By Michael McMullan FORMER AFL player Karl Gallagher has been named in Monaghan’s team for this weekend’s Dr McKenna Cup opener against Cavan. Gallagher helped Emyvale to junior glory and an Ulster final appearance and is listed alongside Gary Mohan in the Oriel engine room. Manager Gabriel Bannigan has had to prepare without his Scotstown […]
By Michael McMullan CLONTIBRET minors’ 60-week journey reaches the last corner on Thursday when they lock horns with Dromintee in the Ulster Minor final at St Paul’s. Having lost just two from last year’s team, a core of players floated the idea to JP Mone, joint-manager with Shane McMahon, about getting started up with a […]
By Michael McMullan WHEN Scotstown were last Kings of Ulster, Brendan Beggan formed part of a monstrous midfield axis Coalisland were unable to break. That was 36 years ago. Fast-forward to last Saturday, at the same venue, his son Rory was the star man as the Monaghan giants ended the club’s famine. His 11-point return […]
By Alan Rodgers A FIRST All-Ireland campaign since losing in the 1989 semi-final now beckons Scotstown’s latest generation of Ulster Club winners after they made history by defeating Kilcoo in a game of rare tension and quality at the BOX-IT Athletic Grounds on Saturday night. It has been a long and winding road for An […]
SINCE Rory Beggan, Conor McCarthy and others won their first Monaghan senior title in 2013, they have gone on to win it nine more times. Ten Monaghan titles in 13 years, before going on to lose all nine previous times in Ulster. Writing it down emphasises how extraordinary their losing streak is: 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, […]
By Shaun Casey SCOTSTOWN have been regular visitors to the Ulster Championship for over ten years now but Newbridge are a side they have never come up against before, which offers a fresh challenge, says skipper Damien McArdle. The Monaghan champions were impressive in their opening round victory over Donegal representatives Naomh Conaill and saw […]
Clogher and Emyvale will compete in Saturday’s Ulster Junior final with the winners taking home the Paul Kerr Cup. Cremartin started the competition in Paul’s memory. Michael McMullan writes… ALMOST 25 years have passed, but Declan Flanagan remembers Eamonn Kerr’s every word as he handed over the cup to Cremartin, donated by the family in memory […]
MONAGHAN GAA have paid tribute to the late Eugene ‘Nudie’ Hughes as one of the counties greatest ever players. Hughes had a successful career for both the Oriel County and his club Castleblayney Faughs. “It is with deep and profound sadness that Monaghan GAA has learned of the passing of one of our greatest ever […]
By Shaun Casey CHAMPIONSHIP finals don’t come around every year, so Sean McDermott’s manager Mickey McMahon is hoping the club, both on and off the playing field, have enjoyed the two-week build up. McMahon’s side head into the decider as clear outsiders. They are facing an Emyvale side that have been flying all year. Across […]
Karl O’Connell has retired after a memorable Monaghan career but has set sail with many precious memories to last a life-time… By Shaun Casey KARL O’Connell only started playing Gaelic football at the ripe old age of 17. Six years later, he was drafted into the Monaghan senior squad and won two Ulster titles in […]
