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 […]
WITH the Ulster Club Senior Football Championship heating up, Shaun Casey casts his eye over past glories… Crossmaglen: 11 IN 1996, led by Cross and Armagh legend Joe Kernan, the Rangers picked up their first of 11 Ulster titles. They secured their last provincial crown in 2015 with an extra-time win over Scotstown and three […]
SCOTSTOWN are on the look-out for a new manager after Colin McAree stepped down from his post at the end of three successful seasons at the helm. The former Farney minor boss, appointed in 2020, steered the club to back-t0-back senior titles before seeing his side lose out to Ballybay in this year’s decider. McAree […]
By Kieran Lynch BALLYBAY Pearse Brothers turned in a top-class performance to dethrone Scotstown in the Monaghan Senior Football Championship final on Sunday. Jerome Johnston and Mark Doran’s side won 1-11 to 1-8 to claim their first county crown since 2012, with goal-scoring Man of the Match Dessie Ward one of a number of outstanding […]
By Kieran Lynch SCOTSTOWN are back in the Monaghan Senior Football Championship final for the tenth year in-a-row where they will take on Ballybay this Sunday, but it has been anything but plain sailing for the reigning champions to get to this point. Colin McAree’s side headed into the championship with injuries to four key […]
MONAGHAN SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL SCOTSTOWN V BALLYBAY Sunday, Clones, 3.00pm Scotstown haven’t been as impressive this year as they have in previous seasons but are still the team to beat in Monaghan. They got past Inniskeen the last day out but are still missing a few key men through injury. In saying that, they […]
MONAGHAN SENIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP SEMI FINALS CLONTIBRET V BALLYBAY Sunday, Clones, 2pm CLONTIBRET edged out the first meeting between these sides during the group stages with one point to spare and ended up topping the group. That just about makes this favourites heading into this weekend. Advertisement Verdict: Clontibret INNISKEEN V SCOTSTOWN Sunday, Clones, […]
MONAGHAN JUNIOR FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP QUARTER FINALS KILLANNY V EIRE OG Saturday, Castleblayney, 3pm Killanny are one of just two teams remaining in the Junior Championship that have yet to experience defeat and that confidence and momentum may just be enough to guide them through to the last four. Advertisement Verdict: Killanny ORAM V DRUMHOWAN […]
