Articles in the GAA Category

Tyrone 0-16 Monaghan 0-10 By COLM SHALVEY Tyrone retained the Shamrock Cup with an impressive second-half performance in the final against Monaghan, which was played in difficult conditions at Cremartin last Sunday. After an evenly-matched opening 20 minutes, Monaghan eventually put the wind advantage to good use by kicking six unanswered points before half-time, but Tyrone dominated the second half, with their accurate finishing seeing them hit 11 of the game’s last 12 scores to win this tournament for the third consecutive time. Tyrone star Lee Brennan was held to just a point from play, ...

Tyrone   2-18 Monaghan   2-13 By JOHN GRAHAM When these sides met in the final of the Allianz Hurling League division 3A last year Tyrone won by a few points and on Sunday last in Clones they got their 2016 Division 3A campaign off to a winning start when they came with a late rally to snatch victory right at the death. In fairness to Tyrone they were never headed during the entire contest but coming to the end of normal time Monaghan had battled back gamely, despite being reduced to 14 players ...

With nine days to go until Monaghan resume their National Football League campaign with a highly-anticipated Croke Park Clash with Dublin, attentions turn to U-21 and Colleges football this weekend. by COLM SHALVEY Monaghan will attempt to win the Shamrock Cup for the first time since 2013 when they renew rivalries with Tyrone in Cremartin this Sunday. Tyrone have won the Cremartin-run Under-21 tournament for the last two years, including a final win over Monaghan 12 months ago, and the Red Hand County are in the decider for the sixth time in ...

St. Macartan’s College recorded one of its best ever returns at the Ulster Colleges Finals Tournament in Kingscourt on February 6, starting when Tiarnán O’Rourke (Monaghan Harps) took the juvenile (U-13&1/2) title with wins in the semi-final against Patrick Cowan of St. Colman’s, Newry and in the final against Jonathan Owens from Omagh CBS. The U-15&1/2 Singles title went to the in-form Eoghan McGinnity (Monaghan Harps). Having already won the 60×30 Colleges title in this age-grade earlier this year, Eoghan accounted for Dáire Savage (St. Colman’s) in the quarter-final, followed ...

Only table-toppers Donegal and second placed Dublin – both by dint of superior scoring differences – are looking down on Monaghan after two rounds of the NFL Div One campaign. by PATRICK SMYTH Third-placed Monaghan followed up their opening round victory over top flight newcomers Roscommon by trumping Down, another promoted side, by 0-13 to 0-11 last Sunday in Clones. Monaghan beat the Mournemen without first-choice players Dessie Mone and Kieran Hughes on board and are already well-placed to go on and repeat their achievement last year in reaching the national league ...

Tyrone 1-14 Monaghan 0-11 A sharper, more incisive Tyrone proved too strong in most departments for Monaghan in this tough, hard-hitting and at times niggly contest in Cloghan on Friday evening last, the game switched to the Monaghan venue as Garvaghey was unavailable. Tyrone’s ability to defend in numbers, break quickly and recycle the ball effectively left them always holding an edge but there was also an almost intimidating undercurrent towards Monaghan players running in this game that kept referee Pat Clarke on his toes throughout. Things did boil over somewhat towards the ...

Colm Shalvey Monaghan are perfectly poised in Division One of the Allianz National Football League ahead of the break, following a hard-earned win over Down in Clones last Sunday. Monaghan made it back-to-back wins at the start of a top-flight campaign for the first time since 1987, but they had to work hard to see off a much-improved Down team. Éamonn Burns and his team arrived on the back of a comprehensive defeat at home to Donegal, but they gave a spirited performance that pushed Monaghan all the way to the ...

Monaghan will be aiming for a second Allianz National Football League Division One win in the space of a week when they host Down at St Tiernach’s Park, Clones, this Sunday. by COLM SHALVEY hese teams are set to meet in the Ulster SFC quarter-finals later this year, but with National League points so valuable, thoughts of the summer will be put on the long finger. The sides experienced contrasting fortunes in round one last weekend, as Down fell to a heavy defeat at home to Donegal, while Monaghan came from ...

Monaghan     0-16 Louth                2-09 By JOHN GRAHAM Monaghan made a winning start to their 2016 Shamrock Cup campaign when they held out for the narrowest of victories over Louth in this free-flowing and entertaining contest that was played in difficult, windy conditions at Darver on Friday evening last. Monaghan led at half-time by 0-10 to 1-4, Adam Treanor with the bulk of the Monaghan points while Darragh Lafferty found the Monaghan net for the home side. Turning to play against the near gale force wind in ...

By COLM SHALVEY An imperfect performance, but a perfect start to the Allianz National Football League for Monaghan, who finished strongly to spoil Roscommon’s return to Division One in Kiltoom last Sunday. Monaghan trailed for the bulk of this match, having played against the elements in the first half, but a spirited comeback sent the visiting supporters home happy from a venue that was about as far away from ‘glamorous’ as you’re likely to get in the top flight. Being six points down at half-time wasn’t a disaster given the strength of ...