JOE BROLLY: An angry Kieran McGeeney


THE glamorous brunette was on the Late Late Show GAA special on Friday night. The Sam Maguire was in the middle of the foyer. She said everyone was walking up to it, touching it, getting photos. Then the Dingle boys came in and walked straight past it as if it wasn’t there. Every game I […]


McGeeney ready to renew rivalries with Galway


By Shaun Casey THERE’S never too much to separate Armagh and Galway in both league and championship and Orchard manager Kieran McGeeney is expecting another difficult encounter when Padraic Joyce’s men travel to the Cathedral City on Saturday evening for their Division One clash. Armagh made a flying start to the league, boosting their hopes […]


All change in the Orchard County


Hopes are still high of a productive season in Armagh despite a significant turnover in personnel. Shaun Casey writes…. OF the 30 players that pulled on the orange and white jersey last season, across league and championship, as many as 15 of them may not be available for the first round of the National League. […]


Armagh name squad for NFL opener in Clones


By Michael McMullan ARMAGH have named their team for this Sunday’s NFL opener with Monaghan in Clones. Blaine Hughes starts between the posts with Aaron McKay and Tiernan Kelly listed in the heart of their defence. Belleek’s Callum O’Neill will be partnered by Andrew Murnin. Advertisement Conor Turbitt, Oisin Conaty and Oisin O’Neill are key […]


TEAM NEWS: Armagh name squad ahead of McKenna Cup clash with Tyrone


By Michael McMullan ARMAGH manager Kieran McGeeney has named his first team of 2026 ahead of Friday’s Dr McKenna Cup opener. The Orchard County welcome Tyrone to the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds on Friday night (7pm). There are seven players listed who started last summer’s All-Ireland quarter-final exit at the hands of Kerry. Advertisement There is […]


Review of the year in Armagh: Title defence comes to a halt against the Kingdom


By Shaun Casey Tough title defence RETAINING the Sam Maguire was always going to be a tricky task for the Orchard County. 1961 was the last time an Ulster team defended their All-Ireland crown successfully, although it looked possible at times throughout 2025. Having lost out in the Ulster final for the third year on […]


Interview: O’Hanlon’s journey in orange


Armagh footballer Ciaron O’Hanlon explains why he has decided the time is right to hang up the boots. Shaun Casey writes… FROM making his first Armagh senior appearance as an 18-year-old schoolboy in the opening round of the Ulster Championship, being told he’d never kick a ball again to having Sam Maguire at his wedding, […]


O’Hanlon and Higgins step away from Armagh duty


By Niall McCoy ONE of Armagh’s longest-serving players, Ciaron O’Hanlon, has stepped away from Orchard County duties, as has Maghery’s Ciaran Higgins. Killeavy man O’Hanlon joined the panel amid much fanfare, making his debut as an 18-year-old in an Ulster Championship tie with Cavan in 2013 having starred for St Paul’s, Bessbrook on their run […]


Band of brothers: Mullaghbawn’s 1995 story


Mullaghbawn will hold a reunion of their 1995 Armagh and Ulster winning team later this year. For manager Peter McDonnell, it was a victory years in the making. He spoke with Michael McMullan… GROWING UP, Peter McDonnell never understood why his parents said “time flies” in relation to events in the past. Now, 30 years […]