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Monaghan 1-13 St Mary’s University 2-06 BY JOHN GRAHAM MONAGHAN got their 2013 season off to a winning start and repeated their 2012 win over St. Mary’s University, Belfast when they had four points to spare over the students this time around. Both sides indulged in a degree of experimentation in this opening Dr McKenna Cup game that was played in difficult conditions in Clones on Sunday last in front of a crowd of 856 patrons. St Mary’s were missing a number of players due to county involvement and injuries while Monaghan manager Malachy O’Rourke ...

New Monaghan manager will take the positives as his side passes the University exam – but toughers tests await by COLM SHALVEY … Nobody is going to get carried away with a four-point win over an understrength St. Mary’s University side in the first round of the Power NI Dr. McKenna Cup, but there were a few reasons to be positive in Monaghan’s performance in Clones last Sunday. New manager Malachy O’Rourke will be happy with how his team performed in the first half, but he will know that they still ...

BY COLM SHALVEY There were mixed fortunes for the Monaghan players on duty with college teams last Sunday, when DCU and IT Sligo both had strong Monaghan representations. DCU came from six points down to draw with Wicklow in their O’Byrne Cup opener, with four Monaghan men involved. Currin forward Jack McCarron kicked 1-2 from play, while Aughnamullen’s Pete Dooney also kicked a point and big Carrickmacross man Peter O’Hanlon lined out at midfield. Scotstown attacker Shane Carey also came on for the Dublin side, who also have Clontibret defender Conor Boyle ...

The great and the good associated with Monaghan GAA will be present at the Hillgrove Hotel, Monaghan town on Saturday night, January 19th next for what should prove to be another star-spangled Annual Awards night sponsored by the Northern Standard. The night will showcase the array of Gaelic games talent who plied their skills in county Monaghan during 2012. “It has been very successful over the past few years and we’re hoping that this year’s event will be no different,” opined Seamus McElwaine, chairman of the county board sub-committee charged with organising the ...

BY JOHN GRAHAM This Sunday newly appointed Monaghan manager Malachy O’Rourke has his first competitive outing when his charges take on St Mary’s University College, Belfast, in the opening round of matches in this year’s Dr McKenna Cup competition. Malachy O’Rourke has a detailed knowledge of the GAA scene in Monaghan and would have taken in the final stages of all three championships as well as the latter stages of all the leagues where he expressed himself as being very impressed with the level of competition right across the leagues and championships ...

Dr McKenna Cup pipe-opener offers new manager valuable scope for experimentation. by COLM SHALVEY A Dr. McKenna Cup game against St. Mary’s University on the first Sunday in January certainly isn’t the most glamorous of fixtures, but this opening group game takes on more importance than usual, as Malachy O’Rourke will be hoping to mark his first competitive match as manager with a promising performance. As usual, the pre-season competition looks likely to be used to try out different players and give . With six newcomers on the panel named last month ...

Olympic athlete Kieran Behan will be returning to his roots this weekend when he comes back to County Monaghan, home to many of his relatives. As part of the gymnast’s ‘Homecoming tour, which took him to Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin yesterday, Behan will be in Monaghan Shopping Centre this Saturday (December 22) from 2-5pm for a meet-and-greet, where fans can get autographs or photos. He will also be visiting Aghabog GAA Club over the weekend.

The Football Review Committee report was unveiled at a special briefing in Croke Park last weekend. by JOHN GRAHAM he committee received more than 4,000 submissions and with over 70% backing for the proposals they have made, the Football Review Committee took some six months to complete their work with the report unveiled at a special briefing in Croke Park last weekend. “This is the Association speaking,” said Ard Stiurthoir CLG, Paraic Duffy when speaking at the launch while Uachtaran Liam O’Neill felt it was “the most extensive trawl ever ...

By Cianna McNally A Monaghan man is currently undertaking a gruelling training regime in the hope of breaking an Irish record in 2014 by running 64 marathons in 64 days. Shane McCarville from Newbliss who has been dubbed ‘Ironman’ by his friends and fellow marathon runners has this year alone completed an astounding nine full marathons and three half-marathons and is set to run his tenth full one this Saturday, 15th December in Galway. The current Irish record stands at 36 marathons in 36 days. Shane is seeking sponsorship ...

BY COLM SHALVEY The Monaghan panel has been named for the 2013 Dr. McKenna Cup, with Malachy O’Rourke opting for a mixture of youth and experience. New to the panel are defender Owen Coyle, midfielders Gerard McArdle and Shane McQuillan and forwards Pauric Donaghy, Donal Hahessy and Keith McEnaney, while attacker Martin McElroy returns after playing no part last year. Fellow forwards Stephen Smyth and Paul McArdle retain their places after being called up during 2012, while Ballybay midfielder Thomas O’Neill is back after also playing in last year’s McKenna Cup. Established players like ...