While the attention has rightly been on the magnificent success of the county teams, there has also been a fair bit of action on the club scene in the last week.
Cremartin made a winning start to the McGuigan Builders Intermediate Football Championship when they beat Aughnamullen on Friday by 1-10 to 0-9, with Kevin McVicar scoring the all-important only goal of the game.
Oram returned to winning ways in the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship on Friday, knocking Éire Óg out in the process, thanks to goals by Aaron Molloy, Deaglán Crowe and Justin Mone.
Magheracloone won the McElvaney Recycling Under-21 Division Two Final against Killanny on Saturday, inspired by a 2-5 haul from Alan McCahey.
Monaghan Harps lifted the Platinum Tanks Reserve Football Championship Division Three title with a hard-earned win over Blackhill in Saturday’s final.
Clontibret are now top of the Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League Division 1A after they got a walkover from Castleblayney on Saturday and they won away to Monaghan Harps on Wednesday. Blayney also conceded to Latton on Wednesday.
Truagh’s place at the top of Division 1B was cemented when they got the points from Doohamlet on Saturday, while Carrickmacross and Killeevan conceded to Emyvale and Corduff in Division 2A, as did Truagh in Wednesday’s scheduled Division 2B game against Rockcorry. Currin moved out on their own at the top of Division Three when they eased to victory against Aghabog on Saturday.
Scotstown’s third string got their first win in the Eurotech Junior Football League when they edged out neighbours Éire Óg on Wednesday. Seán McDermotts eased past Killeevan to move up to fourth, but that lasted just 24 hours until Oram leapfrogged them with a one-point win in Aghabog.
Carrickmacross are now five points clear in the GRM Minor Football League Division One after their convincing defeat of Truagh on Tuesday, while Monaghan Harps and Scotstown drew and Emyvale conceded to Magheracloone.
Cúchulains Sarsfields increased their lead in Division Two to four points when they defeated nearest challengers Donaghmoyne, while Cremartin, Killanny and St. Patrick’s are in a three-way tie for third place after they beat Clontibret, Seán McDermotts and Latton respectively.
Division Three table-toppers St. Tiarnach’s had a high-scoring win against Castleblayney, while Corduff got the better of Killeevan and Inniskeen conceded to Doohamlet.
Castleblayney and Inniskeen will once again contest this year’s Silver Hill Foods Senior Hurling Championship Final after they won Thursday’s semi-finals. Defending champions Blayney survived a scare from Monaghan Harps to win by three points in Clontibret, while a dominant first-half performance at Aughnamullen set Inniskeen up for a comprehensive defeat of Carrickmacross.
By cshalvey Fri 26th Jul
