GAA tweets of the week

Ulster U17FC: McErlain strikes late to break Farney hearts

Johnny McErlain's last-minute goal in extra-time handed Derry a dramatic victory over Monaghan in an absorbing Ulster U17FC preliminary round clash at Celtic Park.

McManus delighted by new unique club set-up in Monaghan

Monaghan are proving themselves to be market leaders in how to handle the 'club first' agenda, with a little help from the GAA's former Ard Stuirthoir Paraic Duffy.

"Some children are late developers in the sport"

County star Conor McManus was at the Monaghan County Training Grounds yesterday to launch the GAA Super Games Centre in partnership with Sky Sports.

Lotto: The Lotto was held last weekend. The numbers drawn were 3,7,17,23. There was no winner

Gianluca Vialli and Harry Redknapp to swap sports in AIB's toughest rivalry

AIB have brought renowned Premier League Manager Harry Redknapp to West Cork to participate in the creation of a mini-series, The Toughest Rivalry.

"Any time you go to Celtic Park, you have your work cut out"

MONAGHAN MANAGER Seamus McEnaney is convinced that the Derry team that his side will meet on Saturday will be a totally different prospect than the team that played in last Saturday's Ulster minor league shield final.

Latton presentation to Sean Og Flood

The Latton O'Rahilly's club used the occasion of their annual awards night last weekend to make a special presentation to one of their most esteemed and highly respected members, Sean Og Flood, who has done trojan work behind the scenes with the club since he joined them in the early 1980s.

New Director General shares CPA's fixtures concerns

The Club Players' Association's objectives are not "unreasonable", according to newly appointed GAA Director General Tom Ryan.

Winner winner!! Congratulations to Aimee and Ryan Freeman on winning our club Lotto which amounted to €4900!

Decrease in percentage of televised championship matches

The football and hurling championships have been expanded but there'll be no extra games broadcast live on TV.

"Tell me how that's fair"

Mattie McGleenan points to a glaring anomaly in the football championship structure that needs to be urgently addressed.

Presentation Night: The Ballybay Pearse Brothers Presentation night takes place on Saturday 28th of April in the Pearse Brothers Centre.

CPA preparing "to escalate the situation"

The CPA has distributed a survey to its members with a view to intensifying its efforts to fix the fixtures.

Hyland not a fan of Ulster's preliminary round

Former Cavan manager Terry Hyland admits there are few positives to being pitted in the preliminary round of the Ulster SFC.

Big Tom's strong GAA ties

Country music legend Big Tom McBride was also a Monaghan GAA stalwart.

Electric Ireland Rising Stars announced

Higher Education GAA has announced the names of exciting young talents in Gaelic Games who make up the Electric Ireland HE GAA Rising Stars in football and hurling for 2018.

We lost to Scotstown away on Saturday in a game that should have been closer with a number of goal opportunities squandered and are due to play Truagh on Wednesday April 18th at 7.30pm.

Seniors: The Seniors recorded another win in this season's league with a victory of Scotstowns Junior team on a score line of 2.8 - 0.8pts

DR WARD CUP: In a game where both defences were on top the visitors Eire of edged a keenly contested game last Saturday evening

"Teams drawn in the preliminary round would have preferred if they hadn't been."

Joe Kernan welcomes Ulster Council's move to minimise the potential impact of the Ulster SFC preliminary round.

Eurotech Junior Football League -  The Seniors make the long away trip this Sunday 22nd April  to Emyvale where they take on the locals. The game has a  3pm throw in.

The weekly Lotto draw took place on  Sunday 15th April in MC's Shercock with a jackpot of €6,200.

Ulster SFC format to change from 2020

Changes are to be introduced to the Ulster Senior Football Championship from 2020.

GAA tweets of the week

Harry Redknapp dropped in on the London footballer's training session during the week…

Ulster U17FL final: Farney too strong for Donegal

Monaghan received the perfect boost ahead of their Ulster U17FC preliminary round clash with Derry next Saturday evening when they ran out comfortable winners over Donegal in the Jim McGuigan Memorial Cup final at Drumragh, Co. Tyrone.

What they said … the weekend in quotes

"Are we too nice now that we are partnered with the GAA? Yes we have to be on the same page as them, yes we have to work with them but we also have to be there for our players."

O'Rourke wants club players to follow Martin Luther King's lead

Colm O'Rourke has called on club players to mobilise and march on Croke Park to demand their 'civil rights'.

Ulster Colleges All Stars honoured

The 30th annual Ulster Colleges All Star Awards ceremony was held in the Europa Hotel, Belfast last night.

Bradley feels Monaghan are the team to beat

Tyrone forward Mark Bradley believes that they are facing the form team in Ulster when they take on Monaghan in the opening round of the provincial campaign.

Fixtures confirmed for McDonagh, Ring, Rackard and Meagher Cups

The GAA has confirmed the fixture arrangements for the upcoming Joe McDonagh, Christy Ring, Nicky Rackard and Lory Meagher Cups.

Referees' panel for football and hurling championships announced

The GAA has announced its panel of referees for this summer's football and hurling championships.

HL top scorers: Forde hits 4-32 in knockout stages

Jason Forde is the Allianz Hurling League's top scorer for 2018 after weighing in with an eye-watering 7-72 from seven games.

Annual Poker Classic: Our Annual Texas Holdem Poker Classic will be held on this Saturday evening the 14th April starting at 8pm.

Doohamlet travelled to Toome on Sunday last for their second league outing but came away empty handed after a disappointing performance.

There was no winner of our jackpot which was worth €4800 this week.

The weekly Lotto draw took place on  Sunday 8th April in The Dugout with a jackpot of €6,100.

Presentation Night: The Ballybay Pearse Brothers Presentation night takes place on Saturday 28th of April in the Pearse Brothers Centre.

We play Scotstown away on Saturday at 4pm (please note change of time), followed by a visit from Truagh on Wednesday April 18th at 7.30pm.