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Clontibret 1-09 Kilco 0-11 By JOHN GRAHAM Clontibret overcame all the odds to book their place in the quarter-final of the Ulster Club Senior Football Championship when they struck for an injury time goal to snatch a late dramatic victory over Down champions Kilcoo in Pairc Esler, Newry, on Sunday afternoon last. They overcame in particular the handicap of having to play three quarters of the game with 14 players after Paul McGuigan was sent off in the 13th minute of the first half but they compensated for that numerical disadvantage with an ...

Ulster Camogie Junior Club Championship Final Clontibret     1-12 Laragh      2-04 By MARETTA SHERRY On a Sunday to remember for Clontibret, their camogs defeated Laragh of Cavan to retain the Ulster Junior Club Championship title in Moy last Sunday. Both clubs had reached this final on merit: Clontibret disposing of Kilcoo and Carrickmore quite comfortably, with Laragh knocking out Glenullion (Derry) and last year’s beaten finalists, Antrim’s Loughgiel. A blustery gale made conditions difficult but it was Clontibret’s physical power and skill that came to the fore, as they who ...

Clontibret stole the headlines on the double last week as the Ulster Club championships moved up a gear for Monaghan’s representatives. by COLM SHALVEY Last Sunday will live long in the memory of Clontibret fans, after two of their senior teams won Ulster Club Championship games. The dust had barely settled on Clontibret’s Monaghan Senior Football Championship win, but they took another major step forward when they once again stunned a fancied team and the bookies. Clontibret had been outsiders in the county final against Scotstown and it was a similar story in the ...

AVIVA STADIUM was the venue on Wednesday last for the second consecutive time for the Aviva Health FAI Primary School 5’s National Finals. Ireland’s stars of the future entertained crowds in the stadium as the biggest and best competition in the 2014 primary school’s soccer calendar came to its climax. SCOIL MHUIRE NA mBUACHAILLI NS CASTLEBLAYNEY became the first Monaghan side ever to be crowned All Ireland Champions winning the Medium Schools Section amidst unbelievable scenes of joy. Despite losing to 2-1 to Munster Champions Two Mile Borris from Tipperary, wins ...

Amy Ní Amaill, a Transition Year student in Coláiste Oiriall and stalwart with Glaslough Harriers, is the 2014 All-Ireland Schools’ Track and Field Intermediate 1500 metres champion. She won her title in Tullamore on Saturday and had almost five seconds to spare on her nearest rival, Emma O’Brien from Dominican College, Wicklow. All of Ireland’s up and coming athletes competed fiercely on Saturday to bring home a national title to their school. Coláiste Oriall is delighted with Amy’s national success. Amy won the event in a new personal best of 4:32:59. ...

‘What we have we hold’ is Monaghan’s mantra as they embark on a testing defence of their Ulster title, with old rivals Tyrone the first to probe their resolve. By COLM SHALVEY Ten days remain of Monaghan’s long wait to get their 2014 Ulster Senior Football Championship campaign up and running when they will attempt to finally get one over on old rivals Tyrone. With the senior and intermediate club action out of the way until after June 15 and the press night having taken place yesterday evening (Wednesday), Malachy O’Rourke and ...

Killanny 1-14 Scotstown 2-11 By JOHN GRAHAM SUPER sub Andy Callan, a former ace marksman with Carrickmacross Emmets, but who has now transferred his allegiance to Killanny both as a player and team manager, introduced himself in the early minutes of the second-half and proceeded to have a devastating effect on a game that up until that stage had been going totally the way of the opposition. Callan’s trusty left boot had served Carrickmacross well over the years and he was repeatedly their top scorer and he showed during the second half of this ...

Monaghan now know their opponents for the first game of the Ulster Senior Football Championship defence after Tyrone beat Down in last Saturday’s preliminary round replay. by COLM SHALVEY After this Saturday’s round of club league games, it will be ‘all systems go’ for Malachy O’Rourke and co. in their preparations for June 15, when the familiar foes from Tyrone will again stand in Monaghan’s way. Monaghan haven’t beaten the Red Hand County in the championship since 1988 and they have lost to Mickey Harte’s teams five teams. The most recent of ...

By KEVIN CARNEY The increasingly popular Northern Standard Boys U18 Golf Championship is set to be expanded this year with news that players from outside of county Monaghan will be invited to participate in the competition. Since its genesis in 2012, the Championship has been confined to under 18 golfers living in county Monaghan but members of host club Rossmore Golf Club who devised the competition have decided to open their doors to the creme de la creme of young golfing talent in neighbouring counties. “Notices and literature relating to the competition will ...

Blackhill 1-13 Killeevan 0-06 By JOHN GRAHAM A stronger, sharper, more adept Blackhill got their championship campaign off to a winning start when they proved too strong for Killeevan in this low-key, scrappy and at times niggly contest in McKeown Park, Drumhowan on Saturday evening last. Blackhill reached the final of the junior football championship last year only to lose out to Emyvale after a replay, but on this display they laid down a marker that they intend to be involved at the business end of things in 2014 as well. Stronger in most areas, ...