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BBC News
4 days ago
- General
- BBC News
All-Ireland champions Armagh 'have not gone away'
Armagh forward Rory Grugan said that the All-Ireland champions "have not gone away" after their 0-24 to 0-19 victory against Dublin at Croke second victory in Group Four of the All-Ireland round-robin series, coupled with Galway's draw with Derry saw the Orchard County top the group and progress to the Grugan believes their smooth passage through the so called 'group of death' will show critics they are well in the hunt to retain the Sam Maguire after losing the Ulster Championship final."A lot of people probably had us written off at the start of the year but we haven't gone away," he told RTE after being awarded man-of-the match against the Dubs. "After the disappointment of the Ulster final, coming to this group was daunting but we knew how important the first game was, and we produced a really good performance [in a win against Derry] and it meant we could really come at it here today. "We didn't know the other result would work that a win today would see us top the group but it's a good position to be to get that quarter final and that extra week's rest."Armagh's efficiency in front of goal proved to be the difference and Grugan was pleased with their performance once they got over a slow start."I think we got to grips with the game after a shaky start. We knew Dublin were going to come at us hard, they were cutting through us, but we started to put a bit of control in the game and built a lead," he explained."They came fighting at us but maybe that bit of better conversion from our side won us the game."
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Armagh through to All-Ireland quarter-finals with Dublin win
Holders Armagh progress to the All-Ireland quarter-finals after winning Group Four [Getty Images] All-Ireland champions Armagh booked their place in the quarter-finals of the competition with a 0-24 to 0-19 victory against Dublin in their second round-robin game at Croke Park. Playing for the first time at Croke Park since beating Galway in last year's decider, Armagh led 0-13 to 0-9 at the break after a strong end to the half. Advertisement The efficiency shown by the Orchard County going forward ultimately proved crucial in the second half as Dublin finished with 17 wides. The five-point victory helped the Sam Maguire holders to claim top spot in Group Four and progress straight through to the last eight at the end of June. Armagh finish first half strong Dublin were without influential captain Con O'Callaghan, who was injured in the victory against Galway last time out, but they made a bright start at Croke Park. Cormac Costello was key to them moving three points clear on 17 minutes after the sides had exchanged early scores. They lost their way midway through the half however due to their wastefulness in front of goal. Advertisement The Dubs had 19 shots in the first period but only nine points to show for it, while Armagh were much more clinical at the other end and scored five points from Dublin's kickout. Rory Grugan's two-pointer on 18 minutes brought Armagh back to within one point before a fine solo run and finish from Jarly Og Burns drew the holders level. Stephen Cluxton then made two good stops to deny Oisin Conaty and Andrew Murnin but Dublin went 11 minutes without scoring as the Orchard County took control. Grugan added a free while Rian O'Neill, on his second start of the season, nailed a super two-pointer as did Conor Turbitt to put Kieran McGeeney's side ahead for the first time. Advertisement Conaty, who was named player of the match in last year's final weaved his way through to fire over before a Costello free reduced the deficit to four ahead of half-time. Holders punish wasteful hosts Armagh did not relent after the break and O'Neill got his second two-pointer to extend their advantage. Dublin continued to be the architects of their own downfall as three times in a matter of minutes they were penalised for not keeping three players up in the other half, allowing Grugan to stroke home three easy frees. Costello missed a two-point free off the ground before making amends a few minutes later with a fine two-pointer to bring Dublin back within five. Advertisement Points from Ethan Rafferty and Darragh McMullan steadied Armagh, but another two-pointer from Sean Bugler kept the hosts believing they could fight back. Bugler, Costello and John Small were all guilty of adding to Dublin's wide count, with such misses proving costly in the end. Substitute Stefan Campbell tagged on a point while O'Neill got his third two-pointer by kicking a free off the ground to widen the gap further. Dublin kept coming back with another two-pointer, this time from Paddy Small again cutting the deficit. Another point from a substitute, this time Joe McElroy, kept the scoreboard ticking over and Dublin failed in a late push to get back in the game as Armagh saw out the win. McGeeney's side will face Galway in their final game while Dublin take on Derry on the weekend of 14/15 June, knowing a win would secure their passage to the next round.
Irish Daily Mirror
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Irish Daily Mirror
'And so it begins' - top GAA star and girlfriend get engaged
Top Armagh GAA star Jarly Óg Burns had a big weekend. He started for the Orchard County in their excellent All-Ireland round robin win over Derry. And seemingly, he found time to pop the question and propose to his girlfriend! Tara Donaghy - Burns' partner - took to social media on Sunday to show off some snaps of the happy couple as she posed with her new engagement ring. The couple look elated in the pictures and that sentiment has been echoed in the comments with well wishers sending the very best of luck to the pair. Jarly Óg has been a mainstay in the Armagh defence for a number of seasons now and played a key role last year as Armagh won the All-Ireland championship for the first time since 2002. It was a poignant moment for the entire Burns family as Jarlath, Jarly Óg's father, is the President of the GAA and handed over the trophy to his son in the Hogan Stand at Croke Park last July.
Belfast Telegraph
22-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Johnny Murtagh insists Rian O'Neill is in ‘phenomenal shape' ahead of Armagh return
Former county player Johnny Murtagh believes that Rian O'Neill could take Armagh to a new level this summer, as the All-Star has spent the last 10 weeks getting into 'phenomenal shape'. O'Neill has not played for the Orchard County this season, having stepped away from the panel for personal reasons, but fans were both shocked and overjoyed to see the flying forward out on the pitch with his county teammates before their Ulster Final against Donegal two weeks ago.
Belfast Telegraph
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Belfast Telegraph
Why Donegal's Final win over Armagh was Ulster football at its very best and sets up All-Ireland nicely
An unwelcome hat-trick was Armagh's lot in losing Saturday's titanic Ulster Senior Football Championship Final against Donegal, who were their conquerors in the 2024 provincial showpiece, while the Orchard County also played second fiddle to Derry in the 2023 decider. Manager Kieran McGeeney and his players could have been forgiven that the sporting gods had conspired against them once again but, at the end of the day, their fate was in their own hands.
