By Michael McMullan MICHAEL Murphy is expected to be in the selection mix when Division One pacesetters Donegal welcome Galway on Sunday. The All-Ireland winning skipper has played 41 minutes across their home games with Kerry and Mayo, but wasn’t in Armagh last weekend. “We just didn’t travel him,” manager Jim McGuinness said after Sunday’s […]
By Shaun Casey WHILE Armagh’s performances have been fairly decent of late, the Division One league table tells a different story; manager Kieran McGeeney vows that his side “will just have to keep going.” The Orchard County travel west this weekend to take on a Mayo side that have only tasted defeat once so far this […]
Derry 2-25 Offaly 0-8 By Michael McMullan Find Insurance Celtic Park EARLY goals from Niall Loughlin and Matthew Downey set Derry on their way to a comfortable win over Offaly on Saturday night. It’s the first time the Oakleafers won three successive in two seasons and it keeps their promotion hopes alive. Advertisement Ciarán Meenagh’s […]
By Shaun Casey IF Armagh are to overturn Donegal on Sunday afternoon, something they haven’t been able to do since 2023, they’ll need to improve their efficiency in front of the goal posts, says boss Kieran McGeeney. The two counties know each other inside out at this stage, locking horns five times since Jim McGuinness […]
By Niall Gartland DID the wheels come off the wagon for Cavan last weekend? Zero points on the board after three matches leaves Dermot McCabe’s side mired in a battle for survival, but the most disappointing element of their defeat to Tyrone was the manner in which they fell away in the second half at […]
By Niall Gartland TYRONE half-back Ben Cullen insisted they never lost confidence in their own abilities after a sluggish start to the league, picking up their first win at the third time of asking with a swashbuckling victory over Cavan last Sunday. The hope is that they have well and truly found their feet ahead […]
By Shaun Casey DESPITE sitting at the bottom of the Division One table, staring relegation in the face, Monaghan manager Gabriel Bannigan insists his side will come out swinging against Mayo this weekend. The Farney men have four games left to salvage their place in the top tier, having gained promotion from Division Two last […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH midfielder Andrew Murnin could be set for a spell on the sidelines with a hamstring injury, Gaelic Life understands. The St Paul’s clubman was withdrawn on the hour mark in Armagh’s three-point defeat to Roscommon last Sunday afternoon. Further assessment is required, but the versatile player is expected to miss a number of […]
By Michael McMullan DERRY are eyeing a third successive win as their new focus when they host Offaly in Saturday’s Division Two clash at Find Insurance Celtic Park. That was the take of manager Ciarán Meenagh before the Oakleafers’ bus had even pulled out of Newbridge after last weekend’s victory over Kildare. The last time Derry won […]
By Michael McMullan and Shaun Casey JIM McGuinness feels Armagh’s defeat in Roscommon will add an “extra dimension” to his side’s trip to the Box-IT Athletic Grounds on Sunday. Donegal have the maximum six points after a third victory saw them top Division One. With the Dr McKenna Cup also tucked away, the Ulster champions […]
