By Shaun Casey FOR the 13th season on the trot, Scotstown will contest the Monaghan SFC final, and Damien McArdle has been the man climbing the steps and lifting the Mick Duffy Cup on behalf of the An Bhoth club for the last two years. Of those 12 previous finals, Scotstown have only lost out […]
THE Monaghan championship waves goodbye to the group stages this weekend with plenty at stake, Here are the fixtures… MONAGHAN SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND FIVEGROUP 1 CREMARTIN V CLONTIBRET Advertisement Sunday, Cremartin, 5pm EVEN a home victory for Frank Fitsimmons’ side wouldn’t be enough to see them through to the next round. Clontibret will want to […]
By Shaun Casey THREE teams are vying for the one qualification spot and a direct step into the Monaghan SFC semi-finals by topping Group One and Scotstown captain Damien McArdle hopes his side are the team to land that prize. Scotstown are currently top of the pile on score difference but take on Corduff this […]
THERE is another busy weekend of club acti0n in Monaghan MONAGHAN SENIOR FOOTBALLCHAMPIONSHIP ROUND FOUR GROUP 1 CLONTIBRET V TRUAGH Advertisement Saturday, Clontibret, Truagh TRUAGH are in must-win territory now with two games remaining, but Clontibret look like the only team that can stop Scotstown, and they’ll have their eyes firmly set on topping the group. […]
There is a full round of football action this weekend in Monaghan. Here are the details of the games at the time of going to print. Check the Monaghan website for any changes before travelling. MONAGHAN SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP ROUND THREE Advertisement GROUP 1 CREMARTIN V CORDUFF Saturday, Cremartin, 6.30pm CORDUFF bounced back from their […]
THERE will be a repeat of last year’s county final when the Monaghan SFC group stages kick into gear. Champions Scotstown have been paired with Clontribret in Group One in Monday night’s draw, hosted live on Northern Sound. Last year’s intermediate champions Magheracloone are in Group Two. It will again be played on a round […]
Shaun Casey looks back on Inniskeen’s surge to All-Ireland Intermediate honours in 2006 IT may not have felt like it at the time, but relegation from the Senior division at the end of the 2004 season was a blessing in disguise for Inniskeen. While dropping back into Intermediate hurt, it provided the springboard for the […]
By Shaun Casey DEFEATED Monaghan finalists Clontibret have retained the services of joint-managers Paul McCartan and Neil Coulter for the upcoming 2025 season. The Burren clubmen helped Clontibret reach their first decider since 2019, the last time they collected the Mick Duffy Cup, but they came up short against Scotstown in the end, losing by […]
By Shaun Casey SCOTSTOWN are the dominant force in Monaghan, and have been for over a decade, but goalkeeper Rory Beggan insists they won’t be taking their eye off the ball this weekend. They take on Clontibret on Sunday in what is their 12th county final in a row. It’s the fifth occasion where they’ll share […]
THE draws for the 2024 Monaghan Championships have been made. Senior champions Scotstown, who reached the Ulster Club final last year and are currently top of the league, will once again begin the campaign as heavy favourites to continue their domination. They begin their title defence against Ballybay a repeat of the 2022 decider, which […]
