O’Rourke reappointed as Monaghan boss


MALACHY O’Rourke has been reappointed as manager of the Monaghan senior footballers  for the 2018 season. There had been some speculation about O’Rourke’s future after their All-Ireland quarter-final defeat to Dublin, but Monaghan spokesperson Noel Duffy confirmed that the Derrylin native will be at the helm for a sixth season. O’Rourke was handed a three-year […]


Fitzpatrick: Monaghan have reason to be confident


A FORMER Monaghan selector who worked on Malachy O’Rourke’s management team has said that the Oriel county have reason to be optimistic in Saturday’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Dublin. Finbarr Fitzpatrick says that the Monaghan team are the strongest they have been in some time. “There is a lot of encouraging signs. The form this year, […]


Wylie savouring Croke Park experience


MONAGHAN’S Ryan Wylie is highly motivated by the mouth-watering prospect of playing in Croke Park in Saturday’s Round 4B qualifier against Down. The great Jones Road venue is not far from where he lives in Dublin so his eye is regularly drawn to it. The pressure should be on Wylie and the rest of the […]


Oriel stick with what they have


MONAGHAN manager Malachy O’Rourke has opted against making changes to his side for tomorrow’s Round 4B Qualifier against Down at Croke Park.


Coulter questions Monaghan’s attacking options


MONAGHAN may be once bitten, twice shy heading into Saturday’s Round 4B Qualifier against Down at Croke Park – but Mourne county legend Benny Coulter believes that Eamonn Burns’s side can upset the odds once again. The Oriel county were heavy favourites when the teams clashed in the Ulster semi-final last month but lost out […]


McKernan free to play Monaghan


  KEVIN McKernan has been cleared to play against Monaghan in next Saturday’s Round 4B qualifier after his black card picked up in the Ulster final against Tyrone was rescinded last night. The Burren clubman was black carded in the 41st minute by referee Joe McQuillan following an off-the-ball incident with Sean Cavanagh. That was […]


Down handed Monaghan rematch


DOWN will meet Monaghan in Round 4B of the All-Ireland Qualifiers following this morning’s draw. The other match will see Armagh facing Kildare as Kieran McGeeney meets his old team. Both games are set to be played at neutral venues. The matches are due to be played on Saturday, July 29 with the CCCC set […]