By Shaun Casey WHILE Monaghan have lost both of their league encounters so far this season, sharpshooter Niall Garland insists they aren’t panicking just yet and are working hard to improve their results. Louth and Fermanagh both got one over their Farney rivals at the start of the Division Four campaign, but Monaghan are keen […]
Hanratty: Roscommon visit a marker of Monaghan’s progress
By Shaun Casey WHILE Sunday’s encounter isn’t exactly a winner-takes-all promotion clash, it’s an opportunity for Monaghan to test where they’re really at as they take on high-flyers Roscommon at Dr Hyde Park, says former Farney forward Ciaran Hanratty. The two sides dropped out of the top tier at the end of last season, and both […]
Farney aim to bounce back against Fermanagh
By Shaun Casey THE flowing nature of the National League means Monaghan don’t have much time to lick their wounds from a hefty defeat to Louth on their first outing as another fixture against Fermanagh is just around the corner. Instead of wallowing in self-pity, Arthur Hughes’ men will have needed to pick themselves up […]
Full circle for Patrician boss
By Niall Gartland IT would be easy to confuse Patrician High manager Dylan McEnaney for one of the players. Having graduated last year, McEnaney has returned to his old school walls in a teaching capacity, and he has also been entrusted with managing a group of talented players who are one step away from the […]
Hughes hoping home advantage aids Monaghan’s promotion push
By Shaun Casey MONAGHAN will be targeting their home games in the hope of earning promotion from Division Four, says manager Arthur Hughes as they begin their campaign at home to Louth this weekend. The pair finished at the bottom of the Division 3B league table at the end of last season, with just two […]
Conor McManus: Thanks for the memories
Monaghan fan Tony Keenan pays tribute following the news that Conor McManus has hung up the boots MY wife tells me I’m not much of a romantic. She’s right, but there is an exception: the Monaghan Gaelic football team. My first memory of going to an Ulster Championship match was in Castleblayney in 1992. Three drunk […]
Monaghan begin life after McManus
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 […]
Monaghan and Cavan legends lock horns in Currin fundraiser
By Shaun Casey LEGENDS of Cavan and Monaghan GAA will lock horns once again in Currin GAA’s fundraising game on Sunday, 19 January. Currin are currently in the process of organising the club’s biggest ever fundraiser. An upcoming ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ event in early February is the main event, and each couple that is participating […]
Feeney embracing the freedom of Ulster
By Shaun Casey GETTING to play new teams offers new challenges and for Magheracloone manager Damian Feeney, he is embracing the freedom of Ulster. In Monaghan, the teams know each other inside out, but Ulster is an entirely different ballgame. Sure, opposition managers will do their homework and analysis, as Feeney has spent the past […]
Carrick captain braced for another provincial showdown
By Niall Gartland 2021 ULSTER Junior Champions Carrickmacross have solidified their progress in recent seasons and now stand on the cusp of a provincial title at Intermediate level. They take on Mullahoran in Omagh on Sunday in the curtain-raiser to the Ulster Senior Club Championship showdown, but Carrick fans shan’t be too worried about what […]