Gaelic Lives Group Stages Week 2 Preview


KYLE Coney and Paul Durcan preview all the upcoming championship action! Malachy O’Rourke’s Tyrone head to Ballybofey to take on back-to-back Ulster champions Donegal. All-Ireland champions Armagh hope to bounce back from their provincial final defeat when they host Derry. Monaghan are on the road to Newbridge as they take on newly crowned Leinster winners […]


FEATURE: Provincial kingpins


Niall Gartland charts the counties who have traditionally fared best on the provincial front Kerry (86 Munster titles) LEADING the way with the most provincial titles of any county is – no big surprises here – Kerry. While Cork were dominant in the early stages of the competition, winning six Munster titles in the 1890s, it wasn’t long […]


Monaghan expecting a tough Cavan test


By Michael McMullan MONAGHAN hope the competitive nature of their league campaign in Division Two will stand to them against Cavan in this Sunday’s Ulster Intermediate semi-final. Farney captain Amy Garland – twin sister of Lauren – has been putting the finishing touches to her final year studies in Ulster University. It’s been a busy […]


Semi-final time in Ulster


WE will know who will contest the Ulster Intermediate final after Sunday’s semi-finals. TG4 Ulster Intermediate Championship semi-finals – Sunday Tyrone v Down; Thomas Clarke’s, Dungannon, 2pm  A repeat of last year’s TG4 Intermediate semi-final pits Tyrone against Down. This time, it’s in the Ulster Championship and there’s a final place at stake. Tyrone have […]


Farney aiming for repeat result


By Michael McMullan MONAGHAN hit three goals at Clones when the sides met in the league but the Farney hurlers will be hoping to bounce back against Warwickshire on Saturday in the Lory Meagher Cup. After victory over Lancashire, Monaghan lost to Cavan in Round Two at Kingspan Breffni after shipping two first-half goals. Cavan […]


Joe Brolly: A tale of contrasts


AFTER the Ulster final last year, Jimmy McGuinness stood on an articulated trailer in the centre of Donegal town and told the throngs, “There is only one thing left for us to win, and we are going to go after that with everything we have.” Since then, a panel of players that looked very ordinary […]


Monaghan’s crowning moment


By Shaun Casey WHILE we’ve become accustomed to teams attempting to avoid Division One National League finals, Monaghan celebrate the 40th anniversary of their one and only top tier crown this month, won in 1985 at Croke Park. Football has of course changed during the last four decades. It’s changed during the last four months. […]