1’ The ball is thrown in and away we go!
It’s been a breezy late afternoon in Armagh making conditions that bit more challenging at the Athletic Grounds. The man with the whistle for this fixture is Brendan Cawley from the Sarrsfields GAA Club in County Kildare.
Michael Verney is at the game reporting – he sets the scene from Armagh!
Old rivals reunite
They have played out two classic Ulster SFC finals in the past two seasons and today sees another tasty clash between Donegal and Armagh.Conditions are soft, to say the least, after a woeful downpour in recent hours in Armagh town as Jim McGuinness’ Donegal bid to make it four from four in Division 1 of the League.
Kieran McGeeney has been in the news recently with his “piggery” comments and it is more suited for hogs than footballers in the Athletic Grounds as these great rivals reunite.