By Shaun Casey WHEN the Cavan minors assembled at the beginning of the 2011 season, they were chasing a first Ulster title at that level since 1974. In fact, at all age grades, the Breffni County had only captured four Ulster titles in the intervening 37-year period. One of those had arrived just three months […]
By Daragh Ó Conchúir THE Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Premier Junior final will be a repeat of the Covid decider of 2020, when Armagh were too strong for Cavan. It was Armagh’s last success but this time around, Cavan have a round-robin win over Armagh in the bank, though whether that has any bearing on a […]
By Michael McMullan AN All-Ireland title wasn’t on the radar at the turn of the year, but a buoyant Cavan now find themselves in Saturday’s All-Ireland Premier Junior Championship semi-final against Kildare at Tullamore. After losing the 2024 semi-final at the hands of Laois, Cavan didn’t field a team at senior intercounty level until they returned […]
CAVAN camogie star Shanise Fitzsimons has been chosen as the latest Gaelic Life Player of the Week. She was a key player as Cavan booked an All-Ireland semi-final spot. It has been a story of progression for Cavan made a return to the inter-county camogie scene. Fitzsimons was voted by you, our readers, ahead of Donegal […]
Ollie Bellew speaks to Niall Gartland about his decision to step down as Cavan hurling manager ONE thing the former Cavan hurling manager Ollie Bellew won’t miss is the commuting. The Belfast man recently stepped down after a lengthy spell in charge of the Breffni hurlers, a period that by its very nature entailed a […]
By Michael McMullan THE last-chance saloon is exactly that. In footballing terms, there is no tomorrow for the loser of Cavan and Dublin. It becomes a story of next year. At first glance, Cavan’s season was been one of possible relegation to the third division. Kieran McArdle’s goal was enough to sink Kildare instead as Cavan […]
By Michael McMullan CAVAN are planning without injured duo Conor Casey and Evan Crowe ahead of Sunday’s visit of Dublin to Kingspan Breffni Park. Crowe was forced off injured in their defeat against Westmeath and manager Dermot McCabe said his own clubmate Conor Casey is recovering from injury. The Gowna man was called into the […]
All-Ireland U14 Bronze championship Antrim 2-9 Cavan 2-7 AET By Deniese O’Flaherty TWO late points from Iona Maguire saw Antrim come from behind to claim the All-Ireland U14 Bronze championship title after extra-time in Emyvale. Antrim had been behind a few times in the game, had levelled the game but only went ahead for the […]
By Michael McMullan ULSTER intermediate champions Cavan have their eyes on improvement from last season’s All-Ireland run. That’s the view of Sinéad Greene ahead of Sunday’s visit of Roscommon to Kingspan Breffni Park. It’s exciting times for ladies football in Cavan. Retaining their Ulster title can inspire the successful swathe of underage players across the […]
By Niall Gartland CAVAN bowed out of the Ulster Championship with a whimper, and Breffni County legend Stephen King says they need to be on their game from the very start if they’re to have any hope of springing an upset against Westmeath in the first-round of the All-Ireland series. Westmeath are on cloud nine […]
