Ulster Minor Football League 2009

[thejuice]

Starts today, often a good indication of how our lads fare in the Championship.

Fixtures:
Section A - Today
Monaghan  Vs    Armagh    Inniskeen 20:00
Cavan        Vs    Meath      Breffni Park  20:00   
Down        Vs    Dublin      Burren 12:00

Section B - Tomorrow
Fermanagh  Vs   Donegal  Irvinestown 12:00
Derry          Vs   Tyrone  Newbridge(Derry)  12:00

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Section A (Armagh/Cavan/Monaghan/Down/Meath/Dublin)

Monaghan 1-10 Armagh 1-10   20th March Inniskeen

Cavan 0-12 Meath 3-08           20th March Breffni Park

Down 2-08 Dublin 4-12           21st March Burren
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Section B (Antrim/Derry/Donegal/Fermanagh/Tyrone)

Fermanagh 0-04 Donegal 5-07  21st March Irvinestown

Derry 2-05 Tyrone 2-10           21st March Newbridge

[aontroim]

I know Meath have been playing for at least 15 years but how long have Dublin been involved in the Ulster League?

[nrico2006]

Is this their first year?

[drici]

Dublin finished at the bottom of the Group they were in last year.

Down 1-08 Dublin 0-10

Cavan 0-10 Dublin 0-09

Monaghan 1-10 Dublin 0-08

Armagh 2-12 Dublin 1-04

Dublin 0-05 Meath 4-10

[Joxer]

For a normally steady team in the minors Down got a fair beating.  What sort of team do they have this year?

[Orior]

I know Meath have been playing for at least 15 years but how long have Dublin been involved in the Ulster League?

That would make the Meath minors about 32 years of age

[drici]

Meath minors' promising start in Ulster league
ULSTER MINOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE Cavan........................0-12 Meath.......................3-08

IT will take much sterner tests to evaluate this year's Meath minors than the one encountered in this openinground Ulster MFL tie at floodlight Kingspan Breffni Park last Friday night.

Pat Coyle's charges mixed the good with the bad, which was understandable considering that it was their first outing together. However, in terms of their capacity to emulate last year's Leinster title success, the jury will have to sit for a little longer.

A return of 3-8 was commendable, however, with a purple patch coming in the third quarter as Meath turned a 0-5 to 0-4 deficit into a 2-8 to 0-7 lead by the 43rd minute. They only managed a Harrison Silke goal from there to the finish, however, as the home side cut the deficit to three points late in the game.

Afterwards, manager Coyle expressed his satisfaction with the display, and especially the manner in which his side responded to Cavan's late surge.

'Some of the lads had never played together before and this was the first real competitive outing. There were some mistakes, but they knuckled down and dug deep, even in the last 10 minutes,' he said.

' We have a good strong panel of 24 and six more lads who couldn't tog out tonight because of the rules restricting panels to 24.'

Ciaran Lenehan, Damien Carroll, Silke, Bryan Menton, Kevin Mallon, Mark McCormack, Sean Tobin and David Larkin are survivors from last year's squad and Lenehan, Carroll, Silke, Mallon and McCormack in particular impressed in this outing. Substitute Conor Deveraux also made a big impression.

The sides were level on three occasions in the first half before wingback Michael Brady gave the Breffni boys a minimum lead at the break.

Meath made a great start to the second half, with corner forward Shane Gillespie pointing in the opening attack. Then Silke fisted a point after a move started in the fullback line by Lenehan.

By the 33rd minute the visitors were 1-6 to 0-5 ahead, with Gillespie having a simple tap-in after Carroll's goal effort was blocked.

Cavan replied with a couple of converted frees from midfielder Barry Reilly, but then Meath scored a second goal, Emmet Boyle finding the net following a a great delivery from Silke. Boyle then added a point from a free to leave his side ahead by double scores.

Meath lost their way after that and Cavan were unlucky not to find the net at least once. It was 2-8 to 0-11 in the 55th minute before the impressive Silke ended any hopes of a late Cavan charge by netting a minute from time.



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[INDIANA]

For a normally steady team in the minors Down got a fair beating.  What sort of team do they have this year?

This would be a very good Dublin team. Best we've had for about 5 years.

[drici]

TYRONE MINOR training panel for ULSTER MINOR LEAGUE.


Ardboe:            Shay McGuigan
Aghyaran:         Ronan McNamee
Augher:            Dara Donnelly
Beragh:           Eddie Molloy
Carrickmore:   Kevin Grogan, Michael Donaghy, Caolan Daly
Coalisland:      Dermot Thornton,
Cookstown:     Brian Kelly, Shea McGarrity
Derrylaughan: Liam Girvan
Derrytresk:      Niall Gavin
Donaghmore:  Mark Faloon,
Dregish:          Eamon McGovern
Dromore:         Sean McNabb
Dungannon:    Peter Muldoon, Keifer Morgan
Errigal Ciaran: Darragh McAnenely, Thomas Canavan
Fintona:           Aaron McCarney
Gortin:             Brian McGarvey
Greencastle:   Sean Warnock, John McCullagh, Mark Carson
Killyclogher:     Danny Gorman, Tiernan McCann
Moy:                 Peter Mallon,
Naomh Mhuire:Niall Morgan, Harry Og Conlon
Omagh:           Ryan Clarke, Barry Tierney, Darren Bradley
Rock:               Conor McCreesh
Stewartstown: Michael Devlin
Tattyreagh:      Robert Porter         
Trillick: Richard Donnelly

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Antrim Squad for the Ulster Minor Football League
The County Minor Footballer will play their first match in the Ulster Minor Football League against Fermanagh on Saturday 28th March Creggan 12.00 o'clock.

