By Michael McMullan CAVAN manager Raymond Galligan has put his faith in the same team for Sunday’s game with Meath (Páirc Tailteann). The Breffni blues lost last week to Monaghan with the Royals also looking for a first win after going under to Cork in Round One. Galligan is still without Gearóid McKiernan who has […]
By Michael McMullan KIERAN McGeeney has made three changes to the Armagh team for Saturday’s NFL clash with Ulster rivals Tyrone (6pm, BOX IT Athletic Grounds). Paddy Burns, Jarly Óg Burns and Cian McConville are all listed to start with the latter two having came on in the defeat to Galway. Niall Grimley will miss […]
By Michael McMullan ULSTER champions Donegal kick their new season into gear on Sunday with a trip to Kerry. It’s the second season of the second stint for manager Jim McGuinness and there are solid foundations to build on. More than solid. They will look with regret at how close they came to making last […]
By Shaun Casey DERBY days like Saturday’s showdown are always circled in the calendar and given how last year’s championship encounter panned out, motivation certainly won’t be in short supply inside the Monaghan changing room as they prepare to face Cavan. Having just suffered relegation from the top tier, the Breffni County added to Monaghan’s […]
Shaun Casey charts those who have led the way in National Football League Division One titles Kerry (23) LIKE the All-Ireland roll of honour, Kerry also has the most National League titles. The Kingdom have also lost seven league deciders and haven’t claimed the crown since 2022. Then, they lost just once throughout the entire […]
By Michael McMullan KIERAN McGeeney and Pádraic Joyce have named their teams for Saturday’s NFL opener in Salhtill. Armagh have 10 of the team who started against the Tribesmen in last summer’s All-Ireland final. Joe McElroy, Rian O’Neill, Aaron McKay and Paddy Burns aren’t in the squad while Conor Turbitt is listed on the bench. […]
By Michael McMullan THE last time Antrim were in Division Two was 2011 when their only victory wasn’t enough to keep the Saffrons from beating drop. Nine Paddy Cunningham points helped them to victory against Meath, who were under the watch of Seamus McEnaney. Fast-forward to now and it’s another former Royal manager, Andy McEntee, […]
By Michael McMullan IT has been a busy two months for new Derry manager Paddy Tally but he’s looking forward to the league kicking into action this weekend. The addition of strength and conditioning coach Cairbre Ó Cairealláin was an important addition to the management team. Former Derry ‘keeper Johnny Kelly has also come on […]
By Niall Gartland and Katrina Brennan DIVISION Three football has proven a happy hunting ground for Fermanagh in recent times. In 2015, they finished top of the table, achieving promotion. Three years later, they found themselves back in the third tier, and again managed to climb their way out of it. In 2023, they finished […]
Derry will face Tyrone in their opening game of the season later this month. Michael McMullan looks ahead to the Oakleafers’ new season… TWO years ago, Derry were on the cusp of a third-ever All-Ireland final. That’s how far they had risen from the well-documented days of the league’s button rungs. Just think about that. There […]
