By Michael McMullan THE lineup is complete for the All-Ireland preliminary quarter which will take place on Monday morning on RTÉ Radio’s Morning Ireland show. The games will take place on the weekend of June 21/22. Teams drawn from Pot One will have home advantages and repeat pairings will be avoided. Advertisement Group winners Armagh, […]
Burns open to discussion around a third tier in the football championship
By Michael McMullan WHILE the Tailteann Cup has been a successful bridge for previous winners Meath and Down, this season’s results are pointing towards the need for a deeper dig into the championship structures. GAA President Jarlath Burns, speaking after making the Tailteann Cup quarter-final draw on RTÉ’s Morning Ireland radio show, said a third-tier […]
Farney’s fate in their own hands
By Shaun Casey WITH two games left to play in the National League, Monaghan find themselves in the perfect place for promotion and currently sit top of the pile in Division Two, although they are tied on points with Meath and Roscommon. All three sides currently sit on eight points, having lost once in their […]
Taggart revels in Down ascension
By Shaun Casey WITH promotion to Division 1B secured for next year and a league final to look forward to, Down could be excused for taking their foot off the gas ahead of their final round clash with Meath, but Caolan Taggart insists that won’t be the case. Having stormed through the Division 2A league, […]
Taggart: Down not getting carried away
By Shaun Casey DOWN won’t be getting carried away in promotion talk just yet and defender Caolan Taggart is just taking the league week-by-week and knows anything can change at any given time. Ronan Sheehan’s Mourne men have made an impressive start to their Division Two campaign and picked up three victories on the trot, seeing […]
Magill: Down want Newry to be a fortress
By Shaun Casey GETTING to play in front of an excited crowd in Newry helps to bring the best out of the Down players, says the versatile Ryan Magill. The Mourne men are aiming for their second win of the campaign when they invite Meath to Páirc Esler on Saturday evening. Conor Laverty’s side bounced […]
Ulster duo named on Robbie Brennan’s management ticket in Meath
By Michael McMullan ROBBIE Brennan will be proposed as the new Meath manager at the next meeting of Meath GAA. Brennan is tipped to have two Ulster coaches named on his management ticket. The Kilmacud Crokes manager has been proposed as the successor to Colm O’Rourke who stepped down after the 2024 season. Advertisement Brennan’s […]
Feature: All things must pass
Dublin’s defeat to Galway had a real end of an era feel to it, and Niall Gartland looks back on the days other dynasties came to an abrupt end… Tyrone 2012 KERRY celebrated like loons when they overcame Tyrone in a famous Qualifier clash in 2012, but by that stage Mickey Harte’s side were nowhere […]
Monaghan to face a Royal exam to keep season alive
ALL-IRELAND SFC ROUND THREE MONAGHAN V MEATH Sunday, Kingspan Breffni Park, 3pm By Niall McCoy STATISTICALLY speaking, Monaghan are sitting joint bottom of the 2024 form chart – but they still only require a point against Meath at Kingspan Breffni on Sunday to reach the All-Ireland knock-out stages. Vinny Corey’s side started the 2024 league […]
Coleman nets win for Armagh
TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship Armagh 3-9 Meath 1-14 By Shaun Casey A LATE goal from Niamh Coleman saw Armagh pick up an opening day win in the TG4 All-Ireland Senior Championship against Meath at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds. Advertisement Armagh had just lost Blaithin Mackin, who earned her first minutes of 2024, to a yellow […]