Monaghan exited the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship with a heavy quarter-final defeat against Dublin at Croke Park on Saturday, but the ladies booked a place in the last eight of the TG4 SFC when Niamh Kindlon and Cathriona McConnell led them to a narrow win over Tyrone.
Drumhowan and Scotstown claimed the last two places in the Universal Graphics Junior Football Championship semi-finals with wins over Killanny and Aghabog respectively. A Michael Atkinson goal early on sent Drumhowan on their way to a hard-earned result in Inniskeen on Friday, while Conor Caulfield found the net as Scotstown advanced in Smithborough on Sunday.
Ballybay stayed top of the County Monaghan Group of Credit Unions Senior Football League with a narrow win over Monaghan Harps on Wednesday, while Clontibret remain just a point behind after they beat Truagh. Third-placed Scotstown needed a strong finish to take a draw from Currin, while a late goal from Conor Gurn saw Castleblayney edge out Latton to move clear into fourth and elsewhere, Magheracloone won a high-scoring game in Doohamlet.
Rockcorry ended their seven-match losing run in the Monaghan Electrical Intermediate Football League when they won a low-scoring game against Seán McDermotts on Sunday.
Toome were held to a draw by Aghabog in an exciting Eurotech Junior Football League game on Wednesday.
A last-minute goal by Cathal Atkinson handed Cremartin a dramatic one-point win over Castleblayney in the Platinum Tanks Reserve Football League Division 1B Final last Friday. Aughnamullen beat Doohamlet in the RFL Division Two semi-final on Sunday, while Blackhill powered through their Division Three semi against Toome.
Donaghmoyne and Magheracloone will contest the Maguire Transport Minor Football Championship Division One Final after their wins on Tuesday evening. Donaghmoyne were always in control with a dominant performance against St. Tiarnach’s, while Magheracloone shocked Scotstown with a strong finish. Clontibret and Doohamlet are through to the MFC Division Two decider after defeating Truagh and Cremartin respectively on Tuesday, while Corduff crushed Killeevan in their Division Three semi-final replay on Thursday.
St. Patrick’s finally got their first win of the McElvaney Recycling Minor Football League Division One when they defeated Killanny on Tuesday, while in Division Three, there were wins for Aughnamullen, Latton and Seán McDermotts at the expense of Patrick Emmetts, Inniskeen and Castleblayney respectively, with Corduff and Tyholland conceding to Emerald Sarsfields and Killeevan.
The Gerry’s Prepared Veg. juvenile fixtures included Under-12 Football League Final wins for Finn Rua (Division 1B Shield) Monaghan Harps (Division 3B Cup) and Emyvale (Division 3B Shield)
By cshalvey Sat 16th Aug
