AS I made my way to Omagh last Sunday, little did I know what lay ahead. It was like most other days this time of year with some heavy showers and wind. When playing the game in my head and going over my pre-game analysis, I did once or twice wonder what kind of state […]
By Shaun Casey THE addition of fresh talent into the Scotstown changing room has only added to the champions arsenal and that youngers were key to another successful championship campaign, says manager David McCague. Tommy Mallen gave a man of the match display and top scored for Scotstown as they claimed their 10th county title […]
By Shaun Casey JACK McCarron looks set to start Monaghan’s clash with Clare this weekend as the Farney County look to go back-to-back. They opened their account with a six-point victory over Louth last weekend. Monaghan, who were crowned the Division Two league champions this season, have only made one change since the last day […]
By Shaun Casey IF recent history is anything to go by, then Monaghan could be in for a big season. Both Armagh and Dublin have shown the way in the past two years. Two teams that have competed in Division Two and gone on to win the All-Ireland later that summer. Derry (2023) and Donegal […]
By Niall Gartland MONAGHAN boss Gabriel Bannigan praised the contribution of super sub Jack McCarron following their Division Two final win over Roscommon at Croke Park last Saturday. The experienced forward racked up 1-2 in the final quarter as Monaghan pushed for home against the Rossies, and Bannigan explained his decision to unleash McCarron from […]
By Shaun Casey ONE of the stories of the 2025 season so far has been the impressive form of Monaghan during their Division Two campaign and Gabriel Bannigan’s men are within touching distance of a swift return to Division One. Their decade long presence in the top tier came collapsing down last season but the […]
WHAT a weekend it was with the leagues in full flow with scores and incidents bursting from games across the land. Here is our selection from games involving Ulster teams. 1 NIALL MORGAN Tyrone Has reached such a level of excellence, that anything lower than 8/10 is considered poor. Advertisement 2 CIAN BAUDANT Cross & […]
It’s Ulster SFC final time and Niall Gartland takes a look at the players who have top-scored in this year’s competition. 1. Ruairi Canavan 0-16 (8f, 45) IT will be a major surprise if Errigal Ciaran forward Ruairi Canavan doesn’t finish as top scorer in this year’s Ulster Championship, though obviously that’s not his main […]
By Shaun Casey HEADING into the final quarters of their respective final round games last weekend, the chances of Galway and Monaghan meeting at this stage of the season looked extremely unlikely, verging on impossible. Galway were comfortably controlling their own destiny against Armagh, leading by five points before crumbling and surrendering that margin. That […]
MONAGHAN have made one change to the starting team that drew with Louth as they take on Meath in a winner takes all clash this weekend. Whoever loses the game will crash out of the championship while depending on how Louth get on against Kerry, Monaghan could still finish second in the group. Conor McManus […]
