By Niall Gartland FOR the Cavan hurlers, this is like the Super Bowl and Champions League final rolled into one. A chance at national silverware – no different in that respect than the All-Ireland Senior Championship final. It’s just a matter of perspective. Jack Barry has been here before. He played in the 2021 Lory […]
Bellew: Cavan hurlers treading carefully
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May 9, 2025
By Shaun Casey WHILE Cavan are the in-form team in the Lory Meagher Cup to date, they won’t be easing off the case says Ollie Bellew. A win this Saturday away to Longford will send the Breffni Blues into the final. They have picked up three victories on the trot so far in the group […]
Bellew’s boys face crucial clash against Armagh
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March 13, 2025
By Shaun Casey CAVAN will secure their safety with a win over Armagh this weekend and while the league isn’t the be all and end all, Breffni boss Ollie Bellew says his side do not want to go down. Cavan have picked up two wins from their five outings to sit just above the relegation […]
Cavan hurlers looking to get back on the wagon
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February 13, 2025
By Niall Gartland AFTER the morale-lifter of an opening day win over Sligo, Cavan were brought back down to earth with a bump as they made the trip back home from London empty-ended last weekend. The Breffni hurlers have been very significant strides in recent years, but the newly instated Division Three is a minefield […]
Bellew wants more signs of progress
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January 23, 2025
AS recently as 2022, the Cavan hurlers finished dead last in Division 3B and by its very definition were the lowest-ranked team in Ireland. So the very fact that they’re set to field in the newly instated Division Three is a testament of their progress in recent seasons under their manager Ollie Bellew, who returned […]
Final focus another big step forward in the East Cavan Gaels project
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November 14, 2024
By Michael McMullan SUNDAY is a landmark in Breffni hurling with East Cavan Gaels becoming the county’s first ever team to contest an Ulster final. The fact the club is only 15 years old and having only had adult hurling for the first time in 2018 makes it even more remarkable. They were underdogs against Rasharkin […]
Historic day for the newly minted hurlers of East Cavan Gaels
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August 10, 2024
By Niall Gartland FOR the first time since 2011, a team other than Mullahoran or Cootehill have got their hands on the Cavan Senior Hurling Championship title, but that alone doesn’t tell the full story of a seismic shift at the top of Breffni hurling. East Cavan Gaels – whose catchment area centres on Bailieborough, […]
Bellew: Cavan can only control the controllables
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May 15, 2024
By Shaun Casey IT’S all fine margins at the top of the Lory Meagher Cup table but Cavan will be focusing on controlling the controllables and hope that by the end of proceedings on the final day of the group games, they’ve secured their own fate. Fermanagh are out in front on seven points and […]
Cavan boss Bellew calls for improvement
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April 18, 2024
By Niall Gartland CAVAN hurling boss Ollie Bellew is hoping to see a marked improvement from his side when they take on Fermanagh in their round two Lory Meagher clash this weekend. While the Breffni County got their campaign off to a winning start with a four-point win over Warwickshire last weekend, Bellew sensed that […]
Monaghan aiming to overcome familiar foe
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March 15, 2024
By Shaun Casey WHETHER it be a meaningless challenge game at the start of the season or a hell for leather championship match, Cavan and Monaghan usually bring the best out in each other. A win in a derby is nothing to be sniffed at. Cavan upset the odds last season in the second round […]