By Shaun Casey HAVING the experience of Kieran McGeeney and Kieran Donaghy inside the Armagh changing room will help the Orchard County players in the build up to the All-Ireland final, says Rory Grugan. Armagh qualified for their first All-Ireland since 2003 with an extra-time victory over Kerry and they now face Galway, for the […]
Stefan embracing the super sub role
July 25, 2024
By Shaun Casey FAN favourite Stefan Campbell is one of those players that makes things happen when he gets the ball. Once his hands capture possession, a burst of energy instantly ripples throughout the crowd. Chalked down as the ultimate super sub, Campbell has had to develop a thick skin to appreciate the role. While […]
KEVIN CASSSIDY: Final has makings of a classic
July 18, 2024
IT wasn’t to be for Donegal on Sunday in Croke Park as the better team won on the day. We were beaten by a more efficient Galway side. I penned here last week that I felt that two things would determine the outcome of this game. Number one was Donegal’s lack of a kicking game and […]
Donaghy hails Orchard resilience
July 17, 2024
By Shaun Casey THERE was plenty to be proud of from an Armagh perspective in their All-Ireland semi-final win over Kerry, but coach Kieran Donaghy picked out two things that helped guided the Orchard County over the line. Donaghy came up against his native county, which was undoubtedly a tough assignment to undertake, but with […]
Grugan gives league finals green light
March 29, 2024
By Shaun Casey RORY Grugan can see both sides of the argument but the lure of a day out in Croke Park with the chance to win silverware in a national final is why the Armagh playmaker has backed league finals to remain in a congested calendar. Grugan was part of previous Armagh teams that […]
Armagh announce line up for Louth clash
January 25, 2024
Kieran McGeeney has named a strong starting line up to take on Louth in Saturday’s Division Two league opener. Although some big players, like the O’Neill brothers Oisin and Rian along with Andrew Murnin have been omitted, there’s still plenty of notable names right throughout the team. Ross McQuillan and Aidan Nugent of Cullyhanna won’t […]
STEVEN POACHER: Those fine turnover margins
June 23, 2023
THIS weekend sees the first proper weekend of real knockout football in the Sam Maguire race and we’re also down to the last four of the Tailteann Cup. Counties are starting to realise that in just over a month’s time or less, it will all be over for another year. This weekend we will lose […]
Armagh claim quarter-final place after titanic tussle with Galway
June 18, 2023
Armagh 0-16 Galway 1-12 Armagh secured a spot in the last eight of the race for Sam Maguire with a cracking win over Galway in Carrick-on-Shannon. Kieran McGeeney’s side edged an incredible encounter, with one-point the difference between the teams in the end. The game was level over ten times, but it was Armagh who […]
Ulster says go
May 10, 2023
Does the Ulster Championship still matter?Three leading lights in Ulster football certainly think so. By Shaun Casey WHAT does the Ulster Championship mean? Does it still carry as much weight as it used to? A lot of talk has surrounded the provincial championships over the past number seasons, due to the new restructuring of the […]
No place to ‘Hyde’ for Armagh
February 18, 2023
By Shaun Casey AT the start of the season, Armagh fans may have been targeting Roscommon as a guaranteed two points, but things have changed dramatically following the opening two rounds. Roscommon are flying high at the top of Division One, a single point ahead of the Orchard County, and are in a rich vein […]