Articles Archive for May 2012

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 ...

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 ...