Squad for the Ulster Minor Football League: 

Aghagallon: Damien O'Hagan.
Ahoghill: Justin Downey, Thomas McGlone.
Cargin: James Laverty, Fergal Johnston, John Carron.
Dunloy: Steven Mc Alone.
Glenavy: Conal Gallagher.
Gort Na Mona: Padraig Fryers.
Kickhams Creggan: Richard Johnston, Martin Johnston, Conor McCann, Fergal McGrenaghan, Hugh McNulty, Aidan McKeown
Lamh Dhearg: Stephen Tully, Declan Lynch,
Moneyglass: Colm Duffin.
Rasharkin: Diarmuid Quinn.
Rossa: Keifer Toland,  Christopher Mc Guinness, Ronan Maguire.
Sarsfields: Kevin Floyd.
St. Brigids: Cormac Mc Grady.
St. Endas: Sam McWilliams, Hugh Campbell.
St. Johns; Conal McGlade, Stephen Tierney.
Tir Na nOg: Caoimhin Duffin.

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UMFL: Derry v Tyrone 
Venue:Newbridge

Date and Time: 21/03/09 @ 1200

Derry Team

1 Paul Keane
2 Kevin O Neill
3 Kevin Francis
4 Christopher Kearney
5 Eamon Mc Nicholl
6 Sean Murray
7 Donal Mc Gilligan
8 Mark Mc Atamney
9 Connlan Bradley
10 Paul Ferris
11 Brendan Herron
12 Emmett Mc Killion
13 Colm Mc Goldrick
14 Eoin Mc Gahon
15 Gavin O Neill

16 Daniel Mc Kindless
17 Patrick Draine
18 Thomas Mc Erlean
19 Ruiri O Kane
20 Sean O Kane
21 Ciaran Diamond
22 Christopher Deery
23 Cathal O Hara
24 Fintan Bell

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ULSTER MINOR LEAGUE

Wednesday March 18 2009

MEATH commence their Ulster MFL campaign against Cavan at Kingspan Breffni Park this Saturday at noon.

All nine northern teams, plus Dublin and Meath are included in this year's competition, with the two Leinster counties playing all their games at away venues, except when they meet in the final game of the group.

That clash is scheduled for Navan on April 18th, but Meath have a much more important date that day, a home tie with Offaly in round one of the Leinster MFC. Dublin face Louth the same day.

The league will be run off on successive weekends, with Armagh, Down and Monaghan the other counties in the group. Holders and subsequent All-Ireland champions Tyrone, who beat Meath after a replay in last year's final, are included in the other group along with Donegal, Derry, Antrim and Fermanagh.

Participating in the Ulster League was the platform for the county's success in winning the Leinster title, according to Meath minor boss Pat Coyle who is starting out his second year in charge.

'The league is vital to us in preparation for the championship,' said the Curraha man. 'It gives us good competitive outings every week until the opening round of the championship and we are very fortunate to be in it.

'With the new ruling this year preventing us from getting together until March 1st, we would be lost without this league. We already have had a few get-togethers and we played Wicklow in a challenge, but we would be struggling to get worthwhile challenge matches otherwise.

'Playing against the Ulster counties is a great test for our lads and it lets us know just how good we are. Getting to the final last year was great.'

Coyle has expressed himself happy with the way his squad is shaping up at this early stage and he has eight of last year's provincial winning team at his disposal, including Ciaran Lenehan (Skryne), Damien Carroll (Ballinabrackey) and Harrison Silke (Na Fianna), all of whom played crucial roles in 2008.

'I have worked with these players right up from Under14 level and that is a help, though a few new lads have come through.

'The aim is to win another Leinster, but that won't be an easy task.'

[thejuice]

Ulster Minor Football League Section A

Cavan      Vs    Dublin         Kingscourt    Sat 12:00
Armagh   Vs     Meath        Cullyhanna    Sat 12:00   
Down      Vs     Monaghan  An Riocht     Sat 12:00


Ulster Minor Football League Section B

Donegal   Vs  Derry             MacCumhaill Park Ballybofey   Sat 12:00
Antrim   Vs    Fermanagh     Creggan (Antrim)                 Sat 12:00



Would be nice for Meath to score 3 wins over Armagh this weekend, the Minors and the Senior Hurlers and Footballs   

[FermGael]

Anybody know exactly where creegan is?