IT’S All-Ireland final weekend with Armagh and Galway set to lock horns to get their hands on the Sam Maguire Cup. Gaelic Life is full of previews, columns, interviews and features ahead of the big game. We also have two special Gaelic Lives podcasts looking ahead to Sunday’s Croke Park showdown. They are available via […]
PATRICK MORRISON: Box out
July 22, 2024
By Patrick Morrison IT was back in the early nineties that I first experienced the game of basketball. As a tall primary six student I was afforded a place on the school basketball team. We were coached by Jimmy McKee (Pearse Ógs) in the Christian Brothers PS and competed in a few competitions throughout the […]
Ulster dominate GAA team of the week
July 15, 2024
AFTER a weekend of semi-final action, nine Ulster players were named on the GAA team of the week. Croke Park Receive quality journalism wherever you are, on any device. Keep up to date from the comfort of your own home with a digital subscription. Any time | Any place | Anywhere Subscribe to current edition […]
Armagh name unchanged team for Kerry clash
July 12, 2024
Kieran McGeeney has announced his squad for Saturday’s All-Ireland semi-final showdown with Kerry. The Orchard County have named an unchanged line-up from the one that defeated Roscommon two weeks ago. It’s only a seventh ever championship meeting between Armagh and Kerry, with the last clash coming back in 2006. The Kingdom emerged victorious that day, […]
SHANE RICE: How anaerobic speed reserve can get your team championship ready
July 10, 2024
THE ASR method is something I have researched over the past 18 to 24 months. Combining MAS and MSS is a much more accurate way of conditioning and profiling the players for the championship ahead. I would only use ASR for the summer, mainly because I find it difficult to find true MSS in the […]
Murnin returns to Armagh attack for Galway clash
June 13, 2024
ANDREW Murnin has returned to the Armagh forward line for this weekend’s top of the table clash with Galway. Murnin missed out through injury the last day when Armagh hammered Derry by 11-points. He comes into the attacking unit, holding his usual position at full forward, while Ciaran Higgins also nabs a starting jersey. Higgins […]
Armagh announce starting team for Derry trip
May 31, 2024
Armagh have recalled Rian O’Neill to the starting team as they prepare to take on Mickey Harte’s Derry this weekend. O’Neill missed out on Armagh’s five-point win over Westmeath, but slots in at centerfield this weekend. He replaces the injured Conor O’Neill, who will miss out on the rest of the season due to a […]
O’Neill drops out of Armagh line-up
May 24, 2024
Rian O’Neill has been left out of the Armagh panel that host Westmeath this Saturday afternoon in the opening round of the All-Ireland group stages. O’Neill was substituted in extra time of Armagh’s Ulster final defeat to Donegal and his midfield spot has been taken by Tiernan Kelly. It’s one of two changes that Kieran […]
Injuries clearing up in Orchard camp
February 8, 2024
By Shaun Casey DESPITE winning their first two games of the Division Two league campaign, Armagh are still missing a certain number of key players that haven’t featured at all so far, although manager Kieran McGeeney expects them to return sooner rather than later. Andrew Murnin and Rian O’Neill are just working their way back, […]
Family affair for the O’Neill clan
October 26, 2023
By Shaun Casey CROSSMAGLEN picked up their 47th Armagh Senior Championship title with a handsome 12-point win over Clan na Gael last Sunday. A stunning second-half display from Anthony Cunningham’s men was key as they secured the Gerry Fagan Cup for the second year in a row and for the fourth time in six seasons. […]