and Mallon – who played with Galway – is one 11 of their All-Ireland final team to be listed. All-Ireland champions Cork lead the way with 11 awards. Mallon has been playing […]
All-Ireland SFC final Armagh 1-11 Galway 0-12 By Michael McMullan ARMAGH ended their 22-year wait to get their hands on Sam Maguire at Croke Park on Sunday. Kieran McGeeney’s side edged out Galway to take their second title with Aaron McKay getting the all-important goal in the 47th minute. Advertisement The sides were level five […]
Galway native John Ward has crossed enemy territory and is helping Armagh build up to the All-Ireland final. Shaun Casey writes… HATS, scarves and headbands. Flags and bunting of all shapes and sizes. Crest or no crest. As long as it’s orange and white, the people of Armagh will fire it up on a lamppost […]
