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 […]
By Shaun Casey NO team has scored more in the Monaghan Junior Championship than Aghabog and that provides the perfect insight into what Currin and their manager Raymond Johnston face into this weekend. Both clubs are eyeing up a spot in the semi-final of the competition and for the loser on Saturday afternoon, their season […]
MONAGHAN All-Star Karl O’Connell has called time on his inter-county career after 14 seasons. The Tyholland man was part of the Oriel County’s Ulster winning teams of 2013 and 2015. He picked up McKenna Cup and league medals and played for the Ireland International Rules team. Despite only starting to play the game at the […]
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 […]
