Monaghan’s Killian Lavelle primed for next knock-out battle


By Shaun Casey WITH repeat pairings avoided during the All-Ireland series, Monaghan knew it was going to be Westmeath or Ulster rivals Donegal up next – but full-back Killian Lavelle says they’re all tough opponents at this stage of the championship. Monaghan had already faced off against Armagh and Mayo – in the Ulster Championship final and the […]


Team of the Week


  AFTER another weekend of championship action, here is the latest Gaelic Life team of the week… 1 HELEN CORCORAN Drumlane Big save early in the second half kept her side in control as they claimed their first-ever Cavan SFC title. Advertisement 2 JASON CAMPBELL Naomh Conaill Did a fine marking job on Patrick McBreaty […]


Monaghan midfielder Lavelle hails his side’s resilience


By Niall Gartland KILLIAN Lavelle says it’s embedded in the very DNA of Monaghan teams to never give up the ghost no matter what the circumstances, and their trademark resilience paid off last Sunday with a dramatic victory on Tyrone’s home patch. The Monaghan midfielder acknowledged that their first-half performance wasn’t anything worth writing home […]