Westmeath 1-19 Monaghan 2-11

JACK O’CONNOR’S decision to rest Colm Cooper for Kerry’s trip to Monaghan indicated he expected a very competitive, tough, physical encounter and Gooch’s health would be better served by an afternoon off.

FIVE years ago, Jack O’Connor’s Kerry escaped from Monaghan with a hard-earned one-point win and the Kingdom manager later pinpointed the experience as a crucial staging post on the county’s path towards another All-Ireland title.

Monaghan 1-09 Dublin 0-13

Monaghan 0-19 Galway 0-14

GROUNDHOG day.

Ulster SFC Final

Monaghan 0-21 Fermanagh 2-8

MONAGHAN midfielder Dick Clerkin has hailed Seamus McEnaney’s unorthodox decision to use his full-back in goals against Armagh on Sunday, describing it as a “masterstroke”.

A SIMPLY astonishing scoreline and one made all the more so given the fact that few in the crowd of 11,675 would have given tuppence for Monaghan’s chances at ten past two yesterday afternoon.

MONAGHAN manager Seamus McEnaney has refused to retrace the trail of events which ended with his full-back lining out in goal for yesterday’s Ulster SFC quarter-final against Armagh.

Monaghan 1-18 Armagh 0-9

WATERFORD manager Davy Fitzgerald has sprang more than one surprise in naming Waterford’s starting 15 to face Clare in Monday’s Munster senior hurling championship semi-final at Thurles.

MONAGHAN midfielder Dick Clerkin’s availability for Sunday’s NFL opener against Cork in Scotstown remains uncertain as he fights to overturn a one-month ban picked up in the Dr McKenna Cup.

Monaghan 0-13 Armagh 0-12 (aet)

Armagh 0-14 Monaghan 1-13

IT DOESN’T tell the whole story, but All-Ireland football champions Kerry as good as claimed victory in Croke Park yesterday by taking full advantage of their goal chance late in the game.

Playmaker Paul Finlay is back in the Monaghan team for tomorrow's GAA Football All-Ireland senior championship qualifier against Donegal (Ballybofey, throw-in 5pm), after seeing out his eight-week ban for verbal abuse of a match official.

WATERFORD coach Davy Fitzgerald has made two changes from the side that defeated Offaly last Saturday for Sunday’s All-Ireland quarter-final against Wexford in Semple Stadium.

Goalkeeper Shane Duffy is one of four players who have lost their place in the Monaghan team for tomorrow's GAA All-Ireland SFC first round qualifier against Derry at Clones, throw-in 3pm.

Fermanagh 2-8 Monaghan 0-10

Monaghan manager Seamus McEnaney has kept faith with a winning line-up for tomorrow's crunch NFL Division 2 tie against Cavan at the Kingspan Breffni Park, throw-in 7pm.

There will be a new name etched on the Gaelic Life Dr McKenna Cup this season after champions Tyrone went down by 0-12 to 0-11 to Donegal in their final group game today.

Ulster joined Leinster at the top of the roll of honour with a committed display of football seeing them to a 1-12 to 1-8 win over Munster in tonight's M Donnelly Interprovincial football decider.

Donal Morgan and Shane Smith will make their championship debuts for Monaghan in Sunday's Ulster SFC quarter-final against Down at Pairc Esler (throw-in 4pm).

Monaghan maintained their 100% record in Division 2A this afternoon with a comprehensive 0-19 to 0-6 defeat of Clare at Cusack Park.

Longford 3-8 Offaly 1-14

CHAMPIONS Waterford IT put their Ulster Bank Fitzgibbon Cup title on the line when they take on Limerick IT in the opening round in Limerick tomorrow in the game of the round.

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).

Monaghan 0-06 Wexford 0-08

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).

BRIAN LOHAN will miss Clare’s crunch Allianz NHL Division 1A clash with Cork at Páirc Uí Rinn on Sunday. The full-back is getting married on Friday.

Monaghan 0-13 Kerry 1-11

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

DCU 0-11 QUB 1-04

Philip Jordan and Gavin Devlin will make their first starts of the season for reigning champions Tyrone in Sunday's Dr McKenna Cup final at Casement Park (throw-in 2.30pm).

DUBLIN City University, hosts to this year's Datapac Sigerson Cup for the first time, must beat UCC to reach Saturday's final.

Garda College 0-8 DCU 1-6

Monaghan perhaps put in the performance of the day as corner-forward Thomas Freeman inspired them to a shock defeat of Dublin at Parnell Park.

Dublin City University (DCU) - the hosts of this season's Sigerson Cup finals weekend - will boast a star-studded line-up for the third-level football competiton.

Monaghan 1-12 Louth 0-14

Paddy Bradley's spectacular one-man show ended the Ulster Championship dream of NFL Division Two champions Monaghan.