Articles in the GAA Category

Carrickmacross 0-11 Kildress 0-8 JOHN GRAHAM reports Carrickmacross staged a strong final quarter to book their place in the semi-final of the Ulster club intermediate football championship at the expense of 14 man Kildress in a game that was played in somewhat blustery conditions in Omagh on Sunday afternoon last. Kildress were reduced to 14 players some 10 minutes into the second half following an incident involving a number of players from both sides and that was the turning point of the match as Kildress never effectively recovered from this setback and were pinned ...

Latton are just one win away from a historic senior double after they edged their way to another one-point win away to Ballybay in the second semi-final of the Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League last Sunday. Latton have been making a habit of winning big games by the narrowest of margins and they repeated the trick in this game to break the hearts of their neighbours once again, just like they had done in the SFC semi-finals on their way to championship success. Latton played some great ...

Latton match-winner Owen Duffy believes SFL success in 2010 formed the springboard which catapulted his club to SFC glory this year. The man whose injury-time point sealed the O’Rahillys’ 1-6 to 0-8 win over Scotstown in last Sunday’s county final reckons the momentum garnered from last year’s league title win came to a crescendo in the dregs of the final in Inniskeen. “Morale wasn’t too good after going out of last year’s championship with defeat to Scotstown and then to Carrick,” recalls Duffy who captained Latton to their 2010 SFL ...

The spectre of a draw in Sunday Gormley uPVC Senior Football Championship Final between Scotstown and Latton looms large on the horizion but Noel Marron (Ballybay boss) and David Reilly (Magheracloone) think an outright decision will be the outcome in Inniskeen. by KEVIN CARNEY It’ll be very close but if I had to call it, I would say Scotstown to win,” Donaghmoyne native Marron told the Standard this week. “We were beaten by Latton (1-8 to 1-9) in the semi-final, but I think they probably know themselves that that performance isn’t ...

Monaghan ladies senior football boss Greg McGonigle has expressed the hope that none of this year’s Ulster title-winning squad will contemplate hanging up their boots in the wake of last Sunday’s all-Ireland final disappointment.by KEVIN CARNEY McGonigle believes the current squad will show the character and ambition to rebound from their 0-11 to 2-7 defeat to Cork and be a different proposition the next time they get to within 60 minutes of claiming the holy grail. The Derry native and his assistants Peter Clarke and John Downey hope to join with members ...

Niamh Kindlon will be Monaghan’s most experienced player in this Sunday’s All-Ireland Ladies SFC final clash with Cork but she insists it’s the team’s collective spirit and skill that’ll be Monaghan’s trump cards … Cork’s lady footballers are likely to take a leaf out of Brian Cody’s book in their attempt to deny Monaghan the All-Ireland SFC title this Sunday. That’s the view of Monaghan’s most experienced player, Niamh Kindlon, ahead of the mouth-watering Croke Park duel with the Rebelettes for the Brendan Martin Cup. Ace attacker Kindlon believes that just like the ...

Castleblayney Faughs re-claimed the Senior Hurling Championship crown last weekend by defeating defending champions Inniskeen Grattans. Faughs’ joint-manager Declan Connolly was suitably pleased by his charges’ performance. by KEVIN CARNEY Victory for Castleblayney Faughs in last weekend’s SHC final is a positive reflection of the state of hurling in the county.That’s the considered view of Faughs’ joint- team manager Declan Connolly who believes his side’s victory over defending champions Inniskeen Grattans showcased the current strength-in-depth of hurling in the county. “When you consider what Inniskeen achieved last year in winning the Ulster club title and ...

A physically stronger Cremartin held out for victory in a close and at times fractious finish to this low scoring final of the junior football championship that was played in blustery conditions in Pearse Park, Ballybay on Sunday evening last. The victory helped wipe away the bitter disappointment Cremartin experienced last year when they were beaten in the championship final after a replay and the victory also gives them their sixth junior football championship title in all. Clones for their part were playing in their tenth junior championship final and were ...

Monaghan’s rise and rise up camogie’s rankings took another leap forward last Sunday when the county’s finest captured the All-Ireland Junior ‘B’ Championship title for the second successive year, writes KEVIN CARNEY Monaghan’s love affair with the Maire Ni Chinneide Cup continues unabated following the county’s magnificent victory over Wicklow in last Sunday’s All-Ireland Junior “B” Camogie Championship final. The Oriel county struck gold last year in getting their hands on the Cup and history repeated itself last weekend when the Malachy Trainor-managed side overcame the Garden County in a thrilling encounter. Beating ...

Monaghan’s bid to get their hands on the Brendan Martin Cup for the first time since 1997 remains on track following their convincing win last weekend against Meath. Team manager Greg McGonigle was suitably pleased by his charges’ display, writes KEVIN CARNEY … Meath may argue otherwise but Monaghan boss Greg McGonigle believes that the scoreboard in Birr last Saturday didn’t tell any porkies. The county ladies premier football team were good value for their 11 point (2-13 to 0-8) winning margin, McGonigle maintains. “We’re into the all-Ireland semi-final and that’s all that counts ...