Articles in the GAA Category

Evidence of strength in depth gives seniors and minors confidence for future tests. by COLM SHALVEY It may only have been Ulster first-round day against Antrim last Sunday, but it was one to remember for Monaghan football in Clones, as it was a first double success for the senior and minor teams on the one day in 18 years. The Farney County had come through the first round in both competitions in 2007 and 2001, but this was the first time they both won at the same venue since Cavan were defeated ...

Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League   P W D L F A PTS SD Ballybay 8 6 2 0 13 65 3 66 14 29 Carrickmacross 9 5 0 4 5 88 7 101 10 -19 Castleblayney 8 4 1 3 7 84 7 70 9 14 Monaghan Harps 9 3 2 4 5 86 8 86 8 -9 Latton 8 3 2 3 8 69 7 64 8 8 Clontibret 8 3 2 3 4 85 9 68 8 2 Truagh 9 3 2 4 8 87 8 81 8 6 Magheracloone 7 3 1 3 5 70 5 69 7 1 Scotstown 8 2 1 5 7 67 3 76 5 3 Currin 8 2 1 5 3 62 8 82 5 -35 Monaghan Electrical Intermediate Football League   P W D L F A PTS SD Doohamlet 7 6 0 1 9 71 6 52 12 28 Donaghmoyne 7 5 0 2 8 67 7 59 10 11 Cremartin 7 4 1 2 9 59 3 61 9 16 Tyholland 7 4 0 3 12 67 5 74 8 14 Aughnamullen 7 4 0 3 6 61 5 64 8 0 Corduff 7 3 0 4 8 64 9 59 6 2 Inniskeen 7 3 0 4 4 72 7 71 6 -8 Rockcorry 7 2 1 4 5 75 5 60 5 15 Toome 7 2 0 5 3 65 8 74 4 -24 Seán McDermotts 7 1 0 6 4 54 13 81 2 -54 Eurotech Junior Football League   P W D L F A PTS SD Clones 7 5 0 2 11 67 7 62 10 17 Emyvale 7 5 0 2 12 57 8 52 10 17 Aghabog 7 4 0 3 5 61 5 55 8 6 Killeevan 7 3 1 3 6 53 5 52 7 4 Drumhowan 7 3 1 3 6 65 11 62 7 -12 Blackhill 7 3 0 4 7 67 8 62 6 2 Killanny 7 3 0 4 5 63 9 67 6 -16 Oram 7 2 1 4 8 56 4 73 5 -5 Éire Óg 6 1 1 4 1 53 4 57 3 -13

MONAGHAN 1-13 CORK 2-07 MONAGHAN clinched their first National League title since 1999, halting defending champions Cork’s bid for five titles in a row at Parnell Park on Saturday with an electrifying 1-13 to 2-7 victory. Monaghan were superb throughout and thoroughly deserved their win, once again proving their worth at the the Dublin venue which has proven to be a lucky stomping ground for the county. It was here that they last tasted league success all those 13 years ago against Waterford. Once again, Monaghan’s full-forward line showed how lethal they were, Cathriona McConnell, ...

MONAGHAN HARPS 0-13 CASTLEBLAYNEY 0-07 BY COLM SHALVEY MONAGHAN HARPS produced an improved second-half performance to run out fairly comfortable winners at home to Castleblayney in the Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League last Friday. The Harps were lucky to be level at the end of a low-scoring first half where Blayney kicked seven wides, but they won the second period by ten points to four to pull away. The Harps had Aodhán Óg McAnespie back to anchor their defence, but their injury list lengthened when Dean Fanning was forced to come off ...

By Kevin Carney With a clean bill of health and a crew itching to make up for a decade and more with ‘what-might-have-been’ tags attached, Monaghan’s premier ladies football squad will go into this Saturday’s (4.45pm) NFL Division One final against Cork at Parnell Park in confident mood. Cork’s football tradition might make them more blue blooded than the the Oriel county girls but tradition never won a match yet and Monaghan team-manager Greg McGonigle and his think-tank and players won’t be thinking about past meetings this weekend as they head to ...

ARMAGH1-11 MONAGHAN 0-13 By JOHN GRAHAM Monaghan and Armagh served up a very entertaining and well contested challenge match in Oram on Sunday evening last as both sides begin to put the final touches to their championship preparations. On the day Armagh shaded the result by a single point, a point from a free by Stefan Forker in the final minutes and while Monaghan would have been a little disappointed at losing they had greater cause for concern when Owen Lennon had to be carried off the field some five minutes into the second-half ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...