By Shaun Casey SCOTSTOWN are the dominant force in Monaghan, and have been for over a decade, but goalkeeper Rory Beggan insists they won’t be taking their eye off the ball this weekend. They take on Clontibret on Sunday in what is their 12th county final in a row. It’s the fifth occasion where they’ll share […]
By Niall Gartland NEW Monaghan manager Gabriel Bannigan is hoping that some of the county’s living legends will decide to stay on board for 2025, but understands that it’s their own decision to make. Conor McManus, Darren Hughes and Karl O’Connell are all in the twilight of their playing careers and have yet to confirm […]
By Niall Gartland MONAGHAN’S search to appoint a successor to Vinny Corey has picked up pace – but there remains a considerable degree of uncertainty hanging over the vacant position of Derry Senior manager. In Monaghan, the date for applications has now expired and it’s been left to a management committee to determine who will […]
By Shaun Casey CLONTIBRET have made an impressive start to the championship, securing back-to-back victories over Inniskeen and Killanny to sit at the top of Group Two after the opening two fixtures. There’s a lot of football still to be played of course, even before the knockout stages, and Clontibret face another tough test this […]
By Shaun Casey SCOTSTOWN will be aiming to make it two from two when they travel to Aughnamullen this weekend. The reigning champions got their title defence underway in round one with a victory over Ballybay. The sides were evenly matched early on, as you’d expect in a contest between the two most recent holders […]
Niall Gartland takes a look back at the top-scoring Ulster players in the history of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship 1 Conor McManus (9-288) NO Ulster footballer has scored as much in championship football as Monaghan icon Conor McManus, a three-time All-Star widely regarded as the county’s best ever footballer. Even if he carries on into […]
By Shaun Casey ANDY Moran can’t quite put his finger on it. Is it grit? Determination? Steel? Ulster coaches bring something different to the table when they travel down south and get involved with teams, but Moran isn’t sure what that something different actually is. A quick scan of the sides competing at the latter […]
DONAGHMOYNE will be hoping to back up their recent eye-catching victory over league leaders Scotstown when they travel to Corduff on Friday evening. An early goal from Liam McDonald helped Donaghmoyne, who are currently third in the table, establish themselves in the game and they led by the minimum of margins at the half-time break. […]
Five Ulster counties have exited the race for championship honours and Niall Gartland runs the rule over their seasons: TYRONE THE championship trumps all else, particularly in Tyrone, so fans of the Red Hand County will feel bitterly disappointed that they bowed out of the race for Sam last Saturday with their preliminary quarter-final defeat […]
MONAGHAN have made one change to the starting team that drew with Louth as they take on Meath in a winner takes all clash this weekend. Whoever loses the game will crash out of the championship while depending on how Louth get on against Kerry, Monaghan could still finish second in the group. Conor McManus […]
