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Gabriel Bannigan banks first win as Monaghan boss thanks to Conor McCarthy penalty in high-scoring affair with Cavan
CONOR McCARTHY’S spot-kick sent Monaghan on their way to an opening-day NFL Division 2 win over Cavan.
The Farney were dealt a blow last week when Conor McManus called time on his inter-county career.
![25 January 2025; Gerard Smith of Cavan is tackled by Ryan Wylie, right, and Dylan Byrne of Monaghan during the Allianz Football League Division 2 match between Cavan and Monaghan at Kingspan Breffni in Cavan. Photo by Ben McShane/Sportsfile](https://www.thesun.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2025/01/2e58f132-8ef1-4184-a8ab-9fd6d38dcf17.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
But a superstar remains in the form of goalie Rory Beggan — who booted three two-pointers, showing the new rules will suit him down to the ground.
Monaghan ultimately ran out eight-points winners over Cavan at Kingspan Breffni Park.
The game was an entertaining one as both teams served up a treat with the new rules on show.
Gabriel Bannigan — in charge of Monaghan for the first time in the league — conducted matters on the sideline.
And they responded with a clinical display, even without McManus in attack.
Cavan were up for the fight but they were on the back foot from early on after McCarthy’s penalty inside just two minutes.
That effort handed the Farney a one-point lead at the break as they played into a strong wind.
There were poor conditions underfoot too though players made little of it.
Cavan bravely fought their game of catch-up.
But with Ryan McAnespie and Gavin McPhillips on song, Monaghan rammed home their advantage with a second goal from David Garland three minutes into the second half.
The dynamic Dara McVeety led a Cavan fightback in the final quarter as the Blues hit four points without reply.
That cut Monaghan’s lead to six points with seven minutes of normal time left to play.
But Cavan missed too many chances on the night — with at least three goal opportunities left behind them.
And Monaghan never looked like losing down the stretch with Jack McCarron nailing a peach at the death to seal the deal in the local derby.
MONAGHAN: R Beggan 0-6, 3tp, R Wylie, K Lavelle, D Byrne, R O’Toole, G McPhilips, C McCarthy 1-2, 1-0 pen, B McBennett 0-3, M McCarville, R McAnespie 0-1, M Bannigan 0-3, 2f, C McNulty, D Garland 1-5, 2tp, 1f, M Hamill, S Mooney 0-1.
Subs: S Jones for Mooney 43 mins; B McCaul for McNulty 54; J McCarron 0-1f for McBennett 60; J Irwin for G McPhilips 69; Lennon for O’Toole 70.
CAVAN: G O’Rourke 0-1, N Carolan, B O’Connell, J McLoughlin, P Faulkner 0-1, D McVeety 0-4, 1tp, O Kiernan 0-2tp, K Clarke 0-2tp, E Crowe, C Brady, G Smith, L Molloy 0-1f, R O’Neill, J Smith 0-1, S McEvoy 0-5, 1tpf, 1f.
Subs: R Donohoe for Crowe h-t; TE Donohoe 0-1 for O’Neill h-t; C Madden 0-2 for G Smith 46 mins; T Madden for Molloy 54; C Reilly for Faulkner 69.
REFEREE: L Devenney (Mayo).
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Where did it all go wrong for Wynne Evans? Inside his disastrous Strictly journey from ‘gropes’ to jibes
HE was everybody’s favourite opera singer from the world’s most annoying advert – bursting with potential on the dance floor.
But today Wynne Evans is at the centre of another Strictly controversy and fans have been left baffled about why his journey on the dance competition went so wrong?
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The Welsh opera singer, 52, was unable to dance at last night’s live tour stop in Glasgow due to an ankle injury.
Behind the scenes though, he had something much more important going on – he was being quizzed over his latest gaffe.
Just last week he was recorded suggesting a three-way sex session with presenter Janette Manrara, using the term “spit roast”.
His remark came at a photocall to launch the Strictly live tour, which pro Janette, 41, is hosting.
He reportedly pulled a suggestive face at actor Jamie Borthwick as Janette moved between them — which is when Evans allegedly made the joke.
Wynne has apologised saying: “My language was inappropriate and unacceptable, for which I sincerely apologise.”
