By Shaun Casey MONAGHAN’S destiny has already been decided, so their clash with Ulster foes Donegal on Sunday afternoon is a dead rubber for them, outside of trying to get one of Jim McGuinness’ charges. The Tir Chonaill men defeated Monaghan twice during last year’s championship, knocking them out of both the Ulster and All-Ireland […]
By Shaun Casey SHOULD things work out in Monaghan’s favour, they may just cling onto their Division One status, as unlikely as that sounds. The Farney men have pulled off plenty of Houdini acts in the past, so if any county can pull it off, Monaghan can as they prepare for Sunday’s clash with Galway […]
Surviving the shark-infested waters of top-flight football is Monaghan’s pressing priority, writes Shaun Casey SAFETY will be the name of the game for Monaghan, and the height of their early season ambitions will be to hold on tightly to the Division One status. They fought so hard last season to get back up playing top […]
I WAS talking to a barrister from Warrenpoint on Monday morning. He watched the Ulster final in his local. He said the whole place was cheering on Scotstown. “You weren’t supporting Kilcoo?” “F*** them.” It was a vast relief for Scotstown after nine previous failed Ulster campaigns. The standard of football was middling on an atrocious […]
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 […]
ULSTER champions Donegal lead the way in the All-Star nominations with 10 players listed including Finnbarr Roarty and Michael Murphy who have been shortlisted for their respective Player of the Year awards. They received one more nomination than All-Ireland champions Kerry who have David Clifford and Joe O’Connor vying with Murphy for the prestigious Player […]
NFL DIVISION TWO FINAL Monaghan v Roscommon Saturday, Croke Park, 7.15pm By Michael McMullan THERE is little surprise Monaghan and Roscommon are locking horns on Saturday. Both were relegated from the top flight last year. And both have quality. When the Monaghan bus pulled out of the Hyde after their defeat to the Rossies earlier […]
By Shaun Casey ONE of the stories of the 2025 season so far has been the impressive form of Monaghan during their Division Two campaign and Gabriel Bannigan’s men are within touching distance of a swift return to Division One. Their decade long presence in the top tier came collapsing down last season but the […]
By Shaun Casey SCORES certainly haven’t been a problem for Monaghan so far throughout the league and Gabriel Bannigan’s men have adapted to life after Conor McManus excellently, winning three of their first four games. Across those four outings, against Cavan, Westmeath, Roscommon and Cork, the Farney men have racked up an incredible 9-81. They […]
WHAT a weekend it was with the leagues in full flow with scores and incidents bursting from games across the land. Here is our selection from games involving Ulster teams. 1 RORY BEGGAN Monaghan Gave an exhibition in free-taking and also made a smart stop from Cork’s Mark Cronin in Inniskeen. Advertisement 2 CAOIMHE MCNAUGHTON […]
