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In an ideal world, former Armagh All-Ireland winner Marian McGuinness would have been jetting off on the 2020 TG4 All-Star tour yesterday (Wednesday) morning. Instead, she’s in self-isolation having received confirmation of a positive test for Covid-19 last Friday. McGuinness, who landed a TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate medal with the Orchard County in 2012, was invited on the All-Star tour, which …

Armagh’s latest eye-catching attacker Rian O’Neill is deservedly receiving a lot of plaudits given his recent performances and so it comes as little surprise when you learn that stardom is in his blood.  The Crossmaglen Rangers man has registered 0-17 so far in this year’s Allianz League campaign and has been a key asset in Armagh’s push for promotion to …

The focus is entirely on the Allianz Football League this weekend with all of the Division 1 clashes will be given TV coverage as well as one game from Division 2. The action begins on Saturday when Monaghan travel to face Dublin in the hope of recording their third Allianz League win over the All-Ireland champions in a row. Dessie …

James Horan has made four changes to his Mayo side for their Round 3 qualifier clash with Armagh in Elverys MacHale Park, Castlebar on Saturday.  Mayo secured their place in the next round of the qualifiers with a  five-point win over Down in Newry last weekend, however, they were dealt a major blow during the week with the news that …

Armagh star Jarlath Óg Burns was hospitalised following Sunday’s loss to Cavan in Clones, according to a report in today’s Irish Sun. The paper is reporting that the youngster was still suffering from the effects of a concussion that was picked up during last weekend’s draw. However, during the week the county denied that Burns was concussed. Speaking to The …

While hurling took centre stage across television coverage today, it was Gaelic football that provided the drama as Armagh and Cavan played out a thrilling draw in the Ulster semi-final. The sides will have to do it all again next Sunday in Clones to decide who will earn a place in the Ulster football final against Tyrone/Donegal. Meanwhile, Kildare overcame …

We have come to the end of the group stages in Group H of the Bank of Ireland Celtic Challenge after a thrilling campaign. In the final week, Derry finished strongly to maintain their position at the top of the leaderboard while Tyrone edged past Armagh in a cracking contest in Garvaghey. In the group’s final fixture, Down received a …

After a two-week break, the penultimate round of Group H of the Bank of Ireland Celtic Challenge took place with wins for Derry, Down and Antrim. The final round of games will take place next Sunday after which the teams will take a break for the exam period before returning to action for the graded quarter-final stages. Read a round-up …

Derry have taken control of Group H in the Bank of Ireland Celtic Challenge following their impressive Round 3 win over Down in Portaferry. Meanwhile, in the group’s other games, Armagh secured an away win against Antrim while Tyrone displayed their goal-scoring threat against Fermanagh. Read our round-up of all of the action from Round 3 below. _____ Derry Prove …

The Bank of Ireland Celtic Challenge continued this weekend with three riveting games in Group H. Derry, Down and Tyrone all picked up crucial wins setting up an enticing selection of fixtures in Round 3. Read our full round-up of the weekend’s games below. _____ Derry Continue Fine Form In Celtic Challenge With Win Over Fermanagh   Derry 3-11 Fermanagh …

Four counties will lose home advantage for one game in the 2019 Allianz Leagues as a result of breaching rules on training camps, according to a report in the Irish Independent, but Dublin have escaped punishment. Seventeen counties were originally investigated but only Wexford, Armagh, Waterford and Laois will have their League fixture moved to a neutral venue. It is believed …

Former Armagh football captain, Ciarán McKeever, has been appointed as manager of the county’s minor side for 2019.  It is the first foray into inter-county management for the 35-year-old who retired in August of 2017 after a 14-year playing career with the Armagh senior footballers. At tonight’s County Committee meeting the clubs ratified former Armagh Captain, Ciaran McKeever as County …

It was a manic weekend in the GAA calendar as the final four teams to join the provincial champions in the Super 8’s were decided while the hurling quarter-final line up was also completed. We look back at the winners and losers from all the action. Winners Galway  Will any team be able to stop Galway this summer? If there …

Roscommon 2-22 Armagh 1-19 Roscommon and Armagh served up the game of the season so far in O’Moore Park, Portlaoise this afternoon as the two goals from Enda Smith saw the Connacht finalists book their place in the Super 8s competition. It was a blistering, fast-paced encounter with little fouling, instead plenty of skill and wonderful finishing were on display. Armagh enjoyed the …

By the end of today, three more counties will have booked their place in the inaugural Super 8’s competition, joining Dublin, Donegal, Kerry and Galway. We take a look ahead at all of today’s action. Roscommon v Armagh, Portlaoise, 3pm.  This is Roscommon’s first outing since they lost the Connacht final to Galway three weeks ago. It was a tough …

The draw for round 4 of the football qualifiers took place this morning with one very interesting clash. Leinster finalists Laois face a very tough task in the form of Monaghan while Cork, who lost out to Kerry in the Munster final have been drawn in a very intriguing battle with Tyrone. Kildare were the heroes last weekend when they …

One week late, round 5 of the Allianz National Football League got underway, with six games down for decision on Saturday night. In Division 1, Donegal travelled to Omagh to take on Tyrone, with both sides eager to gain their second win of the campaign and allay relegation fears. It was the home team who came out on top, as …