By Shaun Casey THE 2023 Monaghan Senior Football Championship draw took place on Monday evening and has thrown up some really interesting clashes. Like the last number of years, the championship is a group format, with two groups of five teams. Reigning champions Ballybay arguably have the ‘easier’ side of the draw and will be […]
Niall Gartland canvasses players across the province for their opinions on how the club scene is run in their respective counties Ben McKinless (Ballinderry, Derry) 1. What do you think of the league and championship format in your county? The league format is good now that there’s the chance of getting relegated. It means the games […]
By Shaun Casey GERRY McCarville could play anywhere. And did. He was a towering figure and a key player for club and county during a golden period for both Scotstown and Monaghan. By the time McCarville had hung up the boots, he’d won 12 county titles, 14 leagues, four Ulster medals and helped Scotstown make […]
NEW Scotstown manager David McCague will have a welcome boost this season with the arrival of 2022 All-Star nominee Jack McCarron. The Farney star, who saved the county from relegation with his heroics against Dublin on the last day of last season’s league, has moved from his native Currin, a club operating at junior level […]
By Niall Gartland THE prestigious Ulster Minor Club Tournament at St Paul’s is back after a three-year absence, and Tyrone underage kingpins Donaghmore are relishing the prospect of rubbing shoulders with the top teams across the province. Donaghmore, who completed the back-to-back league and championship double with victory over Eglish in the Grade One Championship […]
By Shaun Casey OVER the last number of years, Scotstown have become accustomed to competing in the Ulster Championship at senior level. The An Bhoth men lost out to Ballybay this year, but the club are still represented on the provincial stage through their minor side. Scotstown take on Donaghmore in the quarter-final of the […]
By Shaun Casey COUNTY champions Ballybay are on the hunt for a new manager as Jerome Johnston and Mark Doran have both stepped away. Ballybay won their first championship title in ten years under the guidance of Johnston and Doran but lost out to Kilcoo in the Ulster Championship quarter-final. Doran has linked up with […]
DAVID McCague has been appointed as the new Scotstown manager for next season as he takes over from the outgoing Colin McAree. McAree stepped down from the position following Scotstown’s three-point defeat to Ballybay in the county final. The An Bhoth men have picked up seven of the last ten county titles and also won […]
GAA President Larry McCarthy has paid tribute to former President Seán McCague who passed away at the age of 77. “On behalf of our members and the Association as a whole, I would like to offer my condolences to Sean’s wife Bernie, and his daughters Paula, Nuala, Martha, Freda and Emma and also to his […]
ONE of the most influential figures in GAA history, Seán McCague, has passed away at the age of 77. McCague remains the only Monaghan native to serve as President of the Association, having been elected to a landslide victory in the Millenium year. He was already firmly established as an icon of Ulster football at […]
