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Armagh's Paul Duffy has a suspected broken collar-bone.

I heard that St Michael's has withdrawn from the Ulster League.

The best set of goal posts in Armagh are the ones that are being kept undercover until the Athletic Grounds are ready.

More added expense for the County Board when they have to pay the travelling expenses for the majority of players who have to travel from the Home of Gaelic Football - South Armagh.

good news for all armagh clubs especially the small ones i read in gaelic life the peader murry county treasurer has announced the county team funding will no longer be a burden on clubs this is fantistic news as the policy of hitting all clubs for the same amount of money regardless of size or ability to pay was crippling many clubs all over the county. i have from the beginning opposed this facist uncaring policy and am glad it has been binned as a member of a small club it was getting to the stage that we hated going to our own county board for fear of being boned for money all the time, i dont know what fundraising schemes they have thought up to replace this madness any one heard anything?

My reading of the situation is that the County Treasurer told the delegates at the recent County Convention that Armagh would require a further £25K this year and he did not intend to ask the clubs to contribute to this sum.
All clubs will be required to pay the same levy which they have been paying over the past few years.
So, not such good news at all.

We had Donal McKenna over us last year - an outrageous man!

McKenna is a very shrewd manager.  Was Big Joe's right-hand man when Crossmaglen won 3 All-Irelands.
Who is he with this year?

Ben,
This is the Armagh team, substitutes and scorers in yesterdays game against St Mary's

Ciaran McKinney; Andy Mallon, Kieran Toner, Paudie McCreesh; JP Donnelly, Brendan Donaghy, Tony McClelland; Philip Loughran, Gareth Swift; Peadar Toal (0-3), Malachy Mackin (0-2), Martin Ferris (0-2); Stephen McDonnell (0-3), Martin O'Rourke, Stephan Forker.
Substitutes were Kevin O'Rourke for Peadar Toal and Neil McSherry for Stephan Forker.

[ARMAGH DR. McKENNA CUP PANEL]

ARMAGH DR. McKENNA CUP PANEL

Ciaran McKinney (Pearse Og), Alan Hearty (Crossmaglen), B Donaghy (Clonmore), JP Donnelly (Harps), Paul Duffy (Pearse Og), Stephan Forker (Maghery), Philip Loughran (Cladaí), Tony McClelland (Granemore), G McCreesh (?), P McCreesh (?), Stephen McDonnell (Killeavey), Kieran McGeeney (Na Fianna), Paul McGrane (Ballyhegan), Ciaran McKeever (St Patrick's), Paddy McKeever (Ballyhegan), Enda McNulty (Ballyboden), Malachy Mackin (St Patrick's), Ciaran Toner (Granemore), Martin O'Rourke (Dromintee), Gareth Swift (Harps), Peader Toal (Harps), Martin Ferris (Carrickcruppen), Neil McSherry (Whitecross), Kevin O'Rourke (St Michael's).

www.orchardcounty.com

Paul Keenan (Carrickcruppen & Armagh)

"Our preparation for the championship went well and the training was enjoyable.

"We'd do six or seven mile runs around the lake in Castlewellan and everyone was really putting it into it.

Can't see Ross using this training method.

What was the score Uladh?  I take it that Crossmaglen won.
Any score from Dromintee and Pearse Og game which was switched to the former's venue this morning?

A Happy Christmas everyone and I hope you all get what you wish for in 2007.
May Gaelic Sport be the winner whatever you wish.

Apart from Ollie Hearty, Brian Nixon and Sam McClatchey who are the other good referees in Armagh?

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however i do agree with u that the standard of referreing in the county this year has been a joke with numerous games being abandoned and mass brawls etc so that area has 2 be seriously looked at for next year.

Care to elaborate True Blue?

[Micheál O Hehir TG4 Christmas Day 10pm]

GAA President, Nickey Brennan led the tributes at the launch in Croke Park of a new TG4 television documentary on one of the great names in the history of Irish sport - pioneering Gaelic Games and racing commentator Micheál O Hehir. The programme will be shown on TG4 on Christmas Day.

Micheál O Hehir was an innovating broadcaster in every sense of the word.  From his first radio broadcast in 1938  as an 18 year old (standing on an orange box at the Galway v Monaghan All-Ireland Semi-Final football match in Mullingar) and throughout his fifty year career, - he broke new ground. He quickly became known as the broadcast voice of Gaelic games.  His opening words  Bail ó Dhia oraibh a chairde Gael agus fáilte romhaibh go Páirc an Chrócaigh   on Radio Éireann had the power of instantly transporting his audience throughout the world in their imagination to the hallowed turf of that great stadium.   He made the transition easily to television when that medium was established in Ireland and also developed his career as an internationally renowned racing commentator - for the big races in Ireland  at the great Classics and Steeplechases in Britain and further afield.

This new programme, co-funded by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland's Sound and Vision scheme, features lots of clips >from the extensive archive of Micheál  O Hehir's many golden moments on radio and television, with tributes and reminiscences >from family, colleagues, Gaelic Games heroes and members of the horse-racing community. Among those taking part are his sons and daughter,  Micheál Ó Muircheartaigh, Séamas Mallon, Seán Ó Sé, An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, Liam Ó Maolmhichíl, Ted Walsh, Sir Peter O Sullevan and many others.  The programme was produced by Nemeton, the independent company based in Ring, Co Waterford and is narrated by actor Mick Lally.

Micheál O Hehir, who died in 1996,  was a man of many achievements but one who did not seek the limelight. His contribution was enormous  across a range of activities, not least as ambassador for Ireland and Irish sport. TG4 Ceannasaí, Pól Ó Gallchóir  says the channel is proud to have commissioned this programme on a legend of public service broadcasting in Ireland and to be airing it on Christmas Day, the most important day of the television year. "This is an entertaining programme that will bring back many happy memories for Irish people, home and abroad," he said, and will make for very enjoyable viewing and reviewing.

Micheál O Hehir     TG4 Christmas Day 10pm