The Armagh star Rian O'Neill has propelled himself into the ranks of Ulster's elite Gaelic footballers and is destined to enjoy a lengthy career in the county jersey. Success runs in O'Neill's blood as he comes from a family of great players in the history of the sport. The centre forward's beautiful girlfriend Meabh is also a Camogie player.

READ MORE: Armagh v Kerry LIVE reaction as Armagh upset Kerry to reach first final since 2003 READ MORE: Thierry Henry would be a natural in French team heading to Ireland for GAA matches Here is all you need to know about Rian's life, whether it be on or off the pitch. Who is Rian O'Neill? Rian is a footballer for Armagh, playing the position of centre forward. How old is Rian O'Neill? Rian is 24 years old.

Famous GAA family Ryan is a force to be reckoned with in Gaelic football and comes from a very talented family. His father is former footballer Gareth O'Neill, who played for both Louth and Armagh, while his older brother Oisin also plays GAA. Plus, his uncle on his mother's side is iconic Armagh footballer Oisin Mconville.

Rian previously said most his earliest childhood memories revolve around playing Gaelic football with his brother. "Every game when we were young, myself and Oisin were around the same age, and my dad used to play for Cross and we'd be up every night kicking out ball" he told GAA.ie "That went on, he became the manager then, and we were still kicking ball.

"My mother would be going mad that we weren't in the house.