Ulster hunger still burns for McKeever

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.

Armagh’s dominance of the Anglo-Celt Cup has been such that they have claimed it seven times in the last 10 attempts but the county’s inability to replicate that form on the wider stage rankles.

Armagh have appeared at Croke Park in August on all but one occasion since their single All-Ireland triumph in 2002 but they have fallen to sides as diverse as Tyrone and Kerry on the one hand and Fermanagh and Wexford on the other.