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MAITIU MONAGHAN Currin GFC, the oldest and smallest GAA club in County Monaghan, are hosting a Strictly Come Dancing fundraising event on 2nd February at the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan. This highly anticipated event is not just about an evening of entertainment, it represents a key step towards the future of the club. The funds raised during the event will contribute to the development of essential club facilities, including a new pitch, a gym, and a walking track. These new spaces will serve as vital resources for everyone in the community. Currin ...
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COLM SHALVEY Scotstown were singing in the rain in Clones last Sunday after seeing their seniors and minors take home a double of top-tier championship titles. It was a first SFC/MFC double since 1981 for Scotstown, with their minors producing a strong second-half performance to see off Monaghan Harps and their seniors retaining the Mick Duffy Cup with a typically composed display against Clontibret.
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COLM SHALVEY As the Monaghan football championship season races towards its conclusion, the finalists in each grade will be known by Sunday evening. Clones hosts an enticing SFC semi-final double-header, featuring the three most recent winners of the Mick Duffy Cup (Scotstown, Ballybay and Clontibret), as well as last year’s runners-up Inniskeen. The former three have won every county SFC title since 2011, with Scotstown blazing a trail with eight of those, with the other four being shared by Ballybay and Clontibret, who get things underway on Sunday at 2pm. Both ...
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The passing at St James’s Hospital in Dublin on Sunday last, October 6 of Billy Bagster has evoked deep sadness among the followers of soccer in Monaghan. Rightly described this week as “a Monaghan United legend” by the club he led to First Division promotion in 1993 and subsequently to a top six finish in the Premier League, the man from Terenure was one of the most iconic characters in Irish soccer, deeply knowledgeable about the worldwide game, charmingly idiosyncratic and individual, erudite and dryly witty and instantly recognisable in ...
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INNISKEEN 1-23CARRICKMACROSS 1-20 Inniskeen needed extra-time to get through an exciting south-Monaghan derby against Carrickmacross. Niall Arthur was in prolific form for Inniskeen throughout the 80-plus minutes, racking up a remarkable 1-18 to lead the holders through. An Oran Kiernan-led Carrick had been on the brink of qualifying for a third county final in four years when they led by a point with time almost up, having held a narrow lead for much of the hour, but Arthur’s added-time equaliser proved to be a vital reprieve for Inniskeen, whose top marksman ...
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MAITIU MONAGHAN There has been no material update on the search for Vinnie Corey’s replacement to be the next Monaghan manager. Corey’s sudden departure from the role last week was a massive shock and with the County Championship already up and running, there is an urgency to the search to fill the role. Last week, news that Jason Sherlock was among the front runners to take over from Corey. The Dublin legend was linked with the Monaghan job in 2022, but after being interviewed turned the job down. Sherlock was involved ...
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Monaghan Phoenix athlete Daisy Walker travels to Lima in Peru this week to take part in the World U-20 Athletics Championships. Daisy was selected to represent Ireland in the 4x400m Mixed Relay event, which takes place on Tuesday August 27 next. Her international selection comes after an outstanding outdoor season at both 200m and 400m disciplines which saw Daisy win the Irish School Championships. The 17-year-old St Louis Leaving Cert student carries the best wishes of her club and county with her to South America. (See our sports pages for ...
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COLM SHALVEY Monaghan are searching for a new senior football manager after Vinnie Corey stepped down on Monday. The Clontibret clubman has given more than two decades of service to Monaghan’s senior footballers, having made a then-record 184 appearances between 2003 and 2019, before serving as a selector and then as manager for the last two seasons. Corey led Monaghan to retain Division One status in the 2023 Allianz NFL with a last-day win over Mayo, while that summer’s championship odyssey brought them to an All-Ireland semi-final, where they fell short ...
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COLM SHALVEY Stephen McKenna claimed the WBC International Silver Super Welterweight title by stopping Joe Laws in a wild three-round battle in Barnsley that has been described as the “fight of the year”. As part of the Zak Chelli vs Callum Simpson undercard at Oakwell Stadium, McKenna and Laws brought a bumper crowd to their feet as they traded blows in an all-action first round that saw both fighters suffer knockdowns. After a high-profile build-up, McKenna looked set to take care of business very early on when he had his ...
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Co Monaghan boxer Stephen McKenna (PICTURED) will make a longawaited return to the ring this Saturday when he faces Englishman Joe Laws at Oakwell Stadium in Barnsley,writes COLM SHALVEY. The pair will clash for the WBC international super welterweight title on the undercard of the sold-out show, topped by the super middleweight title fight between defending champion Zak Chelli and local star Callum Simpson. McKenna returns having dispatched Darren Tetley inside six rounds at York Hall in September 2023 to continue his unbeaten run, while Laws is back in action ...