Articles in the Sports News Category

Colm Shalvey reports Donaghmoyne secured their place in the senior ranks for 2020 when they ran out convincing winners in last Sunday’s IFL Final against Monaghan Harps in Drumhowan. Donaghmoyne led from start to finish as they put defeats in this fixture last year and in this year’s IFC decider behind them to claim the Vincent McAviney Cup for the first time since 2014. The final scoreline told little of how the game went, with the Harps enjoying far more possession than their meagre return on the scoreboard would suggest. The ...

KEVIN ÓG CARNEY ALL-IRELAND SENIOR LADIES CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI-FINAL Donaghmoyne, the kingpins of Ulster, will cross swords with Mourneabbey, the kingpins of Munster this Sunday in the All-Ireland Ladies Senior Football Club Championship semi-final at Clyda Rovers GAA headquarters (1pm). The Cork crew – who claimed the All- Ireland title last year – have lorded matters down in the deep south for longer than most observers of ladies’ football can rightly remember. In fact, the Shane Ronayne- managed crew just recently made it six-in-a-row of blue riband provincial title by seeing off ...

Monaghan champs want more success JOHN GRAHAM REPORTS For Clontibret the celebrations have been put on hold as they now turn their minds to the provincial club series when they take on Armagh champions Crossmaglen Rangers in the Athletic Grounds, Armagh, this Saturday evening at 7.00pm. This is Clontibret’s first foray into the provincial series since 2014 and they will be hoping for a more extended run than they enjoyed on that occasion. They are however up against the specialists in the Ulster club championship in Crossmaglen Rangers, who have won the ...

DONAGHMOYNE 1-11 TERMON 1-09 KEVIN ÓG CARNEY Two late points worked the oracle for Donaghmoyne as they secured yet another Ulster Club SFC ladies football title with a deserved 1-11 to 1-9 victory over Termon in a titanic final at Killyclogher. In annexing their 12th provincial crown, the county champions were forced to hold off a stern challenge from the Donegal champions and it took a point apiece late in the game from teenage pair Lauren Garland and Louise Kerley to seal the deal for Francie Coleman’s charges. Powered forward by the ...

As runners from all over the country completed final preparations for this coming Sunday’s KBC Dublin Marathon, Tuesday October 16th seen the launch of a colourful hardback publication to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the running of this very popular marathon through the historic streets of Dublin City. The book entitled ‘The Dublin Marathon Celebrating 40 Years’ was compiled and edited by wellknown Leitrim journalist Sean McGoldrick and includes a small selection of articles penned by various contributors from all over Ireland who reminisce on their own individual Dublin Marathon ...

CLONTIBRET 1-14 SCOTSTOWN 0-11 Colm Shalvey reports The ‘five-in-a-row’ narrative has been omnipresent in Gaelic football of late, but Clontibret ended Scotstown’s ‘drive for five’ in some style in last Sunday’s Greenfield Foods Senior Football Championship Final. Scotstown made their second trip to Clones in just over a week as favourites to retain the title, but their bid for history was unravelled by a complete performance from Clontibret. There was a ‘smash and grab’ element to Clontibret’s last county final win over Scotstown back in 2014 – the Blues’ most recent previous knock-out ...

SCOTSTOWN 3-12 BALLYBAY 1-13 Colm Shalvey reports Scotstown kept their ‘drive for five’ alive and qualified for their seventh consecutive SFC Final when they won their replay against Ballybay in Clones last Saturday. The holders had to come from seven points down to salvage a draw the previous weekend, but they led for most of this replay after stepping up their performance level. Both teams made one change from the drawn game, with Scotstown (who were boosted by the availability of Damien McArdle; cleared to play despite having been sent off late on ...

Kevin Óg Carney reports County finalists fully armed and primed for action Both reigning champions Scotstown and challengers Clontibret report a clean bill of health ahead of this Sunday’s (3.30pm) SFC final in St. Tighernach’s Park, Clones. The biggest day in the year for sport in the county will see Scotstown attempt to make it five-in-arow of Mick Duffy Cup triumphs and the smart money is on them doing just that – for the second time in the club’s history. Clontibret last captured the Holy Grail in 2014 when they defeated Scotstown ...

A number of Cavan and Monaghan firms will be amongst one hundred engineering firms from throughout Ireland attending a major engineering trade event in Monaghan next Wednesday (16 October). Following the success of last year ’s event, the EENGINEX Engineering Meet the Buyer is returning to the Combilift factory complex in Monaghan, and will offer engineering firms the opportunity to engage in prearranged meetings with key buyers and other suppliers from throughout Ireland and Europe. The event is being organised by Enterprise Europe Network through the Local Enterprise Offices in ...

Colm Shalvey Blackhill joined three other clubs – including beaten finalists Drumhowan – at the top of the JFC roll of honour when they won last Sunday’s absorbing Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship decider in Aughnamullen. Blackhill experienced heartbreak in this fixture between 2013 and 2015, with two final replay defeats sandwiching a narrow loss to Drumhowan, but they bounced back to win their fifth JFC title in ’16. The Emeralds were relegated from intermediate last year, but they put a slow start to the current campaign behind ….