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Tyrone GAA Annual Report  HERE

Writers banquet .................  HERE

County Convention 2011 HERE

Tyrone Convention .............  HERE

First Minister at McKenna Cup Final  HERE

Monaghan Players Honoured . HERE

Rith 2012

This is a national run that will be coming through the county on Saturday the 10th March as part of Seachtain na Gaelige. CLG nationally are supporting this initiative. Rith will be coming into Castleblayney on Saturday March 10th at 6pm and running to Muineachan via the old Blayney road. School resource packets have gone out to every school in the county and these include posters and activities that all relate to the Rith initiative. So perhaps clubs could link up with local schools. The run will come into Baile Mhuineachain at 730 with a lap around the town and finish at the courthouse with a welcome from the County Council Cathaoirleach'

Further details can be found on www.Rith.ie

Is Mise

Seamus Mc Elwain

Oifigeach Cultura agus Gaeilge

Fermanagh GAA News .......  HERE

Monaghan V Kildare.

Great win for Monaghan against Kildare in Clones today with a final score of 0 - 17 to 0 - 12. It was a tough game and the Monaghan lads stuck with the task till the final whistle. Their ability to take scores showed today and they squandered fewer than in the opening game of the league. Some of the younger and newer players were impressive too. Just as the team headed for the dressing-rooms at the interval a pushing match started and many from both sides became involved in the pushing and shoving. At the restart the referee handed out a couple of Yellows and then a red to one of the Kildare side. Monaghan, as very often happens when a team gets numerical advantage, were unable to capitalise on the extra man but did hold out with solid performances to get the victory. It is such a pity that when the national media had an opportunity to speak positively about Monaghan we had to listen to them trying to make a big story from the incident at the interval because, even though this was a tough and unforgiving game, it was played in a good sporting fashion.
You can go HERE for some photos of the game and some faces from the crowd.

A Chairde

We would like to comment as follows on the current situation regarding Allianz Football League game Monaghan v. Kildare.

• CCCC proposed that a €5000 fine be imposed on Choiste Chontae Mhuineacháin CLG. We sought a hearing which was heard last Friday evening (17th) Feb .
• The Hearings Committee imposed the following penalty: Forfeit of Home Advantage to the opposition in the next scheduled Allianz Football League home fixture.
• We have appealed that decision to the CHC.

This information is to bring you up to date on the situation.

No further comments will be made by us until after this appeal is heard.

Regards

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Is Mise

Seán Ó Ciaráin John Kieran

Oifigeach Caidreamh Poibli PRO

Coiste Chontae Mhuineacháin CLG Monaghan GAA

Ulster Fixtures 2012  ............ HERE

The County Board has appealed the decision to make Monaghan forfeit Home Advantage. I just have one question - Who is being punished here. The Away game will effect every man, woman and child that wishes to travel to the game - extra cost and time involved. It is the spectator who is being punished and not the players. Now if there had been a pitch invasion by supporters from Monaghan I could see into it but not one spectator was involved that I could see. So where is the justice here? I hope the appeal uses a bit of common sense. I have the feeling too that Monaghan is being made a special case so that the media will approve the strict stance being taken by Croke Park against game violence, even though there was no violence as such and it was harrmless piece of shoving and pushing, The GAA could shoot itself in the foot here if they are not careful.