Body By Niall McCoy CAVAN goalkeeper Raymond Galligan has said that the pain of last year’s Tailteann Cup final defeat to Westmeath is providing the fuel for their assault on the 2023 competition. While keen to stress that they are not looking past Saturday’s group opener against Laois at Kingspan Breffni – a game set […]
Laragh benefitting from influx of youthful talent
May 5, 2023
By Niall Gartland LARAGH United are sitting pretty at the top of the table in Division One after four games and one of the factors in their early season form is the influx of talented younger players to the scene, according to manager Darren Greenan. The Monaghan native, now in his third season in charge, […]
Biggest football championship upsets of the last 20 years
April 14, 2023
Shaun Casey takes a look at some of the biggest championship upsets of the last two decades 2023 Connacht SFC quarter-final: New York 0-15 (2) Leitrim 0-15 (0) Advertisement It’s been a long time coming, but New York finally got their first win in the Connacht Championship with a penalty shootout victory over Leitrim. The sides […]
Cavan will be gunning for us says Jones
March 30, 2023
By Mark McGoldrick FERMANAGH midfielder Ryan Jones is relishing the opportunity of playing for Fermanagh in Croke Park, five years after he last set foot on the hallowed Dublin sod wearing the Erne jersey. “We’ll go down to Croke Park and try and represent ourselves well,” he said after Sunday’s win over Cavan. “We’ve a […]
Cavan players took ownership of past league woes, says Faulkner
March 9, 2023
By Niall Gartland IT would be a sweet way to hit the century mark for Cavan. Padraig Faulker is set to clock up his 100th appearance for the Breffni County in the coming weeks – and it’s almost guaranteed to happen in the Division Three final in the first weekend of April. Cavan have found […]
‘Ricey’ looking forward to second season with Cavan
December 22, 2022
By Niall Gartland CAVAN coach Ryan McMenamin is happy to be back as looks ahead to his second year of involvement at the Breffni County. After a sustained stint at Fermanagh – first as assistant to Rory Gallagher and then as manager outright – McMenamin had planned on taking a break from the inter-county game […]
Reilly set to stay at the helm of Cavan Gaels
December 1, 2022
By Niall Gartland JASON Reilly will be back at the helm of Cavan Gaels in 2023. The Cavan legend is in his second stint of the club, and will hope to build on some of the progres made last year, which included an incredible league final victory over Crosserlough. It was Gowna who won the […]
IN FOCUS: Former Cavan star Anthony Forde lifts the lid on his club and county career
November 3, 2022
By Niall Gartland CAVAN through and through. Anthony Forde soldiered on for more than a decade after pocketing an Ulster Championship medal in 1997, possibly more in hope than in expectation, but he’s content enough when he looks back on it all. For one thing, Forde won plenty with Cavan Gaels during the lean years […]
McKeever delighted as Gowna end long wait
October 20, 2022
By Niall Gartland GOWNA stalwart Mark McKeever is glad that he stuck around for their first senior championship success in two decades. Sunday’s win over Killygarry was a moment of pure euphoria for the club, bridging a gap of exactly 20 years at this level, and also making amends for the bitter disappointment of losing […]
Graham looks set to remain in Breffni hotseat
August 4, 2022
FORMER attacking ace Mickey Graham looks set to remain as Cavan senior manager. The Cavan Gaels man has completed his fourth season at the helm, steering them to Ulster glory in 2020. Graham was appointed for the 2019 season after leading Longford side Mullinalaghta to back to back titles. Cavan found themselves back in Division […]