IN a new documentary, broadcaster Gráinne McElwain examines the realities of life for a GAA football referee in the modern game. For many referees, physical and verbal abuse from teams, the stands and on social media is commonplace and some GAA county boards are struggling to find enough referees to officiate fixtures across a growing number […]
By Shaun Casey MONAGHAN are well in the promotion shake up says former attacker Gavin Doogan as they welcome Cork to Inniskeen this weekend. Gabriel Bannigan’s men tasted defeat for the first time under his watch last Sunday, losing out to table-toppers Roscommon. But an immediate return to top tier football is well within their […]
By Shaun Casey WHILE Monaghan have lost both of their league encounters so far this season, sharpshooter Niall Garland insists they aren’t panicking just yet and are working hard to improve their results. Louth and Fermanagh both got one over their Farney rivals at the start of the Division Four campaign, but Monaghan are keen […]
By Shaun Casey WHILE Sunday’s encounter isn’t exactly a winner-takes-all promotion clash, it’s an opportunity for Monaghan to test where they’re really at as they take on high-flyers Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park, says former Farney forward Ciaran Hanratty. The two sides dropped out of the top tier at the end of last season, and both […]
By Shaun Casey THE flowing nature of the National League means Monaghan don’t have much time to lick their wounds from a hefty defeat to Louth on their first outing as another fixture against Fermanagh is just around the corner. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, Arthur Hughes’ men will have needed to pick themselves up […]
By Niall Gartland IT would be easy to confuse Patrician High manager Dylan McEnaney for one of the players. Having graduated last year, McEnaney has returned to his old school walls in a teaching capacity, and he has also been entrusted with managing a group of talented players who are one step away from the […]
By Shaun Casey MONAGHAN will be targeting their home games in the hope of earning promotion from Division Four, says manager Arthur Hughes as they begin their campaign at home to Louth this weekend. The pair finished at the bottom of the Division 3B league table at the end of last season, with just two […]
Monaghan fan Tony Keenan pays tribute following the news that Conor McManus has hung up the boots MY wife tells me I’m not much of a romantic. She’s right, but there is an exception: the Monaghan Gaelic football team. My first memory of going to an Ulster Championship match was in Castleblayney in 1992. Three drunk […]
By Shaun Casey DERBY days like Saturday’s showdown are always circled in the calendar and given how last year’s championship encounter panned out, motivation certainly won’t be in short supply inside the Monaghan changing room as they prepare to face Cavan. Having just suffered relegation from the top tier, the Breffni County added to Monaghan’s […]
By Shaun Casey LEGENDS of Cavan and Monaghan GAA will lock horns once again in Currin GAA’s fundraising game on Sunday, 19 January. Currin are currently in the process of organising the club’s biggest ever fundraiser. An upcoming ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ event in early February is the main event, and each couple that is participating […]
