Articles in the Sports News Category

Francis Ward officially steps down as GAA County Board Secretary Francis Ward paid tribute to his fellow Monaghan GAA County Board officers as he stepped down as County Secretary after three years at last Thursday night’s County Convention in the Four Seasons Hotel, Monaghan Town. In his annual report, Ward said “A word of recognition for my fellow members on the Management Committee for their commitment to their respective roles. By the same token I appreciate the guidance of our Cathaoirleach, Michael Owen McMahon, who has shown great leadership and continued ...

MAGHERACLOONE 1-15 GALBALLY 0-13 KEVIN ÓG CARNEY REPORTS Joe Dillon jnr was only too happy to go back to his roots when the gaels of Magheracloone asked him to help them dig themselves out of a hole, literally. The story of Magheracloone GAA’s sink hole was the talk of the country for a while and in Joe Dillon’s home patch in nearby Kingscourt, sympathy and support were offered in equal measure to their Monaghan neighbours. Joe, son of former Cavan star Joe Dillon snr, is a 26 year old strength and conditioning coach ...

Monaghan 1-14 Cavan 1-11 JOHN GRAHAM Monaghan and Cavan had their first competitive outings in preparation for the new season when they met in a challenge game in Clones last Sunday, the game part of a fundraising drive to support Elaine Tate, a young teacher and mother of three from Rockcorry who has been left paralysed from the waist down and confined to a wheelchair following a rare reaction to one of her treatments and the funds raised from this event and others will go towards much-needed adaptations to Elaine’s home to give ...

Venue closure driving Magheracloone to ulster silverware COLM SHALVEY REPORTS Magheracloone will look to complete their rollercoaster 14 months on a high by claiming more silverware in Saturday evening’s AIB Ulster Club IFC Final in Armagh. After a nightmare end to 2018 that saw them go from within touching distance of a second consecutive SFC Final appearance to being relegated, as well as the well-documented ‘sinkhole’ leading to the closure of their club grounds, Magheracloone have bounced back on the playing fields of Monaghan and further afield. S even straight wins have seen ...

County rivals tog out for Elaine Tate fund JOHN GRAHAM This Sunday Monaghan have their first official outing under recently appointed manager Seamus McEnaney when they take on Cavan in Clones in a senior football challenge game that has been organised as part of the fundraising drive for Elaine Tate of Rockcorry. There have been various fundraising events for this particular project, the most recent being a tea organised by the Blackhill club which raised in the region of €3000. Sunday’s game affords Seamus McEnaney the chance to run the rule ...

The evenings are getting shorter, the air is getting cooler and the warm glow of Christmas is nearly upon us… so wrap up warm and come to Monaghan Town for the big Christmas Lights Switch-On on Sunday November 24. Santa Claus will be taking time out from his busy workshop to visit Monaghan this Sunday with Rudolf the Reindeer and lots of festive friends. It’s time to get your letters written and get them posted in Santa’s Post Box when you visit the Grotto. Santa’s grotto will be available for ...

COLM SHALVEY REPORTS It was a case of ‘two out of three ain’t bad’ for Monaghan’s representatives in the AIB Ulster Club Football Championships last weekend. Blackhill’s win in the junior decider set the tone and stretched Monaghan clubs’ winning run in the 2019 series to five games in all, before Clontibret and Magheracloone experienced mixed fortunes in their semifinal ties. Monaghan’s wait for a first Ulster Club SFC title since 1991 goes on after Naomh Cónaill continued Donegal teams’ resurgent record in the competition by grinding out a narrow win ...

COLM SHALVEY reports The Paul Kerr Cup is back in Co Monaghan after Blackhill won the AIB Ulster Club JFC Final in some style at Healy Park last Saturday. Having recovered from a string of county JFC Final defeats to finally get over the line in 2016, Blackhill went on to lose by a point in this fixture against Rock from Tyrone that November. A possibility of a rematch with the three-time Ulster JFC winners was ended when Buncrana ousted Rock in a semi-final penalty shoot-out, which saw the Donegal side ...

Monaghan champions bid for Ulster Club hat-trick It’s a big weekend for Monaghan’s representatives in the AIB Ulster Club Football Championships, with a title and two final places up for grabs. First into action are Blackhill, who contest their second Ulster Club JFC Final in four years when they take on Buncrana in Omagh on Saturday. A dramatic extra-time win over Killinkere saw Blackhill show their mettle, but they will need all of that – plus a good deal more accuracy in front of goals – if they are to go ...

KEVIN ÓG CARNEY Donaghmoyne’s bid to win a sixth All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Club title came unstuck last Sunday when they bowed out of the competition at the penultimate round stage on the back of a 1-10 to 2-13 defeat to hosts Mourneabbey. Mourneabbey – who claimed the All-Ireland title last year – put behind them a less than inspiring first half showing to go on and dominate matters in the second half before eventually winning with a bit to spare. In what was a repeat of the 2015 national ...