Articles in the GAA Category

A third trophy in the space of 12 months and a seriously impressive performance made it a day to remember for Monaghan at Croke Park. by COLM SHALVEY One year to the day after lifting the Allianz National Football League Division Three title, Monaghan won the Division Two Final with a fully-merited six-point win over Donegal. Manager Malachy O’Rourke spoke about Monaghan’s desire to prove that last year’s Ulster final win against the same opposition was no one-off and they certainly managed that, as they were every bit as convincing as ...

Monaghan 1-16 Donegal 1-10 By JOHN GRAHAM MONAGHAN staged a power packed performance in Croke Park on Sunday last to take their second piece of league silverware in 12 months when they totally outclassed Donegal in this Allianz Football League Division 2 Final that was played in bright if blustery conditions at headquarters. A year ago Monaghan clinched the division 3 trophy with victory over Meath and on Sunday last they added the division 2 title for the second time and in the process scotched the persistent rumour that last year’s Ulster final victory ...

The Seáns ladies held their very successful ‘mock wedding’ fundraiser on Easter Sunday night. The show started in the Community Centre in Corcaghan with the wedding ceremony in a beautiful setting, very professionally decorated by Flowers of Magic (by local man Conor Clerkin and his member of staff, June). The bridal party arrived at the church a few minutes late in wedding cars also supplied by Conor. First to arrive were the four best men – Barry ‘Right Hand Man’ Mc Guinness), Murt ‘Second-best’ Cleere, Paddy ‘Essex’ Kierans and Stephen ...

Monaghan head to Croke Park on Sunday looking to make history in the Allianz National Division 2 Final against Donegal. by COLM SHALVEY No team of Monaghan men has ever won silverware at GAA Headquarters in consecutive years (although the ladies managed it in 1996 & ’97), but this group of players can achieve that if they can defeat their Ulster rivals this weekend, following last year’s Division Three success. Of more pressing importance is the need to get another competitive game under their belts ahead of the championship and ...

Donegal native Robbie Gallagher says Monaghan won’t fear Donegal and wouldn’t think Donegal like playing Monaghan. by KEVIN CARNEY Donegal native Robbie Gallagher has been ensconced in Monaghan town for 20 years. A Tyholland clubman, he hails from Termon, home club of both 1992 All-Ireland SFC medallist Tommy Ryan and current Donegal sub. ‘keeper Michael Boyle. Gallagher is a local councillor too. We have to take him at his word when he declares that he simply doesn’t know who’s gonna win this Sunday’s NFL Division Two decider between his native and adopted county. “I ...

MONAGHAN V DONEGAL BY JOHN GRAHAM Meetings between Monaghan and Donegal in season defining matches are becoming something of a regular item as the sides meet again this Sunday in the final of the Allianz football league division 2 in Croke Park. Both sides have already been promoted to division 1 for next season so on the face of it the only thing to be sorted out on Sunday is the destination of the silverware, but there is a lot more at stake than that in this division 2 final. Monaghan and Donegal ...

By Colm Shalvey The Monaghan GAA Perpetual Golf Classic 2014 was launched in the county Training Centre, Cloghan last Wednesday night. The Golf Classic will be held in Rossmore Golf Club on Saturday, May 31 to raise money for the Monaghan senior footballers’ training fund. Teams of four will play for the Monaghan GAA Perpetual Trophy sponsored by McAree Engineering. They will also compete for some great prizes including four Powakaddy Freeways, four Golf Buddy Watches, four Trolley Bags and four pairs of Footjoy Sports Shoes. To enter a team of four costs €250, ...

By Colm Shalvey Monaghan’s Allianz National Football League Division Two Final against Donegal, Malachy O’Rourke will be hoping to have as near a clean bill of health as possible for his panel come April 27. There has already been one casualty, as Gavin Doogan has been ruled out for six weeks with a broken bone in his foot. Doogan is, up to now, one of only two Monaghan players to have started all 11 competitive games this year – along with Fintan Kelly – but he is due to be out ...

Corduff 1-09 Donaghmoyne 0-14 By KEVIN CARNEY A seven point lead at half-time was all the leg-up Donaghmoyne needed to go on and bag the spoils at the expense of IFL hosts Corduff on Saturday evening last. In a game that had a lot of championship fervour about it, Corduff fought the gallant fight but the challenge posed by a substantial early deficit allied to the loss of a player for the final quarter was a double whammy which conspired to cripple their ambitions. Donaghmoyne travelled to their near-neighbours in sleeves-rolled-up mode and within 11 ...

Scotstown 1-13 Castleblayney 1-07 By COLM SHALVEY SCOTSTOWN continued their winning start to the County Monaghan Credit Unions SFL with six points to spare in the first game to be played in front of the new 2,000-seater stand in Castleblayney last Saturday evening. In front of a healthy crowd in the impressive new facilities at St. Mary’s Park, Blayney led by a point at half-time, but with seven players getting on the scoresheet for Scotstown, the defending champions gained the upper hand after the restart. Scotstown outscored their hosts by ten points to three in ...