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Castleblayney 2-16 Donaghmoyne 2-08 CASTLEBLAYNEY returned to winning ways in the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship when they finished strongly to kill off Donaghmoyne in Clontibret last Sunday. Having scored just 1-4 in their championship opener, Blayney upped their attacking game here, with Brendan McElroy and Ciarán Hanratty hitting a combined 2-11, although the concession of two goals to Colm Connolly meant this game was close for most of the way and it was only in the closing stages that the Faughs pulled away, as they hit an unanswered 1-3 in the last ...

The Senior and Intermediate Football Championships continue in Monaghan this weekend, with semi-final places on offer in the front door and survival on the agenda in the qualifiers. by COLM SHALVEY The Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship has very much gone to form so far, with the bottom two in the league also the first two to exit the SFC. Donaghmoyne’s relegation was confirmed when they lost their championship back-door game against Castleblayney in Clontibret last Sunday. Colm Connolly punched to the net once in each half to keep Donaghmoyne in touch, ...

It is only the second round of matches in the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship but sudden death awaits two of the four teams, Castleblaynay, Donaghmoyne, inniskeen and Magheracloone who are fighting for survival in the two back door games set take place on Sunday afternoon. Inniskeen play Magheracloone in Drumhowan at 1:30pm. When these two sides were an action last weekend Inniskeen shipped an eight points defeat at the hands of Scotstown while Magheracloone were in the game against Clontibret for much longer and indeed were in a position at ...

Clontibret 2-09 Magheracloone 0-11 By JOHN GRAHAM REIGNING champions Clontibret made a winning start to the defence of their senior football championship title when they got over the challenge of Magheracloone by four points but it was a contest that was in the balance until the late stages. It was a game too that saw Conor McManus pick up an ankle injury after just ten minutes and while he did carry on until half time he was in some trouble and was substituted for the second half but did return to the action later. It ...

Scotstown  1-14 Inniskeen 0-09 By JOHN GRAHAM SCOTSTOWN, who would be among the favourites for this year’s Greenfield Foods senior football championship title negotiated this opening round challenge by Inniskeen successfully when the sides met in St Mary’s Park, Castleblayney, on Saturday evening last. While eight points separated the sides at the finish that should not be taken as suggesting that this was a one-way contest as Inniskeen did pose quite a few questions for Scotstown but overall the blues had the greater strength in depth and that told in the closing stages. Scotstown were ...

Pictured ahead of Sunday’s Monaghan senior Camogie championship final are the respective captains, Clontibret’s Nicola Morgan and Castleblayney’s Amber Lam, both eyeing the trophy that they will compete for, The Gael Linn Cup. Clontibret are seeking back to back titles as they won the championship last year but Castleblayney are determined to spoil that party. The game is in Pearse Park, Ballybay on Sunday at 3.00pm.

Monaghan’s representatives enjoyed widespread success at the 2015 World Handball Championships in Calgary, Canada between August 11th and 21st. by COLM SHALVEY Eoghan McGinnity, who picked up two medals at the last World Championships in 2012, enjoyed success again by winning the 13 and Under Singles title. McGinnity, who was part of a five-strong Monaghan Harps contingent in Calgary, won a thrilling semi-final against Cahir Monroe from Tyrone and went on to defeat Kilkenny’s Jack Doyle in the final. Eoghan also reached the One-Wall Singles final, where he lost out to Jason O’Toole ...

It’s now all systems go in the club championships, with the IFC underway and the Senior Football Championship set to start this weekend. by COLM SHALVEY All ten teams in the Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship are in action this weekend. First up is a preliminary-round double-header in Castleblayney on Saturday, when Truagh and Scotstown will be strong favourites to see off Donaghmoyne and Inniskeen respectively. Castleblayney and Monaghan Harps contest the first of Sunday’s games in Truagh on Sunday, which is followed by a double-bill in Inniskeen. Ballybay and ...

Currin 2-11 Cremartin 0-14 JOHN GRAHAM   THE introduction of super sub Jack McCarron at half time and the dismissal of Cremartin midfielder Mark Magee midway through the second half were key elements that directly affected the outcome of this tough, hard-hitting intermediate football championship tie that was played in greasy conditions in Scotstown on Sunday evening last. McCarron was sprung from the bench to devastating effect for the second half during which he registered 2-4, three of those points coming from play and that helped propel Currin to victory against a Cremartin side who ...

2015 has been a bit of rollercoaster for Denise Toner. Pre and Post becoming European Indoor Masters Champion over 800m in March she has suffered from a severe Calf injury which had greatly interfered with her training which in turn has disrupted her racing schedule in the build up to the World Masters Track & Field Championships in Lyon. From the problem flaring up again in mid April it was just about managing the situation by getting it treated and using the Alter Gravity machine at DBSM in Castleshane allowed her ...