DERMOT Malone started both of Monaghan’s two recent Ulster final triumphs – 2013 and 2015 – but, in terms of importance, he’s reluctant to rank them alongside Saturday’s do-or-die ‘Super Eight’ finale against Galway. The Farney are bidding for their first All-Ireland semi-final berth since 1988 but Malone isn’t feeling unduly pressured ahead of this […]
Gerard O’Kane: Tyrone could be set for the Qualifiers
Gerard O’Kane has backed Monaghan to leave Healy Park with a famous victory in Sunday’s heavyweight Ulster clash.
McNamee determined to fight for a starting jersey
RONAN McNamee will hope to avoid injury as the clock ticks down to Tyrone’s home date with Monaghan on May 20, but there’s no guarantee of selection with the competition for places hotting up in the full-back line. Former Tyrone U21 captain Michael McKernan has slotted in seamlessly in debut season at senior level, while […]
Kevin Cassidy: Time for Monaghan to reach the last four
Kevin Cassidy has said that he believes that Monaghan are the best team in Ulster this year.
Finlay urges Monaghan to throw off the shackles
FORMER Monaghan star Paul Finlay believes that the Oriel county could be in line for a profitable season – as long as they throw off the shackles. Speaking ahead of Sunday’s home match against Kerry, the Ballybay man said that Malachy O’Rourke’s side must adapt in order to close the gap on the likes of […]
O’Rourke absent a number of key men for Monaghan opener
FAST starts have been a ever-present from Malachy O’Rourke’s side since they moved to Division One for the 2015 season, and they have helped pave the way to two top-four finishes in that time. Sunday’s opponents Mayo, meanwhile, are notoriously slow out of the blocks and have lost four of their last five league openers. […]
McGinn targeting Monaghan league return
PROMISING Monaghan forward Barry McGinn is hoping to be passed fit for his county’s Division One opener against Mayo on January 28. The Doohamlet man has been recovering from a cruciate injury picked up last February and although he did play a few minutes in his club’s final league game back in October, he’s targeting […]
McAnespie: Super eights may benefit Monaghan
RYAN McAnespie believes that the new ‘super eight’ format could make all the difference in Monaghan’s quest to reach the All-Ireland semi-final for the first time under Malachy O’Rourke. Last year’s one-sided defeat to Dublin was the fourth time since the turn of the decade that the Farney County ailed to fire in an All-Ireland […]
Five minutes with Monaghan’s Jack McCarron
Find out which of Jack McCarron’s team mates used to throw his housemate’s biscuits in the bin.
Club Focus: Toome wasn’t built in a day
IF the Holy Trinity of any rural parish is usually the church, the pub and the GAA club then how do you explain Toome