By Shaun Casey ALL-IRELAND champions Armagh will be unbackable favourites to secure a spot in the Ulster Championship semi-finals this weekend and see off Antrim at Corrigan Park with the minimum of fuss. In recent championship clashes in 2023 and 2021, played at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, the Orchard men cruised to victory, winning by […]
By Shaun Casey STANDING on the steps of the Hogan Stand last summer, Aidan Forker exclaimed that he and his teammates were living their dreams. Such heights seemed unimaginable for most of the Maghery man’s county career. For Forker, Rory Grugan, Andrew Murnin, Stefan Campbell and the likes, they had given over a decade of […]
10 YEARS GO COLM Cooper made his Kerry comeback after 13 months out as Kerry relegated Tyrone from Division One. In a thrilling draw in Omagh, the Kingdom did enough to secure their Division One status and only for Darren McCurry’s late leveller, they would have ended up in a semi-final too. The highlight though […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S 17 years since Armagh last captured the Anglo Celt Cup and 2025 provides another chance for Kieran McGeeney’s side to end that long drought but goalkeeper Ethan Rafferty says his team are taking it one game at a time. The Orchard County, who have lost the last two provincial finals after […]
By Shaun Casey WITH one game in the National League left to play, Armagh can take a giant leap towards Division One safety with a win over Derry on Sunday at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, and boss Kieran McGeeney says his side intend on doing just that. The All-Ireland champions earned promotion to Division One last season, […]
By Michael McMullan ALL-IRELAND champions Armagh have made one change ahead of Sunday’s visit of Derry (BOX-IT Athletic Grounds, 3.45). Jason Duffy who pulled up with a hamstring in the warmup ahead of the Kerry game in Tralee comes in with Oisin Conaty dropping out of the squad. Also put of the squad is midfielder […]
By Shaun Casey THERE were plenty of big days in Clones and Croke Park that Stephen O’Neill and Brian Dooher proved the downfall of Armagh, but somewhat ironically, the pair have provided the inspiration for a play centred around the Orchard County winning the All-Ireland. Around 10 years ago, Niall Conway, from the same Clann […]
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH manager Kieran McGeeney has made one change for Saturday’s trip to Tralee as the All-Ireland champions take on Kerry in the penultimate league encounter (Tralee, 5.30pm). Ben Cealey has been listed with the injured Ross McQuillan out of the squad having featured in all their previous games. There is also a […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH manager Kieran McGeeney is expecting a “massive” battle this weekend as his side travel south to Austin Stack Park, Tralee to face Kerry with both sides in desperate need of the points. Both teams are at the wrong end of the Division One table, with Armagh sitting on five points after five rounds […]
Niall Gartland assess the promotion and relegation permutations with two rounds of the NFL remaining DONEGAL ALONGSIDE Galway, the top-ranked team in the county. Donegal have won four of their five matches to date, the only blemish a defeat on the road to the Tribesmen. The question hanging over them in recent weeks was a cynical […]
