By Shaun Casey SITTING down at the start of the season, Emmet Óg set their sights on claiming Monaghan Senior Championship success for the first time ever and Enda Flanagan, in his first year in charge, was delighted to deliver that silverware. They certainly had to do it the hard way against Donaghmoyne, the dominant […]
Darren Hughes has called time on his Monaghan career after two decades and over 200 senior appearances. He’ll go down as one of the county’s all-time greats. He spoke with Michael McMullan THE Croke Park dressing room and the days afterwards is no window for rash decisions. With June’s defeat to Donegal still in the […]
By Shaun Casey DOWN’S round three defeat to Monaghan means the Mourne men could possibly be playing three weeks on the bounce, if they reach the All-Ireland quarter-finals for the first time since 2012, but boss Conor Laverty doesn’t mind. His side put in a solid shift and were leading heading into the final quarter […]
By Shaun Casey LOUTH are a different animal than the side Monaghan faced in the championship last year, or the league this year, and Gabriel Bannigan is expecting the Wee County to have “an inch in their step” following their historic Leinster success. Ger Brennan’s side ended a 68-year wait for a provincial title, defeating […]
By Shaun Casey FROM the dizzy highs of kicking scores in All-Ireland finals and climbing the steps of the Hogan Stand to patrolling the sideline at St Tiernach’s Park, Clones, Kevin Nolan’s football journey has been a roller coaster ride. Marriage took him to Monaghan, and he has settled in nicely at this stage. Nolan […]
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 HAVING kicked off their National League campaign in style against Cavan last weekend, Gabriel Bannigan’s Monaghan are aiming to make it two from two when they welcome Westmeath to Clones on Sunday. The Farney County are well aware of the task they face and Westmeath, managed by former Cavan star Dermot McCabe, […]
By Niall McCoy MONAGHAN manager Vinny Corey has stepped down after two seasons in charge. The Clontibret man was a selector under Séamus McEnaney before assuming the main role ahead of the 2023 season. That turned out to be a fruitful one as the Oriel County reached the last four and gave Dublin a really […]
With the final day of NFL coming up this weekend, Shaun Casey looks at some of the big storylines that have dominated the round seven fixtures of recent seasons 2023 – Monaghan MONAGHAN love the last-day drama and could have been nominated for every year, but last season was significant as they held onto their […]
By Niall Gartland WHAT was your most memorable moment of the Ulster Senior Club Championship to date? It says it all that Rory Beggan has produced two of the stand-out moments – and neither were saves. His last-gasp winner against Kilcoo, an inch-perfect free where the ball flew like an arrow from its original station […]
