Christy O’Connor: A whiff of Ulster dominance hanging in the air again
This is certainly a more open All-Ireland championship than 2003, but, similar to that ground-breaking season when three Ulster teams reached the semis, there is definitely a whiff of Ulster dominance hanging in the air again.
PROVINCIAL POWER: Armagh’s Tiernan Kelly up against Donegal’s Shane O’Donnell during the Ulster SFC final at St Tiernach’s Park last month. Pic: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile
When Armagh won last year’s All-Ireland, their story was as much a symbol of hope as success, especially with how Kieran McGeeney built that side from the ground up on such a difficult journey.
In the previous decade under McGeeney, all Armagh had won was a Division 3 league title.
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