Articles in the GAA Category

– Association President tells Co Council that St Tiernach’s Park has “nothing to fear” from Casement project PETER HUGHES The vow that the GAA “will never abandon Clones” as a venue for major games was made by the Association’s National President, Co Cavan man Aogán Ó Fearghail, when he addressed Monday’s meeting of Monaghan Co Council. While the controversial Sky broadcasting deal, the development of the GAA in diaspora communities and the disrespect sometimes shown by Gaelic sports players towards match officials were prominent among a wide range of topics addressed in ...

The countdown is on to Monaghan’s Ulster Senior Football Championship semi-final against Fermanagh in Kingspan Breffni Park Cavan on Sunday week. by COLM SHALVEY With ten days to go, Malachy O’Rourke and co. are once again sweating over the fitness of Drew Wylie. The full-back, twice an All-Star nominee, won his race to be fit for the Ulster quarter-final win over Cavan, when he made his tenth consecutive championship start for Monaghan, but the Ballybay man is again said to be doubtful for the clash with Fermanagh. Dick Clerkin, who was ...

Monaghan will face Fermanagh in  their Ulster SFC semi-final on June 21st after the Erne County defeated Antrim in Enniskillen last Sunday. by COLM SHALVEY Fermanagh avenged last year’s loss by claiming their first provincial championship win since 2010. Fermanagh beat Cavan that time only to fall to a heavy semi-final defeat against Monaghan and the counties now meet again at the same stage and possibly the same venue of Kingspan Breffni Park. Fermanagh only led by two points with an hour gone at Brewster Park, but they pulled away with ...

Killanny 0-09 Toome 1-05 By JOHN GRAHAM FOUR unanswered points in the final 10 minutes of normal time saw Killanny come from being three points in arrears to snatching victory by the narrowest of margins in this keenly contested if at times scrappy Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship encounter in Oram on Saturday evening last. Played in difficult, wintry conditions this was a contest that was marred by the weather with a biting wind and incessant rain throughout, making footwork and handling difficult with the result that mistakes abounded on both sides and turn ...

The Monaghan GAA Perpetual Golf Classic, sponsored for a second year by McAree Engineering, Ballinode, was held in Rossmore Golf Course last Saturday. 70 teams took part and over 100 businesses and individuals sponsored tees and greens, raising money for the county senior footballers in their preparations for the June 21 Ulster semi-final against Fermanagh. Several of the Monaghan players took part, including Conor McManus, Dessie Mone, Dick Clerkin, Drew Wylie and Stephen Gollogly. Conditions worsened as the day went along, but that didn’t dampen spirits on an enjoyable day. ...

Monaghan once again edged out neighbours Cavan by a single point thanks to a strong finish to last Sunday’s absorbing game. by COLM SHALVEY Monaghan took an early lead through a Conor McManus free, but they didn’t manage to go ahead again until the hour-mark as they were pushed to the pin of their collar by a well-organised Cavan side. A combination of Monaghan mistakes and determined defending by the hosts meant that a nervy-looking Farney side struggled for scores in the first half, with a brilliant individual effort from ...

Monaghan 0-16 Cavan 0-15 MONAGHAN squeezed through to the semi-final of the Ulster Senior Football Championship when they held out in a frenetic finish for victory by the narrowest of margins against a resilient Cavan at the end of this hugely entertaining and highly exciting Quarter Final that kept the crowd of 18,540 on the edge of their seats right to the final whistle in Kingspan Breffni Park on Sunday afternoon last. This was a game that was very finely balanced all through and could have gone either way but in the end ...

Notions of winning the Ulster Final have been out there for some time but more so this week with Donegal and Tyrone getting it started. by JOHN GRAHAM 2015 Ulster senior football championship gets underway with the meeting of reigning champions Donegal and Tyrone in Ballybofey in what should be a fitting start, even an exciting start to what is expected to be one of the most competitive championships in years. The Ulster senior football championship is the most competitive of the four provincial series in that any of the nine teams ...

Monaghan’s minor football manager Garrett Coyle says he and his players are looking forward to their Ulster Championship opener against Cavan on Sunday week. Monaghan failed to win a game in an Ulster Minor Football League campaign that was hampered by the progress of schools from the county in their championships, but Coyle says their preparations have stepped up in the last few weeks as the local derby looms on the horizon. Coyle admits that Monaghan were “behind schedule” in the early stages of the year, but points out that the progress ...

Roscommon 1-14 Monaghan 0-17 By JOHN GRAHAM THERE was a touch of déjà vous for Monaghan in last Saturday’s visit to Athleague as they failed to add a Rackard Cup victory to their league success over the same opposition and not for the first time in a game where they were out played for long periods and by the time they mounted a challenge in the second half the game was out of reach with the home side comfortable winners. Monaghan had deserverdly beaten the Rossies in their last two league meetings, suggesting that both ...