Articles in the GAA Category

Golf courses will reopen for play on a restricted basis in the first phase of the Government’s ‘road map’. the Ceos of Golf Ireland and Tennis Ireland both told RTÉ sport earlier this week that the priority for clubs will be ensuring physical distancing can be maintained as they begin to reopen from May 18. Golf’s national governing bodies – Golf Ireland, the Irish Ladies’ Golf union and the Golfing union of Ireland – warmly welcomed the news that courses will reopen later this month, with Golf Ireland Ceo Mark ...

‘In normal circumstances this week we would be looking forward to the preliminary round of the Ulster Senior Football Ch’ship with Monaghan taking on Cavan in Clones’ John Graham There is no doubt Covid-19 is playing havoc with life, not only in this country but across the world and with the lockdown continuing the ulster championship like a lot of other sporting competitions and occasions has been put on an indefinite hold. In normal circumstances this week we would be looking forward to the preliminary round of the Ulster Senior Football Championship ...

CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 CRISIS “Requests are coming in from all over the world” says Bernie Bradley COLM SHALVEY Older people across the county have been receiving phone calls from a host of Monaghan GAA stars this week as part of a new ‘It’s Good To Talk’ initiative in conjunction with the Monaghan Age Friendly programme. Monaghan County Council Social Inclusion Officer and Age Friendly Programme Manager Bernie Bradley (CIRCLED) told The Northern Standard that the scheme had been warmly welcomed in its first few days. “Feedback has been very positive for both the ...

As the effects of the lockdown impact increasingly on the whole population, the question of resuming the playing of GAA games is being discussed increasingly with various suggestions as to what the way forward might be. One suggestion though that plans are been discussed regarding getting inter county panels back in training was summarily dismissed by GAA President John Horan, who described himself as being “aghast” at the suggestion and he stressed that activity will only be resumed…

CORONAVIRUS COVID-19 CRISIS COLM SHALVEY The Monaghan Gaelic football senior ladies are hitting the roads this week as part of a major fundraiser in aid of three very worthy causes. With the tagline “Running together, while staying apart”, the county ladies and their management team set themselves two lofty targets – to run a combined 1,000km over the course of the week (within the 2km radius of their homes) and to raise over €7,000 for charity via a GoFundMe page. With manager Ciarán Murphy leading by example by clocking up the kilometres ...

DONEGAL 2-12 MONAGHAN 0-08 COLM SHALVEY REPORTS Monaghan’s Allianz National Football League Division One fate hangs in the balance after a disappointing defeat away to Donegal last Sunday. Monaghan put in four encouraging performances in succession for which five points was arguably scant reward, with points slipping away in Salthill and Croke Park, but their third away game without a win was a different story. A flat performance in Ballyshannon, where the locals remain unbeaten since 2009, saw Monaghan’s seniors follow the U-20s a week earlier in leaving the south- Donegal town ...

Monaghan hurlers get “monkey” off their back PATRICK SMYTH Monaghan’s premier hurlers saved their best wine ‘till last to leave Louth punch drunk and relegated in a winner- takes-all clash last Sunday in Inniskeen. Paul Hughes’ charges arguably produced their best display of the national league season in securing their first win of the campaign. In doing so, the hosts ensured that they had retained their NHL Division 3A status for 2021. “I had to find out a lot about the players and we have been changing the team around and looking ...

MONAGHAN 2-16 MAYO 0-13 John Graham reports Monaghan staged an increasingly effective second-half performance to ease to a thoroughly deserved NFL Div 1 victory over thirteen man Mayo in this eagerly awaited contest that was played in bright if somewhat chilly and greasy conditions in Clones on Sunday afternoon last. Monaghan were full value for their victory, but it wasn’t until the final quarter that they were able to put real daylight between themselves and the Westerners who, following this defeat, have now all but said goodbye to their chances of retaining their ...

History suggests another humdinger KEVIN ÓG CARNEY COMMENTARY Monaghan have played Donegal so much over the last ten years that matches between them are almost akin to being a derby at this stage. This Sunday, the two counties will clash again. The Tír Chonaill side will host the game which could be a deciding factor. No matter what most managers say, the vast majority of games in the league and championship on an annual basis are won by the hosts. Some counties are notoriously less potent on the road. Some counties are ...

KEVIN ÓG CARNEY reports Monaghan GAA has always been a great supporter of Scór in all its facets. Of course, success only comes around through hard work and in that regard the very hard working Monaghan Scór committee deserves great kudos for their latest production; the 2020 Scór Sinsir finals. Fifty one years on from its inception nationally, Scór is still very much a thriving entity of the GAA in Monaghan as was evidenced by the efforts put in by the county’s clubs at the finals last weekend. The 2019 Acorn ...