By Shaun Casey IT’S a busy build-up to county final day for Inniskeen. Attacker Donal Meegan ties the knot on Friday while John McEntee’s side take on Scotstown in the county final on Sunday afternoon and are aiming to claim championship gold for the first time since 1943. It’s perhaps not ideal preparation for the […]
By Shaun Casey FOR the 13th season on the trot, Scotstown will contest the Monaghan SFC final, and Damien McArdle has been the man climbing the steps and lifting the Mick Duffy Cup on behalf of the An Bhoth club for the last two years. Of those 12 previous finals, Scotstown have only lost out […]
By Shaun Casey THREE teams are vying for the one qualification spot and a direct step into the Monaghan SFC semi-finals by topping Group One and Scotstown captain Damien McArdle hopes his side are the team to land that prize. Scotstown are currently top of the pile on score difference but take on Corduff this […]
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 […]
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 […]
THERE will be a repeat of last year’s county final when the Monaghan SFC group stages kick into gear. Champions Scotstown have been paired with Clontribret in Group One in Monday night’s draw, hosted live on Northern Sound. Last year’s intermediate champions Magheracloone are in Group Two. It will again be played on a round […]
Darren Hughes recently turned 38 and has played over 200 games for Monaghan. Niall McKenna remembers coaching him with Scotstown. Martin McElkennon looks back on is impact on Monaghan. They spoke with Michael McMullan… FRANCIE and Patricia Hughes live at the far end of the parish. Too far to cycle or walk to Scotstown pitch. […]
By Shaun Casey SCOTSTOWN aren’t expecting last year’s Ulster Championship triumph over Kilcoo to count for much when the two sides face off once again on Saturday night, according to their captain Damien McArdle. In dramatic circumstances, the Monaghan champions edged out Kilcoo in Newry by the minimum of margins on their way to reaching the Ulster final. […]
By Shaun Casey KILCOO are no stranger to the big occasion and after coming through a massive challenge in Cavan’s Crosserlough the last day, manager Karl Lacey hopes that will stand to his side ahead of their semi-final showdown against Scotstown. It’s a repeat of their clash 12 months ago, when the Monaghan kingpins edged […]
By Katrina Brennan THE highs of Saturday week ago were a world away from the emotions of the past week for the people of Belleek and the surrounding areas. Last Wednesday morning the news filtered through of the untimely death of former Erne Gaels player Mark Lyons, brother of current Erne Gaels captain Ryan. Four days […]