BBC and Strictly Live producers said: “We have made it clear to Wynne we do not tolerate such behaviour on tour.”
Janette’s spokeswoman said she had been “unaware of this comment”.
‘Grope’ joke
It comes just months after Wynne and his pro partner Katya Jones were forced to say sorry for a “joke” that saw her move his hand from her waist during the BBC show.
In another moment, Jones appeared to not want to high-five her celebrity partner, which they called “a running joke”.
Wynne revealed his upset over the situation, telling his Radio Wales listeners: “I’m absolutely heartbroken by the things that have been written about me in the last day.
“It’s not nice to live in that time, but basically Katya and I are really, really close and we’re really good friends, and on Saturday night we made a stupid joke.
“It was a stupid joke that went wrong, OK? We thought it was funny. It wasn’t funny.
“It was been totally misinterpreted.”
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At the time Katya insisted that the controversy had overshadowed their performance “for absolutely no reason”.
She added: “Quite frankly I actually can’t bear sitting here watching this man being portrayed as someone he’s not.
“In fact it couldn’t be further away from the truth.
“So I have to make absolutely clear, that this whole incident with the hand and the high five on Saturday night, it was an inside joke between Wynne and I.
“Was it a silly joke? Yes. Was it a bad joke? Yes.
“However, it was a joke and even the idea that it made me feel uncomfortable or offended in any way is totally nonsense.
“Those that have doubts, you guys have got it wrong.
“So hopefully this will be the end of it.”
Unfortunately it wasn’t the end of it for the pair and they ended up getting the boot not long after.
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Crude comment
It then emerged that Wynne come under fire again for allegedly telling a “crude” joke to one of the show’s make-up artists.
Insiders claim the opera star made a joke that the folds of his double chin “looked like a vagina”.
According to the Mirror, he made the remark ahead of the Strictly Come Dancing launch show last month.
A source told the outlet: “It was a bit of a vulgar dad joke.”
No official complaint has been made, and the insider added: “Wynne clearly didn’t mean any offence, but you have to be a little bit careful these days.”
Chaperones have been put in place on Strictly during rehearsals last year after a review was launched by the BBC following contestant complaints.
Wynne also performed in the 25th anniversary of The Phantom Of The Opera and won 2023’s Celebrity MasterChef.
I gave my plain white loo the ultimate transformation with Temu and Amazon bargains – I even created wall art myself too
A DIY enthusiast has given her plain white loo a mega makeover, all whilst on a budget.
So if you want to add style to your home but without breaking the bank, then you’ve come to the right place.
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Charlotte Finch used bargain buys from Amazon, Dunelm and Temu, and even created her own wall art to transform her space – and we think it looks fabulous.
Thrilled with the epic overhaul, Charlotte took to social media to share before and after snaps of her toilet, leaving many open-mouthed.
The DIY lover, who is from Somerset, took to DIY On A Budget, a private Facebook group with 2.2 million members and wrote: “Plain and simple, although time consuming, as the dalmatian print was all done free hand.
“But it’s completed and I love it.”
Charlotte then opened up to Fabulous about the DIY overhaul and explained: “Being able to transform a room on a cost efficient budget gives me great satisfaction and makes me enjoy the look of my own work even more.
“I had painted the feature wall with a £4.49 small tub of Matte black paint [from Amazon].
“I upcycled an old broken artificial garden plant and I made my own wall prints on my laptop and then framed them.”
Not only this, but Charlotte also saved herself some cash by buying accessories for the room in the sale.
The savvy shopper continued: “I then benefited from the January sales and purchased the room accessories, all cheaply from Dunelm.
“The tiles were transformed by a pack of transfers, purchased on Temu.
“I am overall really pleased with the outcome.
“On completion, I posted on the ‘DIY On A Budget’ page on Facebook, where I was pleasantly surprised by all the lovely comments, messages and hearing other peoples opinions and positive feedback.”
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And it’s no surprise that Charlotte was overjoyed with the Facebook reaction – as many eagerly flocked to the comments to praise her ‘lovely and fresh’ DIY project.
One person said: “Gorgeous.”
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Another added: “I love it!”
A third commented: “Looks fab!”
Meanwhile, someone else chimed in: “Wow. You did a great job!”
Not only this, another DIY fan beamed: “Looks lovely and fresh.”
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