By Shaun Casey IT’S the clash of the champions in the Armagh SFC quarter-final this weekend as Division 1A league winners Killeavy take on the reigning championship holders Clann Eireann and Steven McDonnell feels his side head into the game as underdogs. Killeavy could only be drawn against Clann Eireann, Crossmaglen or Cullyhanna in the […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH defender Conor O’Neill is still recovering from a ruptured Achilles’ tendon injury picked up during their successful All-Ireland title run last year and while he’s back training with Killeavy, he won’t play any part in the club championship, says Steven McDonnell. O’Neill picked up the injury during the round-robin meeting with […]
By Shaun Casey SILVERBRIDGE have parted ways with managers Bernie Murray and Wayne Kierans, the Gaelic Life understands, and head into the final four games of their league campaign fighting for their lives as they hope to cling onto their Division 1A status. The ‘Bridge are currently bottom of the table with four points to […]
By Shaun Casey AT the halfway point of the Division 1A league campaign, Killeavy currently rest at the top of the table with 10 points to show for their efforts and that’s exactly where they want to be says star man Ciaron O’Hanlon. Killeavy, managed by club and county legend Steven McDonnell, are tied with […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH icon Steven McDonnell is back in charge of his home club Killeavy, having taken over midway through last year. McDonnell took charge after the opening round of the championship when the club parted ways with Niall McAleenan. The 2002 All-Ireland winner guided Killeavy to the last eight of the Senior Championship, […]
Former Gaelic Lifer John Hughes, proprietor of @TheNumbersGael, has looked at football’s top scorers from play from 10 onwards SCORES from play are some of the most valuable currency in Gaelic football and John Hughes, proprietor of X account @TheNumbersGael, has crunched the data to look at the players who lead that chart from 2010 […]
By Shaun Casey ARMAGH legend Stevie McDonnell is set to manage his native Killeavy after the club recently parted ways with Niall McAleenan, who was in his first season in charge. McAleenan took over from Tommy Coleman at the start of the season but the club were left with a vacancy to be filled following McAleenan’s departure […]
Brendan McCann has crunched the numbers and Niall McCoy looks at the details as the top 20 scorers in Armagh and Donegal Ulster clashes are revealed Oisín McConville 2-24 NOT exactly a surprise to see the Crossmaglen ace at the top of the list given that his Armagh side really held a hex over Donegal […]
Shaun Casey takes a look back at the Ulster players who have won the prestigious Footballer of the Year award Kieran McGeary (Tyrone) – 2021 TYRONE ended a 13-year wait for an All-Ireland title and captured the Sam Maguire Cup in the first year of Brian Dooher and Feargal Logan’s joint-management ticket. The Red Hands […]
2002 ULSTER FIRST ROUND REPLAY(Armagh 2-13 Tyrone 0-16) ARMAGH prevailed in a thrilling first-round replay against Tyrone back in 2002 and they never looked back, reaching the Promised Land for the first time in their history at the far end of their campaign with that unforgettable second-half comeback against Kerry. In this first-round replay, Division […]
