Corey makes one change for Kildare clash


Monaghan boss Vinny Corey has named his team to take on Kildare in O’Connor Park, Tullamore on Saturday. The All-Ireland series has reached the knockout stage and the loser of tomorrow’s clash will exit the competition. Monaghan are coming off the back on a two-point defeat to Donegal in the final round of the group […]


JACK MADDEN: Here comes the sun


By Jack Madden THE draw – it’s a funny one. The immediate aftermath provides an array of semi-emotive nothingness. The silence says it all really. In today’s game, it requires even more reflection. Gone are the days of the replay, where American football brings All-Ireland semi-finals to Limerick, and where Mayo prolong their barren spell of […]


Win or bust for Monaghan


By Shaun Casey CAN Monaghan pull off an unlikely Houdini act and cling onto their Division One status for another year? You certainly couldn’t doubt them after their final day heroics of the last few years, but even if they do beat Mayo on Sunday, it may not be enough. They must travel to Castlebar, […]


Corey: Division One is “unforgiving”


By Shaun Casey BOTH Monaghan and Kerry are searching for their first points of the 2023 National League following opening-day defeats. Monaghan lost out to old rivals Armagh while a last-minute Paddy McBrearty score denied Kerry a share of the spoils up in Donegal. It’s a daunting trip for Vinny Corey’s men, taking on the […]


PATRICK MORRISON: Time for ‘keepers to manipulate


By Patrick Morrison MY sixth goalkeeping principle is ‘Close the Gap’ and it involves the goalkeeper rushing the attacker through on goal with the aim of getting as close to them as they possibly can. This hurries the attacker’s decision making and, in turn, increases the advantage to the goalkeeper. To increase the goalkeeper’s advantage […]


Opinion: The fly goalkeeper is here to stay


By Michael McMullan HE MAY have had an off-day on Sunday in Inniskeen, but Rory Beggan still remains one of the most influential players in the country. I still think that if the fly goalkeeper is an addition to a team, it is something that should be embraced. But everyone has to be on the […]


Gaoth Dobhair go the ‘extra’ mile to win maiden title


Ulster Senior Club Football Final 2018 Gaoth Dobhair 0-13 Scotstown 0-12 (AET) From Odhrán Crumley in Healy Park Gaoth Dobhair have claimed their first ever Ulster Club title after a titanic tussle with Scotstown. Advertisement Conditions inside Healy Park were testing as the game ran into extra time before substitute Shane Ferry kicked the winning […]