Articles in the GAA Category

County rivals tog out for Elaine Tate fund JOHN GRAHAM This Sunday Monaghan have their first official outing under recently appointed manager Seamus McEnaney when they take on Cavan in Clones in a senior football challenge game that has been organised as part of the fundraising drive for Elaine Tate of Rockcorry. There have been various fundraising events for this particular project, the most recent being a tea organised by the Blackhill club which raised in the region of €3000. Sunday’s game affords Seamus McEnaney the chance to run the rule ...

The evenings are getting shorter, the air is getting cooler and the warm glow of Christmas is nearly upon us… so wrap up warm and come to Monaghan Town for the big Christmas Lights Switch-On on Sunday November 24. Santa Claus will be taking time out from his busy workshop to visit Monaghan this Sunday with Rudolf the Reindeer and lots of festive friends. It’s time to get your letters written and get them posted in Santa’s Post Box when you visit the Grotto. Santa’s grotto will be available for ...

COLM SHALVEY REPORTS It was a case of ‘two out of three ain’t bad’ for Monaghan’s representatives in the AIB Ulster Club Football Championships last weekend. Blackhill’s win in the junior decider set the tone and stretched Monaghan clubs’ winning run in the 2019 series to five games in all, before Clontibret and Magheracloone experienced mixed fortunes in their semifinal ties. Monaghan’s wait for a first Ulster Club SFC title since 1991 goes on after Naomh Cónaill continued Donegal teams’ resurgent record in the competition by grinding out a narrow win ...

COLM SHALVEY reports The Paul Kerr Cup is back in Co Monaghan after Blackhill won the AIB Ulster Club JFC Final in some style at Healy Park last Saturday. Having recovered from a string of county JFC Final defeats to finally get over the line in 2016, Blackhill went on to lose by a point in this fixture against Rock from Tyrone that November. A possibility of a rematch with the three-time Ulster JFC winners was ended when Buncrana ousted Rock in a semi-final penalty shoot-out, which saw the Donegal side ...

Monaghan champions bid for Ulster Club hat-trick It’s a big weekend for Monaghan’s representatives in the AIB Ulster Club Football Championships, with a title and two final places up for grabs. First into action are Blackhill, who contest their second Ulster Club JFC Final in four years when they take on Buncrana in Omagh on Saturday. A dramatic extra-time win over Killinkere saw Blackhill show their mettle, but they will need all of that – plus a good deal more accuracy in front of goals – if they are to go ...

Colm Shalvey reports Donaghmoyne secured their place in the senior ranks for 2020 when they ran out convincing winners in last Sunday’s IFL Final against Monaghan Harps in Drumhowan. Donaghmoyne led from start to finish as they put defeats in this fixture last year and in this year’s IFC decider behind them to claim the Vincent McAviney Cup for the first time since 2014. The final scoreline told little of how the game went, with the Harps enjoying far more possession than their meagre return on the scoreboard would suggest. The ...

KEVIN ÓG CARNEY ALL-IRELAND SENIOR LADIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL Donaghmoyne, the kingpins of Ulster, will cross swords with Mourneabbey, the kingpins of Munster this Sunday in the All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Club Championship semi-final at Clyda Rovers GAA headquarters (1pm). The Cork crew – who claimed the All- Ireland title last year – have lorded matters down in the deep south for longer than most observers of ladies’ football can rightly remember. In fact, the Shane Ronayne- managed crew just recently made it six-in-a-row of blue riband provincial title by seeing off ...

Monaghan champs want more success JOHN GRAHAM REPORTS For Clontibret the celebrations have been put on hold as they now turn their minds to the provincial club series when they take on Armagh champions Crossmaglen Rangers in the Athletic Grounds, Armagh, this Saturday evening at 7.00pm. This is Clontibret’s first foray into the provincial series since 2014 and they will be hoping for a more extended run than they enjoyed on that occasion. They are however up against the specialists in the Ulster club championship in Crossmaglen Rangers, who have won the ...

DONAGHMOYNE 1-11 TERMON 1-09 KEVIN ÓG CARNEY Two late points worked the oracle for Donaghmoyne as they secured yet another Ulster Club SFC ladies football title with a deserved 1-11 to 1-9 victory over Termon in a titanic final at Killyclogher. In annexing their 12th provincial crown, the county champions were forced to hold off a stern challenge from the Donegal champions and it took a point apiece late in the game from teenage pair Lauren Garland and Louise Kerley to seal the deal for Francie Coleman’s charges. Powered forward by the ...

As runners from all over the country completed final preparations for this coming Sunday’s KBC Dublin Marathon, Tuesday October 16th seen the launch of a colourful hardback publication to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the running of this very popular marathon through the historic streets of Dublin City. The book entitled ‘The Dublin Marathon Celebrating 40 Years’ was compiled and edited by wellknown Leitrim journalist Sean McGoldrick and includes a small selection of articles penned by various contributors from all over Ireland who reminisce on their own individual Dublin Marathon ...