Not many people say no to their first county call-up, but as Monaghan’s Christopher McGuinness explains to Shaun Casey, making good decisions have been crucial in his career MOST teenagers would bite the hand off an inter-county manager at the chance to join up with the county senior team. That call came for Christopher McGuinness in […]
Darren Hughes has called time on his Monaghan career after two decades and over 200 senior appearances. He’ll go down as one of the county’s all-time greats. He spoke with Michael McMullan THE Croke Park dressing room and the days afterwards is no window for rash decisions. With June’s defeat to Donegal still in the […]
MONAGHAN manager Gabriel Bannigan has added Andy McEntee to his management team ahead of the new season. The Oriel boss made the appointment after Andy Moran took over as the new Mayo manager. It’s a return to inter-county management for McEntee after his time manager of Antrim and his native Meath, An All-Ireland winning manager […]
By Shaun Casey A THREE-WEEK break between championship games in a round-robin format may not sound ideal, but Carrickmacross are happy with the bit of downtime says manager Andy Callan ahead of their final two games. Carrickmacross have beaten both Toome and Drumhowan so far in Group One of the Intermediate Championship and have two […]
By Shaun Casey AFTER 19 years in the blue and white of Monaghan, Darren Hughes has hung up the boots and he will go down as one of the Monaghan greats, says his younger brother Kieran, who soldiered with him at club and county level. The pair helped the Farney County end a 25 year […]
By Shaun Casey CLONTIBRET are “well aware” of the huge task that is ahead of them this weekend says joint manager Paul McCartan as they head to Scotstown for round two of the Monaghan Senior Championship. It’s a repeat of last year’s decider, which Scotstown edged in the end. Clontibret got their account up and […]
DONAGHMOYNE were crowned O’Neills All-Ireland Senior Club 7s champions on Saturday. The Monaghan club claimed the prestigious title for just the second time – ending a 13-year wait. Donaghmoyne defeated Mayo’s Knockmore in the final by 3-13 to 1-5 at Naomh Mearnóg in Dublin to win this competition for the first time since 2012. Monaghan […]
By John Fallon TYRONE, Monaghan, Laois and Westmeath have advanced to the semi-finals of the TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate Championship after two of the quarter-finals went to extra-time on a weekend of drama. The 2022 champions Laois will now meet a Monaghan side bidding for their first title in the grade in the semi-finals, while Westmeath, […]
By Michael McMullan MONAGHAN have had both eyes on Donegal since Monday morning’s draw turned up Saturday afternoon’s All-Ireland quarter-final clash. It’s a repeat of the Farney’s two-point defeat when the sides met in the Ulster Championship. For Monaghan manager Gabriel Bannigan, it didn’t matter who was coming down the tracks. Donegal, Galway and Dublin […]
Monaghan were relegated last season and saw ace attacker Conor McManus depart the inter-county scene. Michael McMullan took at look at their championship story this season ahead of Saturday’s return to Croke Park… IMAGINE Conor McManus under the new rules. It’s hard not to think what Monaghan’s hand could’ve looked like. His body just said […]
