Articles in the GAA Category

By JOHN GRAHAM It was understandable that there would be contrasting reactions at the end of last Sunday evening’s senior hurling championship final with Castleblayney celebrating the fact that they had retained the title and Inniskeen left to rue missed chances that could have seen them take their second senior hurling championship. Castleblayney manager Paul Hughes immediately acknowledged that he had expected a tough game from Inniskeen and that was exactly what Castleblayney had got. “Yes, absolutely that is what we got and Inniskeen to be fair to them have been putting it ...

MAGHERACLOONE 2-11 AGHABOG 1-10 By BRENDA MCANESPIE MAGHERACLOONE had to work their socks off before securing the IFC title on a 2-11 to 1-10 scoreline after a tremendous battle with a game Aghabog crew. This was a decider that was always going to be a close contest and one in which the destination of the spoils remained unclear right to the end of the game with both teams battling it out to return to senior championship ranks for 2013. After only one minute of play Magheracloone recorded the first point from Niamh Kindlon, a player who was ...

DONAGHMOYNE 5-14 TRUAGH 0-07 By BRENDA MCANESPIE THE consensus around the county that this year’s SFC final was Donaghmoyne’s to lose proved right bang on the money with the champions’ 5-14 to 0-7 clear-cut victory over Truagh last weekend. Truagh, who were in the very first senior final, were total underdogs going into this match against a Donaghmoyne crew who were aiming for their 10th senior title in a row. The defending champions were the overwhelming favourites and showed their superiority throughout the game. Niamh Mc Carthy pointed for Donaghmoyne after just a min of play, Eileen Mc ...

By Colm Shalvey Eight championships in nine years and 12 in 14; the achievements keep coming for Castleblayney’s hurlers. They faced a stern test of their credentials in last Sunday’s Silver Hill Foods Senior Hurling Championship Final at Aughnamullen, but they held off Inniskeen’s challenge to retain the title. With an unbeaten record in Monaghan hurling and two trophies already added to the cabinet this year, Blayney are once again the undisputed top dogs, having led from start to finish in Sunday’s decider. 2010 champions Inniskeen proved they are on this stage ...

The score didn’t lie as Monaghan dreams were dashed by Dublin’s height and power. by COLM SHALVEY. Monaghan’s minor footballers’ campaign came to an end with last Sunday’s All-Ireland MFC quarter-final defeat against Dublin in Newry. In truth, the final scoreline was a fair reflection of Dublin’s superiority, as the Leinster champions were by some distance the strongest opposition that Monaghan faced this year. The physical difference between the two teams was all too apparent, as Dublin’s height and power made them resemble an Under-21 team. The Dubs have now passed the ...

CASTLEBLAYNEY 3-16 TRUAGH 0-07 COLM SHALVEY reports from Gavan Duffy Park CASTLEBLAYNEY are one win away from retaining the Silver Hill Foods Senior Hurling Championship title after a commanding performance in last Thursday’s semi-final against Truagh at Gavan Duffy Park. Castleblayney quickly took charge with points from play by Stephen Forde and Barry Reilly and a 50-metre free by Mickey McHugh. A well-taken point by Gary Boyd was followed by two in quick succession from Forde, before Boyd hit another good score from out on the left wing. The gap became ten points ...

BY KEVIN CARNEY Monaghan’s interest in next month’s London Olympic Games has come into sharper focus with the news that two young men of the Oriel County soil will be very much part of the picture in the world’s greatest sporting event. Clones native Aidan Woods will be at this year’s Olympics in a professional capacity, carrying out his duties as Head Physiotherapist of the Irish Olympic team. Son of Bartle and Anna Woods, Aidan attended St Macartan’s College in Monaghan where he quickly became immersed in the world of athletics and, in ...

Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League   P W D L F A PTS SD Ballybay 12 7 3 2 16 99 6 110 17 19 Clontibret 12 6 3 3 9 149 16 97 15 31 Magheracloone 11 6 2 3 8 113 7 105 14 11 Castleblayney 12 6 1 5 12 129 12 111 13 18 Carrickmacross 12 6 1 5 11 110 13 139 13 -35 Latton 12 5 2 5 12 109 12 101 12 8 Monaghan Harps 12 4 2 6 7 121 10 110 10 2 Scotstown 12 4 1 7 17 105 6 118 9 20 Truagh 12 3 3 6 9 113 13 115 9 -14 Currin 11 2 2 7 6 87 12 129 6 -60 Monaghan Electrical Intermediate Football League   P W D L F A PTS SD Doohamlet 12 10 1 1 15 131 11 92 21 51 Rockcorry 13 7 2 4 15 142 7 122 16 44 Tyholland 12 7 1 4 12 135 9 122 15 22 Donaghmoyne 12 7 1 4 12 123 12 105 15 18 Aughnamullen 12 6 1 5 12 108 9 114 13 3 Cremartin 13 5 3 5 13 113 7 134 13 -3 Inniskeen 13 5 1 7 8 147 14 132 11 -3 Corduff 13 4 0 9 11 126 15 121 8 -7 Seán McDermotts 13 3 2 8 9 108 15 151 8 -61 Toome 13 3 0 10 6 116 14 156 6 -64 Eurotech Junior Football League   P W D L F A PTS SD Emyvale 10 7 1 2 15 91 9 82 15 27 Drumhowan 12 6 2 4 8 127 19 110 14 -16 Clones 9 5 2 2 14 84 9 82 12 17 Killanny 10 4 2 4 9 90 12 95 10 -14 Oram 10 4 1 5 15 82 5 101 9 11 Éire Óg 11 4 1 6 6 109 9 107 9 -7 Killeevan 11 3 3 5 8 93 9 100 9 -10 Blackhill 11 4 0 7 10 105 12 101 8 -2 Aghabog 10 4 0 6 7 86 8 89 8 -6

By Colm Shalvey Monaghan will attempt to end the county’s long wait for an Ulster Minor Football Championship title when they take on Tyrone in the final in Clones on Sunday (throw-in at 12 noon). Standing in Monaghan’s way once again are near-neighbours Tyrone, who have proved an insurmountable hurdle at all levels in recent years, but the players must be prepared to do what Cavan did in last year’s decider and make past results irrelevant. Monaghan’s only two Ulster MFC Final appearances of the 2000s so far both resulted ...