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1 week ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Lee Costello
Armagh full-back Aaron McKay believes that his team would not have won the All-Ireland last year if they had lifted the Ulster Championship. The Orchard County lost last season’s Ulster Final against Donegal on penalties but instead of breaking their spirits, it buoyed them and their dynamic defender is convinced that hurt was necessary to fuel their Sam Maguire triumph.
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1 week ago | 
independent.ie | Lee Costello
Lee Costello: Why winning the Ulster final could come down to who has the better goalkeeper on the dayShaun Patton and Ethan Rafferty go head to head in Saturday's Ulster final. Sitting in the press box in Clones at the Ulster Semi-Final between Armagh and Tyrone, there was so much to take in that it is almost impossible to pick a single reason why the Orchard County won that game.
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1 week ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Lee Costello
Sitting in the press box in Clones at the Ulster Semi-Final between Armagh and Tyrone, there was so much to take in that it is almost impossible to pick a single reason why the Orchard County won that game. The match was a compilation of mistakes, magical moments and match officials taking strong stances on certain decisions so the fact that Kieran McGeeney’s men came out on top by a single point could have come down to any number of things.
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1 week ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Lee Costello
This Saturday the Mackin household will have four siblings featuring in an Ulster Final at Clones, as both the Armagh men and ladies’ teams go up against their Donegal counterparts in a highly-anticipated double-header.
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1 week ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Lee Costello
The Ulster Championship never lies, and the fact that Armagh and Donegal will be competing in the Final for the second year in a row tells us that they are the two strongest teams in the province. Both sides boast a plethora of talent and are in the fortuitous situation where they can bring players on from the bench that are just as good as those they have taken off.
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2 weeks ago | 
independent.ie | Lee Costello
‘In years gone by, people would have said that Armagh probably wouldn’t have won’ – Barry McCamridge on the new mind setArmagh defender Barry McCambridge knows that his side have received their fair share of criticism for missed chances and wasted opportunities in recent years. However, he was not at all surprised that his team managed to score two late points against Tyrone to win their provincial semi-final right at the death last weekend.
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2 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Lee Costello
How the Ulster counties’ prospects now look after an intriguing All-Ireland draw… including a Group of DeathIkem Ugwueru (Clare), Jemar Hall (Armagh), Mícheál Martin (Cork), David Clifford (Kerry), Cillian McDaid (Galway) and Niall Scully (Dublin) at SuperValu’s launch of the GAA All-Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipThe group stages of the All-Ireland series have been confirmed, and it has set up some juicy fixtures for GAA fans to sink their teeth into in the coming weeks.
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2 weeks ago | 
belfasttelegraph.co.uk | Lee Costello
The one big change that helped bring Dublin's Leinster title dominance to an endDublin’s reign of glory in the Leinster Championship was brought to a dramatic end by MeathGaelic football fans are on cloud nine right now, or at least they should be, because every weekend is delivering entertaining matches, close games and huge upsets.
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2 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Lee Costello
Liverpool are Premier League champions once again, but the KOP knew that Arne Slot was special seven months before he guided them to glory. When Jurgen Klopp left last season there was a feeling of despair around the club, and when the Dutchman was named as his replacement, there was a sense of anti-climax in some quarters. However, it didn't take long for the new boss to win over the fans, and it was one interview in particular that really illuminated why this man was the perfect fit for the job.
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2 weeks ago | 
balls.ie | Lee Costello
Liverpool have been crowned as Premier League champions in 2025, only their second title since first winning it back in 2020. There are a few survivors from that team who are adding a second medal to their cabinets, but we have selected a combined XI from both sides, and for those involved in both campaigns, we selected which version of them would make the cut.
