Paul O’Connor had a passion for coaching and decided to make it his career. The Castleblayney man has been at the heart on Monaghan’s upward football trend. He spoke with Michael McMullan MENTION the development of Monaghan football and Paul O’Connor’s name always comes up. There won’t be many who pull a Farney jersey over […]
By Niall Gartland EVEN if some would say it’s been diluted in recent times, the GAA still has a strong community ethos and things have a tendency to come full circle. Take the Monaghan minor team of 2008. One of their key players that year was a young Dermot Malone, a promising soccer talent who […]
By Niall Gartland MONAGHAN minors have reached their first All-Ireland final in 84 years and yes, it didn’t just happen by chance. It’s a relatively small county population wise (28th in the country in fact) but they have their house in order when it comes to gaelic football at all levels. Their flagship team – […]
Cavan’s Paul O’Connor reveals the team mate who smells of slurry.
