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Question marks over the long term future of St Tiernach’s Park in Clones abound. However, the goodwill towards the iconic GAA ground is obvious among all parties responsible for managing it. KEVIN CARNEY reports As disquiet and concern grows over the future of St. Tiarnach’s Park, representatives of the bodies who make up the ground’s management committee have united in declaring that the famed Clones GAA ground can have a future to mirror its past. The members of Clones GAA, Ulster Council and Monaghan County Board who spoke to the Northern Standard this ...

Monaghan fell to a first Allianz National Football League home defeat since 2011 last Sunday, but only after a thriller against Cork in St. Mary’s Park, Castleblayney. by COLM SHALVEY The return of National League action to St. Mary’s Park in the mid-Monaghan town created a lively atmosphere, but the huge local majority in the crowd of over 5,000 couldn’t get their team over the line. Monaghan’s 11-match winning run in home National League games fell by the wayside, but a lesser-known statistic – Cork’s 100% record in February under Brian ...

By Kevin Carney It may be the calm before the storm in terms of this year’s season but the county board’s new ladies PRO is enjoying the relatively slow pace of things right now to settle into the job. Carrick Emmets clubman Ciaran Ward is hardly a ‘wet week’ into the post but he’s confident that he has the tools in his locker to consolidate the good work of previous PROs. “Taking on the job of succeeding Mary Grimes as county PRO wasn’t something that I shied away from after being asked because ...

Cork 2-14 Monaghan 1-16 By JOHN GRAHAM IT was bitterly disappointing for Monaghan as Cork plundered both league points with a point in the final minute of normal time from top scorer Colm O’Neill to give them what at times throughout this contest had looked an unlikely victory at St Mary’s Park, Castleblayney, last Sunday. Monaghan were certainly worth a share of the spoils in this high scoring and at times highly exciting contest that produced 33 scores with Cork playing catch up for most of the 70 odd minutes. They did take the ...

By Kevin Carney To paraphrase Mark Twain, it seems that rumours of the death of Tyrone have been greatly exaggerated. When Monaghan took Mickey Harte’s men apart in round one of the NFL there was a queue of pundits lining up to proclaim that the King is dead, long live the King. But Tyrone’s surprising 1-11 to 1-7 away win over Mayo last weekend in division one of the league has caused a re-think in some quarters. The obituaries have been put on the back-burner for the time being. If Mickey Harte was looking ...

Even a floodlight failure couldn’t distract Monaghan from a high-wattage performance in claiming a second consecutive win over old bete noire Tyrone in last Saturday’s NFL Division One opener. by COLM SHALVEY Monaghan’s tails were up after they had hit three quick points to take the lead and they were on the attack again when the lights went out, resulting in conspiracy theories and jokes filling the void of the half-hour delay. Any Tyrone hopes that Monaghan would be put off their stride were unfounded, however, and the light at the ...

By KEVIN CARNEY In the week that Rory McIlroy is ensconced in court in an off-the-course battle that has grabbed the world’s attention, there is an altogether different course of action being taken locally by the good burghers of Rossmore, Concra Wood and Mannan Castle golf clubs. In what will be the first of its kind in this neck of the woods, the Farney Challenge is all set to entice, excite and engender bunker loads of interest among a whole host of amateur golfers from near and far but particularly from around ...

Monaghan 1-13 Tyrone 0-09 By COLM SHALVEY MONAGHAN marked their return to Division One of the Allianz NFL with an impressive win over Tyrone in Omagh last Saturday evening. A slow start, playing against the wind, saw Monaghan fall five points down, but they responded with six unanswered points either side of half-time and even a floodlight failure – which delayed the game by around half-an-hour – couldn’t stop their momentum. Stephen Gollogly scored the only goal just short of the hour-mark to ensure that Monaghan secured two valuable league points and a first away ...

By Kevin Carney Last Sunday afternoon, we saw another Battle of Breffni involving Cavan and Monaghan. It made for riveting viewing if only ‘cause it was manly stuff, honest and brutal even if it wasn’t quite cricket. Four red cards were issued in last weekend’s derby duel. It was a Dr. McKenna Cup tie that got the fans talking before, during and after the game but it was just a pity that just over 1,000 spectators were on hand to see ‘friendly rivalry’ in all its naked form. Four red cards were ...

The Monaghan GAA 2015 awards night attracted a big attendance with the Hillgrove Hotel,Monaghan, hosting a spectacular event.The Players of the Year Awards were presented by the Chairman of Monaghan GAA County Board Padraig Sherry  Senior Footballer of the Year Vincent Corey (Clontibret) was cited for his burgeoning collection of honours at Club and County level as well as some notable achievements in the third level colleges competitions. He first came to prominence with his club Clontibret as captain of the minor team in 2001 and was man of the match in ...