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<p>WRIT LARGE: Armagh footballer Oisín O'Neill. He is part of an impressively deep Armagh squad. But the favourites for the All-Ireland have still lost twice already. Pic: Sam Barnes/Sportsfile </p>

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Paul Rouse: All-Ireland winner? Nothing is inevitable. It is hard to say even what is likely. We are all guessing

In Tullamore last Saturday, there were Kerry forwards who appeared to adopt a non-combatant approach to tackling. It’s rarely convincing to hear a defeat ascribed to the fact that the winners 'wanted it more'

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SÉamonn Fitzmaurice: From Michael Murphy to Meath nightmares, it's go-time for Sam hopefuls

<p>Former Kerry manager Éamonn Fitzmaurice: 'When I think of my own time as Kerry manager, did I ever feel the heat? Of course I did but I never took too much notice of it. In fact in a perverse way I was more comfortable in that space, being questioned rather than being lauded'. Pic: James Crombie/Inpho</p>

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Éamonn Fitzmaurice: The pressure game that goes hand-in-hand with being an inter-county manager

Mark Cronin and Aaron Doherty 1/6/2024

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Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Can Cork and Meath rebound from provincial heartache in All-Ireland series?

Dublin v Armagh - Allianz Football League Division 1

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Kieran Donaghy interview: North v south and the long, long trek up Orchard road

Padraic Joyce and Paul Conroy after the game 28/7/2024

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Silke thinks Galway's Paul Conroy should 'go out at the top'

Ross McQuillan and Stefan Campbell celebrate winning 28/7/2024

S Kieran Shannon: Taking the hard hits to keep moving forward key to Armagh's success

Armagh have taken many hits, but those hits have been key to building their resilience and ultimately their All-Ireland final success.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

Armagh All-Ireland Football Champions Homecoming

S Fogarty Forum: Armagh dictate the dance but football's tune must change

Armagh's achievement is quite something. No shortage of downright stubbornness brought them to the peak.

Tue, 30 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S All-Ireland talking points: Galway had the chances but left Sam behind

Pádraig Joyce will run his side's wastefulness after Sunday's narrow defeat.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Armagh All-Ireland Football Champions Homecoming

Kieran McGeeney: 'If you’re going to win something, you better win the top thing'

In front of over 15,000 supporters in Box-It Athletic Grounds at Monday evening’s homecoming in Armagh city, the victorious All-Ireland winning manager took aim at those who dismissed his group of players.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Over one million watched All-Ireland SFC final on RTÉ

The numbers for the football final are lower than the previous weekend's hurling decider between Clare and Cork.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

An injured seagull on the pitch during the game 28/7/2024

Disoriented seagull seen during All-Ireland football final taken into care of wildlife experts

Images of the seagull went viral online after it landed in the middle of the clash between Galway and Armagh and remained on the pitch for 25 minutes

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

The Gaelic Football Show: why Armagh are All-Ireland champions

S The Gaelic Football Show: why Armagh are All-Ireland champions

James Horan, Maurice Brosnan and Paul Rouse reflect on Armagh's stunning win over Galway in a tense championship decider.

Listen | Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Colin Sheridan: Despite lack of moral courage, the Olympics is already a triumph

S Colin Sheridan: Despite lack of moral courage, the Olympics is already a triumph

The Olympic Games may not be perfect, but it’s all we’ve got.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Damien Comer is challenged by Paddy Burns and Aaron McKay 28/7/2024

Armagh turn sad songs into joyful final chorus

This was a fiery orange refusal to accept another sorrowful mystery.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Kieran McGeeney: 'Sometimes your strongest steel is forged in fire, there is no doubt about that'

The Orchard County have shown real resilience to ultimately claim a famous championship win.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: Hats off to the poster boys of persistence

It's all about McGeeney but Kieran Donaghy also has an unquantifiable X-Factor which has manifested itself throughout his career. He may consider his missionary work complete now and come home to add his star factor to Kerry.

