Clones v Inniskeen - Junior Football Championship

St. Tiarnach’s GFC, the Clones club, host Inniskeen in a Monaghan Junior Football Championship Division 1 fixture at St Tiernach’s Park on Saturday, 15 August 2026. It is a home tie for the Clones club at the county’s best known GAA ground, better known nationally as the venue for Ulster finals and big Monaghan senior days, but on this occasion hosting adult club football several tiers below that level.

What to expect

The Junior Football Championship is contested by clubs and second teams below intermediate and senior grade, and games at this level are typically tighter and more physical than the scoreline suggests, with promotion and championship pride on the line rather than county final glory. St Tiernach’s Park itself is one of the biggest venues in Ulster GAA, with a capacity in the tens of thousands for its major Ulster Championship days, so a club Junior game here is played in front of empty stands rather than a crowd, giving spectators an unusually close view of the action pitchside. Clones and Inniskeen both field teams across multiple grades through the summer, from underage leagues up to this adult fixture, as part of the county’s wider club championship and league programme that runs from spring through the autumn. Results and the wider Monaghan club fixture list are published on the individual clubs’ own websites and on the county board’s fixtures pages.

Getting there

St Tiernach’s Park is on the edge of Clones town, well signposted from the town centre, with parking available around the grounds on match days.

While you’re in Clones

Clones is a Border town built around GAA, with St Tiernach’s Park as its landmark and a compact town centre worth a wander before or after a game. There is more to see in Clones and across Co. Monaghan.

Good to know

• Date: Saturday, 15 August 2026
• Throw in: 7:00pm
• Venue: St Tiernach’s Park, Clones
• Competition: Monaghan Junior Football Championship, Division 1
• Price: small gate fee typically applies at club grade; exact amount not published in advance