The celebrations have been put on hold in Monaghan as Conor McManus and his team-mates turn their attention to the All-Ireland series.

The Farney County have won two Anglo Celt titles in the last three years but their captain insists that Sunday's one point success over Donegal is now in the past as they concentrate on their upcoming quarter-final against the winners of Tyrone versus Sligo.

"After winning in 2013, with Monaghan having waited so long, there was probably an outburst of emotion in the whole county, after finally getting over the line," he remarked to The Irish Times.

"Being what it was, waiting 25 years, you could understand why there was a will and a want to go around the towns.

"This time around it is done now. We're just refocusing, and look forward from here.

"And this time there was also probably a level of expectation going into the final, and especially going into the Ulster championship. People expected us to make a final. We couldn't look past any our games.

"But being there, and winning it, there was a sense of satisfaction, because we had to give a big performance. . . "

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