Mon, 29 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Joyce: Defeat 'will haunt Galway for a while'

Galway shot nine wides, dropped several more attempts short and turned just 13 of their 25 shots into scores, a mere 52 percent conversion rate compared to Armagh's 63 percent.

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Kieran Donaghy: People stuck signs outside Kieran McGeeney’s house wanting him out last year

Armagh’s All-Ireland SFC winning manager was the subject of a vote of confidence at county board level last August.

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Rory Grugan, Kieran McGeeney and Joe McElroy celebrate 28/7/2024

Kieran McGeeney on Armagh's All-Ireland win: 'It’s like wearing a pair of earmuffs, quietens all the noise'

The Orchard legend guided his county to another championship victory.

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Controlled Armagh edge Galway to win second All-Ireland title

Aaron McKay’s 47th-minute goal proved the difference between the sides

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Stefan Campbell celebrates after Aaron McKay scores his side’s first goal of the game 28/7/2024

Score of the game: Campbell and McKay produce the goods

Stefan Campbell wasn’t flawless in this All-Ireland final. He kicked a wide during a frantic closing quarter but ultimately, in a contest that was always liable to swing on one moment, he produced it.

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Aidan Forker lifts the Sam Maguire Cup 28/7/2024

As it happened: Galway v Armagh, All-Ireland football final

Sam Maguire was on the line at a sold-out Croke Park on Sunday afternoon.

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Kerry - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

S All-Ireland final talking points: Nobody deserves a medal more than Niall Grimley

Galway looking to break new ground with a ninth SFC win in one season - plus Joyce and McGeeney's rare match-up.

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Donegal v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice's final verdict: Damien Comer is due one of those unmarkable days

The odds on a Croke Park draw are seductive but hopefully there will be something innovative that becomes something memorable on All-Ireland SFC final Sunday

Sun, 28 Jul, 2024

Galway v Armagh - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3

All-Ireland SFC Final Preview: Armagh and Galway meet in the 'friendly final'

The mutual appreciation society formed between the two management teams is genuine but it wasn’t so long ago the players were clashing in front of the Cusack Stand.

Sat, 27 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Kerry - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

Miles down the road, Kieran Donaghy delights in the Armagh journey

“I’m like a truck driver now, I don’t get tired at all. I just sit there for four and a half hours make sure I’m full with fuel before I leave, don’t need coffee or Red Bull."

Sat, 27 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3

All-Ireland SFC final: The player profiles

Armagh's 2002 hero Oisin McConville and former Mayo boss James Horan give their player-by-player insights.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Super fan Joe is stoking up football fever in Ballinasloe

Super fan Joe is stoking up football fever in Ballinasloe

Joe Kelly, aka B’sloe Joe, has spearheaded a community-wide effort of decorating his hometown in the famous maroon and white of Galway ahead of their All-Ireland football final clash with Armagh

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Donegal v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final

Where the All-Ireland football final will be won and lost

Singular talents as much as systems could decide this one.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

The village hoping to welcome home two All-Ireland winning captains this year

The village hoping to welcome home two All-Ireland winning captains this year

Moycullen has also produced two rowers currently in Paris as well as a striker for the current Republic of Ireland women's soccer team

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Mayo v Tyrone - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

S Ten reasons why curse of Davin Stand End penalty on All-Ireland football final day is real

An acknowledgement to current Cork manager John Cleary who scored two penalty goals in the direction of the Royal Canal in the 1989 All-Ireland semi-final victory over Dublin.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Armagh v Galway - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Quarter-Final

Three matchups which will decide the All-Ireland football final

Rory Grugan and Rob Finnerty's like opponents, Jack Glynn and Paddy Burns, respectively, have a considerable challenge ahead.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final Previews

All-Ireland football final weather forecast: Shorts and t-shirts needed

"Temperatures on the east coast and around Dublin could reach 23 degrees although it is likely to be cloudy at times," Met Éireann.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Galway v Armagh - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3

All-Ireland football final: What time, what channel and all you need to know about Galway v Armagh

