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Replying To latefortraining: "Primary school enrolment figures 2025/2026 Parish of Muckno , Castleblayney, Blackhill and Oram , 3 schools , Castleblayney Convent Infants National School , SCOIL MHUIRE BNS and SCOIL NAOMH PADRAIG total male students 348 boys Scotstown catchment , 3 schools , ST DYMPNAS NS Tedavnet , ST JOSEPHS N S KNOCKATALLON and URBLESHANNY N S total male students 250 boys." If your going to compare apples to apples there is more than 3 schools in the Muckno parish farneygael (Monaghan) - Posts: 355 - 20/10/2026 23:29:31 2698069 Link
Predictions for this weekend: Drumhowan V Aghabog: shot to nothing for Aghabog, nobody only themselves thought they would be at this stage of the championship. Pressure off now with promotion secured so they will be up for it. How Oisin Gleason does on shutting down going Doherty will be the deciding factor in this game. Drumhowan won't be expecting much of a match, so Aghabog to pip them by 2 points for me Ballybay v Donaghmoyne: Expecting a close high quality contest, can see a draw and extra time in this one. Battle of the lefties in Davy Garland v Shane McGuinness. Donaghmoyne younger legs to see them over the line in ET Monaghanmad123 (Monaghan) - Posts: 85 - 21/10/2026 10:53:16 2698086 Link
Replying To farneygael: "If your going to compare apples to apples there is more than 3 schools in the Muckno parish" Annalitten National School , Aughnafarcon National school Not Muckno , these schools are in Donaghmoyne catchment , Central School Castleblayney has no gaa representation as far as i am aware they do not avail of the Monaghan Coaching and development schools programme , but i could be wrong, latefortraining (Monaghan) - Posts: 144 - 21/10/2026 11:27:05 2698092 Link
Replying To latefortraining: "Annalitten National School , Aughnafarcon National school Not Muckno , these schools are in Donaghmoyne catchment , Central School Castleblayney has no gaa representation as far as i am aware they do not avail of the Monaghan Coaching and development schools programme , but i could be wrong," Annalitten National School is Muckno parish. You also have the Irish school in Castleblayney. monman91 (Monaghan) - Posts: 53 - 21/10/2026 12:23:34 2698101 Link
Replying To monman91: "Annalitten National School is Muckno parish. You also have the Irish school in Castleblayney." Annalitten players tend to go to Toome.. likewise the Oram school which was mentioned earlier feeds the Oram team. The GaelScoil has children from all around the catchment area and play for as wide an area as Latton, Ballybay, Drumhowan, Aughnamullen, Donaghmoyne, Farney (Monaghan) - Posts: 841 - 21/10/2026 17:38:20 2698147 Link
Replying To 222: "A few factors scotsown took their eye off the ball and generational players dropped off from the 80s no doubt. Plus you had blayney and then clontibret who like scotsown now had generational players who won numerous championships. Scotsown laid their ground work in the early 2000s with juvenile success, the dam burst in 2013 and they have cleaned up since, they have created a culture to push on covering what's needed to be successful. They have been able to produce better players then the other big clubs over the past 20 years. But the pick does help when you strip it all back." And it's what they're doing different now, that other clubs are not that I'm keen to know. We've too many large clubs achieving very little and it's going to lead us back to very barren days with the county team. I read lately that Andy Moran held an open training session with all the coaches and managers of clubs in attendance, and basically pleaded with them to change the way they do things - the lack of joined up thinking was killing them. We definitely need some sort of accountability given the current state of our club scene. Jjoniel79 (Monaghan) - Posts: 295 - 21/10/2026 19:10:32 2698155 Link
Who do we think is the next to dethrone scotstown, is there any teams out there that look like they could challenge in the next 2-3 years ? Overtheblackspot89 (Monaghan) - Posts: 40 - 22/10/2026 18:00:28 2698255 Link
Replying To Overtheblackspot89: "Who do we think is the next to dethrone scotstown, is there any teams out there that look like they could challenge in the next 2-3 years ?" As with the last 14 odd years the only team that'll beat Scotstown is Scotstown themselves. They've been guilty of taking the eye of the ball when they go 3-4 years on the trot. Outside of an upset I can't see it being any of the previous county finalists. Inniskeen had their chances and by the looks of the age profile and lack of underage success I think they stay the bridesmaid for another year or 2 before being passed by the chasing pack. Clontibret are miles away, they've placed alot of hope in the new crop of players but comparing their influx with scotstowns last year is apples & oranges. They'll also inevitably be losing 2-3 senior players in the next year or so. Truagh will have been safer not making that county final, that will set them back years. There was an over reliance on the older players who are just not physically prepared for the new game. In my opinion, outside of the above 4 teams there's another drop off. MonaghanMan44life (Monaghan) - Posts: 305 - 23/10/2026 11:26:35 2698306 Link
Replying To Overtheblackspot89: "Who do we think is the next to dethrone scotstown, is there any teams out there that look like they could challenge in the next 2-3 years ?" I would expect Ballybay coming back up to slot in to the top 4/5 teams in senior. Yes they have an older team than other competitors but if Dessie Ward was kept fit they never would have been relegated in the first place. His ability to drag them through games will see them make a semi final at least next year. They would also comfortably beat Blayney, Corduff and Latton based off this years performances Monaghanmad123 (Monaghan) - Posts: 85 - 23/10/2026 12:07:42 2698324 Link
Best of luck Aghabog take her home McGuirk1985@ (Monaghan) - Posts: 174 - 23/10/2026 15:25:10 2698355 Link