Former Armagh star Oisín McConville, pictured, claims the county’s behaviour has reached a ridiculous level after they pulled out of a scheduled press conference yesterday.

You could argue that Brendan Devenney is blinded by county loyalty but the former Donegal player is in ‘no doubt’ they will beat Dublin if, or as many believe, when, the sides meet.

Armagh will return to Croke Park for the first time in five years this weekend with their siege mentality intact and assistant manager Peter McDonnell having spoke out about how the team has been "disrespected and dismissed".

Coach Peter McDonnell revealed how Armagh players fell to their knees and wept in the dressing room after knocking old rivals Tyrone out of the Championship.

Armagh 0-14 Monaghan 0-14

Armagh’s siege mentality was clear and present prior to Saturday’s draw when selector Peter McDonnell claimed the team had been given a "raw deal" arising from the Paradegate controversy.

Jamie Clarke said the prospect of working with Kieran McGeeney was the big carrot which brought him back home to Armagh.

A lawyer representing upwards of 300 clients fitted with faulty hip implants in Ireland expects the first cases to be settled by Christmas for sums well in excess of the reported €220,000 earmarked for individuals who sued and settled in the US.

Kieran McGeeney has joined Paul Grimley’s Armagh backroom team for the 2014 season.

After last October’s county final, Oisín McConville called on new Armagh manager Paul Grimley to entice his Crossmaglen team-mate Paul Hearty back into the set-up.

Former All-Ireland winner and All-Star forward Oisin McConville has questioned the decision to add former manager Peter McDonnell to the current Armagh management team.

Paddy O'Rourke has relinquished his role as Armagh senior football manager following today's disappointing All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier defeat to Roscommon.

The first compensation cases linked to the fitting of thousands of flawed hip implants could be heard by the end of the year.

Patients given faulty hip replacements may have received a boost to their case for compensation following the revelation that the manufacturers continued to sell the defective devices a year after discovering their flaws.

A legal firm representing patients fitted with faulty hip implants is to sue either the manufacturers or their parent company, as part of a group action.

LOUTH footballers have received a huge boost with the news that Brian McEniff will play a more significant role for the Wee County in 2012.

AN INTERNAL investigation is being carried out at a third-level Dublin college after students swallowed a live goldfish, raw chicken necks, lamb’s hearts, cat and dog food and an array of chillies as part of an iron stomach competition.

Division Three

MAYBE it’s because they’re not listening. Maybe it’s because they simply don’t care but Louth’s relationship with the O’Byrne Cup is a love affair that is not supposed to augur well.

LOUTH’S emergence into the bright lights of a first Leinster final for the first time in half a century is a remarkable story all in itself, but it is one accompanied by a collection of equally eye-catching individual tales.

DOWN legend Paddy O’Rourke has stressed he will have no divided loyalties in his new role as Armagh manager.

Armagh defender Aaron Kernan is hopeful that the long-running search for a new senior football manager will be done and dusted within the next fortnight.

ARMAGH defender Aaron Kernan is hopeful that the long-running search for a new senior football manager will be done and dusted within the next fortnight.

FORMER Meath All-Ireland winning boss Sean Boylan last night ruled out a return to inter-county management with Armagh.

NEWLY-APPOINTED Monaghan trainer Paul Grimley is not set to make a dramatic re-entry into the race for the vacant Armagh football manager’s post.

Armagh's senior footballers are seeking a meeting with the Co board over the delay in appointing a new manager.

JOE KERNAN was last night appointed the new manager of the Galway senior football team.

BRENDAN HACKETT was last night surprisingly named new Westmeath football manager.

KIERAN McGEENEY has been tipped to be a future Armagh manager – but not before he is a success with Kildare.

Kildare football manager Kieran McGeeney has ruled himself out of the running for the vacant Armagh job.

THE former Armagh senior football management team hit back at their critics last night for “fabricated stories”, blaming a “breach of confidentiality” for their resignation.

Joe Kernan has not ruled out a return to inter-county management with his native Armagh at some stage, but current business and media commitments mean he will not be putting himself forward to replace the departed Peter McDonnell in the role.

ARMAGH legend Joe Kernan has ruled out a return to county management following Peter McDonnell’s shock resignation for the post.

Armagh's senior manager Peter McDonnell has ended his two-year tenure as the county's football manager.

ARMAGH football was rocked last night after county senior manager Peter McDonnell brought an end to his two-year tenure in charge.

GAA officials in Armagh have this evening confirmed the resignation of Peter McDonnell as Armagh senior football manager with immediate effect.

Monaghan 0-13 Armagh 0-12 (aet)

ARMAGH manager Peter McDonnell felt the Ulster champions ‘were unfortunate not to get something’ out of their long-awaited clash in St Tiernach’s Park yesterday.

Tyrone 2-10 Armagh 1-10

MOST of them are only players in our minds now. On DVDs, decaying VHS tapes and in old photos.

THERE are so many questions about this game in Clones tomorrow, relating to the comparative strengths of a Tyrone team hoping to retain the All-Ireland football title at the third attempt and the short-term prospects for an Armagh outfit which has been weakened by a gradual drain of the best of their championship-winning side of 2002.

THEY have been judged by their failure to win more than one All-Ireland as much as they have their phenomenal record in Ulster but Armagh captain Ciaran McKeever is adamant that the thirst for provincial honours has not been quenched.

OWEN MULLIGAN has described the criticism of Sunday’s Ulster Championship tie between Derry and Monaghan as “over the top”.