By Michael McMullan ARMAGH have made one change in their team named for Saturday’s Ulster final showdown with Donegal in Clones (5.25pm). All-Star Conor Turbitt has been listed in the starting 15 for the All-Ireland champions ahead of Tomás McCormack. Jason Duffy and Tiernan Kelly have been included in the squad, while Joe McElroy, Aaron […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: It’s too close to call
May 8, 2025
WE have had some fantastic games already this year, but there is no doubt that the game of the season to date takes place this weekend. Donegal and Armagh will clash this Saturday evening in Clones as they yet again contest this year’s Ulster final. When looking at who could possibly win this weekend’s game […]
Gilligan hails the Armagh environment
May 8, 2025
By Michael McMullan IT’S Conleith Gilligan’s second season in Kieran McGeeney’s management team and he hails what went before as the reason for Armagh’s strength in depth. Gilligan, an All-Ireland winning player with Ballinderry, coached Kilcoo to the same title before being asked on board with McGeeney in Armagh. One of the key ingredients to […]
Goal hero McKay in the face of another battle back
May 8, 2025
Aaron McKay scored Armagh’s crucial All-Ireland final goal last summer but has yet to play a minute in 2025. One of the players who struggled in the Division Three days, he knows what battling back is all about. Michael McMullan writes… WHILE Armagh’s story of persistence turns up Church Hill in Clones on Saturday afternoon, […]
UPDATED: The search for Sam
May 6, 2025
By Michael McMullan AFTER last weekend’s Munster and Connacht finals, there is a clearer picture ahead of the All-Ireland series. Reigning champions Armagh and Ulster champions Donegal now know exactly what they face when they dust themselves down after Saturday’s showdown in Clones. Galway’s win over Mayo puts them into a tough group with Dublin, […]
GERARD O’KANE: Don’t discount the lower seeds
May 1, 2025
SO the Ulster final pairing has been decided and we will see most people’s two best teams in Ulster face off in Clones in nine days’ time. On the same weekend we will also see the novel pairing of Meath and Louth hit it off in the Leinster final. The word novel is not directed […]
The long road to the top – Callum O’Neill’s rise through the ranks
May 1, 2025
By Shaun Casey SIX weeks ago, not many people outside the Orchard County knew much about Callum O’Neill. But they know him now. The Belleek clubman has been one of the finds of the season for Kieran McGeeney’s Armagh men. Having only made two brief substitute appearances in the opening six rounds of the National […]
Tyrone v Armagh: Will history repeat itself?
April 25, 2025
ULSTER SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL ARMAGH V TYRONE Saturday, Clones, 4.45pm By Niall Gartland WILL things come full circle for an injury-ravaged Armagh side in Saturday’s Ulster Championship semi-final at Clones? Tyrone were the last team to defeat the Orchard County in 70 minutes of championship football – that being an All-Ireland round robin clash […]
McGeeney: Tyrone “another step up”
April 25, 2025
By Shaun Casey THE prospect of facing arch-rivals Tyrone, as All-Ireland champions, will raise the blood pressure for many Armagh supporters but for their manager Kieran McGeeney, Saturday’s showdown will just be another day at the office. The rivalry shared between the two counties reached its tipping point during McGeeney’s playing days. Armagh and Tyrone […]
McCambridge hails Armagh’s new blood
April 17, 2025
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH All-Star defender Barry McCambridge has hailed the newcomers to the Orchard side. The Clann Éireann man spoke of how Tomás McCormack’s second-half goal gave the All-Ireland champions “breathing space” in their action-packed win over Antrim in Corrigan Park. It sets up a semi-final on Saturday week with Tyrone in Clones and […]