Articles in the GAA Category

CLONTIBRET 4-15 INNISKEEN 0-10 COLM SHALVEY reports Clontibret began their defence of the Senior Football Championship title with a comprehensive win over Inniskeen in Ballybay last Saturday. After taking their time to get going, Clontibret quickly went through the gears, scoring 3-4 in the space of 12 minutes to take complete control. After letting Inniskeen back into it before half-time, Clontibret took over once again from ten minutes into the second half, as they reeled off 11 unanswered points to firmly kill the game off, backing up their status as 1/16 favourites with the ...

AUGHNAMULLEN 1-11 CURRIN 0-10 JOHN GRAHAM reports Aughnamullen staged an increasingly effective final quarter performance to edge past Currin in this hugely entertaining and totally absorbing contest that was played in ideal conditions in Emyvale on Friday evening last. Played at a cracking pace throughout this was a game that had everything, high fielding, good movement, great running of the ball, full-blooded challenges and some excellent score taking by both sides. In the end it was a goal by Mark McArdle in the 10th minute of the second-half that sent Aughnamullen ...

TYHOLLAND 3-15 SEAN MCDERMOTTS 2-13 COLM SHALVEY reports Tyholland got their IFC campaign back on track last Saturday when they saw off Seán McDermotts after extra-time in Ballybay. With a strong wind having a big impact on the game, both teams deserve credit for producing an entertaining game, albeit one that also produced three red cards. Tyholland dominated the first half with the wind at their backs, only for the Seáns to come back strongly to force an extra 20 minutes. Goals ...

ROCKCORRY 0-10 DRUMHOWAN 0-05 JOHN GRAHAM reports Rockcorry are safely through to the semi-final of the intermediate football championship after proving too strong and too versatile for Drumhowan in this always interesting if never spectacular game that was played in blustery and even wintry conditions in Aughnamullen on Sunday evening last. The result is another disappointing chapter in what is proving to be a difficult season for Drumhowan who now exit the series and all their ...

This Sunday all roads lead to St. Tighernach’s Park, Clones (3.30pm) when the county’s senior lady footballers put their Ulster title on the line against last year’s All Ireland finalists Tyrone. The county team has been in fine form all year in the league, being unbeaten until the semi final. In their championship games to date, they haven’t really been tested whereasTyrone, on the other hand, had a tough encounter against Donegal in their semi final. Tyrone experienced an up and down league campaign, but like last year showed, it is the performances ...

2011 was an annus horribilus for Monaghan senior footballers but team-manager Eamonn McEneaney is confident that next year will see a more resourceful,stronger squad in place, writes KEVIN CARNEY Senior county football manager Eamonn McEneaney is optimistic that he will have the bulk of the 12 players he was missing last time out when the new season kicks in next spring. The Castleblayney native believes that Monaghan will be a stronger outfit in 12 months time than they showed in 2011. As the post-mortems continue into Monaghan’s hugely disappointing All-Ireland SFC Qualifier ...

By KEVIN CARNEY Monaghan team-manager Eamonn McEneaney says he doesn’t expect to see the same calibre of performance again from his charges as was evident in Tullamore last Saturday evening. While McEneaney refused to apportion blame for his side’s hugely disappointing 1-10 to 1-18 defeat to Offaly in their All-Ireland SFC Qualifier first round match, he conceded that the team’s performance overall wasn’t one he’d normally associate with Monaghan teams. “We underperformed, big time, last Saturday and there’s no question that it was a poor, all-round performance and everyone associated with the ...

This Saturday evening in Tullamore Monaghan and Offaly will seek to extend their stay in the race to claim the All-Ireland SFC title. Both sides are hurting after provincial championship defeat but Offaly boss Tom Cribbin suggests the midlanders are hurting most of all, writes KEVIN CARNEY Offaly senior football manager Tom Cribbin will ask his charges to take a leaf out of Monaghan’s book when the sides come face to face this weekend. The Faithful County host Monaghan in the first round of this year’s All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers at O’Connor ...

Monaghan senior ladies booked their place in the Senior Ulster Championship Final with an impressive 5-12 to 1-5 win over Down on Saturday evening last. by BRENDA MCANESPIE Monaghan senior ladies booked their place in the Senior Ulster championship final with an impressive 5-12 to 1-5 win over Down on Saturday evening last. Monaghan went into the Down game as hot favourites, but for the opening few minutes they look quite nervous and indeed they were guilty of a number of wides in the opening 5 minutes. Then on the 6th minute Ciara Mc ...

The draws for the first round of the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers has pitted Monaghan against Offaly. County team manager Eamonn McEneaney believes the draw could have been better but it could have been worse as well, writes KEVIN CARNEY Monaghan senior football team-manager Eamonn McEneaney is cautiously optimistic that Offaly can be overcome in the the first round of the All-Ireland SFC Qualifiers. Last weekend’s draw has ordained that McEneaney and company will travel to O’Connor Park, Tullamore on Saturday, June 25th next to take on the Faithful county in a contest ...