McKenna Cup 2024

[ApresMatch]

Down beat Monaghan 1-12 to 0-11

[Itchy]

Down beat Monaghan 1-12 to 0-11

I think that means all 4 teams in that group are on 2 points. Down home to uuj next and Cavan home to Monaghan. Whoever wins by the most will top the group.

[Throw ball]

Armagh 2-11 Antrim 1-4.

[our_fella]

" Man of the Match for Tyrone v St Mary's is Colm Cavanagh"

So the big-headed diver #2 got off his suspension?  What a surprise

[Fuzzman]

What's your gripe with Colm you sad git?

[skeog]

ulster council licking their lips rerun of tyrone armagh looks assured in semi final

[theticklemister]

ulster council licking their lips rerun of tyrone armagh looks assured in semi final

Mckeever can't wait............................

[BennyCake]

What's your gripe with Colm you sad git?

Er, maybe it's the big headed diver thing? 

[BennyCake]

ulster council licking their lips rerun of tyrone armagh looks assured in semi final

It's far from assured. Derry are just ahead of Armagh in the scoring. Should Fermanagh get at least a point in Donegal, then Tyrone would likely play Derry/Armagh. But a big win for Down, Cavan, Donegal, Monaghan or even UUJ could see any of them grab the best RU spot.

[under the bar]

What's your gripe with Colm you sad git?

It's  known as Celtic Cross envy! 

[armaghniac]

What's your gripe with Colm you sad git?

It's  known as Celtic Cross envy! 

Everyone gets one eventually

[LCohen]

Another red card for Armagh. No complaints with this one.

Micheal McKenna continues to impress

[never kickt a ball]

McKenna Cup: Tyrone and Armagh ease to victories
Tyrone made it two wins from two McKenna Cup games while Armagh also secured a Section C victory on Sunday.
The Red Hands cruised to a 1-12 to 0-3 success over St Mary's at Healy Park with Patrick Quinn scoring the only goal of the game in the second half.
The holders remain on course for the semi-finals and in with a chance of a fourth successive McKenna triumph.
Armagh picked up their first win of the campaign after overcoming Antrim 2-11 to 1-1 at Creggan.
The Orchard men led 0-6 to 0-2 at half-time before goals from Stefan Forker and Oisin Mac lomhair secured the win.
Jamie Clarke, the prolific forward who was moved back into the Armagh defence for the game, was sent-off for two yellow cards.
It's been a week of firsts for Errigal Ciaran's Aidan McCrory - last weekend he scored his first goal for Tyrone, a crucial second half strike against Armagh, and at Healy Park he captained his county for the first time.
Another pre-match development saw Colm Cavanagh restored to the squad, having had his red card dismissal against Armagh rescinded on appeal.
His point, and three Connor McAliskey efforts, helped the Red Hands open up a 0-5 to 0-1 lead, but they failed to score in the final 18 minutes of the half.
St Mary's narrowed the gap through Emmet Bradley, but they were reduced to 14 men in stoppage time when defender James Morgan, who had already been booked, picked up a black card.
Tyrone led by 0-5 to 0-2 at the interval, but St Mary's could have gone level when Jerome Johnston's penalty was superbly saved by Mickey O'Neill.
The Red Hands rallied immediately with Quinn palming home the goal, their first score in 26 minutes.
And they finished with a flourish, scores from Sean Cavanagh, Rory Brennan, Kyle Coney and Cathal McShane condemning the students to a second defeat.


Antrim: C Kerr; M Kane, C Burke, C O'Rawe; J Laverty, D Lynch, P Mc Aleer; J Carron, O Gallagher; C Murray, CJ McGourty, D McAleese; C Johnson, Mich Magill, E McNeill.

Armagh: M McNeice; M McConville, B Donaghy, M Murray; M Shields, F Moriarty, J Clarke; A Findon, S Campbell; S Forker, M McKenna, E McVerry; O Mac Iomhair, C Rafferty, N McConville.

Tyrone: M O'Neill; A McCrory, R McNamee, C McCarron; R Brennan, D Quinn, P Harte; C McShane, P McNulty; M Donnelly, D McCurry, P Kane; P Quinn, C McAliskey, S McGuigan. Subs: N Morgan, S Cavanagh, K Coney, P Hughes, T McCann, E McKenna, N McKenna, R McKenna, Justin McMahon, B Tierney.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/gaelic-games/30768871?print=true

Suppose we should be grateful for any kind of report. Perhaps in future the BBC would consider listing ALL the teams in full and list the scorers for each team also.

