By Michael McMullan A FEW things strike you about Michéal McCarville as the dust settles on Scotstown’s extra-time win over Trillick. One is the wispy moustache he is growing as part of the ‘Movember’ fundraising drive for men’s mental health. There is also his sheer size that has you looking up to make eye contact. […]
By Michael McMullan KIERAN Hughes feels Scotstown’s ability to last the pace silenced anyone who questioned their “old legs”. The Farney champions needed a late Conor McCarthy point to force extra time in a game they spurned early chances that nearly came back to haunt them when Lee Brennan kicked Trillick into the lead in […]
By Niall Gartland ARVA have barely sustained a scratch en route to Saturday’s Ulster Junior Championship final against Blackhill. They cruised through the Cavan Championship and it’s been a similar story in Ulster, claiming comfortable victories over Ballymaguigan and Lisnaskea in recent weeks. For what it’s worth, they played Division One football in Cavan this […]
By Niall Gartland CASTLEBLAYNEY have won their fourth ever Ulster Junior Championship after kicking for home in the final ten minutes of their final joust with St Eunan’s last Sunday. It was a gripping battle with the Monaghan side coming out on top on a scoreline of 2-16 to 1-15, and their manager Kevin Moloney […]
By Niall Gartland CASTLEBLAYNEY are bidding to stretch their lead at the top of the roll of honour list when they take on St Eunan’s in Sunday’s Ulster Junior Championship final. The Monaghan side are the only team to have won the provincial title at this level on three separate occasions (2005, 2014 and 2018), […]
By Niall Gartland FOR Fintona Pearses, 2023 is the gift that keeps on giving. A first Tyrone Junior Championship title in nearly half a century was an era-defining moment for the club, and now they’ve another crack at history as they finalise their preparations for Saturday’s Ulster Junior Championship semi-final against a hardened Blackhill side […]
By Shaun Casey BLACKHILL made a brilliant start to the Ulster Championship with an eye-catching first round win but they face a sterner test this weekend against Tyrone side Fintona. Padraig Finnegan’s men rattled off five goals in their 5-11 to 1-7 win over Antrim champions Rasharkin, but Finnegan insists there’s room for improvement ahead of […]
By Shaun Casey JACK McCarron made the telling difference for Scotstown last Sunday, kicking half a dozen points as they overcame Inniskeen by three points to reclaim the Mick Duffy Cup for the eighth time in eleven seasons – something team captain Damian McArdle was thankful for. McCarron, following in his father Ray’s footsteps by claiming championship gold […]
FORMER Monaghan star Stephen Gollogy looks back at some of his memories… Name: Stephen Gollogly Teams played for: Carrickmacross Emmets, Patrician High School, University Limerick, Chicago Wolfe Tones, Monaghan. Current involvement in the GAA: Advertisement I run my own website www.gaatacticsboard.com, selling sporting products to coaches and players. Do online posts on current trends in […]
Niall Garland bagged two goals for Monaghan in the Lory Meagher final. He talks to Shaun Casey about the story of their season. HOW many players have bagged a brace of goals in Croke Park on All-Ireland final day? Monaghan’s Niall Garland is a member of a very exclusive club. The Castleblayney corner-forward was on song for the […]
