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- In 1985, Monaghan defeated Armagh by 1-11 to 0-9 in NFL final and were defeated by Kerry (2-9 to 0-10) in All-Ireland semi-final after a replay.
- Nudie Hughes in 1979
- Sean McCague became Uachtarán CLG in 2000
- Páraic Duffy was appointed GAA Ard Stiúrthóir in 2008
- Monaghan won the All-Ireland Junior Hurling title in 1997 by 3-11 to Meath’s 0-11
- Monaghan won four Ulster minor football titles: 1939, 1940, 1945, 2013
- The Farney seniors won the county’s 15th Ulster title and the minors won their 4th on the same day in 2013. The seniors defeated Donegal 0-13 to 0-7. The minors defeated Tyrone 4-10 to 2-14
- St Tiarnach’s Park was opened in1944
- The Monaghan County Board was established in 1887
- Monaghan defeated London in the 1956 All-Ireland junior football final by 1-8 to 2-6
- Mick Sammon from Clane refereed the Bloody Sunday final on 21 November 1920.
- Bill ‘Squires’ Gannon from Kildare town was the first captain to accept the Sam Maguire Cup in 1928.
- Kildare reached and lost five NFL finals:1927-28 and 1928-29 to Kerry; 1957-58 to Dublin; 1967-68 to Down and Dublin in 1990-91.
- Two Mile House won the All-Ireland club junior title in 2014.
- 2008 – Celbridge 0-8 Sarsfields 0-8
- Raheens beat Portlaoise in the 1981 Leinster club final
- Seamus ‘Sos’ Dowling managed Moorefield to their first Leinster club title in 2006
- Athy hosted the 1905 all-Ireland senior football final- played
- Kildare lost to Cork in the All-Ireland junior football final by 0-13 to 1-7
- Kildare won 8 Leinster minor titles out of 20 contested: 1973, 1975, 1983, 1987, 1991, 2013, 2015, 2016
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