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 ONE of the stories of the 2025 season so far has been the impressive form of Monaghan during their Division Two campaign and Gabriel Bannigan’s men are within touching distance of a swift return to Division One. Their decade long presence in the top tier came collapsing down last season but the […]
WHAT a weekend it was with the leagues in full flow with scores and incidents bursting from games across the land. Here is our selection from games involving Ulster teams. 1 NIALL MORGAN Tyrone Has reached such a level of excellence, that anything lower than 8/10 is considered poor. Advertisement 2 CIAN BAUDANT Cross & […]
It’s Ulster SFC final time and Niall Gartland takes a look at the players who have top-scored in this year’s competition. 1. Ruairi Canavan 0-16 (8f, 45) IT will be a major surprise if Errigal Ciaran forward Ruairi Canavan doesn’t finish as top scorer in this year’s Ulster Championship, though obviously that’s not his main […]
By Shaun Casey HEADING into the final quarters of their respective final round games last weekend, the chances of Galway and Monaghan meeting at this stage of the season looked extremely unlikely, verging on impossible. Galway were comfortably controlling their own destiny against Armagh, leading by five points before crumbling and surrendering that margin. That […]
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 […]
By Shaun Casey SCOTSTOWN lead the way in the Monaghan Senior League with five wins from five outings, although Latton are right on their tails with an identical record with An Both just taking top spot due to a superior score difference. The reigning Monaghan SFC winners, and last year’s Ulster Club finalists, are on the […]
By Shaun Casey FOR a team that has dominated the club scene in Monaghan over the past 11 years, winning eight county titles, Scotstown have failed to really make a dent on the Ulster Club Championship. They’ve only competed in two Ulster finals during that time, losing to Crossmaglen and Gaoth Dobhair, and their most recent […]
By Niall Gartland SO who will it be in Monaghan? Ballybay are defending champions but retaining their title won’t be easy with stiff competition from the Scotstowns of this world. The Senior Championship gets underway and there are two group stages. Making up Group One are Truagh, Corduff, Aghnamullen, Ballybay and Latton. In Group Two, […]