[never kickt a ball]

11 January 2015 Last updated at 17:47
McKenna Cup: Wins for Donegal and Fermanagh
Donegal enjoyed a comfortable McKenna Cup Section B win over Queen's while Fermanagh edged out Derry.
First-half goals from Martin O'Reilly and Eamon Ward put Donegal on their way to a 2-16 to 1-8 win over the students at a rain-lashed Ballybofey.
It was a closer affair at Brewster Park, with the Ernemen condemning Derry to a 1-9 to 1-7 defeat.
Seamus Quigley netted five minutes from time to give Fermanagh maximum points from two matches.
The hosts led 0-3 to 0-1 after 10 minutes, Eamon McHugh and James McMahon with stylish, well-worked scores.
Both sides struggled to get any fluidity into their play but Derry drew level with two points inside a minute from midfielders Mark Craig and Mark Lynch.
A long-range effort from Erne captain Ryan Jones restored Fermanagh's lead but a Lynch free tied the scores again in the 26th minute.
Five minutes later, the Derry skipper's snapshot from 35 metres sailed over the bar to put the Oak Leafers ahead for the first time and they still held a slender 0-5 to 0-4 lead at the break.

Derry got a major score after 45 minutes, Sean Leo McGoldrick finding Heron in space and he jinked inside his marker to blast the ball left-footed high into the roof of the net.
The Oak Leafers were the dominant force during that spell but hit a number of poor wides and didn't register a point in the second half until cornerback John O'Kane popped up with a fine score in the 58th minute.
Fermanagh turned the result around when Quigley squeezed home a near-post shot after 65 minutes.
The burly full-forward kept in Barry Mulrone's shot and his low finish beat Thomas Mallon.
Donegal dominated from the start against the students and O'Reilly fired into the top corner in the opening minutes.
Ciaran O'Hanlon netted against the run of play but it was a rare highlight for the visitors and Ward slotted in a second Donegal goal just before the break.
Donegal led 2-7 to 1-3 at half-time and they continued to control the game, with the impressive Odhran MacNiallais slotting over six points.


Fermanagh: C Snow; N Cassidy, J Allen, B Mulrone; D McCusker (0-1), J Duffy, J McMahon (0-1); R Jones (0-1), R O'Callaghan; E McHugh (0-1), R Corrigan, P McCusker (0-1); C Flaherty, S Quigley (1-3, 3f), T Corrigan Subs: C Jones for Flaherty (HT), C Quigley for McHugh (46), A Breen (0-1) for Duffy (53), E McManus for T Corrigan (53), M O'Brien for D McCusker (56), D Kille for O'Callaghan (63)

Derry: T Mallon; O Duffy, N Holly, J O'Kane (0-1); K Johnston, L McGoldrick, B Og McAlary; M Lynch (0-3, 1f), M Craig (0-2); SL McGoldrick, S Brady, B Heron (1-1, f); N Loughlin, D McKinless, D Heavron Subs: T O'Brien for McKinless (BC, 29), C McAtamney for Lynch (55), N Toner for Loughlin (55), C Murphy for Brady (56), D Brown for McAlary (68), J Kearney for L McGoldrick (70)
Referee: Joe McQuillan (Cavan)

Donegal: M Boyle; C Parke, Eamonn Doherty, P McGrath; C McGinley, Declan Walsh, F McGlynn; M McElhinney, C Toye; Corey Gallagher, O MacNiallais, E McHugh, D McLaughlin, H McFadden, M O'Reilly. Subs: MA McGinley, J Gibbons, S Hensey, E Ward, Eunan Doherty, C McCaughey, G McFadden, D Molloy, R Melley, M McDermott, W Gillespie.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/northern-ireland/30768238?print=true

Much better report from Derry/Fermanagh game but a token six lines for Donegal V "the students". Again no team listed for the students.

[Norf Tyrone]

Was impressed with Rory Brennan today. Only out of school, I think, but was comfortable on the ball, and didn't appear phased. Great score too.