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INTERMEDIATE FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL DIGITAL PROGRAMME SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER 2020, 4PM ATHLETIC GROUNDS REFEREE: OLIVER HEARTY LINESMAN: MARTIN HATZER STANDBY REFEREE: PADRAIG HUGHES ARMAGHGAA.NET #ARMAGHCLUB20 CLÁR ARMAGH Sunday 20 September 2020 Throw-in 4pm, Athletic Grounds Armagh Intermediate Football Championship Final Clan na Gael v St Paul's 3.30pm St Pauls team photo 3.32pm Clan na Gael team photo 3.50pm Toss of coin 3.54pm Parade 3.57pm National Anthem 4.00pm Throw-in 4.32pm Halftime 5.18pm* Final whistle (*approx) 5.20pm Presentation on the pitch MATCH DAY PRESENTATION The presentation will take place on the pitch. Spectators are not permitted to enter the pitch enclosure at any time. Please respect this guidance for your safety and the safety of players and volunteers. THE MAN ARMAGH IN THE MIDDLE Today's man in the middle is Oliver Hearty from St Laurence O'Toole Belleeks club with a referee career spanning over 30 years. In that time he has taken charge of numerous finals, including 3 Senior Championship Finals - the last one being in 2018 and in that year he received the Referee of the Year award. His appointment to the 2020 Intermediate Football Championship final is notable for two reasons; the Atty Hearty Cup which is presented to the winners, is named after his late Uncle Atty. This appointment also gives him the honour of having refereed all three major cup competitions in the county. We wish Oliver and his officials well in today's Intermediate County Final. THE ATTY HEARTY CUP The Intermediate Football Championship trophy In order to mark the esteem and honour one of is named in memory of Atty Hearty who gave a the greatest Gaels, Naomh Cillian presented the lifetime voluntary service to his beloved Naomh Atty Hearty Cup to Armagh County Board, in Cillian, Crois Bán and Armagh County Board. Atty’s memory, for the Intermediate Championship winners. Atty was a player, selector, county board delegate, committee member and chairman of The Man of the Match will be presented to one Naomh Cillian before he was tragically killed as a of today's outstanding players after the game. result of a road accident in 1972 at the young age of 45 years. The Man of the Match award is selected in consultation with members from the media. He was a selector for the Armagh Minor team which won the Ulster Championship in 1968 and the following year he was selector with his club who won the County Junior title. A WORD ARMAGH FROM THE CHAIRMAN As Cathaoirleach of Armagh County Board, Your help, patience and co-operation has I would like to extend a special welcome to been exemplary and without this, it would the players, management and supporters of have been impossible for our stewards to both St Pauls and Clan na Gael, to the Cormac their job in the way in which they did. Leonard Intermediate Football Championship Final. I want to thank our stewards; these volunteers are certainly the unsung heroes of What a pairing we have for today’s final, two of our association. The way they have worked the biggest rivals within the County. throughout this very difficult time has been Clan na Gael will probably begin as slight simply amazing. favourites after good wins over last year’s beaten finalists, Shane O’Neills, in a very tight Once again, I would like to thank Cormac first round. Then, accounting for Clonmore in Leonard Commercials for the continued the Quarter Final before beating Keady in the sponsorship of our championship. Semi Final. I want to thank all our sponsors and those In the first round, St Pauls accounted for who have supported our county over the Tir Na nOg, before having to pull out all the past year. Without you, it would be stops against Carrickcruppen in a Quarter impossible to run our games the way in Final. Then, again for Tullysaran in the Semi which we do. Final. Both teams are certainly here on merit. Clan na Gael will undoubtedly look on their Today’s game is brought to you by Linwoods County Captain Stefan Campbell, alongside Armagh TV for those at home and abroad. the experienced Ronan Austin and Shane What a job they have done this year. With McPartland to see them through and bring people unable to attend due to the the Atty Hearty cup back to Francis Street. pandemic, these volunteers are a credit to our association. St Pauls will hope that county star Andrew Murnin is fully fit, with Ryan Lawless, Niall I want to thank our CCC for all their work McCorry and Peadar Nash helping them bring during this very