By Shaun Casey DERRY have held the upper hand in recent games against Monaghan, but former Oak Leaf goalkeeper Barry Gillis warns that those results will count for little when the two teams come to blows on Saturday. Derry beat Vinny Corey’s men in last year’s Ulster semi-final, as they did in 2022 as well, […]
By Shaun Casey THIS time last week a lot of people around the country already had Monaghan written off as relegation fodder at the bottom of the Division One league table, but what a difference one performance and one result can make. In truth, we really should be disappointed in ourselves that we slipped into […]
Steve Williams is the man who discovered and harnessed the talent of Rory Beggan. The former soccer goalkeeper was also part of Glen’s All-Ireland success story. He chatted with Michael McMullan… ABERYSTWYTH is not exactly a GAA stronghold. A native Welsh twang still hugs Steve Williams’ every word. But that’s as far as it goes. […]
By Niall Gartland TRANSITION can be a scary word but new Monaghan boss Darren Greenan knows first-hand that there’s plenty of talent in the current senior set-up, even if it may take some time to manifest itself. The first game of his tenure ended in defeat as they fell to a narrow 1-6 to 0-5 […]
By Shaun Casey THERE’S nowhere else in the country Monaghan would rather start their National League campaign than in Croke Park, insists former Farney football Dessie Mone, speaking on this week’s Gaelic Lives Podcast. Monaghan kick-start their tenth successive season in the topflight, while Dublin return to Division One football having claimed the Division Two league […]
By Shaun Casey IT’S back to the scene of the crime for Vinny Corey and his Monaghan men as they return to Croke Park with last year’s All-Ireland semi-final defeat to Dublin still fresh in their minds. Everyone had Monaghan written off as they contested for a spot in the All-Ireland final, not that there’s […]
Emma Clerkin looks at the teams she’s faced…. Name: Emma Clerkin. Age: 25. Teams played for: Monaghan Harps, Monaghan ladies, Coláiste Oiriall and Trinity College Dublin. Advertisement Who are your main rivals? Killeevan with club, Monaghan and Tyrone is a long standing rivalry with county. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? […]
By Niall Gartland MONAGHAN stalwart Kieran Hughes has announced his intercounty retirement 15 years after making his debut under Seamus McEnaney back in 2009. Hughes, who turns 34 next month, played a major part in Scotstown’s run to an Ulster final berth in December but has decided the time is right to bring down the […]
Monaghan’s Emma Clerkin takes on the Gaelic Life team-mates quiz… Name: Emma Clerkin. Age: 25. Teams played for: Monaghan Harps, Monaghan ladies, Coláiste Oiriall and Trinity College Dublin Advertisement Earliest GAA memory? Wednesday evening training on the back pitch in Rooskey, I was five or six. Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? […]
Name: Fabian Beggan. Age: 25. Teams played for: Clones, St Pat’s, DCU and Monaghan. Who are your main rivals? Advertisement Probably Currin over the years. Which opposition ground do you like playing on and why? Emyvale under lights. Which opposition ground do you dislike going to and why? Monaghan Harps, haven’t had great luck there. […]
