By Shaun Casey THERE aren’t too many tougher tasks than heading to Killarney to take on a wounded Kerry and former Cavan footballer Ciaran Brady hopes the Breffni man can play with pride for that famous blue jersey. Raymond Galligan’s men are coming in off the back of two chastising defeats to Ulster foes Donegal and […]
Lynch named to start against Tyrone
June 13, 2025
THERE are two changes to the starting line-up for the Cavan team that will face Tyrone on Sunday in their final round clash at Brewster Park. Two key attacking players, Paddy Lynch and Oisin Brady have been named to start, while Sean McEvoy and Oisin Kiernan drop to the subs bench. That comes with the […]
KEVIN CASSIDY: It’s open season
May 22, 2025
BEFORE Donegal and Tyrone have even kicked a ball in the All-Ireland series, it has been blown wide open. Last weekend’s result in Castlebar now means that anything is possible in this group and we could see one of the big guns exit the competition a lot earlier than they would have wanted. Let’s just […]
Cavan hoping to click up front against Meath
January 29, 2025
By Niall Gartland RAYMOND Galligan’s Cavan are bidding to get up and running at the second time of asking when they travel to Navan to take on Meath on Sunday, but they’ll need to improve if they’re to move towards achieving promotion out of Division Two. They lost out in a high-scoring match against Monaghan on […]
Knockbride knocking on the door
September 12, 2024
By Niall Gartland KNOCKBRIDE have borne the brunt of two significant disappointments over the course of the last 12 months, but manager Aidan McCabe says they aren’t looking in the rearview mirror ahead of tonight’s (Thursday) Junior Championship quarter-final against Munterconnaught. This time last year, Knockbride could have no complaints when they were beaten by […]
Arva building on historic 2023 season
September 6, 2024
By Niall Gartland ARVA won last season’s All-Ireland Junior Club Championship title and there’s been no sign of any sort of slippage or comedown in their return to the Intermediate ranks of Cavan. They enjoyed the finest season in the club’s history in 2023/4 but they’re determined not to dine out on that success and […]
Cavan name team for must-win clash against Roscommon
June 14, 2024
CAVAN have announced two changes to their starting line-up ahead of Saturday’s third and final group stage match against Roscommon, a game they have no choice but to win if they’re to progress in the competition. Their usual net-minder Gary O’Rourke returns in place of Liam Brady, who played in their heavy defeat to Dublin […]
Match preview: Sink or swim time for the Breffni County
June 13, 2024
By Niall Gartland IN a sense it’s all gone according to script, but the events of the last few weeks will no doubt have caused considerable consternation for fans of the Breffni County. It’s hardly the shock of the century that it’s come to this, Cavan’s All-Ireland campaign hinging on their third and final group […]
Donohoe – Mayo game was Cavan’s first real hiccup
May 30, 2024
By Niall Gartland CAVAN GAA commentator Damien Donohoe believes that supporters shouldn’t throw the baby out with the bathwater after a disappointing showing against Mayo in the first round of the All-Ireland group stages. Raymond Galligan’s side slumped to a 0-20 to 1-8 defeat is what was by far their poorest showing in the championship arena […]
1983: The last time Cavan bettered Tyrone in the championship
April 18, 2024
Jim Reilly and Ciaran McGarvey recall their contrasting memories of the last time Cavan beat Tyrone in championship football By Niall Gartland RECORDS are there to be broken and all that but Cavan fans may feel squeamish enough about the prospect of facing Tyrone given their miserly record against the Red Hands over the course […]