difficult year. When this the cup back to Taghnevan. There is no doubt season began, no one knew where we would this will be a real mouth-watering contest. finish, but thankfully we made it here to today's county final. Thanks to both teams for supporting the mental health awareness by wearing bibs in I want to thank our groundsman Ronan and their warm-up today with the Take 5 steps to his assistants Noel and Liam for the wellbeing message. marvellous work that they do in having our pitch in great condition. Unfortunately, due to the Covid-19 pandemic numbers at today's county final are I would just like to finish off by wishing our significantly reduced, but as a county, the referee, his officials, and both our competing health and safety of our patrons is our number teams, an enjoyable day. Let’s hope we have one priority. I would ask all our spectators to another great final here in our magnificent follow the safety guidance for post-match stadium. I wish everyone an enjoyable presentations and not enter the pitch afternoon and wherever you are watching, enclosure. enjoy the game and stay safe. As the championship season draws to a close, Michéal Ó Sabhaois I want to take this opportunity to thank Cathaoirleach everyone who has attended our games. Coiste Contae Ard Mhacha MATCH ARMAGH PREVIEW All-Lurgan county final clash This Sunday, friends become foes, as Soupy’ lit up the Athletic Grounds with his two of Lurgan’s closest neighbours blistering pace in his side semi-final victory battle it out for the Intermediate crown. of Keady two weeks ago. Clan na Gael and St Paul’s know each Shane McPartland offers another attacking other inside out, which only adds to the threat while Niall Henderson is a key figure interest of this contest. The Clans head into in his working wing half forward role. At the game as favourites and have been the the back, Clans will look to the likes of Sam frontrunners since the beginning of the McLarnon, Jamie Brady and Danny Magee season. to keep the St Paul’s forward division quiet. St Paul’s on the other hand will be quietly No matter what happens on Sunday, the confident of causing an upset, as they have Atty Hearty Cup will be heading to Lurgan, been impressive in their in three games to but what ribbons will hang from the date. handles is still up for debate. What we do know is, we’re They had to come from behind in both in for a hugely exciting game as both their quarter final (vs Carrickcruppen) and teams like to attack and goals will be semi-final (vs Tullysaran) to reach the crucial in this one. showpiece. It’s their attacking quality that will attract Clans have had to deal with the favourites the tag all season long and should be able to eye, with Andrew Murnin of course the star handle the pressure and come through name at full forward. His accompanied by this one, but St Paul’s won’t be easily swept plenty of talent up front, with Ryan Lawless, aside. Aaron Rodgers and Eoin McConville all well fit to cause trouble to any defence. Peadar Nash is a huge asset at centre half By Shaun Casey back, and his raiding runs are a main feature of St Paul’s attacking play. In midfield, Niall McCrory has been in brilliant form and we could witness the clash of youth versus experience as he comes up against Ronan Austin. Austin is the Clans captain and one of their most loyal servants, he is sure to have a big say in the midfield shake up. Marsden’s men also hold a wealth of talent in their attacking half of the field, no more so than the brilliant Stefan Campbell. ‘Take 5’ for mental wellbeing TODAY our county finalists will wear bibs in their Working together to promote mental wellbeing, pre-match warm-up to raise awareness of the Armagh Chairman Michael Savage said, “As a 'Take 5 steps to wellbeing’ as this week marks sporting organisation we recognise the the launch of a regional mental health and importance of promoting positive mental emotional wellbeing campaign - ‘Working wellbeing with all our members. Mental illness Together To Promote Mental Wellbeing'. can affect anyone, including family, friends, colleagues or teammates. By building these five The Take 5 Steps to Wellbeing are a set of tools steps into our daily lives, we can look after our to help us maintain and improve our wellbeing - mental wellbeing. by thinking of them as our ‘five a day’ we should build these into our daily lives. The steps are "Whether that be, playing or volunteering at your Connect, Be Active, Take Notice, Keep Learning local club the GAA is a great way to be active, and Give.

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