Articles in the GAA Category

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, ...

Monaghan 3-12 Sligo 0-14 Monaghan bounced back from their disappointing performance against Donegal in Letterkenny a week previous to show that there is still character in the side as they played with more purpose and passion in this Rackard Cup relegation play-off. On the day they proved too adept for the Yeats County men and thoroughly deserved their victory that assures them that they will be competing in the 2015 version of the Nicky Rackard Cup courtesy of this seven points victory over Sligo at Sean O’Heslins Park, Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim, last Saturday ...

Monaghan Sports Partnership has been involved in supporting the Blackwater 10k event since its inception in 2008 and views the event as one of its flagship events within County Monaghan due to its vast scale and community involvement. The run and walk accommodates a huge turn out to North Monaghan and has the unique attraction of bringing people through Rossmore Forest Park – what is a very enjoyable (if somewhat challenging at times) walking / running route. Monaghan Sports Partnership strives to ensure that ‘partnership’ is at the heart ...

The build up to the start of the Monaghan SFC is dominated by the game between Scotstown and Truagh following Scostown’s much publicised title victory last year. by JOHN GRAHAM ummer must be just around the corner as championship always dominates when the sun is highest in the sky. There is a little way to go to that time right now but the opening round of matches this weekend in the Gormley uPVC 2014 senior football championship will quicken the pulse and heighten expectations even predictions as to what this ...

Sean McDermotts 2-09 Corduff 2-07 By COLM SHALVEY SEÁN McDermotts moved out of the Intermediate Football League relegation zone with a two-point win at home to Corduff last Sunday. The lead and momentum swung a few times in an action-packed game, which saw the Seáns make a decisive burst inside the final quarter, led by a Brian McQuaid goal. Goal-scorers McQuaid and Damien Larkin were to the fore for the Seáns, along with Paddy Kieran and Noel Rice, while Declan Larkin, Jason Hand and Brendan McNally led Corduff’s challenge. It took less than a minute ...

Nicky Rackard Cup Donegal 3-26 Monaghan 0-15 HOLDERS Donegal cruised into the Nicky Rackard Cup quarter-finals thanks to a facile twenty points win over a make shift Monaghan in O’Donnell Park Letterkenny on Saturday afternoon last. Earlier in the day Monaghan looked to have forfeited the game when the Donegal camp received notice just before noon that their opponents weren’t traveling, for echoes of the still damaging Allianz Hurling league division 3A final of 2012 when Monaghan were forced to concede to Fingal. However, it wasn’t just as bad as that and later another ...

By John Graham There was no doubting that Monaghan was the top team from the province in April. The fact too that they beat Donegal would help put an end to the talk that last year’s Ulster championship victory over Donegal was a flash in pan as Monaghan were again worthy winners on the big stage. There can be no question as to the influence that Malachy O’Rourke has had since he joined Monaghan at the end of the 2011 season. To date, and he is only in his second year in ...

Everyone looking forward to a colourful, exciting summer of championship action. by JOHN GRAHAM The launch of the 2014 Ulster championships in football, hurling, camogie and ladies football took place last Wednesday night, April 30th, at the Metropolitan Arts Centre (MAC) Belfast. Ulster GAA President Martin McAviney, Ulster Ladies Gaelic Chairperson Joe Lagan, Ulster Camogie Chairperson Bridghidin Heenan and GAA Ard Stiúrthóir Paraic Duffy were joined by an outstanding turnout of players, team managers and media. Monaghan manager Malachy O’Rourke was among the team managers present while current county captain, Conor McManus ...

Truagh 4-14 Currin 1-07 By COLM SHALVEY TRUAGH won their first home Senior Football League game since returning to senior with a comprehensive victory over Currin at St. Mellan’s last Friday evening. Truagh lost to Currin in the Intermediate League Final last November, but they were comfortable this time, with eight players getting on the scoresheet, including all six starting forwards. Currin started brightly, but they were hit with a sucker punch before half-time when Truagh scored two goals and with some key players absent from the team, their resources were stretched to their ...

Truagh Gaels marked the most successful year in their history with a banquet in the Hillgrove Hotel last Sunday night. Close to 700 people were in the Monaghan-town hotel for the big night, where Truagh honoured their Monaghan, Ulster and All-Ireland Intermediate Football Championship winners, as well as the reserve and Under-21 teams from the north-Monaghan club who lifted silverware in 2013. The GAA’s President-Elect Aogán Ó Fearghail, Monaghan County Board Vice-Chairman Michael Owen McMahon and Truagh’s own chairman Raymond Treanor made the presentations of the medals and the club’s Player-of-the Year ...