Articles in the GAA Category

An inspirational young GAA volunteer from Killanny has won the Translink Young Volunteer of the Month Award. Following a recent illness, twenty two year old Andrew Kieran has been an outstanding role model for all young people and a symbol of hope for all those battling sickness within the GAA community. In January 2017, Andrew had major surgery to treat a chronic illness he had been suffering from for three years. Incredibly, he returned to playing senior club….

Corduff 4-08 Cuala 2-10 ERIN TREANOR reports from Gaelic Park Corduff’s 2017 fairytale continues unabated following their 4-8 to 2-10 victory last weekend over All-Ireland JFC semifinal opponents Cuala from Dublin. But it wasn’t easy! Indeed, the Farneysiders had to dig really deep to edge their way home after an absorbing encounter in Gaelic Park on Sunday last. Ultimately, it took a late Barbara Ward goal to seal a place in this year’s all Ireland Junior football decider for the Monaghan and Ulster champions. Played in ideal conditions on a superb surface, both sides ...

Carrickmacross and Currin both completed doubles in last w e e k e n d ’ s league finals. For Carrickmacross, it was their second Intermediate double of this decade and their third since 2006 and it was achieved with some ease as they racked up 3-20 against Inniskeen. Stephen Gollogly was pivotal to much of Carrick’s play, dictating their attack in trademark style and kicking nine points…

AUSTRALIA 63 IRELAND 53 MCMANUS RULES:Conor McManus enjoys a drink during Ireland International Rules Squad training at Bendigo Bank Stadium, Mandurah, Australia. © Ray McManus/Sportsfile NORTHERN STANDARD REPORT: PAGE 47

ST MACARTANS 3-04 DONAGHMOYNE 1-08 Donaghmoyne manager Francie Coleman before last Sunday’s 3-4 to 1-8 defeat to Tyrone champions St Macartans, with the Fontenoys failing to win an 11th consecutive blue riband provincial title. MATCH REPORT: Northern Standard page 47

St Macartans 3-04 Donaghmoyne 1-08 ERIN TREANOR They say all good things must come to end and so it was on Sunday last when Donaghmoyne relinquished their long-time grip on the Ulster Ladies Club SFC title by dint of a 1-8 to 3-4 defeat to Tyrone tyros St. Macartans. After what was an excellently contested final played in St. Oliver Plunkett Park, Emyvale, Donaghmoyne had only themselves to blame for failing to win an 11th consecutive blue riband provincial title. The Monaghan standard bearers played a poor second….

John Graham It was something of a black day for Monaghan’s three representatives in the Ulster club senior, intermediate and Junior football championship quarter-finals on Sunday last with all three, Scotstown (senior), Carrickmacross (intermediate) and Currin (Junior), all going out at the first hurdle. Scotstown in the senior competition …

Moy 0-09 Carrickmacross 1-05 COLM SHALVEY Carrickmacross made a disappointing exit from the Ulster Club Intermediate Football Championship when they were edged out by Tyrone side Moy in Omagh last Sunday. Tipped to make an impact on the provincial series after blitzing their way to the Monaghan IFC title, Carrick had more than enough opportunities to book a semi-final place, but they were let down by wasteful finishing. Even another ….

The dust has just about settled, although some of the arguments haven’t as yet regarding this year’s Ulster senior football championship, but already the draws been made for the 2018 series which will see changes in the timescale in which the championship will be run and the fact that the Ulster senior championship final will….

John Graham reports This Sunday Monaghan senior champions Scotstown embark on another Ulster Club championship campaign when they take on the Donegal champions Kilcar in Clones in a game that starts at 2.30 p.m. These sides are coming from somewhat contrasting situations with Scotstown in familiar…