Monaghan GAA

‘I was pregnant for the 1997 final. I played the game and told everyone in the dressing-room after’

Ask Brenda McAnespie a question about football, and almost invariably, family and community is part of the answer. Ask her a question about family and community, and her response is usually heavily centred around football.

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Dick Clerkin Opinion Armagh reap rewards of bravery while Monaghan end up with what they deserve

Fortune favours the brave. Following criticism of Armagh in the recent past over their inability to show up when it counts, Kieran McGeeney gave the proverbial two fingers to his detractors (myself included) with a hugely impressive victory over reigning All-Ireland holders Tyrone yesterday.

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Ciarán Whelan Opinion Ulster fare not entertaining but Derry don’t need to apologise for final tactics

Is there anything quite like a tactical Ulster SFC battle to split opinion? Last weekend’s clash of Derry and Donegal was a classic of the genre.

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Dick Clerkin Opinion Monaghan may never win an All-Ireland but days like this make it all worthwhile

“Any chance of a photo,” I shouted at the man of the hour, Jack McCarron. The last time I had spoken to him was four weeks ago. He was laid up on the couch, only a few days after having his appendix removed after emergency surgery in Enniskillen Hospital. For the umpteenth time, bad luck had cruelly intersected his season.

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Colm Keys Opinion Monaghan following familiar path to survival

As Paul Finlay recalls it, there were grown men crying as the players made their way off Austin Stack Park, Tralee overwhelmed by the emotion of seeing their county defeat Kerry on Kingdom soil.

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‘The Dublin of old would have buried that Tyrone team by 15 points plus yesterday’

It was a very welcome result for Dessie Farrell’s Dubin yesterday with a first Allianz League win finally on the board at the fifth time of asking.

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‘Awesome’ Kerry catch Rory Beggan out in show of force to see off Monaghan

The cautionary advice that if you play with fire you’ll eventually get burned will have crossed the mind of some less disposed to the idea of wandering goalkeepers in Grattan Park, Inniskeen, as Kerry ruthlessly pushed on at the head of Division 1.

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Conor McManus available for Monaghan’s Allianz League clash with Kerry after rescinding of red card

Monaghan's Conor McManus has had his red card from last weekend's Allianz Div 1 league match with Armagh rescinded, clearing him to play against Kerry in Inniskeen on Sunday.

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Jack O’Connor and ‘Banty’ McEnaney: Two veterans still battling to stay ahead of the curve

It tells you how far back Jack O’Connor and Séamus ‘Banty’ McEnaney first crossed competitive paths that the subsequent disciplinary case arising from the game was conducted by the now long defunct Central Disciplinary Committee (CDC).

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‘We didn’t really know his effect on others until his death’ – Father of Brendán ‘Ógie’ Ó Dufaigh

THE father of a rising GAA star who tragically lost his life in a car crash has said he only learned about the kind of person his son was until his funeral.

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Joe Brolly Opinion Ulster title will have to be enough for transformed Tyrone with Kerry lying in wait

For those of us over 45, it is important to bear in mind Barry McGowan’s three rules of the charity match — Rule 1: Don’t train. Rule 2: Don’t warm up. Rule 3 (McGowan says this is the most important rule): Don’t get injured.

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Tyrone withstand Monaghan comeback at Croke Park to claim Anglo-Celt Cup by slimmest of margins

After a four-year hiatus, Tyrone are back at the summit in Ulster, their first provincial title since 2017 achieved by the narrowest possible margin in Croke Park.

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Croke Park won’t be an advantage either way, says Dooher

There are a few pointers for Saturday’s Ulster football final that weigh in Tyrone’s favour.

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Cometh the hour, cometh McManus as star man kicks Monaghan to win

What a game! What a game of Gaelic football as two sets of amateur athletes put on a fantastic and thrilling contest at Páirc Esler in Newry yesterday.

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Conor McManus injury casts shadow over Monaghan’s success against Fermanagh in Ulster championship 

Monaghan’s power, pace and experience proved too much for Fermanagh, who maintained their effort until the end but were forced to bow the knee to a team that will still entertain aspirations of winning the Ulster title.

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Monaghan into a relegation play-off after Omagh draw

The first signs of a return to normality, with a crowd in Omagh last seen when Tyrone defeated Dublin in deplorable conditions at the end of February last year.

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Angry Galway boss Pádraic Joyce labels home game for Monaghan as ‘a joke’

Galway boss Pádraic Joyce has slammed Croke Park fixture-makers for giving Monaghan home advantage when they meet in a vital Allianz Football League relegation play-off next month.

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‘Gardaí have the powers so it’s up to them’ – Justice Minister on GAA stars escaping Covid fines 

JUSTICE Minister Heather Humphreys has said it is a matter for gardaí as to why Dublin and Monaghan GAA stars have so far escaped fines for breaching Covid restrictions.

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Paddy McBrearty hauls Donegal back to share spoils with after Monaghan’s Conor McCarthy bags first half hat-trick

Despite a first-half hat-trick by Conor McCarthy, Monaghan left Ballybofey with only a share of the spoils.

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Further controversy in Monaghan as gardaí called to GAA club following reports of ‘impromptu training session’  

MONAGHAN GAA has been rocked by its second controversy in a week concerning an alleged breach of Covid-19 restrictions.

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GAA vow to investigate claims of training breach by Monaghan senior footballers

Croke Park have promised to fully investigate the latest claims of a breach of Covid-19 restrictions by an inter-county GAA team.

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As it happened: Cavan dump Monaghan out of All Ireland Football Championship with dramatic extra-time victory

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Kerry keep League title hopes alive with victory over Monaghan

Kerry moved closer to a possible National League title after resuming their campaign with a deserved win in Inniskeen. Having driven up individually and stayed overnight, the players made the journey worthwhile with a win that leaves themselves right on Galway’s heels entering the final round of games.

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McEnaney craves 'problem' of a hectic Monaghan schedule

In the history of the Ulster football championship, just five teams have emerged as outright winners, having been drawn to play in the preliminary round.

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'Making county commute is a privilege, not a burden' - Monaghan star Karl O'Connell

The commute home for inter-county training is bemoaned by many and cited regularly as the reason why players drop away from squads but Monaghan star Karl O'Connell sees it as a privilege rather than a burden.

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Conor McCarthy on song as Monaghan see off 13-man Mayo

Monaghan made numerical advantage count to to see off 13 man Mayo in front of 7,346 in sunny Clones.

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Dublin complete dramatic Croke Park comeback to snatch draw as Monaghan let ten-point lead slip

DUBLIN staged an extraordinary comeback to draw with Monaghan in Croke Park.

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Corey and Mone leave door open for Monaghan return

Monaghan veterans Dessie Mone (35) and Vinny Corey (36) have not ruled out a return to county football in 2020 and a reunion with the reappointed Seamus 'Banty' McEnaney.

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Monaghan goal caps off heroic Garrycastle win

Garrycastle regained the Westmeath senior football title in dramatic fashion in Mullingar yesterday, coming from eight points down after 19 minutes to deservedly win a riveting contest by four points.