Articles in the GAA Category

This Sunday sees the first of the Monaghan football club championship finals when Blackhill and Rockcorry play for the Universal Graphics sponsored Junior Championship title at O’Neill Park, Clontibret. by JOHN GRAHAM The big question going into Sunday’s Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship Final is will Blackhill be able to wipe away the bitter taste of defeat in the last two finals, three if you count their replay against Emyvale, and in the process take the club’s fifth Junior football championship title, or will it be Junior championship title number two ...

Carrickmacross   1-15 Tyholland 2-11 CARRICKMACROSS booked their place in the final of the McElvaney Waste and Recycling Intermediate Football Championship with a point from a ‘45 two minutes into stoppage time to the huge disappointment of Tyholland who had contributed so much to this free-flowing, hugely exciting contest that built to an exhilarating finish in Clontibret on Saturday afternoon last. In any analysis though Tyholland had done enough to at least get a second bite at the cherry, they were level with the favourites at half-time and took a three points lead ...

Doohamlet         3-07 Cremartin             1-09 By JOHN GRAHAM DOOHAMLET are just one step away from a return to senior ranks at the first time of asking after booking their place in the final of the intermediate football championship at the expense of misfiring Cremartin in this tough, hard hitting and at times niggly contest that was played in excellent conditions in Clontibret on Saturday afternoon last. Doohamlet were never headed in the entire contest and effectively set up victory with a two-goal salvo in the ...

The Senior Football Championship semi-finals have been moved back a week after another two draws, while the Intermediate and Junior Championships are on the home staight. by COLM SHALVEY The remarkable, unprecedented run of draws in the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship continued last weekend. After 160-plus minutes of football, Latton and Magheracloone still can’t be separated and they will have to meet for a third time. Magheracloone, with Tommy Freeman back from suspension and Alan Kieran and Pádraig McMahon lively up front, again led for long spells, hitting double figures ...

Blackhill             3-12 Scotstown             2-09 By JOHN GRAHAM BLACKHILL are through to their third Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship Final in a row when they proved too strong for a less than full strength Scotstown side who had lost a number of players to the senior championship team, in this low-key and at times scrappy affair that was played in greasy conditions in O’Neill Park, Clontibret, on Sunday afternoon last. The prevailing conditions did leave handling and footwork difficult and led to mistakes ...

Rockcorry 2-13 Toome 1-07 By JOHN GRAHAM ROCKCORRY are now just one step away from a return to intermediate ranks after booking their place in the final of the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship at the expense of a Toome side for whom very little went right or the way they had planned on the day. The adverse conditions at O’Neill Park last Sunday left handling and footwork difficult and contributed to errors on both sides but Rockcorry were the more assured outfit as they defended solidly, more than broke even in midfield and ...

There are two games each in the Senior, Intermediate and Junior Football Championships this weekend, with the Junior Football Championship semi-finals down for decision on Sunday. by COLM SHALVEY Scotstown are the only team through to the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship semi-finals after last weekend’s games. Goals by Darren Hughes and Brian McGinnity helped in-form Scotstown see off Monaghan Harps on Sunday evening, while the other Round 2A game in Castleblayney produced one of two draws on Saturday. Clontibret gambled on the fitness of Conor McManus (starting the Ulster Footballer of ...

Scotstown          2-15 Monaghan Harps  0-12 COLM SHALVEY SCOTSTOWN became the first team to qualify for this year’s Greenfield Foods Senior Football Champonship Semi-finals with an impressive win over Monaghan Harps in Truagh last Sunday. Darren Hughes and substitute Brian McGinnity got the goals as Scotstown, who never trailed in this match, claimed a third win of the championship, keeping another clean sheet in the process. Hughes, Conor McCarthy and Dónal Morgan were influential throughout for Scotstown, with Francis Caulfield and James Turley on top at midfield and Rory Beggan on form ...

Castleblayney 2-11 Truagh 0-06 COLM SHALVEY CASTLEBLAYNEY continued their return to form with a comfortable Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship win over Truagh in Emyvale last Saturday night. Blayney led from start to finish as they claimed a second victory inside a week, with nine players getting on the scoresheet. This result represented a 21-point scoreline from the teams’ previous meeting, which saw Truagh cruise home with ten to spare in the league at the end of May. Ciarán Hanratty and Brendan McElroy, who had done most of the damage against Donaghmoyne, were well held ...

Scotstown 1-13 Truagh 0-09 By JOHN GRAHAM A stronger, more versatile Scotstown moved through to the next round of the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship when they proved that little bit too adept in most departments for Truagh in this fairly low-key and at times scrappy encounter that was played in Emyvale on Sunday evening last. Keen and competitive all through this Scotstown performance was underpinned with the work of the Hughes brothers, Darren and Kieran, the latter proving the linchpin of this Scotstown performance while the accuracy of Conor McCarthy and Shane Carey ...