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Colm Shalvey reports The latest chapter of the Monaghan v Armagh rivalry sees a place in the 2021 Ulster SFC Final go up for grabs in Newry on Saturday afternoon. Both teams go into this derby on the back of double-digit wins in the quarter-finals. Monaghan got their first Ulster SFC win since 2018 at the expense of Fermanagh, while Armagh were pushed for long spells by Antrim before cutting loose in the final quarter to pull well clear of Enda McGinley’s side. Monaghan are looking to qualify for the provincial ...

Monaghan’s Ulster SFC quarter-final win over Fermanagh was in little doubt after Jack McCarron hit the net late in the opening quarter, but they will be sweating over the fitness of veteran duo Conor McManus (PICTURED) and Darren Hughes ahead of their semi-final derby against Armagh. TURN TO PAGES 46-47

Colm Shalvey reports Monaghan v Armagh, yet again. The 2021 inter-county action didn’t begin until May, but these neighbouring counties have already met in four different senior competitions, with another two to follow by Saturday week. This All-Ireland SFC Group A opener is a third meeting of these ladies’ teams in the space of just six weeks and it’s their fourth clash since Armagh won the Ulster title last December. Monaghan pipped Armagh at the Athletic Grounds in the league at the end of May, but when they met again last ...

130,000 expected to attend camps COLM SHALVEY The 2021 Kellogg’s Cúl Camps got underway on Monday, with Clones and Clontibret hosting Monaghan’s first camps of the summer. Monaghan GAA will have 20 Cúl Camps altogether between now and late August, with sold-out camps taking place at Castleblayney and Monaghan Harps next week. The Kellogg’s GAA Cúl Camps offers children a healthy, fun and safe summer outdoor activity at locations nationwide, with more than 130,000 expected to attend over 1,200 venues. Following the successful health and safety measures from last year, similar guidelines ...

“Jeopardy” is one of the most-used buzz words in sport of late. Attention recently focused on a lack of jeopardy in the group stages at ‘Euro 2020’, where it took 36 games to reduce 24 teams to the last 16 before the tournament heated up for the first knock-out round. Meanwhile, there was little doubt about the outcomes last weekend as Kerry, Mayo and Donegal cruised through their SFC openers. Monaghan, however, know only too well what a minefield the Ulster championship can be ahead of their quarter-final derby against ...

COLM SHALVEY REPORTS “This year’s Monaghan minor panel have retained their focus despite two shutdowns in a lengthy season, which is now set to extend into 2021” was how we summed up the county’s late-December Ulster MFC quarter-final win over Antrim, but just how long into the year that campaign would stretch was unknown at that stage. A convincing win at Corrigan Park on the penultimate Sunday of 2020 had Monaghan looking forward to bidding to qualify for a third consecutive provincial final, but extended restrictions post- Christmas put the competition ...

Colm Shalvey The Ulster Senior Football Championship gets underway this Sunday with a first-round fixture between Down and Donegal in Newry. Donegal were within one win of their first ever hat-trick of Ulster titles in the delayed 2020 championship, only to see their provincial reign ended by Cavan in the final on November 22. We take a look here at the contenders for the Anglo- Celt Cup, which will be up for grabs on August 1. Like last season, this year’s Senior Football Championship will be played as a straight knockout ...

Colm Shalvey reports Monaghan teams don’t often do things the easy way and that was certainly the case in a weekend where three county senior sides saw crucial league games go right down to the wire. The county’s senior men, ladies and hurlers were all involved in cracking games inside just over 24 hours, earning two one-point wins (one in extratime) while losing one in a free-taking shoot-out; having scored a combined 4- 52 while conceding 6-44. The last-gasp Allianz NFL Division One Relegation Play-Off win against Galway was arguably the ...

Monaghan ready to face the Kingdom Colm Shalvey There’s a significant change of scenery for the Monaghan ladies this Saturday, as they travel to Mountbellew-Moylough in Galway to take on Kerry in the Lidl NFL Division Two semi-finals. A claustrophobic all-Ulster Division 2B group went down to the wire, with many of the games being decided by narrow margins, but Monaghan bucked that trend with a comprehensive win over Tyrone last Sunday that confidently secured their place as runners-up behind Cavan, who continued their strong start under Gerry Moane by pipping Armagh. ...

Monaghan chase that winning feeling in Galway play-off Colm Shalvey reports Two teams in urgent need of a moraleboostingTwo teams in urgent need of a moraleboosting win cross paths when Monaghan and Galway contest this Sunday’s Allianz NFL Division One relegation play-off in Clones. Monaghan and Galway have just one win to their name between them since March 2020; having both seen their form tail off since inter-county action resumed after the first lockdown last year. Monaghan have put themselves into winning positions on several occasions since, but they still await a ...