Shaun Casey looks back on Cremartin’s rollercoaster year of 2011 NOT many club teams win a league and championship double and still ponder on what might have been. For Cremartin’s class of 2011, they still look back at the one they missed, rather than the two they won. The club secured a first Monaghan junior […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S a tough time for the Monaghan hurlers at the minute, who are dealing with a depleted squad for a number of various reasons, but manager Arthur Hughes is still hopeful they can turn things around in Division Four. The Farney men were well beaten in their opening round tie against Sligo, […]
By Michael McMullan ARMAGH have named their team for this Sunday’s NFL opener with Monaghan in Clones. Blaine Hughes starts between the posts with Aaron McKay and Tiernan Kelly listed in the heart of their defence. Belleek’s Callum O’Neill will be partnered by Andrew Murnin. Advertisement Conor Turbitt, Oisin Conaty and Oisin O’Neill are key […]
By Michael McMullan GABRIEL Bannigan has made five changes to his side for Wednesday’s Dr McKenna Cup semi-final (Inniskeen 7.30pm) Goalkeeper Jack Kiernan, Darragh Treanor, Dessie Ward, skipper Mícheál Bannigan and newcomer Alistair Stewart come in. Stewart played in Emyvale’s run to the Ulster junior final with clubmate Karl Gallagher one of five players named […]
Surviving the shark-infested waters of top-flight football is Monaghan’s pressing priority, writes Shaun Casey SAFETY will be the name of the game for Monaghan, and the height of their early season ambitions will be to hold on tightly to the Division One status. They fought so hard last season to get back up playing top […]
THERE was a week of key club games for Ulster teams with the Dr McKenna Cup also kicking the county season into action. Here are the star players. 1 JAMES MCBENNETT Dromintee Restarts were sensational for the majority of the side’s Ulster triumph at St Paul’s. 2 RYAN O’TOOLE Scotstown On a tough day for […]
By Shaun Casey IT was a different kind of Christmas in Scotstown this year, but captain Damien McArdle wouldn’t change it for the world. Instead of enjoying the usual celebrations that come with the festive period, Scotstown were on the pitch, plotting the downfall of St Brigid’s. This Sunday, the Roscommon men stand between David […]
By Michael McMullan FORMER AFL player Karl Gallagher has been named in Monaghan’s team for this weekend’s Dr McKenna Cup opener against Cavan. Gallagher helped Emyvale to junior glory and an Ulster final appearance and is listed alongside Gary Mohan in the Oriel engine room. Manager Gabriel Bannigan has had to prepare without his Scotstown […]
By Michael McMullan CLONTIBRET minors’ 60-week journey reaches the last corner on Thursday when they lock horns with Dromintee in the Ulster Minor final at St Paul’s. Having lost just two from last year’s team, a core of players floated the idea to JP Mone, joint-manager with Shane McMahon, about getting started up with a […]
By Michael McMullan WHEN Scotstown were last Kings of Ulster, Brendan Beggan formed part of a monstrous midfield axis Coalisland were unable to break. That was 36 years ago. Fast-forward to last Saturday, at the same venue, his son Rory was the star man as the Monaghan giants ended the club’s famine. His 11-point return […]