Here's everything you need to know ahead of the All-Ireland football final.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

'We are just delighted we were able to help': Local pub rallies to send Galway man to 65th All-Ireland final

'We are just delighted we were able to help': Local pub rallies to send Galway man to 65th All-Ireland final

Harry Smith, 81, faced 'the hardest challenge ever' in securing a ticket for Sunday's final until the owner and barman in his local stepped in to help

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Ian Burke: 'No regrets at all. I'll be the first man up to shake Pádraic Joyce's hand if they win'

Ian Burke: 'No regrets at all. I'll be the first man up to shake Pádraic Joyce's hand if they win'

Missing out on the winter-long slog at Loughgeorge doesn’t seem like much of a sacrifice in order to take your place at a global-leading business school.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

All-Ireland Football Champions Armagh Homecoming

S Paul Rouse: Armagh's road to Croke Park has been long and hard

The county's brilliant supporters will flood Jones Road in colour once again this weekend.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Sean Kelly is substituted early in the game 29/6/2024

Galway captain Kelly named to start All-Ireland final

Moycullen man Seán Kelly went off injured in the first half of the All-Ireland quarter-final win over Dublin

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Galway GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Media Event

Dylan McHugh: ‘I remember thinking at 23, I was too old to ever play for Galway’

Dylan McHugh evolution has been routine. A Galway minor in 2015 as they won their first Connacht title in eight years. McHugh played U21 In 2017 on a team that reached an All-Ireland final.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Conor Turbitt celebrates a point in extra time 13/7/2024

Armagh charges' quality was always clear, insists Cadogan

The former Cork dual player and 2010 All-Ireland SFC medal winner worked in Armagh for a period as a strength and conditioning expert.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Aidan Forker 22/7/2024

Forker's daydreams can wait, it's all about his process

To walk up the Hogan Stand step and emulate his manager Kieran McGeeney in 2002 is the focus.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Kerry v Mayo - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Semi-Final Replay

S Éamonn Fitzmaurice: The five different perspectives I've had on All-Ireland final day

All-Ireland final day is a unique GAA occasion I have savoured through a variety of lens - from the terraces, to the pitch, sideline and press box. Each one is breath-taking in its own way.

Fri, 26 Jul, 2024

Connaire Mackin with Karl O'Connell 17/7/2021

Connaire Mackin comes into Armagh's starting line up for All-Ireland final against Galway

Peter McGrane has started all previous eight championship matches for Armagh this season but Mackin has been returned to the team.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Galway GAA All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final Media Event

Pádraic Joyce: Galway would probably have been seen as having a soft centre over the years

In the aftermath of their Donegal victory, Joyce revealed that he had text the Armagh boss the night of their Sam Maguire series draw. It was a bold prediction: They would meet again in the showpiece.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Armagh Media Conference ahead of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

John Fogarty: Honesty the best policy for straight-talker Kieran McGeeney

A common misconception about McGeeney is there is only one way, which is his. If a player wants to perform against Galway this Sunday for his family, club or the group, it doesn’t matter so long as they perform.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Kieran McGeeney 22/7/2024

S Tommy Martin: Has there ever been a more emblematic name than McGeeney in the game?

The rest of us might need to see him raise Sam Maguire again, but for them, that name has always been something to believe in.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Galway v Armagh - GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Round 3

Kieran McGeeney: In his own words

McGeeney chats the state of the game, manager v player and perception of him being a negative coach.

Thu, 25 Jul, 2024

Armagh Media Conference ahead of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Ciarán McKeever: Kerry 'not the force that their name carries anymore'

The Armagh selector said Galway are "probably the best team we’ve played over the last four years and how they structurally set up, they set up like an Ulster team."

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024

Armagh Media Conference ahead of the GAA Football All-Ireland Senior Championship Final

Justin McNulty: Armagh detractors should build a statue for Kieran McGeeney

Critics have at times lined up against McGeeney and only last August he came out the right side of a 46-16 vote to remain in charge.

Wed, 24 Jul, 2024