By Shaun Casey ARMAGH aren’t expecting many surprises when they travel to Dr Hyde Park this weekend says boss Karl McKeegan. His Orchard County side are fairly familiar with that particular journey, and their opponents. Roscommon have been regular foes for Armagh in the last number of years and results against the Rossies have been […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH aren’t expecting many surprises when they travel to Dr Hyde Park this weekend says boss Karl McKeegan. His Orchard County side are fairly familiar with that particular journey, and their opponents. Roscommon have been regular foes for Armagh in the last number of years and results against the Rossies have been […]
ARMAGH have rubberstamped Kieran McGeeney’s 11th season as senior football manager as they prepare to defend their All-Ireland title next season. It comes 12 months after ‘Geezer’ needed a vote to secure his future as the Orchard Boss. At Tuesday’s County Committee meeting, McGeeney was “unanimously” backed by club delegates. The majority of the backroom […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S do or die for the Armagh hurlers this weekend as they aim to fight off the looming threat of relegation. If Cavan overcame Monaghan on Saturday and Armagh do the business against Louth, then Karl McKeegan’s side with avoid the drop to Division Four for next season. Armagh have just […]
By Shaun Casey AFTER picking up one point from their opening two outings, Armagh head to Castleblayney this weekend in search of a first win, but their hosts Monaghan, who lost both their matches, are aiming for the same goal. Last year the sides clashed twice in the league, with each team chalking up a […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH hurler Eoin McGuinness called time on his inter-county career after ten years of service in the orange and white as the Orchard County’s 2023 season came to a close last Saturday afternoon. McGuinness, who played in four Nickey Rackard Cup finals for Armagh but ended up on the losing side each […]
By Shaun Casey THINGS are fairly simple for Down this weekend as they head south to take on Kildare. Win, and they remain in the Joe McDonagh Cup for another season but lose, and they’re guaranteed relegation. A draw won’t do for Ronan Sheehan’s men has the Lilywhites have the upper hand in terms of […]
By Kieran Lynch ARMAGH are going into this weekend’s home clash against Donegal with an extra degree of confidence after they got their Nickey Rackard Cup campaign off to a winning start last week. The Orchard County would have been sick of the sight of Roscommon, having lost to the Rossies twice in the league, […]
By Kieran Lynch ARMAGH are hoping to achieve promotion from Division 3A in manager Karl McKeegan’s first year on the job, but things won’t come easy against Roscommon. The Orchard County showed flashes of good and bad, with wins over Louth, Mayo and Fermanagh, but defeat against Monaghan and a hammering at the hands of […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH face a long journey to Roscommon this weekend and a tough task as they continue their push for promotion. The Rossies haven’t won a game this season, with their only points coming from draws against Mayo and Fermanagh. But Armagh manager Karl McKeegan believes Roscommon, who are under new management, will […]
