Monaghan’s senior ladies are through to the All-Ireland SFC Final after they finished strongly to pull away from Galway in Saturday’s semi-final.
Blackhill and Emyvale will contest the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship Final after they won Sunday’s semi-finals. Hugh Byrne scored the only goal of the game just before half-time to give Blackhill a 1-4 to 0-5 lead and they stretched that to six midway through the second half. The accurate free-taking of Damien Larkin helped the Seáns hit five without reply to set up an exciting finish, but Dermot Daly’s fifth point made the game safe for Blackhill. Oram fell short of setting up a mid-Monaghan derby in the final as they lost out to Emyvale, who are now in the decider for the second year in a row. Emyvale led narrowly for much of the game and they pulled away in the closing stages to put the result beyond doubt.
An exciting double-header of Gormley uPVC Senior Football Championship in Inniskeen on Saturday saw both back-door games go to extra-time. Even the additional 20 minutes couldn’t separate Carrickmacross and Doohamlet, while Magheracloone eventually squeezed past Castleblayney.
Truagh got their McGuigan Builders Intermediate Football Championship campaign back on track with a double-scores win over Corduff on Saturday. The league leaders had two Adam Treanor goals to thank for leading them to a comfortable victory. Inniskeen also bounced back from a first-round defeat when they eased past Inniskeen on Sunday.
Championship winners Inniskeen are just one win away from a double after they came from behind to see off Monaghan Harps with a strong second-half performance in Thursday’s Silver Hill Foods Senior Hurling League semi-final.
Latton gained their third consecutive win in the Drumlin Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League when they proved too strong for Rockcorry on Sunday.
Tyholland held off a comeback from Cremartin to win by the narrowest of margins in the Monaghan Electrical Intermediate Football League on Wednesday.
Killanny recovered from a slow start away to Scotstown on Sunday to join Emyvale in second place in the Eurotech Junior Football League.
Championship runners-up Blackhill qualified for the Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League Division Three Final against Éire Óg when they beat Currin on Monday.
Killanny edged out Cremartin in a GRM Minor Football League Division Two play-off on Tuesday.
In a busy day of Gerry’s Prepared Veg. Under-12 Football League finals on Saturday, there were wins for Éire Óg, Killanny, Donaghmoyne, Clontibret, Doohamlet, Emyvale, Inniskeen, Ballybay and Carrickmacross, who won the Division 1A Cup Final against Castleblayney.
By cshalvey Sun 1st Sep
