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It’s a big weekend for Monaghan county teams, who have two knock-out championship matches. by COLM SHALVEY It’s a big weekend for Monaghan county teams, who have two knock-out championship matches.Hopes are high that the minor footballers can go well this summer after they won the county’s first silverware at this level since 1989 with their Ulster Minor Football League victory. They are up against Antrim in their Ulster championship quarter-final in Newry on Sunday at 7pm. Monaghan have a set of forwards which is surely as good as any minor team ...

Cootehill 3-12 Truagh Harps 1-12 BY COLM SHALVEY COOTEHILL won their first piece of silverware since entering Monaghan minor hurling competitions when they held off a second-half comeback from Truagh Harps in the Silver Hill Foods MHL Final at Cloghan last Saturday. Cootehill dominated the first half with the wind at their backs and although they were under the cosh in the second period, the free-taking of Fiachra Hughes maintained their breathing space. It was ultimately their greater threat up front that counted in their favour, with Ryan Rogers, Dermot Connolly, Enda Shalvey, Caoimhín ...

By MICHAEL McDONNELL michael@northern-standard.ie THE high-profile spat between two Monaghan GAA clubs over an alleged sectarian remark continued as we went to print yesterday (Wednesday) evening, with Magheracloone GFC’s chairman Bernard Freeman remaining adamant that his club would stay away from competition at all levels until such time as a suspension handed out to one of their players is lifted and the club’s “reputation restored”. The controversy has seen the senior squads of both Magheracloone and Ballybay Pearse Brothers in the national news throughout the week, after the Ballybay players walked off ...

The 6th Annual Blackwater 10k Run will take place on the 19th May. This is a great family day out, not only just for a fun run but with free entertainment for the whole family. This year Colin Walker will be providing us with all activities that all family members young or old. Colin will provide the Blackwater 10k with face painting, obstacle course and a number of other fun things to do. There will no charge for any of our entertainment on the day but we will ask that ...

Playing for your county must be a brilliant feeling when young football fans want your autograph during a pre-championship open night at Cloghan. by COLM SHALVEY There was a Friday feel-good feeling around Cloghan last week as the county’s youngsters got the chance to ‘meet their heroes’ at the Monaghan open night. Counties across the country welcomed supporters last weekend for the second year of the GAA’s national rollout of the open nights. Young Gaels turned out in large numbers to meet the Monaghan players and take part in skills competitions, ...

Tyrone 2-19 Monaghan 1-10 By JOHN GRAHAM In the end Tyrone experienced little difficulty in booking their place in the semi-final of the Nicky Rackard Cup as they increasingly dominated the second half of this contest in Killyclogher on Saturday afternoon last and they coasted to victory as the Monaghan challenge faded. Conditions were difficult with a strong wind and intermittent heavy showers which did affect the standard of play but overall Tyrone were thoroughly deserving winners. The game was originally fixed for Carrickmore but was switched to Killyclogher as the Carmen venue was ...

BY COLM SHALVEY Clontibret 1-09 Doohamlet 1-02 CLONTIBRET returned to winning ways in the Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League when they proved too strong for parish rivals Doohamlet at home last Sunday. Clontibret went in on the back of three straight defeats, while Doohamlet were in confident form after beating Ballybay the previous Wednesday, but that mattered little as the hosts ran out comfortable winners. Clontibret, who brought John Paul and Dessie Mone back in but were without the suspended Fergal Mone, could afford to kick ten wides and still have seven ...

BY KEVIN CARNEY St. Mary’s Park, Castleblayney has long been a totemic facility for local gaels and Monaghan GAA as a whole. However, the south county landscape out the Dundalk road is fast morphing into a dreamscape as it’s shape and lustre undergoes a total make-over. Major development work is ongoing at the Park. The work is actually semi-complete with with phase one of the development – consisting of a new running track and prunty pitch – complete. Meanwhile, phase two of the development is also under way with the construction of ...