By Shaun Casey THE league finals in Monaghan will be played before the championship and this weekend, the two teams that contest the title will be decider. The two semi-finals take place on Friday evening with Scotstown taking on Castleblayney while Magheracloone lock horns with Latton. Reigning champions Magheracloone were joint top of the league […]
By Shaun Casey “Very few defenders burst onto the scene” was Roy Keane’s joke with a jag on Micah Richards a few years ago, but the former Manchester United captain’s words probably have some truth to them. For Dylan Byrne however, he can argue that he has “burst onto the scene”. The Magheracloone clubman was […]
By Shaun Casey WHAT’S the easiest metric of judging a GAA legend? Taking a scroll through the extensive list of personalities that have featured on TG4’s outstanding Laochra Gael series is a good place to start. Back in 2015, Niamh Kindlon sat down to tell her tale. It’s one of success, heartache, injuries and much, […]
By Shaun Casey DAMIAN Feeney will be in charge of Pearse Og for the upcoming season having been ratified last night. The Ogs were relegated to the Intermediate Championship in the Orchard County for 2026. Feeney comes with an impressive CV having managed Magheracloone in Monaghan over the past two seasons. The Middletown native brought […]
GAVIN Doogan probably didn’t attract a lot of headlines during his playing days. He may not have been on the end of many moves or got his name on the scoresheet too often, but he was vital to the Monaghan cause for years. To win big championship games, you need warriors around the battleground of […]
By Shaun Casey GETTING to play new teams offers new challenges and for Magheracloone manager Damian Feeney, he is embracing the freedom of Ulster. In Monaghan, the teams know each other inside out, but Ulster is an entirely different ballgame. Sure, opposition managers will do their homework and analysis, as Feeney has spent the past […]
By Niall Gartland ARVA will put their winning streak of 22 successive championship victories on the line when they take on Magheracloone this Saturday – but that’s very much a subplot to what’s really at stake for the reigning All-Ireland Junior champions. Making it back to another Ulster final would be a tremendous accomplishment in […]
By Shaun Casey KILLIAN Rudden played at wing half-back five years ago when Magheracloone went on an amazing journey that led to not only an Ulster Intermediate title against Galbally, but also an All-Ireland final appearance at Croke Park. Unfortunately, Galway side Oughterard proved too strong in the decider, but still, the Mitchell’s men formed […]
By Shaun Casey MAGHERACLOONE has been painted black and white for the last few weeks and manager Damian Feeney is hoping that the feel-good factor surrounding the club will hang around for another wee while yet. The ladies team reached the county final, after ending Donaghmoyne’s dominance on the club scene, but unfortunately for them […]
Damian Freeman reflects on Magheracloone’s most famous day when they won their one and only Monaghan Senior crown By Shaun Casey THE first one is always the most important one. The first one, can never be repeated again. No matter how many trophies will be welcomed home to Magheracloone in the future, it’ll never match […]
