Refreshed Rory Beggan targeting Ulster glory with Scotstown

"I asked for an extended break just to refresh a wee bit and he gave me six or seven weeks off. I’m just starting to feel the benefit of it now," says Beggan.

BEGGAN FOR A BREAK: Scotstown goalkeeper Rory Beggan during the AIB Ulster GAA Football Senior Club Championship quarter-final match between Kilcoo, Down, and Scotstown, Monaghan. Photo by Stephen Marken/Sportsfile

Rory Beggan believes Monaghan manager Vinny Corey’s decision to permit him some time off at the outset of this season has worked a treat.

Asking his old team-mate who had just been appointed to succeed Seamus McEnaney was a risk but it paid off for both the manager and player, who with Scotstown continues to build on a 2023 that has already brought him to an All-Ireland semi-final and earned him an All-Star nomination.