Paul McGrane
Ballyhegan's McKeever keeping in touch
OVER 4,500 miles away from home, Jonny McKeever peeked though his fingers as Ballyhegan battled it out with Lissummon for a place in the final four of the Armagh Junior Football Championship
Steven McDonnell: I'm glad we got our 'kicks' before game became more 'hands on'
A couple of weeks ago, I was trawling through YouTube and a clip came up of the 2002 All-Ireland final.
The late Brother Ennis: The Pied Piper of Gaelic football
IN the delirious haze, Sean McGourty remembers a man walking into their changing room in Croke Park selling ice-creams.
Iconic moments: McConville buries penalty demons with decisive goal
Cahair O'Kane spoke to Oisin McConville about his crucial goal in the 2002 All-Ireland final, and found the Crossmaglen man in witty form...
Irish News Past Papers: Nov 30 1998: Rich pickings for Armagh as Galway fall
Back in the day: 20 years ago today.. a look at some of the sports stories making the headlines...
Down and Armagh lock horns in minor clash at Pairc Esler
Ulster U17 Football Championship quarter-final: Down v Armagh (today, Pairc Esler, 6pm) JUST 30 seconds remained of an absorbing minor duel at Pairc Esler last year when Armagh’s Tiarnan Kelly had his penalty saved by Down goalkeeper Jack Hazard.
Kieran Hughes looks back on his glory days with Armagh
He didn’t make school teams or play for Armagh at underage level and remained a fringe player until his mid-teens when he sprouted up and out into a formidable physical unit
Rian O'Neill can win Ulster minor shoot-out for Armagh
Ulster Minor Football Championship quarter-final: Cavan v Armagh (Sunday, Kingspan Breffni Park, 1.30pm)
Paul McGrane and Paul O'Connell cut from same cloth
CROSS & PASSION: We all have figures within our own families, communities or sports teams who, without looking for it, automatically generate huge respect and admiration from those around them.
Men like O'Connell & McGrane don't come along very often
LIKE most Irish sports fans I settled down with my patriotic hat on glued to the Ireland versus France encounter on the TV last Sunday and was genuinely infatuated by what was a bruising, physical encounter.