Clerkin: Yvonne Connell is a real role model


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? […]


Beggan: Scotstown are going nowhere for a while yet


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. […]


Beggan: “James Mealiff is a machine”


Fabian Beggan gives the inside track on his teammates… Name: Fabian Beggan. Age: 25. Teams played for: Clones, St Pat’s, DCU and Monaghan. Advertisement Earliest GAA memory? Being dropped to my first training at Coyle’s field. Which team-mate has been the most inspirational and why? Finty Kelly, he’s been playing and winning with Monaghan for […]


2023: Monaghan continue to defy expectations


A look back on some of the Monaghan memories of 2023.. 1 The great survivors LIKE every year for what feels like an eternity at this stage, Monaghan were the favourites to drop out of Division One and finally suffer league relegation in 2023. A new, inexperienced, management team in place, a side in transition, […]


Lennon takes over at Latton as clubs secure teams


By Shaun Casey DAVID Lennon will lead Latton into the new season having been appointed as their manager for 2024. Lennon oversaw Donaghmoyne’s fortunes this season, as they escaped relegation from senior football and returns for another spell with the O’Rahilly outfit. Latton reached the last eight of the senior championship but lost out to […]


Arva hoping to land their first ever provincial title


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 […]


‘Blayney’s latest Ulster triumph tastes just as sweet


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 […]


Castleblayney back in familiar territory


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), […]