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 Ca There are now just eight teams left in the race for Sam Maguire and the last eight pairings are now known following this morning’s All-Ireland quarter-final draw. All four games will take place next weekend at Croke Park. Tyrone will meet All-Ireland champions Kerry, in a repeat of last season’s semi-final, with […]
By Michael McMullan I VISITED my parents a few years ago on a Sunday night after covering a bumper weekend of Derry club championship action. It was the beginning of the second coming of group stages. It was a case of wall-to-wall games with next to no jeopardy. We started to dissect the games; it […]
By Shaun Casey CONTROL was the key word in Clones on Saturday as Monaghan showed serious patience and composure in the second period to knock Roscommon out of the championship. Of their 24 shots in the first half, the Farney men marched into the half time break with 1-9 on the board and led by […]
By Michael McMullan MONAGHAN must beat Louth on Sunday in Castleblayney if they are to take their season into the All-Ireland Intermediate knock-out stages. Both teams have lost to Westmeath but with their superior score difference, Louth just need a draw. For Monaghan to take a step forward, they must right the wrong of their […]
By Shaun Casey MONAGHAN were 11-points adrift at half time of Sunday’s All-Ireland series opener against Mayo, and while they showed their gutsy never-say-die attitude to cut the deficit back to one-point, manager Gabriel Bannigan ended up rueing their first half showing. The Farney men opted to play against the wind having won the toss […]
Monaghan manager Gabriel Bannigan has named his squad ahead of this weekend’s visit of Mayo. They are without the suspended Daragh McElearney and have made one change from their starting team. Cameron Dowd comes in with Bobby McCaul dropping to the bench. Dessie Ward is listed despite being forced off during the Ulster final. Advertisement […]
By Michael McMullan LAST Sunday in Clones was always going morph into a sea of colour. Orange or blue? Well, that simply depended on the result. Nothing can suppress such an outpouring of emotion. That’s what famines do. There is no fuel like hunger. Monaghan’s 2013 Ulster final pitch invasion was one of those moments. […]
Antrim will be plotting to rattle Shane Garland’s net on Sunday. Michael McMullan looks at how the Monaghan native ended up in the Tipperary number one jersey TIMES are busy for George and Martina Garland. There is football around every corner but they don’t know it any other way. Last Saturday, their twin daughters Amy […]
TG4 ULSTER INTERMEDIATE FINAL Cavan 4-13 Monaghan 1-20 AET TWO goals in the first period of extra time from Niamh Mc Corry proved to be the winning scores in an enthralling Ulster Intermediate final. Holders Cavan looked to have retained their title in normal time before a late goal from Caoimhe Ward forced the extra […]
