DERMOT McCabe has made two changes to his starting line-up ahead of their crucial All-Ireland Round 2B clash with Dublin at Kingspan Breffni this weekend. Ryan Tobin and Dara McVeety were both sprung from the bench in their extra-time defeat to Westmeath nearly a fortnight ago and have been handed starting berths in place of […]
By Michael McMullan CAVAN manager Dermot McCabe is hoping his side can deliver more efficiency in front of goal and that the fans can come out and get behind them on Sunday. Dublin are the visitors to Kingspan Breffni and with the safety net now gone for both teams, the loser will bow out of […]
By Niall Gartland MONAGHAN legend Paul Finlay believes a powerful performance from their middle eight paved the way for a 0-27 to 2-14 victory against their old rivals Cavan in the first round of the Ulster Championship. Speaking on Gaelic Lives podcast, the Ballybay man said they utterly bossed the midfield exchanges and from there […]
“The Ulster SFC kicked off with a bang for Cavan as they hit three second-half goals to see off neighbours Monaghan in Clones.” So began the RTÉ match report for Cavan’s rather unexpected Ulster Championship preliminary victory over Monaghan at Clones in 2024. How they’d love for more of the same when they lock swords […]
By Michael McMullan CAVAN’S survival in Division Two is still in their own hands but they must beat Offaly in Tullamore. Dermot McCabe’s side already have the head-to-head on fellow strugglers Kildare and will finish their campaign in Derry on the final weekend. Cavan can’t even think about their clash with the Oakleafers yet. This […]
By Niall Gartland ANOTHER opening day away trip for Cavan – and this season it’s a particularly lengthy trek as Dermot McCabe’s side travel to take on Cork this Sunday. Throw-in time is 1pm and Cavan will be hoping for a welcome boost after a fairly average McKenna Cup campaign – at least on the results front, […]
Niall Gartland asseses Cavan’s chances of making their mark in 2026 under new manager Dermot McCabe “Probably collectively, and probably since I was a player, I would think maybe Cavan don’t look at themselves in a positive manner. I would think that, ‘oh, geez, we’re playing them’ would be the approach, or just, ‘I don’t […]
By Niall Gartland THE opportunity to pull on a Cavan jersey for the very first time at senior inter-county level is something that debut players should really relish, according to their new manager Dermot McCabe. McCabe was speaking at Tuesday evening’s launch of the McKenna Cup, which has been restored to the calendar after a […]
By Shaun Casey A FIRST-EVER foray into Ulster awaits Munterconnaught this weekend and manager Stephen McGovern says his side are looking forward to representing their club and county as they take on Down champions Ardglass. The Cavan club will have home advantage at Kingspan Breffni on Sunday afternoon and after ending their 31-year wait for […]
By Niall Gartland CONFIDENT Kingscourt Stars manager Colin Kelly states firmly that they haven’t “stumbled” into Sunday’s Cavan Senior Championship final against a Gowna team bidding for their third title in four years. These two teams met in the 2023 showdown on a day to forget for Kingscourt (the final scoreline of 5-15 to 0-13 […]
