Monaghan v Tyrone: Saturday, April 13th in Maghera, Co. Derry @12.00pm.

This Saturday Monaghan will attempt to put Ulster minor football league (U17) titles back-to-back when the take on Tyrone in the Jim McGuigan Cup final. 

Monaghan clinched their place in the final with a comprehensive victory over Antrim last Saturday in Dunsilly when they won with ten points to spare, that win coming after a good victory over Down by
4-15 to 3-9 in their previous outing.

This game on Saturday is a rerun of the semi-final of the same competition last year when Monaghan defeated Tyrone, before going on to defeat Donegal in the final, and they then added the Ulster minor football championship double for good measure, and with a good smattering of players from last year’s team, particularly Jason Irwin and Aaron Mulligan, Monaghan certainly would be regarded as strong contenders.

However, Tyrone under the guidance of Collie Holmes have been working hard and are in the final on merit and will see Saturday’s game as a chance to gain some measure of revenge for last year’s reverse. This good competitive outing though is coming at a good time for both sides as they
are just two weeks out from their respective opening games in this year’s Electric Ireland Ulster minor football championship with Monaghan taking on Cavan in Clones on Saturday April 28th.

The Jim McGuigan Cup final on Saturday is followed by the under sixteen Buncrana Cup Shield final in which Monaghan also meet Tyrone, with that game timed for 2 PM in Maghera, Monaghan clinching their place in the Shield final with a comprehensive victory over Antrim by 4-16 to 1-3 last Saturday.

Both games on Saturday will see extra time played and finish on the day if necessary.

ALL IRELAND SCOR SINSIR FINAL

Monaghan will be represented on the double at the All Ireland Scor sinsir final in Castlebar this weekend with Amelia Murphy from the Scairbh na gCaorach club in the solo singing and Cláirsigh Mhuineacháin Tráth na gCeist (Quiz Team) of Joe Ó Gallchóir, Seán O'hAitheasa, Eugene McGinnity and Anthony Gorman. They carry the good wishes of the Gaels of Monaghan this weekend as
they travel west.

FIXTURES

This weekend sees another round of the five point games in all three football leagues starting tomorrow evening Friday, April 12th with the meeting of Castleblayney and Ballybay in the Shoe City senior football league in Castleblayney at 8 PM. Moving to Saturday, Latton are at home against Scotstown at 4 PM, Scotstown looking for their first points of the season, while at 7 PM. Carrickmacross are at home against Clontibret, Currin are away at Doohamlet and Truagh travel to Inniskeen.

IFL

In the Monaghan Electric sponsored intermediate football league on Saturday, all games at 7 PM, Cremartin are at home to Sean McDermotts, Emyvale are away at Magheracloone, Killanny are at home to Aughnamullen, Monaghan Harps are away at Donaghmoyne and Tyholland travel to Corduff.

JFL

In the Euro Tech Junior football league on Saturday, all games again at 7pm, Rockcorry are at home against Blackhill, Toome travel to Clones, Drumhowan have home advantage against Aghabog, Killeevan take on Eire Og in Smithboro and Scotstown are at home against Oram.

U19 FL

This Sunday, April 14th sees seven matches in the U19 football league, all games at 2 PM, with Magheracloone at home against Carrickmacross, Inniskeen away at Donaghmoyne and Latton at home against Aughnamullen in Division 1, while in division 2 Truagh are at home against St Patrick’s, Killarney travel to Scotstown, Castro Blayney are at home against Monaghan Harps and Sean McDermotts travel to Drumhowan.

RFC

Moving to Wednesday next, April 17th it is the preliminary round in one of the reserve championships, the McKeown Cup, with Castleblayney at home against Clontibret at 7:15pm.

GO GAMES

The Gr8 Under 9 Go Games take place this Saturday, April 13th in The Entekra Monaghan GAA Centre of Excellent, Cloghan from 9:30am.

HURLING

Last Thursday evening saw the opening round of matches in the Silver Hill Foods 2019 senior hurling league with victories for Castleblayney HC away at Inniskeen, nine points the difference there, Truagh winning away at  Clontibret, three points the margin in that one, and Carrickmacross HC with
ten points to spare over visitors, Mattock Rangers of Louth.

There is another round of games this evening Thursday, April 11th, all three games at 7pm, Castleblayney HC at home against Carrickmacross HC, Clontibret away at Mattock Rangers and Inniskeen travelling to Truagh.

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