CHARACTER WON IT FOR US AGAIN said Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney

"It is a great victory and we had some brilliant individual performances there today, but we don't like doing it the handy way, and games that this could shorten my life's journey, but I am so proud of those lads because they showed such character today again.

"Last week we were 3 points down with 7 minutes to go and we were 6 points down today with 10 minutes to go in the second-half and we looked in trouble after conceding that goal, but what character came through.

"They built character again today and if Monaghan teams going forward and this team going forward can take that type of character with them they will not go far wrong in life."

FIXTURES

Interest in the County is already building towards Monaghan's Ulster senior championship semi final meeting with Fermanagh on Sunday June 3rd, but it's business as usual on the club front this coming weekend with games in the reserve Championships and a round of star games in the senior, intermediate and Junior football leagues.

RFC

The games in the reserve championships, are all listed for Friday evening, starting with the semi-final of the McKeown Cup between Inniskeen and Currin in Inniskeen at 7:45 PM.

CRAWLEY CUP

It is quarter-final time in the Crawley Cup with Doohamlet at home against Drumhowan, Eire Og away at Clones and Carrickmacross with home advantage against Sean McDermotts, all again at 7:45 PM.

O'DUFFY CUP

It is also quarter-final time in the O'Duffy cup with Castleblayney at home against Scotstown, Aughnamullen are away at Clontibret, Truagh with home advantage against Latton and Magheracloone away to Monaghan Harps, all again at 7:45 PM.

LEAGUES

There is one game in the reserve football league division 1B on Friday evening sees Killarney at home against Emmy they'll, that one timed for 8 PM.

SFL

There is a full round of matches in the senior football league on Sunday afternoon with Carrickmacross at home against Scotstown and Truagh travelling to Ballybay, both for 1:30 PM starts, while the other 3 games are all at 3 PM; Castleblayney at home against Monaghan Harps, Latton away at Magheracloone and Clontibret travelling to Inniskeen.

IFL

In the intermediate football league Toome are at home against Tyholland on Saturday afternoon at 4:30 PM, while on Sunday Corduff take on Sean McDermotts in Corduff at 2.00 PM, with the other 3 games all at 3.00 PM; where Aughnamullen are at home against Killanny, Donaghmoyne are away at Blackhill and Doohamlet with home advantage against Currin.

JFL

There are 5 games listed in the Junior football league on Sunday, starting with the meeting of Corduff and Drumhowan in Corduff at 11:30 AM, Cremartin are at home against Clones, Aghabog are at home against Rockcorry and Eire Og are away at Truagh, all 3 at 3.00PM, while the meeting of Scotstown and Oram in Scotstown is timed for 4.00 PM.

HURLING

There were 2 games in the Silver Hill Farm Development hurling league last weekend that saw Clontibret defeating Truagh and Craobh Ruadh, Armagh, defeating Mattock Rangers of Louth by a substantial margin. This time around in the Development hurling league Castleblayney HC are at home against Carrickmacross HC and Clontibret are away at Craobh Ruadh, Camlough, Armagh, both games this evening Thursday May 24th and both at 8.00 PM.

EIRGRID ULSTER U20 FOOTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP

Monaghan v Tyrone: Healy Park, Omagh: Friday May 25th @ 8.00pm

For the 2nd time inside a week Monaghan will be back in Healy Park, Omagh, tomorrow evening Friday May 25th when the under 20 County team take on Tyrone in the quarter-final of the Eirgrid sponsored Ulster under 20 football championship, and no doubt the effort and achievement of the senior team on Sunday last at the same venue and against the same opposition, will give them that little bit of inspiration.

Tyrone on the other hand will be using the result from last Sunday as motivation for their players to be fully focused on the day and doing their job to the utmost effect because they will be aware that this Monaghan under 20 team will come with the boys having a great desire to emulate their senior counterparts and indeed some of them are members of the county senior panel.

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