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 …

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 …

Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior
Football League

   P

W

D

L
F
A

PTS

SD

Carrickmacross
6
5
0
1
5
61
2
64
10
6

Ballybay
5
4
1
0
10
42
2
43
9
23

Latton
5
2
1
2
7
44
5
45
5
5

Castleblayney
5
2
1
2
4
53
6
44
5
3

Magheracloone
4
2
1
1
4
39
3
39
5
3

Truagh
6
2
1
3
3
61
6
55
5
-3

Monaghan
Harps
6
1
2
3
3
59
8
60
4
-16

Scotstown
5
1
1
3
3
44
2
50
3
-3

Clontibret
5
1
1
3
2
52
6
46
3
-6

Currin
5
1
1
3
2
39
3
48
3
-12

Monaghan
Electrical Intermediate Football League

  P

W

D

L
F
A

PTS

SD

Doohamlet
5
4
0
1
7
54
4
39
8
24

Tyholland
5
4
0
1
10
47
2
53
8
18

Donaghmoyne
5
4
0
1
6
47
6
43
8
4

Aughnamullen
6
4
0
2
6
54
3
61
8
2

Cremartin
6
3
1
2
8
46
3
54
7
7

Inniskeen
6
2
0
4
3
61
6
61
4
-9

Toome
6
2
0
4
3
58
7
61
4
-15

Rockcorry
5
1
1
3
2
54
4
43
3
5

Corduff
5
1
0
4
6
51
8
47
2
-2

Seán
McDermotts
5
1
0
4
2
38
10
48
2
-34

Eurotech
Junior Football League

  P

W

D

L
F
A

PTS

SD

Emyvale
4
4
0
0
6
35
5
26
8
12

Killeevan
4
2
1
1
4
31
2
32
5
5

Oram
5
2
1
2
6
42
3
48
5
3

Drumhowan
5
2
1
2
4
49
6
47
5
-4

Aghabog
5
2
0
3
4
41
3
44
4
0

Clones
4
2
0
2
1
38
3
34
4
-2

Killanny
4
2
0
2
3
39
4
41
4
-5

Éire Óg
5
1
1
3
1
42
3
46
3
-10

Blackhill
4
1
0
3
3
37
3
36
2
1

Carrickmacross are the new leaders of the Drumlin
Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League after they had an impressive 1-18
to 0-10 win away to Monaghan Harps on Wednesday evening. Carrick have surprised
many with their start to the season and they continued that with a fifth win
from six games. Stephen Gollogly (1-7, including a goal from a penalty) and
Mark Downey hit 1-12 between them, while Peter O’Hanlon and James McGeown shone
at midfield as Carrick pulled away in …

CURRIN 0-07
MAGHERACLOONE 0-06
COLM SHALVEY reports from Scotshouse
CURRIN won a Senior Football League game for the first time in their 126-year history when they produced a strong second-half performance to edge out Magheracloone in Scotshouse.
Currin trailed by 0-6 to 0-5 at the interval but, amazingly, they scored the only two points of the second half. It wasn’t one for the purist, with 55 frees being awarded over the hour, but the manner of this historic victory will be secondary to Currin.
Currin dominated at midfield, winning over …

TYHOLLAND1-14
ROCKCORRY1-13
COLM SHALVEY REPORTS FROM ST MARY’S PARK
TYHOLLAND held off a late charge from Rockcorry to win their Monaghan Electrical Intermediate Football League game by the narrowest of margins last Sunday.
An open game provided plenty of entertainment for neutrals, with a total of 29 scores and a number of goal chances for both teams. Tyholland never trailed after a fine start which saw them kick the game’s first six points and although Rockcorry enjoyed two purple patches of their own, the best they could manage was drawing level once in each …

For the last seven decades, Tommy Bates has been the fulcrum round which Latton O Rahillys have worked their title triumphs with patience and persistence.
The sort of GAA stalwart every club yearns to have on board but few are privileged, the 86 years young Fior Gael is known far and wide in county Monaghan as a doer and a selfless man whose love of family comes second only to his love of Gaelic games.
From the time Tommy set out on his football safari in 1947 as a player with his …

CASTLEBLAYNEY 1-13
CURRIN 2-07
COLM SHALVEY reports from St Victors Park
Castleblayney are joint-leaders in the Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League after they held off a spirited challenge from Currin in Toome last Sunday.
Despite starting without Ciarán Hanratty and suspended backs Cormac Brady and Paddy Mallon, Blayney were much quicker out of the starting blocks and although Currin rallied strongly, they were never able to catch up.
Blayney won more than two-thirds of the kick-outs (24/35), but senior newcomers Currin stayed in contention until the final whistle.
All six Blayney forwards got …