The Northern Standard funds
opportunity for cream of young talent
to emerge. By KEVIN CARNEY.
new, epochal challenge for local underage golfers looms in the wake of last Friday night’s launch at Rossmore Golf Club of the 2012 Northern Standard Boys U18 Golf Championship.
All golf clubs were represented at the launch of the inaugural county tournament which has been devised by a Rossmore G.C think-tank headed by well-known Monaghan town-based businessman Harry Dwyer.
The organisers hope that Monaghan’s first ever U18 golf competition, which will take on July 6th next, will provide a …

Bray Wanderers 1
Monaghan United 0
A well-taken header in the closing minutes by the impressive Jason Byrne did the damage on the scoreboard, but it was the recurrent curse of the red mist that proved a major factor in defeat for Monaghan United when they went down to Bray Wanderers in a largely uninspiring encounter at Gortakeegan on Friday.
United’s talented but combustible midfielder Keith Quinn once again failed to see out the ninety minutes when he mistimed a challenge on Bray’s David Webster, and his dismissal was compounded by …

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 …

It was a day of high drama on the narrow roads of North Monaghan as Daniel Mc Kenna and Andrew Grennan won the 2012 Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan Stages Rally on Sunday last.
 This was the second counting round of the Sligo Pallets Border Rally Championship which drew a full entry of 131 cars, the first full entry of this years rally calendar. An action packed event that saw only 5 of the top 10 making the finish ramp including non-finishes form all three WRC cars, which started. This event had it …

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 …

The climax of Monaghan Motor Club’s rally calendar takes place over the coming weekend with the Hillgrove Hotel Monaghan Stages Rally on Sunday next.
Many months of meticulous planning will come together over the coming weekend. A bumper entry of 131 crews will descend on Monaghan town and the neighbouring North Monaghan villages like, Balinode, Scotstown, Tydavnet, Bragan and Carrickroe.
Saturday will be taken up with reccie of each of the three stages where crews will make their pace notes and familiarise themselves with the stages at hand. Mc Elvaney Motors on …

Monaghan 1st XV 13
Strabane 1st XV 8
Monaghan claimed their first senior trophy for nearly thirty years with a controlled display of rugby at Ravenhill on Saturday last. There was an expectation coming into the game that this was a more balanced Monaghan side than might have previously competed in finals, brimming with attacking talent. Under the tutelage of David McGregor, and the captaincy of Marc McArdle, they had a keen eye for the win, and although the 2011/12 season hadn’t brought the anticipated league success, there was no lack of …

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 …