Monaghan 2-16 Meath 3-08

Monaghan 2-16 Meath 3-8

Westmeath 1-19 Monaghan 2-11

Monaghan 2-24 Louth 1-15

Derry 0-14 Monaghan 0-8, Celtic Park

An exhibition of long-range shooting from Monaghan would have been the talking point from this Division 2 affair were it not for two ugly melees.

Allianz Football League Division 2: Monaghan 0-17 Kildare 0-12

Meath 1-15 Monaghan 1-9

Tyrone's grip on the Gaelic Life Dr McKenna Cup was loosened somewhat at Omagh this afternoon as a hungry UUJ side handed the Red Hands their first defeat in the competition in five years.

Fresh from helping Crossmaglen to the AIB All-Ireland club football title last month, Paul Kernan, John Hanratty, Stephen Finnegan and David McKenna will be on hand tomorrow to help Armagh in their Cadbury's Ulster Under-21 football final showdown with Monaghan (Omagh, throw-in 3.30pm).

Injuries and the holiday season have forced Monaghan manager Seamus McEneaney into naming an experimental side for Friday's Tommy Murphy Cup quarter-final against Louth (Dundalk, throw-in 7.30pm).

TICKETS for tomorrow’s Bank of Ireland Ulster football championship final will be on sale in the Croke Park area today.

Vincent Corey and Eoin Lennon have both been included in the Monaghan line-up for tomorrow's All-Ireland SFC second round qualifier against Wexford (Clones, throw-in 4.30pm).

Marty McElkennon's Monaghan side are verging on being at full strength for the visit Mayo to Clontibret on Sunday (throw-in 2.30pm).