The Blackwater 10k Run took place in Gortakeegan/Rossmore on Sunday the 13th May. There was a great turn out of an estimated 1000 participants of both runners and walkers. The weather was also a great benefit to the success of our day as the rain held off until we had the last of our runners and walkers safely home.
Our overall winners this year in Senior Men were
1 Patrick Cassidy Glaslough harriers 00:34:13
2 Paul Gleeson Clones A/C 00:34:44
3 Dermot Kerr Armagh AC 00:35:05
4 Paul Finnegan Armagh AC 00:35:35
Senior Ladies
1 Denise Toner Clones A/C 00:40:46
2 Nuala Reilly Drogheda District AC 00:43:07
3 Fionnuala Duffy Unattached 00:43:12
Junior Men
1 Caoimhin Kelly Glaslough harriers 00:36:16
2 Ariel Lanza Monaghan Phoenix 00:42:50
3 Thomas Gorman Unattached 00:47:18
Girls Fun …

A LATE fusillade of scoring by Derry City put Tuesday night’s Airtricity League Premier Division clash with Monaghan United out of the home side’s reach in a bewildering flurry of late-on action that stood out in stark contrast to the indifferent footballing fare that had gone before.
Roddy Collins’ side, desperate to improve on their poor home record, would have been hoping to profit from the Candystripes’ rather indifferent run of recent form that culminated in defeat in the Setanta Cup final last weekend to …

MONAGHAN 1-13
CORK 2-07
MONAGHAN clinched their first National League title since 1999, halting defending champions Cork’s bid for five titles in a row at Parnell Park on Saturday with an electrifying 1-13 to 2-7 victory.
Monaghan were superb throughout and thoroughly deserved their win, once again proving their worth at the the Dublin venue which has proven to be a lucky stomping ground for the county.
It was here that they last tasted league success all those 13 years ago against Waterford.
Once again, Monaghan’s full-forward line showed how lethal they were, Cathriona McConnell, …

MONAGHAN HARPS 0-13
CASTLEBLAYNEY 0-07
BY COLM SHALVEY
MONAGHAN HARPS produced an improved second-half performance to run out fairly comfortable winners at home to Castleblayney in the Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League last Friday.
The Harps were lucky to be level at the end of a low-scoring first half where Blayney kicked seven wides, but they won the second period by ten points to four to pull away.
The Harps had Aodhán Óg McAnespie back to anchor their defence, but their injury list lengthened when Dean Fanning was forced to come off …

By Kevin Carney
With a clean bill of health and a crew itching to make up for a decade and more with ‘what-might-have-been’ tags attached, Monaghan’s premier ladies football squad will go into this Saturday’s (4.45pm) NFL Division One final against Cork at Parnell Park in confident mood.
Cork’s football tradition might make them more blue blooded than the the Oriel county girls but tradition never won a match yet and Monaghan team-manager Greg McGonigle and his think-tank and players won’t be thinking about past meetings this weekend as they head to …

ARMAGH1-11
MONAGHAN 0-13
By JOHN GRAHAM
Monaghan and Armagh served up a very entertaining and well contested challenge match in Oram on Sunday evening last as both sides begin to put the final touches to their championship preparations.
On the day Armagh shaded the result by a single point, a point from a free by Stefan Forker in the final minutes and while Monaghan would have been a little disappointed at losing they had greater cause for concern when Owen Lennon had to be carried off the field some five minutes into the second-half …

‘Talk Sport for Shauna’ entertained, informed and
enthralled the sizeable crowd at the Hillgrove Hotel
last Saturday night. by COLM SHAVLEY
‘Talk Sport for Shauna’ – a fundraiser for Shauna McPhillips, a six-year-old girl from Scotstown who suffers from the rare neurological disorder, Rett Syndrome, which means she requires round-the-clock care – was a great success.
Peadar McMahon of the organising committee was keen to stress that, as well as the few hundred-odd people who attended; many more had also bought tickets to show their support for a very worthy cause. Also on the …

Following a speical open meeting on Tuesday night last at Gortakeegan, Monaghan United Football Club is seeking assistance from the people of County Monaghan to help tide the Club over an immediate financial shortfall. With the Club winning promotion to the Premier Division of the Airtricity League , it had set a target of achieving Stadium and/or Main Shirt Sponsorship for the Season. Unfortunately this major sponsorship has not been obtained to date, despite the fact that several national Companies expressed strong interest in it. This has …

There was great jubilation amongst her supporters last Sat evening 28th April, in the National Boxing Stadium, Dublin when Dolores Hughes from the Emyvale Club won the National Title in the Girls Under 14 yrs, 54 kg Category.
Dolores had qualified for the National Championships via her success in claiming the Ulster title earlier in the month.
She paved her way to the National Final by defeating the Leinster Champion, Sarah White, Tredagh Boxing Club Drogheda in the semi final the previous evening Fri 27th.
In that contest the Emyvale girl recovered from …

TRAUGH 0-11
SCOTSTOWN 1-05
BY COLM SHALVEY
TRUAGH came from six points down to win a hard-hitting north-Monaghan derby at home to Scotstown last Saturday.
Playing with the wind at their backs, Scotstown dominated the opening half and should have been more than four ahead by the end of it, having led by six at one stage, spurred on by an early Kieran Hughes goal. The dismissal of captain Francis Caulfield in first-half injury-time hit their chances, however, and Truagh took advantage by hitting seven of the second half’s eight points.
Unlike last year’s game …