Ulster SFC Quarter-Final Monaghan v DonegaL Sunday, Clones, 2pm By Michael McMullan DONEGAL are All-Ireland champions. Monaghan hadn’t lifted the Anglo Celt Cup since 1988. A frenzy versus a famine. It’s Ulster final day 2013. Monaghan had just won the minor title minutes earlier. David Coldrick throws in the ball. Darren Hughes kicks a diagonal […]
By Michael McMullan GABRIEL Bannigan has named his Monaghan side for Sunday’s Ulster SFC clash with champions Donegal in Clones. There is one change from the starting team against Roscommon in the league final at Croke Park. Jack McCarron is listed to start with Ryan McAnespie listed among the subs. Advertisement Killian Lavelle is still […]
Monaghan manager Gabriel Bannigan has been impressed by the efforts of his squad and management team to date. He spoke with Michael McMullan ahead of Sunday’s clash with Donegal GABRIEL Bannigan has another Monaghan session in the bank. It’s time for home. Like all his interviews, there is positivity. You can sense a camp growing on […]
By Shaun Casey IF recent history is anything to go by, then Monaghan could be in for a big season. Both Armagh and Dublin have shown the way in the past two years. Two teams that have competed in Division Two and gone on to win the All-Ireland later that summer. Derry (2023) and Donegal […]
By Niall Gartland MONAGHAN boss Gabriel Bannigan praised the contribution of super sub Jack McCarron following their Division Two final win over Roscommon at Croke Park last Saturday. The experienced forward racked up 1-2 in the final quarter as Monaghan pushed for home against the Rossies, and Bannigan explained his decision to unleash McCarron from […]
By Shaun Casey MONAGHAN are well in the promotion shake up says former attacker Gavin Doogan as they welcome Cork to Inniskeen this weekend. Gabriel Bannigan’s men tasted defeat for the first time under his watch last Sunday, losing out to table-toppers Roscommon. But an immediate return to top tier football is well within their […]
By Shaun Casey DERBY days like Saturday’s showdown are always circled in the calendar and given how last year’s championship encounter panned out, motivation certainly won’t be in short supply inside the Monaghan changing room as they prepare to face Cavan. Having just suffered relegation from the top tier, the Breffni County added to Monaghan’s […]
By Niall Gartland NEW Monaghan boss Gabriel Bannigan says that assembling an impressive backroom team was pivotal to his decision to put his name forward for the position of manager. An enticing opportunity opened up when Vinny Corey stepped down after two years in charge, and Bannigan, who had been part of Corey’s backroom team, […]
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 […]
