THINK we were all taken aback with the intensity levels of the first two rounds of the National League, but after teams had a break last weekend the intensity levels should go up even further in round three. We are now moving swiftly into the business end of the league even though it’s only really […]
Name: Jodie McQuillan. Age: 19. Teams played for: Castleblayney Faughs, Monaghan and UCD. Earliest GAA memory? Playing with the boys from u-6. Advertisement Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? Amanda Casey-Finnegan. I always looked up to her growing up and she took me under her wing when I joined the county panel. […]
Monaghan 1-12 Armagh 1-14 Armagh began their National League campaign with a win this evening, defeating near neighbours Monaghan by two points. The first half was a slow burner and never really burst into life. Monaghan were arguably the better team and led by three after 20 minutes, with some poor shooting letting Armagh down. […]
By Shaun Casey PRE-SEASON is coming to a close and that only means one thing, the return of footballing action. The hard work is done, and Armagh’s joint-captain Aidan Nugent is looking forward to the start of the league. “Pre-season is just a matter of getting the head down and working hard. I suppose after […]
By Shaun Casey GETTING points on the board as quickly as possible is the key to securing your Division One status, suggests Monaghan’s roaming half-back Karl O’Connell. Vinny Corey’s side host Armagh on Saturday evening before travelling to Killarney to take on All-Ireland champions Kerry in round two, a difficult start for any team. “Getting […]
“He’s the most driven man and footballer in Monaghan.” THE above sentence jotted down by Brendan Crossan in May 2018 was quite the compliment from Séamus McEnaney. It’s the kind of thing that Vinny Corey probably appreciates deep down, not that he’d tell you that. You don’t become the most driven man in Monaghan if […]
By Niall Gartland IT’S not quite the end of an era – Conor McManus and Rory Beggan are still plugging away to cite two prominent examples – but there was a sense of wistfulness when it was announced last week that Monaghan defensive duo Colin Walshe and Drew Wylie have called it a day at […]
Dr McKenna Cup Donegal 2-7 Monaghan 0-15 BY RYAN FERRY MONAGHAN collected their first win of the season when they finished strongly to defeat Donegal at a soaked MacCumhaill Park tonight. Advertisement Joel Bradley Walsh notched an early goal for Paddy Carr’s Donegal but the Farney men were two ahead at half-time. A Luke McGlynn penalty […]
CAVAN have made two changes for Wednesday’s final group game in the McKenna Cup in Kingspan Breffni Park. Raymond Galligan takes over from Liam Brady between the posts. with Cian Madden coming into the attack at the expense of Brandon Boylan. Kieran McGeeney’s side were winners over Antrim with goals from Joe Sheridan and Conor […]
By Michael McMullan NEW Monaghan manager Vinny Corey will be without another member of his squad after Ryan McAnespie confirmed he will spend a year on his travels. It comes after the news of experienced duo Drew Wylie and Colin Walshe retiring from inter-county football. McAnespie headed to Australia in October after Emyvale’s intermediate championship […]
