Castleblayney Minors Into Final, Inniskeen 3 From 3 in Ulster: Monaghan Hurling Round-Up
Castleblayney beat Inniskeen 0-14 to 1-7 to reach the Monaghan minor hurling final, while Inniskeen's adult hurlers won all three Ulster Junior B group games and face Buncrana in the semi-final on Sunday.
By the Monaghan Brief staff·Edited by Seamus McKenna·Published · 2 min read
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St Tiernach's Park, Clones, before the 2025 Ulster Senior Football final. Archive location photograph; not a photo of the events in this story. Milzo1986 · CC BY-SA 4.0. Resized and colour-graded; cropped in layout.
Monaghan's hurlers had a busy weekend, with a county final place won and a clean sweep in Ulster, according to Monaghan GAA's official results.
Castleblayney reach minor final
Castleblayney beat Inniskeen 0-14 to 1-7 in the Minor Hurling Championship Cup semi-final at Castleblayney on Saturday 17 October (referee Jim O'Rourke).
The other semi-final, Latton v Carrickmacross, is at Latton on Sunday 25 October at 10am. The minor final is listed for Cloghan, Annyalla, on Saturday 31 October at 3pm, with the shield final there at 2.30pm.
Inniskeen top their Ulster group
Inniskeen won all three games in the Cloghan group of the Ulster Junior B Club Hurling tournament on Sunday 18 October: 2-8 to 0-4 against East Cavan Gaels, 2-9 to 2-5 against Latton, and 3-6 to 1-2 against Knocks Grattans.
That puts them into a semi-final against Donegal's CLG Bun Cranncha (Buncrana) on Sunday 25 October at noon, venue to be confirmed. Latton finished second in the group.
More Ulster hurling to come
Truagh (Gaeil Triucha) v Seán Mac Cumhaill, Ulster Junior Club Championship quarter-final, Saturday 31 October, 1.30pm.
St Eunan's v Castleblayney, Ulster Intermediate Club Championship quarter-final, O'Donnell Park, Letterkenny, Sunday 1 November, 1.30pm.
Charity match on the bank holiday
Castleblayney Hurling Club says its Past Players take on the "Really Old Past Players" at St Mary's Park on Bank Holiday Monday, 26 October, at 3pm, with all proceeds to Castleblayney Cancer Society. The club planted 15 fruit trees at Concra during Climate Action Week (our report).
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Clontibret have won the 2026 Monaghan senior camogie championship, claiming the county title in Sunday's final against Inniskeen at Blackhill Emeralds and earning a place in the Ulster club campaign.
Aughnamullen beat Donaghmoyne 1-16 to 1-9 in the Monaghan Minor Football Championship Division 1 final in Clones on Sunday, the curtain-raiser to the senior final, finishing the championship unbeaten.
Scotstown beat Truagh 1-22 to 0-10 in the Monaghan Senior Football Championship final in Clones on Sunday, a fourth county title in a row and the club's 25th. Captain Rory Beggan scored 0-8 and Truagh did not score in the last 28 minutes.
