Armagh articles
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Derry Masters off to winning start in Armagh
Derry masters produced a barnstorming finish to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat in their opening league fixture away to Armagh. Derry trailed by two at half-time, and found themselves 2-9 to 0-11 behind by the 55th minute. But the Oakleaf men dug deep to hit an unanswered 2-1 in the last five minutes to finally stretch their necks over the line. Raymond Wilkinson’s 56th minute penalty and Marty McGuiness’s 58th minute goal proved the key scores for Derry’s come from behind win. Despite...
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Derry Minors defeat Tyrone to set up Ulster final date with Armagh
Derry 2-14 Tyrone 1-10 A brilliant second half of attacking football propelled Derry into their eighth Ulster Minor Football final in 10 years as Tyrone were put to the sword at Owenbeg on Saturday. Damien McErlain’s you Oak Leafers put a mistake riddled first half behind them to outscore a decent Tyrone team by 1-12 to 1-5 in a one sided second half which means, remarkably, they now meet Armagh in the final next Sunday in Healy Park. Remarkable in the sense that Derry defeated the Orchard boys...
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Twelve PSNI officers assaulted while arresting one man in Co Armagh
It’s been described as the ‘latest in a series of shameful attacks on officers’.