Articles tagged with: Truagh

TRAUGH 0-11 SCOTSTOWN 1-05 BY COLM SHALVEY TRUAGH came from six points down to win a hard-hitting north-Monaghan derby at home to Scotstown last Saturday. Playing with the wind at their backs, Scotstown dominated the opening half and should have been more than four ahead by the end of it, having led by six at one stage, spurred on by an early Kieran Hughes goal. The dismissal of captain Francis Caulfield in first-half injury-time hit their chances, however, and Truagh took advantage by hitting seven of the second half’s eight points. Unlike last year’s game ...

CROSS-COMMUNITY co-operation and peace-building in the Co. Monaghan border region received a welcome boost this week with the announcement on Monday that the International Fund for Ireland is to allocate a further €4.9 million to a number of groups, including three in Co. Monaghan with projects at Carrickmacross, Clones, and Truagh. The announcement of this latest funding tranche was made following a meeting of the International Fund body in Sligo. Full report in this week’s issue